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Christine Calow. Artist / Abstract Paintings / Prints (Mixed Media) (St Albans)

Contact Christine Calow

23 Cottonmill Lane
St Albans
Hertfordshire
AL1 2BT

Phone: 01727 858492
email: christinecalow@btinternet.com

Web pages: www.o-artgallery.com/christinecalow.html

Artist’s statement:
I create richly coloured and textured abstract mixed media collages and prints, currently inspired by my longstanding interest in Indian culture and beliefs.

The hot vibrant colours, the jewel like palaces, the shimmering iridescent qualities of Indian architecture and fabric and the myriad aspects of Hinduism – all have influenced aspects of my work. I often include text, as a way of directly conveying my experiences and thoughts and a something visually interesting in its own right.

Having been trained in printed textiles, experimentation with colour, shape and pattern is something which comes naturally. Bold and expressive colour combination has always excited me.

My work is suitable for both home and office and can be seen and purchased at my home studio by appointment.

Commissions:
Private commissions, mixed media collages and prints.

Selected recent exhibitions:
1997-2008 - Hertfordshire Open Studios (group);
2007 - Lauderdale House, London (group:
2006, 2001 – Eastern Open, King’s Lynn (group);
2005 – Halesworth Gallery, Suffolk (solo);
2005 – Courtyard Gallery, Hertford (solo);
1999-2005 – Margaret Harvey Gallery, University of Hertfordshire (group);
2003, 2002 – Obsidian Art, Stoke Mandeville (group);
2002 – Toucan Gallery, Beccles (solo);
2000 – Head Gallery, Halstead (solo);
2000 – Bell Fine Art, Winchester (group).

Qualifications:
BA (hons) Degree – Printed Textiles, Loughborough College of Art & Design;
PGCE (Art Education) Leicester Polytechnic.