I’ve been fortunate enough to have been chosen to exhibit my work as a part of the ‘A Moving Exhibition‘ programme of events in London. The first of these takes place at the AVA Gallery, East London from the 8 – 15 March 2010. If you’re in or around the area please  feel free to pop in and have a look around the show.  It promises to be an interesting exhibition.  If you would like details of the private view please contact me directly.

Press Release: A Moving Exhibition

A University of East London (UEL) student is the chief curator of a major travelling exhibition that is enabling artists from around the world and UEL students to showcase their work and build on London’s reputation as a cultural and creative capital.

Antria Pelakanou, is a MA Fine Art student at the School of Architecture and the Visual Arts (AVA) at UEL and she is the chief curator of a moving exhibition, a project which involves 7 UEL students and includes 56 other artists globally which will highlight creative art projects and initiatives currently in London. The project will be shown at five different venues around the capital including the Vyner Street Gallery in Hackney and Acquire the Arts in Battersea.

Antria, who is originally from Cyprus, said: “I’m really excited about curating this project; it’s been challenging and enterprising. During my internship at the Lloyd Gill Gallery recently, I learnt how a gallery is run and now I have a great opportunity to put it into practice. Everyone knows that London is the biggest city of Art in Europe – if not the world, and the best place for this exhibition. The range of art on display includes painting, drawing, sculpture and installations, everyone is welcome to attend and it’s free.”

The exhibition features some of the best postgraduate students at UEL and professional and emerging artists from around the world, including Brazil, Israel, and Portugal. Exhibiting artists include prolific photographer, Colin Hampden White, internationally renowned conceptual artist, Barbara Rosenthal, Lucy Apple, who has cerebral palsy and Vickie Fear, who focuses on using handmade props for performance pieces.

Grenville Davey, Programme leader in MA Fine Art at the AVA said:

“This is a really ambitious project that has been really well managed by Antria. It shows the exceptional talent we have at UEL and it also allows our students to gain an all round practical experience and business skills as they manage their work and engage with other artists globally.” The first moving exhibition will be at the Docklands campus AVA Gallery from the 8th – 15th March and it will move around London afterwards. An exhibition book featuring the artists and their work will be on sale at all the venues.