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| KEITH POMEROY |
 | Biography: I DO WHAT I AM.
Born in 1948 I spent all of my childhood in and around Gt. Yarmouth. My childhood, which I could say a lot about, left me struggling with the realisation that the world was not “black and white”: which I believe is why I use those two tones in some of my work. Also I have a tension in me between the desire to please/conform and rebel. As a consequence much of my work is informed by the idea of chaos (rebellion/non-conformity) and control (pleasing/doing what is expected) and a kind of general duality – of which I will say more later.
I was “good” at art at school and passed my O level. Before going to college I experimented with “drip painting” on wet paper – none of these survive. At college I changed my subsidiary subject from drama to art and so emerged after three years as a history and art teacher. I taught in high schools for 33 years but only taught art for the first two.
I dabbled in the visual arts for years. Work on assemblages and photography were my main vehicles and eventually I turned to writing, but this was not immediate enough. I began to think I would probably paint when I retired. Each long summer holiday would leave me refreshed and bursting with ideas – but within 2-3 weeks of returning to the classroom nearly all creativity had ebbed. Just before the turn of the millennium my wife argued that I should just get on with it and not wait for retirement. Her support and encouragement have been invaluable.
My first exhibition was an eclectic mix of work which my son said looked like the work of several different painters. At my second, self organised solo exhibition in early 2001 I sold my first piece. Other exhibitions and sales followed. The Inland Revenue were interested in my earnings and propelled me to the “status” of self employed artist. That is what I am and do full time now that I have taken premature retirement.
The issue of a style has always been a problem. I worked for a while with a mainly red and blue palette. One French gallery eventually rejected my work because it was too red and blue! Looking for a style or palette has been about a desire to conform (at one level) and gain “acceptance”. I try, rebelliously, to push boundaries in my work whilst wanting acceptance.
I see the use of canvas and MDF board (the modern wood panel) as conservative and rooted in an art historical perspective. The emphasis on non-subjective work I see as rebellious... to see complete biography, click on artists name Country: UK Birthyear: 1948 Galleries: SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2001
Magdalen Picture Frames.
Norwich. 12 Jan. – 23 Feb. 2001
Expresso. St. Georges St. Norwich. 5 March – 29 April 2001
Maddermarket Gallery. Norwich. 29 Oct. – 9 Dec. 2001
2002
The Playhouse (gallery area) Norwich 4 Jan. – 25 Feb. 2002
Regatta Fine Art. Holt, Norfolk. 20 April – 4 May 2002
Toucan Gallery Beccles, Suffolk. 2 – 30 May 2002
The Playhouse, the Playroom. Norwich Sept/Oct 2002
Also part of the Norwich fringe festival.
Wildwood Gallery Bury St.Edmunds, Suffolk Nov. 2002
2003
The Tea Lounge Ber St. Norwich Mid April to mid June 2003
Wildwood Gallery Bury
St. Edmunds, Suffolk Sept. 2003
Gallery Ecosse D’Oc
St Laurent de la Cabrerisse. FRANCE
6 Dec. 2003 - 17 Jan 2004
2004
Gallery Ecosse D’Oc
St Laurent de la Cabrerisse. FRANCE
6 Dec. 2003 - 17 Jan 2004
Galerie Eponyme
Magalas, FRANCE
July-Sept. 2004
Mixed Exhibitions.
2001
Vessalio Gallery Norwich May 2001
W.A.S. Associate Members Exhibition. Norwich Oct. 2001
Toucan Gallery Beccles, Suffolk. 21 Nov. – 24 Dec. 2001
Frames. Norwich Dec. – Jan. 2001/2002
2002
Regatta Fine Art. Holt, Norfolk. March 2002
Lighthouse Gallery. Norwich March – Sept. 2002
WAS Associate Members’ Show Norwich May-June 2002
Part of Norfolk Open Studios.
Galerie Catalan Ceret, FRANCE. Summer 2002 on going
Galerie Profils Coulliere, FRANCE. Summer 2002 on going
Frames. Norwich Summer 2002
2003
WAS Associate Members Show. “Spring Roll” Norwich March 2003
Galerie Profils
Coulliere, FRANCE
Summer 2002/3 on going
The Wall Gallery
Ely, Cambridgeshire
October 2003
The Wall Gallery
Ely, Cambridgeshire
Christmas Show 2003
2004
Galerie Catalan
Ceret, FRANCE
Ongoing
Galerie Profils
Coulliere, FRANCE
Ongoing
WAS Heartfelt Exhibition
WAS Associate Members Exhibition- part of Open Studios
Norwich
Norwich Feb. 2004
May/June 2004
Wildwood Gallery
Bury St. Edmunds. Suffolk
Ongoing
The Wall Gallery
Summer Show
July/August
Galerie Eponyme
Magalas, France
Ongoing
Pictures for People
Great Yarmouth
Norfolk
Nov.2004
2005
Off the Wall, Warehouse Associates Show Norwich March/April 2005
Forthcoming Solo Exhibitions
The Playroom
The Playhouse
Norwich
May 2005
The Upper Gallery
The Playhouse Norwich March 2006
Forthcoming Mixed Exhibitions
The Withers Gallery Itteringham, Norfolk 24 Sept. – 5 Nov. 2005
The Oliver Messel Gallery
Assembly Rooms Norwich 1 Oct – 8 Oct. 2005
Media: acrylic Style: abstract Subjects: other, abstract expressionist/process |
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