Rewind Exhibition Catalogue

Preparations for the catalogue to accompany my forthcoming solo exhibition, 'Rewind', at Art Bermondsey Project Space, London are well underway. It's a 32pp catalogue with 15 images, and is beginning to look really splendid.

A few weeks ago, the images were sent to State Media magazine who are kindly designing it for the show. Anna McNay has completed a critical essay about my work that will be included in the catalogue - informative and beautifully written. Plus I have supplied a few extracts from my memoir, 'Art, Life and Everything', which will also be included.

Last week we were proofing the text and artwork. This week it goes off to Arts Council of England for approval before finally being sent off to the printers. With only three weeks to go before the show opens, it is all very exciting and now I can't wait to see the catalogue in print!

'Rewind', Acrylic on unprimed canvas. 24 x 24 in.

© Julie Umerle

Julie Umerle: Rewind

Naples Orange. 2013. Acrylic on canvas. 135 x 135 cm.

Rewind: Julie Umerle

Paintings and works on paper by London-based artist Julie Umerle whose approach to art has recently been described by New York Arts Magazine as a "new way of thinking with abstract painting".  At Rewind, Art Bermondsey Project Space is showing a a solo exhibition of her latest works: large-scale paintings, a series of smaller canvases and a series of works on paper.

The Rewind series is characterised by unprimed canvases, emphasising the simplicity of the image. The most immediate element of the work is actually the object itself, positioned very close to the edges of the canvas. Her series, Transoxide, was developed on wet stretched paper, where coloured grounds were layered with white paint and marks of black ink. The pressure of the brush, the viscosity of the paint and the speed of application are just some of the variables that play a part in her mark-making process.

“Julie Umerle’s paintings exist at the meeting point of decision and accident, as indeed do our lives.” Mark Westall, FAD Magazine.

Julie Umerle
Julie Umerle is an American-born artist raised in London. She studied fine art at Falmouth University, Cornwall, and graduated from Parsons School of Design, New York in 1998 with a MFA in painting. She then lived and worked between London and New York for a further five years. She is currently based in London. Her work has been included in major group shows such as 'British Abstract Art' at Flowers Galleries; the Royal Academy’s ‘Summer Exhibition’; ‘London Art Fair’; and 'Contemporary British Painting' at The Crypt Gallery, Marylebone. Her most recent solo show, 'Cosmos or Chaos', was held at studio1.1 in Redchurch Street. Exhibitions in the USA include 'Generations' at AIR Gallery, NYC; 'Night of 1000 Drawings' at Artists Space, NYC; 'Postcards from the Edge' at Metro Pictures, NYC; as well as Art Miami, Florida (Caridi Gallery). She has also shown in Paris and Berlin.

Rewind is funded by Arts Council England. A catalogue will be published to accompany the exhibition with an essay by Anna McNay.

Rewind: Julie Umerle

31 August – 10 September 2016

Art Bermondsey Project Space

183-185 Bermondsey St, London SE1 3UW
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Art Bermondsey Project Space

Finally, it is time to start making firm plans for my forthcoming solo exhibition 'Rewind' at Art Bermondsey Project Space in London. 31 August - 10 September 2016. This exhibition is funded by Arts Council England. I received a Grants for the Arts award from them last year for a period of research and development in my work and I am very excited about this, the last stage of my project - showing the paintings.

A meeting this morning at the gallery with the gallery manager, Serenella, makes it all seem very real. I shall be updating everyone through my blog over the course of the next few months in the lead up to the show. I hope to see some of you there at the exhibition.

Please save the date and put it in your diary: the exhibition opens Wednesday 31 August with a private view in September. Contact the gallery for details if you would like to attend the private view.

I will be reading from the manuscript of my memoir 'Art Life and Everything' at an event chaired by Anna McNay on Saturday September 3rd, and there will also be one or two educational events in the gallery, including a tour of the exhibition led by artist and educator, Louise Cattrell (BSL enabled), organised by Shape Arts.

A catalogue will be published to accompany the exhibition including an essay about my work by Anna McNay.

Much is still in the planning, but the work is more or less ready so that is one less worry!