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HEATHER BOWRING
 

COMMISSIONS

 

2008 BRAINTREE CREMATORIUM, ESSEX
2007 MARY ROSE MUSEUM - A commission to make a copy of Anthony Rolls' painting of Henry VIII's ship the "Mary Rose", in the style of my tactile sculptured paintings.
2006 TATE MODERN - A commission to interpret the painting Whaam! by Roy Lichtenstein in the style of my tactile sculptured paintings.

 

EXHIBITIONS

 

2008 Chichester and District Open Doors Art Trail (May)
2008 Oriel Mostyn Gallery, Llandudno, Wales (January)
   
2007 Chichester and District Open Doors Art Trail
2007 Tactile Competition, Bishops Otter Gallery, Chichester, W.Sussex (March)
2007 Helen Keller International Exhibition - Glasgow (January)
   
2006 The Winter Exhibition, Queen Street Gallery, Emsworth, Hants (December)
2006 Regeneration Exhibition for Cancer Research, County Hall, London (November)
2006 Solo Exhibition and Artist in Residence ("INCLUDING THE EXCLUDED"), Guernsey Hospital, Guernsey Arts Council  (extended by 1 month and featured on Channel TV, and interviewed on BBC Radio Guernsey).
2006 Solo Exhibition ("INCLUDING THE EXCLUDED"), Salisbury Galleries, Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK  (featured on Meridian TV, and interviewed on BBC Radio Solent)
2006 Chichester and District Open Doors Art Trail (May)
   
2005 Art-Event, Antwerp, Belgium
2005 The Stride Open Exhibition, Chichester, UK  (highly commended)
2005 Ickenox International Art Exhibition, London
2005 Obsidian Art Exhibition, Buckinghamshire, UK
2005 Solo Exhibition ("SIGHT UNSEEN"), The Oxmarket Centre of Arts, Chichester, UK
2005 Chichester and District Open Doors Art Trail
   
2004 Art Forum Exhibition, Chichester, UK
2004 Real Art for Real People Exhibition, London
2004 Chichester and District Open Doors Art Trail

 

 

 

RESIDENCIES

 

 
2006 Artist in Residence, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Guernsey, Channel Islands
2003 Artist in Residence, Camelot Castle, Tintagel, Cornwall, UK

 

 

EXPERIENCE

 

 

 

Various public speaking engagements on topics of art, design and embroidery

 

 

EDUCATION & HISTORY

 

National Diploma, Embroidery and Textile Design 1999 - 2001


B.A. (Hons) Degree 1995 - Art, Media and Design - specialising in Historical & Theoretical Studies.
THESES: The Politics of Restoration; Art as a Complementary Healer vs the Physician;  The Space Allocated to Children in Museums


B.TECH National Diploma 1992 - practical and theoretical course in woodcarving, gilding, specialist painting, plasterwork, interior restoration and interior design.  Practical experience included restoration of The Court House, Ashville, North Carolina, USA


KRUGER INTERIOR DESIGN COMPANY 1995 - 2004 - I established this interior design company in 1995 and executed commissions for designing, redecorating and refurbishing properties, including contemporary and period houses, offices, shops, and a sports clubhouse.


LECTURER 1996-7 Chichester College of Art and Technology. 

History of Art, Design and Interiors. Specialist Painting.

LECTURER 1994-5 University of Portsmouth
B.Tech Restoration and Decoration.