Art on a Postcard is back with the highly anticipated ninth edition of its winter auction, running from Thursday 9 - Thursday 23 November. Raising invaluable funds for The Hepatitis C Trust and their vital unfunded helpline. This year's extraordinary collection boasts a remarkable line-up of nearly 600 works curated by six distinguished guest curators. The guest curators themselves are luminaries in the art world, including Ell Pennick, Verity Babbs, Ed Cross, Millie Foster, Katherine Kittoe and Frankie Shea.
Director and Founder of Guts Gallery, Ell Pennick is one of the youngest gallerists navigating the art world today. In the Winter Auction, Ell has introduced exciting emerging talents. Learn more
Verity Babbs is a presenter, art critic, and comedian from Northampton. She runs ‘Art Laughs’, which brings art-themed comedy events to arts and heritage spaces. Verity's selection from the Winter Auction includes a variety of artists including RCA graduate Cecilia Reeve, Portuguese-born Chica Seal, and abstract expressionist Taya De La Cruz. Learn more
Gallerist, collector and artist, Ed Cross works with emerging and established artists across and beyond the African diaspora. From the Winter Auction, Ed presents works by Reuben Powell, Fungai Marima, Emily Tracy, Russian artist Vladimir Logutov, and sculptor and installation artist Abdulrazaq Awofeso. Learn more
We then have Gillian Jason Gallery director, Millie Foster. Outgoing and articulate, with a gift for understanding, Millie guides the gallery’s agile collaborative attitude, working with the historical expertise established by her grandmother, while continuously approaching things through a dynamic start-up mindset. For the Winter Auction, Millie collaborates with female-identifying artists, continuing the legacy started by her grandmother of exhibiting work by pioneering artists. Learn more
Up next is gallerist Katherine Kittoe of Kittoe Contemporary. Kittoe Contemporary is a nomadic gallery showing a talented group of emerging and established artists exhibiting at Art Fairs, Pop-Ups and Events where collectors can enjoy Art in a relaxed, convivial atmosphere. Here for the Winter Auction, Katherine showcases artwork in a novel way by placing them in houses and hosting ‘art parties’. Learn more
Finally, we have arts producer, project manager, and art advisor and dealer, Frankie Shea. Innovator Frankie Shea of Moniker Projects, is known for founding, funding, and producing the first annual art fair rooted in urban culture, street art, and graffiti. Concluding the Winter Auction, Frankie has curated an impressive selection of artists championing Bristol's graffiti heritage. Learn more
This is a timed online auction running from Thursday 9 - Thursday 23 November 2023.
Bidding starts at £50. There is no buyer's premium applicable on lots in this auction.
"You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do." ~ Art on a Postcard
VIEWING:
Private view at contemporary art gallery Gathering in London.
Venue: 5 Warwick Street, London W1B 5LU
Date: Tuesday 21 November 2023 | 6-8pm
To RSVP for the Private View, click here.
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