Events

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Kelly participates in the Northamptonshire Open Studios scheme each year. Her studio at Barton Hall will be open on Sat 4th & Sun5th, Sun12th & Sun19th September from 11am – 4pm. www.bartonhallstudios.co.uk

Kelly is also exhibiting work at the central launch of Open Studios at Kelmarsh Hall on Thurs 26th, Sun 29th, Mon 30th, Tues 31st August & Weds 1st Sept 11am – 5pm.

She will be holding two workshops at Kelmarsh Hall on Sun 29th & Mon 30th at 3pm – 4pm making decorative lanterns from recycled glass jam jars.

Decorative lanterns

Practically Perfect

Kelly also has work included in  the Practically Perfect Group's Exhibition at the Rothwell & Desborough Gallery, 14 - 16 Bridge Street, Rothwell between 4th and 19th September.

For opening times see the Centre's website at www.rothwellheritage.org.uk

One of Kelly's pieces of work, 'Christening Gown with Keys' has been purchased on behalf of Ripley's Believe It Or Not and should be on display in the USA later this year.  Watch this space for more details.

Photogram Workshop as part of Kelly's ‘Adorn’ exhibition at Chichele College. Saturday 25th July

Using natural objects such as feathers, leaves and flowers, lace & netting fabrics Kelly will show you how to create a photogram developed in the sunlight. Only £2.00 per person to cover cost of materials. No need to book – just drop in.


‘Adorn’ an exhibition of photograms of textiles, garments & decorative objects, evocative residues of lost forgotten things at Chichele College, Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, NN10 8DX.
Saturday 25th July – Sunday 2nd August 2009.

The GALLERY @ Wrenn presented an exhibition of artwork by  Kelly  entitled 'Trace' in March 2009

Barton Hall Studios Spring Art and Craft Exhibition in which artists invited the public to visit their studios to see a diverse range of work. Sat 2nd and Sun 3rd May from 12 - 4pm

Barton Hall Studios website

Kelly exhibited a cakestand photogram at the One Leicester Open 20 Exhibition which ran from November 2008 until January 2009. Further details at the Leicester City Council website.

‘Cupboard Love 3’ 3rd to 31st October 2008
Kelly exhibited a dress sculpture in one of the Edwardian lifts at the Greenwich foot tunnel; Hannah Westwood exhibited in the other lift.
Greenwich Foot Tunnel
Cutty Sark Gardens
Greenwich

www.occupymytime.co.uk

Click here to see flyer

Nottingham Castle Annual Open Exhibition
Nottingham Castle Museum & Art Gallery
11th October - 2nd November

Kelly exhibited two of her photograms, the lace shawl and peacock fan.

For more details about the exhibition, click here.

'The Art of Books'
18th October - 30th November 2008

As part of the Durham book festival, Kelly Gardner, Yvette Hawkins and Stephen Livingstone took part in an exhibition at the Oriental Museum. 'The Art of Books brought together three British artists working with books as a raw material in creating contemporary sculptural, tactile artwork. Using the traditional bound book as a starting point, all three artists manipulate, rethink and rework them into something new and visually exciting.'
For more details, click here to see flyer.

‘Light Night - Leeds’
10th October 2008
Kelly exhibited a dress sculpture in the window of Tiger of Sweden as part of Leeds Night Light.

Tiger of Sweden, The Light, 16 The Headrow, Leeds, LS1 8TL

For more details, click here to see flyer.

www.lightnight.co.uk

Through the Lens : Royal West of England Academy in Bristol Open Photography
8 June - 20 July 2008

The first RWA Exhibition to be devoted entirely to photography. Contemporary work from invited photographers and open submission.

RWA website: www.rwa.org.uk

Online RWA catalogue

'Body & Soul', Ropewalk Contemporary Art & Craft, Barton on Humber, North Lincolnshire. 19th April - 1st June 2008.

www.the-ropewalk.co.uk

Christening gown with Keys at FORM 2008, Saatchi Online stand, Olympia, London

www.form-london.com

20th October - 18th November 2007

'The Best of the Best' at J Gallery, 25 West Street, Moulton, Northampton, NN3 7SB
Six Artists, specially selected from Northamptonshire Open Studios.

www.jardinart.co.uk

The Best of the Best - view of exhibition in the gallery

12th - 15th October 2007

Zoo Art Fair, Saatchi Online at the Zoo Art Fair,  The Royal Academy of Arts, London
www.zooartfair.com