The Natural Eye exhibition events
Events during The Natural Eye exhibition 2017 are generously sponsored by Terravesta, pioneers of sustainable energy from miscanthus.
All events are held at Mall Galleries, London SW1 admission charge to the exhibition £4 (concessions £2.50)
Thursday 19th October Portfolio Day
Bring your own work for appraisal. SWLA members including Harriet Mead and Kittie Jones will be available to discuss sketchbooks and portfolios of non-member artists. 11am-3pm in the main gallery.
Friday 20th October Portfolio Day
Bring your own work for appraisal. SWLA member Darren Rees will be available to discuss sketchbooks and portfolios of non-member artists. 11am-2pm in the main gallery.
Friday 20th October Terravesta illustrated talk:
Ice Bound by Darren Rees
Darren Rees talks about his experience as Artist in Residence on board the Royal Navy ice breaker HMS Protector. The five week trip to the Antarctic waters was organised by the Friends of Scott Polar Research Institute and Darren has just brought out his book, Ice Bound, about the project. 2pm Learning Centre.
Tuesday 24th October Terravesta illustrated talk:
Welding Wildlife by Harriet Mead
Harriet Mead will talk about her work and give an insight into how she approaches making her distinctive sculptures from old tools. 3pm Learning Centre.
Friday 27th October BTO illustrated talk: Flight Lines by Mike Toms
Mike Toms of the British Trust for Ornithology will be giving a talk about the BTO/SWLA Flight Lines Project – a major collaboration between the BTO and the SWLA involving many artists. The Flight Lines book, published this year, highlights through art and narrative the challenges that migrant birds face and brings to a wider audience the research and conservation work that is being done to help them. 3pm Learning Centre. To reserve a place click here.
Society of Wildlife Artists — Meet the Members
Members of the SWLA will be on hand throughout this year’s Annual Exhibition to meet and greet visitors:
Thursday 19 October (all day) — Harriet Mead and Kittie Jones
Thursday 19 October (afternoon only) — Brin Edwards
Friday 20 October (all day) — Richard Johnson
Sunday 22 October (all day) — Richard Tratt
Tuesday 24 October (all day) — Harriet Mead
Thursday 26 October (all day) — Robert Greenhalf
Friday 27 October (all day) — Michael Hampton
Saturday 28 October (all day) — David Parry
Sunday 29 October (morning only) — Richard Allen