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The Virtual Gallery...
bRAINcELL Artist of the Year 2005 Exhibition
Held at the Cityspace Gallery above Jacob's on Corporation Street, Birmingham
5th - 16th September, 2005

Won by Judith de Freitas (No.15)
'Ambiguous' by Judith de Freitas - the winning entry.
"Ambiguous"

Please refer to the list below for details of the work.
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1. "Homage to Lowry" Leroy Henry, Mixed Media on Canvas, £450
2. "Birmingham Canal" Miriam Schwarz, Acrylic on Canvas, £200
3.(a) "The Dark Room" Robert Prokopiou, Oil on Canvas, £275
(b) "Yoda" Robert Prokopiou, Oil on Canvas, £190
4.(a) "Untitled" (Boxes) Roy Ashmore, Mixed Media, £1200/pair
(b) "Untitled" (Sculpture on Plinth) Roy Ashmore, Mixed Media, £800
5. "Man Alone" James M G Gibbs, Oil and Acrylic on Canvas, £480
6.(a) "Blue Harvest" Jason Hodges, Giclee Print, £250
(b) "Bridal Rose" Jason Hodges, Giclee Print, £250
7. "Step I" to "Step IV" Tim Seaward, Acrylic on Box Canvas, £150 each
8.(a) "Wild Oats" Eva Fulinova, Dyes on Silk, £25
(b) "Wings" Eva Fulinova, Dyes on Silk, £35
9. "Danse Macabre" Clive Foden, Sycamore, Box, Spruce, Cherry and Gut Strings, £250
10.(a) "Morning Light" Paul Cross, Oil on Canvas, £450
(b) "New York Skyline" Paul Cross, Oil on Canvas, £350
11. "IGotFelt Bags" Ursula Prosser, Hand-made Merino Wool Felt, Wooden Handles and Denim, from £45 each
12.(a) "Oriental Lilly" Helen Owen, Digital Print, £100
(b) "Spider Crysanthemum" Helen Owen, Digital Print, £100
(c) "Osteospermum Centre" Helen Owen, Digital Print, £90
(d) "Petunia Detail" Helen Owen, Digital Print, £90
13.(a) "View from the Taj Mahal" Mike Barnett, Limited Edition Giclee Print (1/100), £90
(b) "Mandala Number 1" Mike Barnett, Limited Edition Giclee Print (1/100), £90
(c) "Ashurbanipal’s Palace" Mike Barnett, Limited Edition Giclee Print (1/200), £50
14. "Two Pieces Red" Gethin Thomas, Acrylic on Canvas, £450
15.(a) "Ambiguous" Judith de Freitas, Digital Print, £60
(b) "The Experimental" Judith de Freitas, Digital Print, £30
16.(a) "Honeysuckle" Kiran Williams, Ink on Stretched Paper, £110
(b) "Gooseberry" Kiran Williams, Ink on Stretched Paper, £70
(c) "Shadows" Kiran Williams, Ink on Stretched Paper, £110
(d) "Blossom" Kiran Williams, Ink on Stretched Paper, £70
17. "Swans" Cath Baldock, Acrylic on Canvas, £240
18. "Fallen Tree" Robert Matthews, Acrylic on Canvas, £180
19. "Hope" Jules Elwell, Photographic Collage, £220
20. "Night Time Painting" Richard Atkinson, Oil on Canvas, £400
21. "Jeepers Creepers" Matthew Robinson, Spray Paint on Perspex, £500
22. "Liquid Light" Persh Hannah Sassoon, Acrylic on Canvas, £300
23. "Tattooed, A One Hour Line", Jessica Stoddart, Black and White Photograph, £95/print or £380/four.
24. "Nautilus" John Mitford, Mixed Media, £500
25.(a) "Pod" (Small), Charlotte Munck, Ceramic Earthenware, £75 each
(b) "Pod" (Medium), Charlotte Munck, Ceramic Earthenware, £250
26. "The Launch" Pete Hadfield, £450
27. "Untitled" (2005), James Millichamp, Oil on Canvas, £200
28.(a) "Into Gulfs of Sleep" Sandra Dingley, Oil on Canvas, £150
(b) "Seeking with Memories" Sandra Dingley, Oil on Canvas, £150
29.(a) "The Long Wait" Paul Burke, £250
(b) "The Park" Paul Burke, £250
30.(a) "I Don’t Want to Live that Way" Steve Dingley, Oil on Canvas, £90
(b) "Untitled" Steve Dingley, Oil on Canvas, £90
31.(a) "Icon IV" (2005), Aimee Thomson, Acrylic on Canvas, £100
(b) "Icon V" (2005), Aimee Thomson, Acrylic on Canvas, £100
(c) "Icon VI" (2005), Aimee Thomson, Acrylic on Canvas, £100
32. "Lonely at the Drive-in Without You" (2005) Emulsion, Luminous paint & Acrylic on Canvas, £900




The Competition...


The public were invited to come to the gallery and vote for their favourite piece of work, which also entered them into a prize draw. After a week the votes were counted and the winner was announced - Judith de Freitas (No.15) - who then pulled a prize draw winner out of the hat - Nick Vavoulas - congratulations to both!



Visitors Comments...


"Very relaxing and enjoyable"

"Great work - it's a hard choice to make!"

"I chose piece 26 ("The Launch" by Peter Hadfield) because it's realistic. People can relate to this piece."

"An interesting and diverse range of works."

"The work looks great in this space - Well done!"

"Great image (13(b) - "Mandala No.1" by Mike Barnett) - would buy it if I could afford it."

"Great show!"

"Very good exhibition - well done all."

"Lots of depth. Very alive."

"Better than anything I've seen at the Ikon Gallery" (this comment was made twice, by two complete strangers...).

"Quite excited to find this space. Good to see artists getting 'on with it'."


Cityspace Gallery
97-99 Corporation Street, Birmingham, B2 4UG