Please keep an eye on Rebecca’s Instagram accounts for up-dates and event details:
@drawnfromnature @rebeccatjewell_artist
Upcoming Events
Monday 14 October 2024 to Sunday 12 January 2025
Exhibition at Museum of English Rural Life, Reading. Do Not Feed the Animals? An exploration of how humans and animals live together. Some of Rebecca’s artworks will be on display.
merl.reading.ac.uk/event/do-not-feed-the-animals/
November 2024
Group Christmas exhibition at Fen Ditton Gallery
Past Events
2024
Saturday 12 October
Rebecca showed her collection of pressed seaweeds at the Table Top Museum at the Art Workers’ Guild. This also included playing the composition ‘Reverence for Seaweeds’ composed and recorded by musicians Professor Kim Cunio and Heather Lee
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
Two of Rebecca’s artworks were selected (and sold).
Prism Print International, Venice
Group exhibition of prints
Group Exhibition
‘Rhythm and Blue’ at Kevis House Gallery, Petworth
Miniprint Kazanlac group exhibition, Bulgaria
Painting a Modern Bestiary Workshop at Eye to Pencil, London
Two watercolour painting workshops at The Gallery at Green and Stone, London
2023
Artist’s Talk
Fen Ditton Gallery
Art Workshops at the Museum of English Rural Life, Edinburgh Zoo and Fishbourne Roman Palace
Creating a Contemporary Bestiary. Part of Rebecca’s work as Public Engagement Artist on the Wellcome-Funded Animal Feeding Project
2022
Royal Drawing School classes
In October and November Rebecca will be teaching on the course Plant Time Slow Drawing at the Royal Drawing School – see here to book and for further details
Members' Exhibition at The Art Workers’ Guild
November 2022 – January 2023
https://www.artworkersguild.org
Solo Exhibition and Group CCI Art Residency Exhibition at Fen Ditton Gallery
November/December dates and times tbc
Exhibition Art and Environment at Fen Ditton Gallery
Group show of three artists’ work (Jewell, Gillespie and Tyson) from the Cambridge Conservation Initiative Art Residency. Included Rebecca’s seaweed nature prints.
Art Residency, Seaweed Biodiversity
Funded by Cambridge University and Cambridge Conservation Initiative.
2021
Due to the COVID 19 Pandemic many of Rebecca’s exhibitions and events for 2020 and 2021 were cancelled or postponed. However, Rebecca was delighted to receive a grant from the Arts Council Response Fund in 2020 which enabled her to continue her art practice and to run classes online.
London Craft Week at the Art Workers’ Guild
Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 October
11am-6pm
As part of London Craft Week 2021, Rebecca and Sandy Ross Sykes will be at the Art Workers’ Guild for two days selling some of their work including framed printed feathers, silk scarves and watercolour paintings. There will also be a sample display of their ‘nature table’ collection and information about their art workshops. They will have a stand alongside several other AWG artists and makers. Further details from the AWG website
https://www.artworkersguild.org
Catto Gallery
Group exhibition ‘Small is Beautiful’
Water/Land Exhibition at Fen Ditton Gallery
Thursday 14 October – Sunday 28 November
Rebecca will be showing a selection of watercolours in this group exhibition.
See www.fendittongallery.com for more details
Nature Printing and Watercolour Workshop
Thursday 4 November 10am – 4pm
Rebecca will be running a one-day workshop at Fen Ditton Gallery
Please see www.fendittongallery.com for more details
Royal Drawing School classes
In October and November Rebecca will be teaching two five-week courses called Plant Time Slow Drawing at the Royal Drawing School – see here to book and for further details about the October course:
https://www.royaldrawingschool.org/courses/public-courses/plant-time-slow-drawing-thursday/
Also see here for the November course:
https://www.royaldrawingschool.org/courses/public-courses/plant-time-slow-drawing-monday/
Autumn Exhibition at Geedon Gallery
Saturday 9 October - Wednesday 15 December 2021
Rebecca will be showing some new work in this group exhibition.
Please see geedongallery.co.uk for details
Evening Talk at Eye to Pencil
Tuesday 2 November 6-7.30pm
26 Exmouth Market, EC1R 4QE
Drawing Inspiration from Natural History
Tickets £10
Rebecca and her colleague Sandy Ross Sykes will be giving a talk about their work at Eye to Pencil – an exciting new drawing studio in Clerkenwell – see here for more details:
https://www.eyetopencil.art/
One-Day Art Workshop at Eye to Pencil
Wednesday 17 November 10am-4pm
26 Exmouth Market, EC1R 4QE
Tickets £50
Creating a Nature Tableau
Rebecca and Sandy Ross Sykes will bring items from their unique and exotic nature collection and teach participants how to draw and paint a selection using watercolour.
https://www.eyetopencil.art/
Winged Geographies: Birds in Space and Imagination
Thursday 22 – Friday 23 April 2021
Rebecca will be giving a talk at this conference on Friday 23 April
Past Events
2020
Royal Museums Greenwich
Sound and Vision podcast event
Wednesday 18 November
In 2020 the British Museum acquired a collection of over 40 prints, drawings and collages made by Rebecca. In this talk, she describes her trips to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, her role on the Melanesia Project at the BM, the inspiration for her work over the last 20 years.
https://www.rmg.co.uk/see-do/exhibitions-events/sound-and-vision
London Craft Week at the Art Workers Guild, talk and exhibition Engaging and Creating: the reinterpretation of collections through an artist’s residency
30 September – 8 October 2020
In 2020 the British Museum acquired a collection of over 40 prints, drawings and collages made by Rebecca. In this talk, she describes her trips to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, her role on the Melanesia Project at the BM, the inspiration for her work over the last 20 years.
View talk on Media page
Prism 12 Stockholm
Group exhibition of international printmakers including one of Rebecca’s feather collages
29th February – 22nd March 2020
Nordens Ljus Gallery
For more details see www.nordensljus.se.
1st – 27th March
Moriska Rummet at Grafiska Sällskapet
2019
Drawn from Nature, run by artists Rebecca Jewell and Sandy Ross Sykes, will be teaching workshops on the following days:
Wednesday 24th – Thursday 25th July
Drawing and Painting a Nature Tableau
Kew Gardens, Kew, Richmond, London TW9 3AE
More info
London Craft Week at the Art Workers’ Guild
New Dates: Thursday 1 and Friday 2 October 2020
Rebecca will be exhibiting and selling her vintage-framed printed feathers, feather brooches and silk scarves
The Art Workers’ Guild
6 Queen Square
London
WC1N 3AT
Further information www.artworkersguild.org and www.londoncraftweek.com
Workshops at Linnean Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BF
More info
Monday 29th July Painting Fish – a private event for DEFRA staff
Thursday 8th August 10-4 Shells and Pebbles
Thursday 19 September 6-8 Mindfulness and Mandalas
Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th September 10-4 Wonderful Wings
Thursday 17th October 6-8 Nature Printing with Leaves
Wednesday 30th October 10-4 Ghostly Gouache
Thursday 14th November 10-4 Painting Butterflies and Moths
Wednesday 27th November 10-4 Christmas Cards
Past Exhibitions
2019
Green and Stone Summer Exhibition
Friday 2nd – Saturday 31st August 2019
Rebecca will be showing two pieces in this group summer show
Green and Stone, 251 – 253 Fulham Road, London SW3 6HY
For more details see Green and Stone or phone
020 7352 0837.
Vivid Icons
Monday 19th – Saturday 24th August 2019
Several of Rebecca’s original artworks will be on show as part of this summer exhibition by The Aviary
Royal Opera Arcade Gallery, 5B Pall Mall, London SW1Y 4UY
For more details see Aviary Art
Prism 11 Tokyo
15th – 30th October 2019
Group exhibition of international printmakers including one of Rebecca’s feather collages
Namikidori Gallery, Tokyo Namikidori Gallery
N22 Open Studios
Saturday 9th – Sunday 10th November 2019
Collage Artspace 3, 4th Floor, 40 Cumberland Road, London N22 7BU
For more details see Collage Arts
Drawn from Nature
Tuesday 3rd – Monday 16th December 2019
An exhibition of new and recent work by Rebecca Jewell and Sandy Ross Sykes, including watercolour flower paintings, printed feather collages, and nature studies. The exhibition will be in the Art Space of the Cass Flagship Store in Islington.
Private View: Thursday 5th December 6-8pm
Art Space, Cass Art, 66-67 Colebrooke Row, The Angel, London N1 8AB
For more details see Cass Art
Solo Exhibition at the Catto Gallery
Teaching art classes at the Linnean Society and Royal Drawing School
2018
Captain Cook’s Headdress on display at The Queen’s House, Royal Museums Greenwich. This artwork was commissioned by The Queen’s House and was on display until October 2018, it is now in their collection and can be viewed in their online catalogue here
V&A Museum and Shop – Pop-up display of Jewell’s work at a members’ event, and miniature prints and feather brooches for sale in conjunction with Fashioned from Nature Exhibition.
Teaching at Royal Drawing School and Linnean Society and set up Drawn From Nature art classes with artist Sandy Ross Sykes – see Instagram
2017
As part of London Craft Week and in conjunction with the Art Workers Guild, Jewell showed work at Fortnum and Mason followed by an invitation from HRH Prince of Wales to have a pop-up exhibition at Highgrove.
Prism Print International at Cremona Print Biennale Jewell’s work shown as part of the Print Biennale and her work was accepted by the Cremona Museum, Museo Ala Ponzone Cremona into their National Art Collection.
2016
Migrating Artefacts, display of Jewell’s work in the Clore Centre, British Museum and exhibition of works at the Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London.
Souring High, Landing Hard, exhibition at Alcheringa Gallery, Canada
2014
Women Artists at The Natural History Museum two of Jewell’s works shown in the Images of Nature Gallery and published in the accompanying book
Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy
From Nests to Nets at the Rebecca Hossack Gallery, New York – solo exhibition
2013
Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy
2012
Birds Becoming Artefacts at the Rebecca Hossack Gallery, New York – solo exhibition
Pop up exhibition Highgrove
The Royal Academy
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