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Event: For There She Was
Dates: 3 Jun 2025 - 12 Jul 2025
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the publication of Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway, David Simon Contemporary has invited twelve contemporary visual artists to respond to the novel. This captivating exhibition of paintings, sculpture and ceramics includes work by Chloe Holt FRSA, Steven Hubbard, Victoria Jinivizian NEAC, Alice Mumford RWA, Sue Wales, Frances Watts, Neil Wood, Emma Rose, Mike Service, Richard Twose, Sara Ingleby-MacKenzie and ceramics by the Chelsea Potter, who have come together to create a rich tapestry of works that reflect on the timeless themes and motifs of Woolf's masterpiece.
"We are delighted to bring together this carefully selected group of contemporary artists, each of whom has been inspired by the complex, lyrical world of 'Mrs Dalloway'," says David Simon, "Their works not only pay homage to Woolf's literary genius but also demonstrate the enduring relevance of her themes and ideas to modern life."
Biography
Neil Wood is a professional sculptor and fine artist with many years' experience lecturing in fine art and sculpture at institutions in the UK. He has worked in various settings; in education, as artist-in-residence and visiting lecturer, alongside his practice producing sculpture for exhibition and public commissions.
Employing a Modernist methodology to explore the human condition in the 21st century, Neil uses the figure as a vehicle to experiment with materials and visual language. He attempts to express ideas about the world we inhabit and the nature of human experience and relationships.
'The making process is very important in my practice. Engaging with the materials, processes and techniques allows me to engage with the subject matter in a more visceral way, responding to the materials intuitively, which keeps the creative decision making active throughout the making of the work. I'm keen to does as much of the process myself including the lost wax bronze casting '
