‘My painting is a direct response to the world around me. I paint a variety of subject matter always from the subject: figure in the landscape, landscape and still life. Also, a regular part of my practice is spent working with the lifemodel in the studio. I paint subjects that arrest my attention and the looking often takes hours. I love the ‘doing’ of painting; the engagement with the subject, the absorption I feel in the activity. My main preoccupations are the integration of the paint with the image; a strong underlying two-dimensional design, and a fascination with light, colour and mood. I work mainly in oils and prepare a lot of my own surfaces.’
DELIA TOURNAY-GODFREY |
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Married, two daughters 1981 & 1986
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Teachers’ Certificate in Adult Education
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BA (Hons) in Art & Design, Suffolk College
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS |
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Paintings & Drawings – Graham & Oldham Artists’
Gallery, Ipswich
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Paintings & Drawings – Aldeburgh Gallery,
Aldeburgh
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Recent Work – Pond Gallery, Snape
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Paintings & Drawings – Aldeburgh Gallery
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Paintings & Drawings – Graham & Oldham Artists’
Gallery
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Artist of the Month, June – Snape Maltings Gallery,
Snape
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Paintings – Buckenham Galleries, Southwold
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JOINT
EXHIBITIONS |
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Hintlesham Hall Pictures – Hintlesham Hall Hotel,
Hintlesham
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In the Studio – Orwell Park School, Nacton
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Play, Place & People – Strand Gallery, Aldeburgh
Recent Work – Orwell Park School
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GROUP
EXHIBITIONS |
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Annual Drawing Exhibition – Forefront Gallery,
Suffolk College
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The Summer Show – John Russell Gallery, Ipswich
Graduates – Artists’ Gallery
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East Anglian Children’s Hospices Charity Exhibition –
Artists’ Gallery
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2001
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Annual Suffolk Exhibition – Haste Gallery, Ipswich
Landscapes by Artists Living in East Anglia – John
Innes Centre, Norwich
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2003 |
Graphic Suffolk – Wingfield Arts, Wingfield
Chill Out – Reunion Gallery, Felixstowe
Nude – Cabaret Voltaire, Colchester
Bawdsey Art Centre Opening Exhibition – Bawdsey
Manor, Bawdsey
8 Upstairs – Peter Pears Gallery, Aldeburgh |
2004 |
Positively Healthy – StowHealth, Stowmarket
Rural Suffolk – Wingfield Arts
Opening Exhibition – Pin Mill Studio, Pin Mill |
2004, 05 |
8 Upstairs – Peter Pears Gallery |
2005 |
4 Tsunami – Aldeburgh Gallery
Studio Works – Wingfield Arts
Memories – IpArt Festival
The Artist’s Eye – Buckenham Galleries |
2006 |
Figure – Pin Mill Studio
From The Model – Ferini Gallery, Pakefield
Sugar & Spice & All Things Nice – IpArt Festival
Beyond the Call of Duty – Wolsey Art Gallery,
Ipswich
8 Upstairs – Peter Pears Gallery
8@Orwell – Orwell Park School
The New English Art Club – Mall Galleries, London |
2007 |
Off Centre – IpArt Festival
Summer Exhibition – Folkes Miller Fine Art, Long
Melford
Discerning Eye – Mall Galleries, London
Winter – Folkes Miller Fine Art |
2008 |
Figures in the Landscape – Chappel Galleries, Essex |
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EXPERIENCE |
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2006 |
Part-time Lecturer in Adult Education – Suffolk
College |
1996-04 |
Commissioned Illustrations – Suffolk County &
Suffolk Coastal District Council |
2001-05 |
Member & Committee Member – Suffolk Open
Studios |
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Artist in Residence – Ipswich Transport Museum
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Artist in Residence – Ancient House, Ipswich
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2005-07 |
Organises regular life drawing for artists |
