Exhibitions
The Fellowship of Professional & Amateur Artists holds an annual summer exhibition, when FPAA members are invited to submit examples of their work for public display and appraisal by an external assessor.
Dr David Rafer - our judge and critic for many years - was unable to officiate this year, due to unforeseen circumstances. However, we were very pleased that two of John Black’s old associates who live in Woolwich, London, kindly agreed to visit the exhibition and judge for us. William Bryce-Jones (retired Emeritus Professor of Art Education at UCL) and Constance Choan (retired Senior Lecturer in Art History at Falmouth School of Art) are both are practising artists, and both were impressed with the high standard of work - in particular, life drawing.
2018 Summer exhibition
The annual Summer Exhibition held at the Wellingborough Museum from 11th August to 18th August, was a hugely successful event. The Private View held on Friday 10th August was very well attended and was opened officially by his Worshipful the Mayor or Wellingborough, Cllr. Malcolm Ward.
The organisation of the reception of works and hanging of the exhibition went very well this year in spite of lack of volunteer help. Under the expertise of our exhibition co-ordinator Michael McGuire and the valued help of Ray Carter, Alan Goodman and others, the 130 exhibits were displayed well. We see improvements in all areas year by year.
The Exhibition attracted 530 visitors - which is roughly the same number as last year - but the number of sales was down on the previous year, from 28 to 18.
Thanks to all artists who participated and all who helped make the 2018 exhibition a very successful one and enjoyable one.
John Black
FPAA Founder
Awards and commendations
Best in Show
| Winner Tim Hagan for No. 40, 'Coast Western Isles' (acrylic) |
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Runner up Belinda Collett for No. 16, ‘Abbey Grounds’ (acrylic) |
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Visitors' Choice
| Winner Alan Goodman for No. 37, “Lost Again” (oil). |
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Prizes
| The Patricia Glen Memorial Award David Miles for No. 74, 'Beaters on a frosty morning' (watercolour)
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The Peter Jenkyns Memorial Award Dawne Harpin for No. 44, 'Tranquility' (oil)
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| The Vivien Schofield Memorial Award Helen Olden for No. 119, 'Echinacea 1' (acrylic)
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The Celia Hanbury Memorial Award Ros Smith for No. 99, 'Bird-Watching' (watercolour)
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| The Clifford White Memorial Award Simon Cuming for No. 18, ‘Afterglow’ (acrylic)
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The Maureen Lynn Memorial Award David C Hunt for No. 54, 'The Old Barque’ (oil)
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| Founders Award Margaret Finch for No. 36, 'Lakeland, Early Morning Landscape’
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Best in category
| Best Newcomer Jane Young for No. 118, 'Favela' (oil) |
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| Best Drawing Paul Hill for No. 48, 'Carnival Bride' |
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| Best Textile Dorothy McGuire for No. 69, 'Sea horse' |
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| Best Mixed Media Stuart Cooper for No. 125, 'Abstract Landscape 1' |
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| Best Life Study Graham Plant for No. 87, 'Hello, my name is Harry' |
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| Best Portrait Pamela Haynes for No. 46, 'Max’ |
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| Best Pastel Linda Jackson for No. 58, 'Artist and Sitter' |
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| Best Watercolour Graham Plant for No. 88, 'Siesta' |
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| Best Acrylic David Low for No. 66, 'Flower Bed Abstract' |
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| Best Oil Robert Pearce for No. 83, 'Golden Sunset - Irchester Park' |
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Highly Commended
| John Bracey | No. 11, 'Fish Soup' |
| Felicity Brown | No. 13, 'Dune' |
| Raymond Carter | No. 14, 'Wells Next to Sea' |
| Jean Daker | No. 20, 'Sunset at Kalam Bay' |
| Paul Dunford | No. 30, 'Constable Cotton and Merlin' |
| Alan Goodman | No. 37, 'Lost again' |
| Noel Horrell | No. 51, 'Portrait and Son' |
| Dawn Harpin | No. 43, 'Gladioli' |
| Patricia Matthews | No. 67, 'Flycatchers' |
| David Miles | No. 73, 'Can you feel the magic' |
| Brian Munton | No. 78, 'Southwold' |
| Annabelle Paramour | No. 80, 'Waters meet' |
| Maureen Parnell | No. 82, 'Magpies' |
| Gerald Porter | No. 89, 'Buttermere Fells' |
| Marion Smart | No. 96, 'Goan Market Place' |
| Jill Smith | No. 98, 'Bubbles' |
| John Walton | No. 110, '...and drew him under in the mere' and No. 109, 'Broken Fence at the Bottom of the Garden' |
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| Anna de la Mare | No. 21, 'Self Portrait' |
| Gill Denbigh | No. 23, 'In the Anemone Patch' |
| Veronica Dopson | No. 25, 'Canyon' |
| Sue Fenables | No. 34, 'Sheep in Glencoe' |
| Trevor Holman | No. 49, 'Sauzon Harbour' |
| Barbara Jones | No. 59, 'After the Storm' |
| Laurence Jones | No. 61, 'Dinghy Duel' |
| Maureen Parnell | No. 81, 'Moonlight' |
| Marlene Snee | No. 102, 'Fairy Clocks' |
| Jacqui Tomlin | No. 106, 'Stanwick Lakes' |
| Celia Wadeley | No. 107, 'Early Spring' |
| Linda Walton | No. 112, 'A Walk in the Woods' |
| Freda Warwick | No. 113, 'Woodland walks' and No. 114, 'Summer' |
