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New Studio
In April 2018, Kim left The Hearth (www.thehearth.co.uk) after eight happy years of sharing the Attic Studio with artist Cathy Duncan. She is now back in the country at her home studio, while Cathy has expanded to fill the space available in the attic at The Hearth. New projects await in the environment Kim loves the best, with inspiration and source materials daily to hand. Nothing quite like a clear out and sort out to make an artist feel fresh, and she is looking forward to what happens next!
Lost and Found
Robinson Gay Gallery, Hexham
14 October - 19 November 2016
A new series of collages, drawings and prints inspired by the found and favourite
things on Kim's studio table. A happy way to say that the objects in one's life can have their own freedom on a page, enjoy surprise conversations amongst themselves, and express transitions, place, memories, use, tenderness, and change.
14 October - 19 November 2016
A new series of collages, drawings and prints inspired by the found and favourite
things on Kim's studio table. A happy way to say that the objects in one's life can have their own freedom on a page, enjoy surprise conversations amongst themselves, and express transitions, place, memories, use, tenderness, and change.
Iron Press Printmaking
Kim was part of the first exhibition of work produced at Iron Press Printmaking,
showcasing artists who haves worked at the studio in the last six months. She exhibited a selection of dry points from her new series Poems for the Day.
showcasing artists who haves worked at the studio in the last six months. She exhibited a selection of dry points from her new series Poems for the Day.
Stilled Lives
Shepherd's Dene, Riding Mill, Northumberland NE44 6AF
www.shepherdsdene.co.uk
Residency April - October 2015
Exhibition 20 October 2015 - 28 February 2016
Private View and Poetry Reading 25 October 2015
Open Afternoon, Sunday 24 January 2016 2:00-5:00 pm
Kim, and artists Cathy Duncan, Jenny Mathers and Teresa Toms, have worked over seven months in the grounds of Shepherd's Dene in an exciting new residency. Their work will be exhibited in the House along with two guest artists, Jacqueline Quinn and photographer Sara Woodman.
Kim drew tools life-size in the Potting Shed. Of this she says: "Working in the Potting Shed at Shepherd's Dene has been a joy, with the freedom to develop my drawing in the peace of a walled garden, accompanied only by birdsong and the occasional visitor. I have been absorbed in drawing old tools life-size, experimenting with found papers and graphite, using different marks, tracings, and concentrated areas of detail. There is something about the age and use of garden tools which says the most to me about the hidden work and life of a gardener, in all gardens. A spade meets soil, a rake prepares tilth, a trowel tucks in a plant. What follows then is the explosion of green and colour from their efforts."
www.shepherdsdene.co.uk
Residency April - October 2015
Exhibition 20 October 2015 - 28 February 2016
Private View and Poetry Reading 25 October 2015
Open Afternoon, Sunday 24 January 2016 2:00-5:00 pm
Kim, and artists Cathy Duncan, Jenny Mathers and Teresa Toms, have worked over seven months in the grounds of Shepherd's Dene in an exciting new residency. Their work will be exhibited in the House along with two guest artists, Jacqueline Quinn and photographer Sara Woodman.
Kim drew tools life-size in the Potting Shed. Of this she says: "Working in the Potting Shed at Shepherd's Dene has been a joy, with the freedom to develop my drawing in the peace of a walled garden, accompanied only by birdsong and the occasional visitor. I have been absorbed in drawing old tools life-size, experimenting with found papers and graphite, using different marks, tracings, and concentrated areas of detail. There is something about the age and use of garden tools which says the most to me about the hidden work and life of a gardener, in all gardens. A spade meets soil, a rake prepares tilth, a trowel tucks in a plant. What follows then is the explosion of green and colour from their efforts."
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TILLING THE CALENDAR WITH SPADES AND HOES
Sunday 25 October 6:00 pm
Shepherds Dene Retreat House
Ticket £25 includes exhibition viewing with pre-dinner drinks, 3 course dinner and after-dinner readings. To book ring 01434 682212 or email [email protected].
To celebrate the opening of Stilled Lives, poet Linda France and actor Stephen Tomlin will perform an evening of garden readings, through the year and across the land.
Linda France has published seven collections of poetry and won first prize in the National Poetry Competition 2013. Stephen Tomlin is an actor with over forty years' experience of performing in all media nationwide. He stages site-specific promenade Shakespeare for Demi-Paradise Productions at Lancaster Castle.
VARC in the CITY
20 November - 19 December 2016
Abject Gallery, 8th Floor, Bamburgh House, Market St, Newcastle upon Tyne
Abject Gallery, 8th Floor, Bamburgh House, Market St, Newcastle upon Tyne
As one of previous VARC Artists, Kim is showing at the Abject Gallery in Newcastle, along with Khosro Adibi, Julia Barton, Kate Bellis, Mike Collier,
Robbie Wild Hudson, LEO, Sally Matthews, Imi Maufe, Nigel Morgan, Jilly Morris,
Helen Palling, Ingrid Pollard, Jenny Purrett and Karen Rann. All the work is for
sale and proceeds go towards VARC's engagement work. This event is in collaboration with Breeze Creatives.
Robbie Wild Hudson, LEO, Sally Matthews, Imi Maufe, Nigel Morgan, Jilly Morris,
Helen Palling, Ingrid Pollard, Jenny Purrett and Karen Rann. All the work is for
sale and proceeds go towards VARC's engagement work. This event is in collaboration with Breeze Creatives.
Border Song
Thomas Storey Gallery, Lancaster
3 - 29 October 2015
Artist Kim Lewis and poet Linda France have collaborated on three separate occasions and this exhibition collects all their work together. While each project is distinctive, the common thread is the subtle conversation between literary text and original graphic image. Border Song has toured to several galleries and book festivals in the north east but is now moving to the north west to coincide with the 37th Lancaster Litfest (www.litfest.org), where Linda will be presenting her poetry.
In addition to images from Flying, Border Song and Through the Garden Gate, Kim will be showing new work in response to Linda's latest poem Anthology
(www.lindafrance.co.uk). In 2014 Linda won First Prize in the National Poetry Competition.
3 - 29 October 2015
Artist Kim Lewis and poet Linda France have collaborated on three separate occasions and this exhibition collects all their work together. While each project is distinctive, the common thread is the subtle conversation between literary text and original graphic image. Border Song has toured to several galleries and book festivals in the north east but is now moving to the north west to coincide with the 37th Lancaster Litfest (www.litfest.org), where Linda will be presenting her poetry.
In addition to images from Flying, Border Song and Through the Garden Gate, Kim will be showing new work in response to Linda's latest poem Anthology
(www.lindafrance.co.uk). In 2014 Linda won First Prize in the National Poetry Competition.
Photography and Residency
Kim was artist in residence with Demi-paradise Productions, the resident professional theatre company at Lancaster Castle, for their 2012 promenade production of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Sue McCormick. She returned as a documentary photographer for the ensemble's ghost story reading events, Christmas concerts and two more Shakespeare productions: Othello in 2014, directed by Louie Ingham, and Measure for Measure
in 2016, directed by Joyce Branagh. Her photographs were used as publicity images for all three shows. Kim's work was subsequently shown, along with the other five artists in residence, at these galleries: Lancaster University, Dukes Theatre Lancaster, Theatre by the Lake Keswick and Queens Hall Hexham.
For a summary and sample of all the artists' work please visit the archive page at www.demiparadiseproductions.co.uk
in 2016, directed by Joyce Branagh. Her photographs were used as publicity images for all three shows. Kim's work was subsequently shown, along with the other five artists in residence, at these galleries: Lancaster University, Dukes Theatre Lancaster, Theatre by the Lake Keswick and Queens Hall Hexham.
For a summary and sample of all the artists' work please visit the archive page at www.demiparadiseproductions.co.uk
Hareshaw Press
Hareshaw Press, founded in 2012, exists to publish works by writers and artists in small delightful editions. Kim illustrated two of their first publications.
Border Song
‘Border Song’, an exciting first edition pamphlet from the newly formed Hareshaw Press, is the result of a collaboration between Kim and poet Linda France. Inspired by the Old Testament Song of Songs, Linda’s stirring poem captures the sense of longing for the beloved, layered with images of land as a mirror to the heart. Kim’s handsome drawings reflect the intimate texture and powerful sense of nature found in wild Northumberland places. www.lindafrance.co.uk
ISBN 978-0-9573777-0-7.
Through the Garden Gate
Through the Garden Gate’ is a pamphlet of poems by Linda France, resulting from her Leverhulme Residency at Newcastle University’s Moorbank Botanic Garden, and is beautifully illustrated with delicate drawings by Kim Lewis. www.lindafrance.co.uk
ISBN 978-0-9563837-1-6
Book Covers
Kim has had the pleasure of designing a cover for author Irvine Hunt's soon-to-be-published The Phantom Sister, a beautifully written tale for children about a young girl and her encounter with a ghostly sister.
To see more of Irvine's books, go to www.irvinehunt.co.uk.