Highs and Lows of 2011

Highs and lows of 2011

My last blog outlined some of these things but to follow the a-n blogging way as inspired by Emily Speed I shall also make a little list

Highs

• Core Gallery: launching in April: working with over 100 artists and curators, forging partnerships, giving exposure and support to artists and curators. http://www.coregallery.co.uk
• Input from Jane Boyer, Gillian Best Powell and Elizabeth Murton as team mates for the gallery who have been splendid.
• Having Graham Crowley as a supporter for Core, a mentor and Relay exhibition Partner
• Hosting an AIR Activist meeting !
• In general being on a-n and all the wonderful people I have met through it
• People’s generosity and support such as Matt Roberts, Andrew Bryant and Nick Kaplony
• Chantelle’s Core Gallery Interviews: http://www.coregallery.co.uk/chair-appeal/Having
• A successful chair appeal for the Gallery : http://coregallery.co.uk/chair-appeal/
• Launching DIY Educate http://coregallery.co.uk/diy-educate/
• Meeting Amy Mckenny at Coexist ( with whom we shall be having a collaborative exhibition in 2011) http://www.coexist.org.uk/tap.html

Me ( personal achievements as an artist )

• Learning so much from the artists and curators I have worked with
• Being elected to the AIR Council ( very exciting! )
• Exhibiting and being in Derby for the UKYA events, selected for the ING Discerning Eye, Lynn Painters Stainers Prize and having a solo show in Regent St London as well as Wilderness Exhibition and talk. www.rosalinddavis.co.uk
• Being blog of the month in June on a-n. http://www.a-n.co.uk/artists_talking/article/647129
• Teaching at West Dean College, Brighton Phoenix and University of the Arts
• Having a new extended family made up of my cor blimey studio mates and wider members and being part of the Deptford Art Scene
• Having a commissioned articled published in a-n in July as well as a letter in their magazine in November 2011
• Getting some very nice press regards of Becky Hunter, AIR’s Jack Hutchinson and doing my first radio interview with Reprezent and really enjoying it
• http://www.coregallery.co.uk/press/
• Exhibitions outside of Core: Gauguin, Phylidda Barlow and Fiona Mcdonald at Coexist, Fade Away at Transition Gallery , The Crash Open Salon at Charlie Dutton Gallery, Vicky Wright at Josh Lilley Gallery

• Lows:
• Overworked and underpaid!Being so tired that I thought my brain would snap at times.
• Having to be an uneducated web developer for our website because the guy who did it has abandoned us to his unfinished job!
• Not having enough work to quit my part time job yet as admin bunny
• The government
• The A3 laminator breaking

To look forward to:

• Exhibitions at Core Gallery in 2011; including curating exhibitions with Jane Boyer and Annabel Tilley
• DIY educate in action working with lots of DIY educators
• Having my work exhibited in India
• More teaching
• Hopefully getting out of my part time job as admin bunny
• Restored hearing in my ear so I am not quite so hard of hearing.
• Being asked to be a judge for Xhibit , a University of The Arts Exhibitions

Overall though and to reiterate, I am so very happy this has all been wonderful way to be part of something and thank everyone for their input throughout the year
Happy New Year !