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Paula MacArthur: Artist of the Month

Paula MacArthur: Artist of the Month

Artist of the Month August 2022: Paula MacArthur, selected and interviewed by Paul Newman for CBP. The current focus of Paula MacArthur’s work is crystals and jewels, these are explorations of colour and light, a contemporary response to Dutch 17th century Pronkstilleven painting – ostentatious still life. Solitary, precious stones are captured in the spotlight, displayed as icons…

Vitalistic Fantasies catalogue

Vitalistic Fantasies catalogue

Vitalistic Fantasies at the Elysium Gallery is an expanded version of the exhibition originally planned for 2020 BEEP Painting Biennial, featuring works by 51 painters from the artist led group Contemporary British Painting curated by Paula MacArthur and Casper White. Download the online catalogue with an essay by Dr. Catrin Webster (7Mb). Artists: Susan Absolon, David…

Paradoxes Catalogue

Paradoxes Catalogue

Contemporary British Painting Paradoxes: 52 Painters Curated by Freya Purdue, Natalie Dowse and Phil Illingworth, the Paradoxes exhibition at Quay Arts on the Isle of Wight showcases the work of 48 members of CBP and 4 guest artists from the island. Showing works by all 52 exhibitors, the catalogue also contains an introduction by Phil…

Paradoxes: 52 Painters

Paradoxes: 52 Painters

12th March to 7th May 2022, Quay Arts, Isle of Wight‘Paradoxes’ is an exhibition showcasing the breadth of contemporary painting practice which is very much alive and thriving in the UK today. This exhibition of 52 painters includes 48 artists from the CBP membership who are based throughout the British Isles, and four guest artists…

Joanna Whittle: Artist of the Month

Joanna Whittle: Artist of the Month

Artist of the Month February 2022: Joanna Whittle, selected and interviewed by Paul Newman for CBP. ‘The subjects of Whittle’s paintings often take the form of ruins and re-evaluate how these operate in contemporary settings. They explore romantic motifs whilst depicting modern structures with fading sherbet colours and acidic electric lights. Through an enquiry into picturesque themes the…

CBP Prize 2021 Catalogue

CBP Prize 2021 Catalogue

Contemporary British Painting Prize 2021 Catalogue Showing works by all 15 exhibitors in the 2021 painting prize. Introduction by Joanne Whittle, the 2019 winner, and an essay by Matthew Burrows MBE on the winning artist Susan Absolon. Full colour throughout, 78 pages including cover, 190 x 235mmISBN 978 1 7397818 0 4 Print copies are…

Where we live

Where we live

Where We Live is an artist-curated exhibition that brings together a group of painters whose work arises out of a sustained attention to a specific place or locality over a long period. The exhibition aims to put a focus on visual aspects of social environments in England which are overlooked and under-regarded. It seeks to…

Susan Absolon

Susan Absolon With a focus on language, touch, material, and process in the moment of making, my works develop organically until the material holds a form that points back into the world. I like to baffle source and narrative so that a painting takes a direction I could not have anticipated. Somehow the subjects that…