Guildford House Open 2024
‘Look Both Ways’ selected for the Guildford House Open 2024 exhibition
Look Both Ways, framed. Installation view.
One of my paintings ‘Look Both Ways’ was selected for the Guildford House Open 2024 exhibition. It’s currently on display at Guildford House Gallery, Guildford, Surrey.
In its 2nd year, the open competition received over 1000 entries by UK-based artists submitting both 2D and 3D artworks (I’m one of the lucky 80 selected).
Installed within the gallery’s 17th Century Grade 1 Listed townhouse, the exhibition presents artworks in painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, textile, print, and mixed media. From the large scale to the small, the works on show incorporate materials that range from soot to botanically toned cyanotypes, from glass to gouache.
The show runs until Saturday 1 March 2025.
Night Flowers and Charity Nightwatch Croydon
The cover of Nightwatch Croydon’s 2024 Annual Report, featuring a crop of my painting.
My painting ‘Night Flowers’ was recently used on the cover of Nightwatch Croydon’s 2024 annual report. They are a charity founded by members of the community in Croydon who were concerned about homelessness. Still entirely voluntary, they have been running for more than forty years. Amongst their activities is a meeting point, staffed every evening of the year, where there give basic help with food and clothing and address the more profound needs of their clients.
The full uncropped version of my painting.
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2024
My two paintings: ‘East Bridge House (Turn Left)’ and ‘More Than One’ have been selected for the Royal Academy of Art’s Summer Exhibition 2024, coordinated by sculptor Ann Christopher RA and her committee of leading British artists and architects.
Proudly standing in “Concrete Corner” alongside ‘East Bridge House (Turn Left)’. Selected by Anne Desmet RA for her Gallery VII.
‘More Than One’ by Matt Bannister. Selected by Anne Desmet RA for her Gallery VII.
Both works are in the same room (gallery VII), curated by Anne Desmet RA, look great on the grey walls and have lovely neighbours to keep them company over the Summer. The show opened its doors on Tuesday 18th June, and will be closing on Sunday 18th August 2024.
East Bridge House, Croydon
The story behind the painting.
Royal Society of British Artists 2024 Exhibition
I was very lucky to have been one of the non-members selected for the Royal Society of British Artists 2024 Exhibition.
February by Matt Bannister (framed)
Here’s my work ‘February’ that Croydonians may also recognise from the banners hanging from lamp posts in and around the town (See previous post). Not surprisingly there were lots of great pieces by the artists at the exhibition at The Mall Galleries. There is now an online catalogue to view the show here.