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ARABELLA DORMAN
About
the Artist
Based in London,
Arabella works full time from her studio in Chelsea. Portrait
commissions lead to extensive world travel, from the U.S. and
Asia to the Middle East. Arabella's work reflects her real interest
in the innate character of her sitters. Her particular treatment
of light and shade and her bold expressive style result in portraits
that combine an unusual blend of subtlety and tone with a genuine
expression of her subject's inner personality. (See Personal
Statement below.)
Forthcoming
Exhibitions
Arabella will
be exhibiting her paintings from Basra, Iraq, where she was embedded
with the British Military, at:
"Frontlines-
Images from Iraq & Afghanistan"; The
Imperial War Museum, London, 24th May - 25th August 2008
"Arabella Dorman, Images from Iraq"; The Rifles
Headquarters, Davies Street, London, 16th - 27th March 2009
"Arabella Dorman, Images from Iraq" -The Rifles
Museum, Salisbury,
May 2009
These will be followed by an exhibition of her new portrait and
landscape work in London, 2010.
Past highly acclaimed
solo exhibitions include:
"New Light on Ancient Horizons, A Portrait of Oman", The
Bait Muzna Gallery, Muscat, Oman (March 2005).
"Arabella Dorman - New Work", The Arndean Gallery, Cork St, London
(November 2004).
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Past
Commissions include:
- General Sir Jack Deverell, Commander of Allied Forces North
Europe
- Sir Michael Morland, Retired Judge of the High Court of England
and Wales
- Lieutenant Commander MRL. Hayes, DOS, Knight of St John
- Colonel A George, The Honorary Colonel of The Royal Monmouthshire
Royal Engineers
- Mr Mark Burrell, High Sheriff of West Sussex& Director of Pearsons
PLC
- Princess to the Royal Family of the United Arab Emirates
- Mr Richard Handover, Chief Executive, WH Smith
- Mr D. McMullen, Boardroom work for McMullen & Sons Ltd
- Mr Stephen Roper, Mr Michel Roper, Chief Executives, Boardroom
- Churchill China
- Mr Ted von Griethuysen, Actor/ Director, LAMDA. Five times Helen
Hayes Award Winner
- The Rev. Dr Mayor, Anglican Priest, New York, US
- Lord Amehurst, Commodore of the Royal Yacht Squadron
- Dr P Light, Vice Chancellor of Winchester University
In private collections in UK, Italy, France, Greece, Malta, Switzerland,
United Arab Emirates, The Sultanate of Oman, Africa, USA.
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Curriculum
Vitae
Solo Exhibitions
| 2005 |
New Light on Ancient
Horizons, A Portrait of Oman, The
Bait Muzna Gallery, Muscat, Oman |
| 2004 |
New Work, Arndean Gallery,
Cork Street, London |
| 1998 |
Recent Work
of Malta & Greece, Private
Venue, London |
| 1998 |
Impressions of Africa
& S.E Asia, Chelsea
Gardener, London |
| 1993 |
Early Work, Da
Vinci's, London |
Selected Group Exhibitions
| 2006 |
Art for Youth, Mall Galleries,
London |
| 2005 |
Bonhams, New Bond St, London |
| 2003 |
The Modern Collectibles,
Olympia, London |
| 2003 |
Group Exhibition, Chelsea,
London |
| 2002 |
Group Exhibition, Chelsea,
London |
| 2001 |
The Charles H.Cecil Group
Exhibition, New Bond St, London |
| 2000 |
Young Artists Exhibition,
Christies, St James, London |
| 2000 |
British Red Cross Exhibition,
Stanny House, Suffolk |
| 1998 |
Young British Artists, Midhurst
Gallery, Sussex |
| 1997 |
Annual Exhibition, Hurlingham
Club, London |
| 1996 - 1991 |
Art for Youth, Mall Galleries,
London |
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Education
| 2002- 1998 |
Advanced Atelier
Studio, Italy |
| 1998- 1994 |
2.1 M.A. English Lit, History
of Art & Philosophy, Edinburgh University |
| 1996 |
Summer School, Slade |
| 1994-1993 |
Byam Shaw School of Art, London |
| 1992-1990 |
Bedales School, Hampshire |
| 1990-1986 |
St Mary's School, Calne, Wilts |
Personal
Statement
"Art must discover
and reveal the beauty which prejudice and caricature have overlaid".
For me, painting is
a response to the subtle drama and beauty that surrounds our everyday
lives. In even the most ordinary and apparently mundane of objects
or moments, it is possible to find the mysterious and intangible beauty
within and around us.
My
task is to depict the magical quality found in ordinary life, and
extraordinary people - with simplicity and sincerity. To this end
I draw instruction from the great paintings of The British, Spanish
and Dutch schools, exemplified by Masters such as Velasquez, Hals,
Raeburn and Sargent.
When
I approach a portrait, I look at the individuality of each sitter.
I paint to reveal the subject's unique character within a context
of their universal human dignity. It is my belief that portraiture
should create a likeness which in spirit is psychological and timeless,
moving beyond mere illustration, into the very essence of the sitter.
In this way, painting becomes a process of revelation and evocation
as well as of description: a victory over the vagaries of time with
the potential to make the invisible visible.
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