HRH Princess Michael of Kent at 150th SWA Exhibition

HRH Princess Michael of Kent by Tom Chilton portrait at 150 SWA exhibition. Photo © Eugenie Absalom.

 

Official opening of the 150th SWA Celebratory Exhibition and presentation of Awards by HRH Princess Michael of Kent, the Society of Women Artists Patron, at the Mall Galleries in London.  29th June 2011.

The SWA exhibition featured over 500 works in a variety of media – paintings, sculpture along with original prints, etchings and ceramics by professional women artists.  A retrospective show in the East Gallery celebrated the work of prominent women artists who played an important role in the development and life of the society, including Dame Laura Knight.

 

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HRH Princess Michael of Kent at the 150th SWA Exhibition video.

 

“We have come a long way since the mid 1800s when it was viewed as quite outrageous for ladies to publicly show their art work! Our metamorphosis is now complete and this year we celebrate at the splendidly refurbished Mall Galleries,” said Barbara Penketh Simpson, the former President of the Society of Women Artists. “The Society, with its unique history, is constantly developing as a diverse, vital, and forward looking organization seeking to promote talented women artists.”

 

 

Artist Arina Gordienko (ARINA) by her Self-Portrait at the SWA exhibition. Photo © Eugenie Absalom.

 

 

I learnt about the exhibition from one of participating artists, Arina Gordienko (ARINA), who’s striking “Self Portraits in Colours” could hardly be missed by visitors.  ARINA shared her experience: “I am really honoured to be a part of the Society of Women Artists exhibition. I became a full member of the society in 2010. This is the 4th time my paintings have been displayed at the Annual exhibition of the Society of Women Artists at the Mall Galleries. And I am always thrilled and I really enjoy the creative atmosphere of the event. This year’s 150th Anniversary of the Society of Women Artists was opened by HRH Princess Michael of Kent and it was particularly magnificent with a fabulous variety of genuinely talented works by women artists from all over the world.”

 

HRH Princess Michael of Kent at 150th SWA Exhibition at the Mall Galleries –

– my entry to the Diamond Jubilee Time Capsule of the Royal Commonwealth Society.

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Text and Camera by Eugenie Absalom
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