2024
Art Exhibitions & Awards | News | Events
Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th November
Attenborough Nature Reserve Christmas Market
DATE: Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th November
TIME: 10pm – 4pm
LOCATION: Attenborough Nature Reserve, Barton Lane, Attenborough, NG9 6DY
Friday 22nd November
Orston Primary School Christmas Fair
DATE: Friday 22nd November
TIME: 3.30 – 6.30
LOCATION:
Orston Primary School
Church Street
Orston
Nottinghamshire
NG13 9NS
Sunday 1st December
Meadow View Dog Paddock
Christmas Extravaganza! Annual Snowflake Appeal to raise money to provide homeless dogs with a meal at Christmas.
DATE: Sunday 1st December
TIME: 1pm – 5pm
LOCATION:
Meadow View Dog Paddock & Training
Corner Meadow Farm
Wood Lane
Braunston
Oakham
LE15 8QZ
Friday 6th December
PATCHINGS ART CENTRE, TWILIGHT CHRISTMAS MARKET
DATE: Friday 6th December
TIME: 4pm – 8pm
LOCATION: Patchings Art Centre, CALVERTON NG14 6NU
Sunday 22nd December
Melbourne Artisan Christmas Fayre
DATE: Sunday 22nd December
TIME: 10am – 4pm
LOCATION: Melbourne Assembly Rooms – Main Hall
High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Saturday 15th March
The Women’s Institute 2025 Charity Spring Fayre
DATE: Saturday 15th March
TIME: 10.30pm – 3.30pm
LOCATION: Kinoulton Village Hall, Main Street, Kinoulton, Nottingham NG12 3EL
Art Awards
The TALP Open Art Competition 2022
I am so happy that my ‘Horse Love’ drawing has been selected in the TALP Open Art Competition 2022! The exhibition will be held at the Patchings Art Centre, Oxton Road, Calverton, Nottinghamshire, NG14 6NU, from July 14 to August 14, 2022.
I’m absolutely delighted that my Elephant drawing ‘Keep up’, received a ‘Highly Commended’ award! This will be shown as part of an online exhibition on www.painters-online.co.uk from August 15, 2022 onwards.
I am very proud to have been a 4 times Finalist in the David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year Competition, at the Mall Galleries in London. 2008 | 2010 | 2011 | 2018
https://davidshepherd.org/
In 2015 i was ‘selected but not hung’ and was still delighted to have my Lemur drawing displayed in the catalogue on the opening evening.
DSWF winning entries
Previous Art Exhibitions & Awards
September 2024
Solo Exhibition at Attenborough Nature reserve
July 2022
‘Horse Love’ drawing – Selected for the TALP Open Art Competition 2022 and exhibited at the Patchings Art Centre.
April 2021
‘Fox’ drawing – Shortlisted for the People’s Choice award at the Idle Valley Nature Reserve Postcard Competition / Exhibition.
April 2018
‘A Closer Look’ Zebra drawing – FINALIST in the David Shepherd annual Wildlife Artist of the Year Competition 2018
June 2018
Solo Exhibition at Attenborough Nature reserve, Nottingham
October 2017
‘Serene Beauty’ – My Swan drawing received the Highly Commended Award at the Upper Broughton Art Exhibition, in Nottingham
July 2017
Solo Exhibition at Bingham Library, Nottingham
April 2017
‘Into the Light’ – My cat drawing received the People’s Choice Award at the Vale of Belvoir Rotary Club Art Exhibition, at Grange Hall, Radcliffe on Trent, Nottingham.
July 2016
Solo exhibition at the DepARTures Gallery at East Midlands Airport.
June 2015
‘The Lemur Look’. Selected but not hung, in the David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year 2015
October 2014
‘Into the Light’ – Won People’s Choice Award at the annual Upper Broughton Exhibition in Nottingham
October 2013
‘Brown Hare’ – Won People’s Choice Award at the annual Upper Broughton Exhibition in Nottingham
July 2013
Exhibited artworks at the National Exhibition of Wildlife Art at Gordale, Chester
June 2012
‘Lazy Days’ – Won the Derwent Award at the 2012 The Artist and Leisure Painter Patchings Competition
April 2012
‘Brown Hare’ – Runner up in the Black and White category at the BBC Wildlife Artist of the Year Competition.
March 2011
‘Elephant Family’ drawing – FINALIST in the David Shepherd annual Wildlife Artist of the Year Competition 2011
July 2010
Exhibited artworks at the National Exhibition of Wildlife Art at Gordale, Chester
May 2010
‘Marsha’ Orangutan drawing – FINALIST in the David Shepherd annual Wildlife Artist of the Year Competition 2010
June 2008
‘Amur Leopard’ drawing – FINALIST in the David Shepherd annual Wildlife Artist of the Year Competition 2008