Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair 2019

I will be taking part in the Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, November 7-10th. Billed as 'London's only Contemporary Print Fair', it promises to be a spectacular homage to all things print based, with hundreds of sumptuous prints by well-known and lesser known artists for sale.

A well as exhibiting 4 pieces from the open call, I was also delighted to be asked to produce a print for their exclusive editions, and have produced a new screen print for this! I have turned the two digital prints of North and South Circular Celestial Menagerie (see previous post), into a single screen print with north and south London celestial skies, featuring animals myths and legends of London. 70 x 50cms, in edition of 17. The print is called Celestial Creatures of The City, and is available to purchase form the Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair here.

Celestial Creatures of the City screen print, available exclusively from Woolwich Print Fair. Copyright Anna Walsh

I will be exhibiting 2 screen prints and 2 digital prints alongside this, North and South Circular Celestial Menageries, The Stripe Set and The Pink Set. The fair is open to the public Thursday 7th November - Sunday 10th November, tickets approx £10. There is sure to be a lot to see so why not come along?

The North and South Circular Celestial Menageries

Although I'm not a big believer of astrology, the visual language and stories of star signs and mapping the sky have always fascinated me, and how certain myths and legends became intertwined with the star constellations. It is a system that combines both the poetic symbol and hard fact, describing the relationship between the invisible (human imagination) and the visible (stars). As a longtime Londoner, and my interest in anthrozoology (interactions between humans and other animals), the stories of animals in the city often capture my imagination. For this series I researched relevant stories that corresponded with those of the animals used to symbolise the star constellations, but were London-centric. The North and South circular references the road that encloses London, and in these prints London boroughs in the south/north feature on the celestial ring-road.
These prints can be bought on the Garudio Studiage shop, and will be exhibited as part of the Woolwich Print Fair, which I am delighted to be taking part in in November (more about that later!).

The North Circular Celestial Menagerie print

Archival digital print on Hahnemuhle German Etching 310gsm paper.

Size - 40 x 50 cms

The South Circular Celestial Menagerie print

Archival digital print on Hahnemuhle German Etching 310gsm paper.

Size - 40 x 50 cms