SOUTH WEST ACADEMY SPRING EXHIBITION
21 March - 26 April 20 2025
This year our annual collaboration with the distinguished Brownston Gallery in Modbury is a very special one as the new owner Aimie Freeston takes over the helm. The format is the same - a selection of Academicians are invited to showcase their undoubted talent in this most poplular of exhibitions. This year the artists are Phil Creek, Jo Dixon, Ken Cosgrove, Ray Balkwill, Sam Boughton, Karen Popham and the winner of the Brownston Award Rebecca Barnard. As always they each paint in their own distinctive style but all are inspired and influenced by living and working the beautiful South West.
The resulting collection is a strong representation of our region's artistic talent.
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Open Exhibition 2024
Kennaway House, Sidmouth, EX10 8NG
29th October - 9th November 2024
Online Catalogue
Open Exhibition 2023
Kennaway House, Sidmouth, EX10 8NG
31st October - 11th November 2023
Open Exhibition 2022
Kennaway House, Sidmouth, EX10 8NG
1st November - 12th November 2022
Open Exhibition 2021
Kennaway House, Sidmouth, EX10 8NG
2-13 November 2021
Reflections 2020
An Online Exhibition for an Extraordinary Year
In this exceptional year, the Academy has reconfigured its annual Open Exhibition as an on-line exhibition: Reflections 2020.
The focus of the exhibition is specifically upon artists’ responses to the pandemic. Reflections 2020 will provide a forum for artists’ work to remain in the public eye whilst respecting the need to be vigilant and maintain appropriate social distancing.
Open Exhibition 2019
This year's Open Exhibition will be at Exeter Castle, Exeter EX4 3PU, running from 12 - 23 November. The gallery space will be open from 10.00 to 4:30 daily.
Guest Artist: Peter Randall-Page
This year’s Guest Artist, Royal Academician, Peter Randall-Page has gained an international reputation through his sculpture, drawings and prints. As well as a painted bronze sculpture: Theme and Variation 1, Peter will also be exhibiting 2D prints and sponsoring one of the prizes at the Open exhibition, Exeter Castle.
Baroness Floella Benjamin: Portrait Bust
Baroness Floella Benjamin of Beckenham OBE DL is Patron of the South West Academy of Fine and Applied Arts. Lady Benjamin has close links with the South West and for ten years was Chancellor of Exeter University. When she stepped down as Chancellor, the University commissioned a statue of her in recognition of her contribution to the City of Exeter.
A complete catalogue of all works in the Open Exhibition is available here.
Click here for an article on the Private Reception and Awards
The Academy Congratulates the Open Exhibition 2019 Prize Winners
The Peter Randall-Page Award - Jane Chetwynd
The Alan Fynn Award - Simon Parr, for Distant Light at Dyrham
The Brownston Gallery Award - Geoff Shillito for for Second Glance
The Sculpture School Award - Nicola Rigby for Kelpie
The Sculpture School Award - Andrew Thomas for Cello
The Brewin Dolphin Award - Helen Ridehalgh for Dixie
The Tonic Gallery Award - Elena Degenhardt for Meditation-to-Go No. 1 and Meditation-to-Go No. 2
The Gallery, Lyme Bay Arts Award - Simon Parr, for Distant Light at Dyrham
Pegasus Award for Best Drawing to Philip Battley for Radar
Pegasus Award for Best work in Oil to Peb Burfoot for Nanjizal