Event: Portrait Painting with Paul Wright Saturday 27 January 10am – 4pm. Booking essential.

Paul Wright is a portrait painter whose signature technique have quickly earned him a reputation as an up and coming portrait artist.

Austin Healey	Aimee	Eddie Isaacs OBE

Paul was recently selected by BBC1 to appear on Star Portraits with Rolf Harris; a programme about three distinct portrait painters and a celebrity sitter. The programme will air on a Sunday 7pm in January.

The exhibition focuses on his current collection of portraits of family, friends and interesting faces. Portraiture is his main area of working since Paul's interest lies in an intriguing face or a special relationship. However his attention does occasionally shift to other subjects, such as the qualities found in a person's shoes or clothing.

Paul’s skills were appreciated earlier this year whe he was included for the first time in the BP National Portrait Award and taking part in BBC 1's Star Portraits with Rolf Harris.

Paul Wright works to commission, he lives and works in Leicester. For more information about the artist visit www.paul-wright.com

All work is for sale.

The official handover of the ‘Face of Rutland’ portrait took place on the last day of term. The portrait of Joy Gregg was presented by Alan Duncan MP to Captain Vijay Dighe, chief executive of Rutland County Council at Oakham Castle. A large crowd of well-wishers and council members attended to witness the first ‘Face of Rutland’ portrait be unveiled. The artist Paul Wright (who exhibited at Catmose Gallery in January) was thrilled with the response to his work.

Joy's range of volunteering includes setting up the Citizens Advice Bureau 30 years ago, the Volunteer Bureau, Rutland Age Concern and Oakham Town Partnership. She was also mayor in 1999-2000, a meals-on-wheels helper with WRVS and is currently vice-chairman of Oakham United Charity and member of the Rutland Three Arts.

The other judges were: Peter Jones, Philip Ennis, Julie Emberton, Paul Clark, Chris Parsons, Peter Lawson, Richard Adams, Lawrence Howard, Sandra Hayes, Brian Nichols, Mary Lloyd.
The award was funded by Rutland County Council and organised by Vale of Catmose College, Oakham Town Partnership and Arts For Rutland.

Workshops with Paul Wright
Paul Wright and Mr Pimperton held a workshop on Saturday 20 January with 15 year 10 students teaching them how to create their own self-portrait using his technique and style.
On Saturday 27 January Paul Wright held a very successful portrait workshop with 15 adult students (one even came from London).

Blind Faith: Douglas McDougall

Continuing our seasonal survey of the portrait, the Catmose Gallery is proud to present an exhibition of works by twenty-three prominent contemporary artists, in association with the internationally renowned gallery Flowers East.

The works brought together in this exhibition reveal how these artists have taken the head-as-subject beyond formal portraiture to embody the spirit of the social and political.

"It is not that the head lacks spirit; but it is a spirit in bodily form, a corporeal and vital breath." Gilles Deleuze

The diverse works shown here simultaneously endorse Gilles Deleuze’s claim that the head embodies a vital and affirmative artistic spirit, whilst dramatically undoing it through confronting the spectre of death, the dualism of mind and body, and the beguiling ciphers of media imagery amongst other complex themes.

Large Mondrian Head: Eduardo Paolozzi

Featured artists: Steve Pyke, Glenys Barton, Douglas McDougall, John Kirby, Jason Brooks, Ken Currie, Edward Dutkiewicz, Tai-Shan Schierenberg, Nicola Hicks, Stephen Conroy, Lucy Jones, Peter Howson, Freya Payne, Chris Stevens, Eleanor Crook, Paul Storey, Alex Dimova, Stephen Chambers, John Bellany, Friedemann Hahn, Eduardo Paolozzi, Amanda Faulkner, John Keane.

Douglas McDougall is shown courtesy of Victor Felix Gallery, London.

Jason Brooks is shown courtesy of St Pauls Gallery, Birmingham. www.stpaulsgallery.com.

All other works courtesy of Flowers East, London. www.flowerseast.com

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Vases Showcase

Sutton Taylor	Kristen Godfrey	Charles Bound

19 April - 19 May. Private view with the artists:  20 April 4pm - 8pm

Event: Two-Day Pottery-Making and Smoke-Firing Course with Fran Tristram
Saturday 5 May and 19 May 10am – 4pm

Event: Porcelain Jewellery Making with Kristen Godfrey
Saturday 12 May 10am – 4pm

A showcase exhibition of beautiful and fascinating vases of all shapes, sizes, colours, style and finish to show the vast range offered by this simple object; the more dynamic when made by a skilled potter. This is a true celebration of a highly versatile form that has an ornamental or domestic place in both the ancient and modern worlds and will continue to evolve.  The range of potters selected to take part live mainly in the East Midlands and all make highly desirable objects. These potters include Chris Aston, Charles Bound, Gisele.

Buthod Garcon, Chris Carter, Judith Davies, Kristen Godfrey, Jane Maddison, May Ling Mason, John Mathieson, Peter Moss, Stephen Murfitt, Kate Rathbone, Sutton Taylor, Fran Tristram, John Wheeldon, Camille Virot. The exhibition will be accompanied by selected student work inspired by the potters work.

All work is for sale.

Taylor, Carter, Davies, Virot, Bound, Buthod-Garcon courtesy Hart Gallery, Nottinghamshire.