A new exhibition by Tonbridge-born Rose Hilton will be on display at the University’s Studio 3 gallery from 29 September -19 December 2014.
The exhibition will be the first solo exhibition by the artist in her home county of Kent.
Titled ‘Giving Life to Painting’ – a phrase taken from Post-Impressionist Pierre Bonnard’s notes – the exhibition will feature over 25 of Hilton’s lyrical, sensitive and joyful canvases including recent landscapes, still-lifes, interiors and nudes. It will also feature key works from earlier in her career, such as Roger’s Room (1973) depicting her late husband, the artist Roger Hilton.
Born Rose Phipps in 1931 in Leigh, near Tonbridge, Rose Hilton studied art at Beckenham School of Art. She then studied at the Royal College of Art where she was part of a brilliant generation of students including Robyn Denny, Richard Smith, David Hockney, and Joe Tilson.
Rose Hilton: Giving Life to Painting is curated by Studio 3 gallery’s Dr Ben Thomas, in partnership with Messum’s Fine Art, which will also feature Rose Hilton’s art at their Cork Street Gallery in London. A catalogue with essays by Ben Thomas and Andrew Lambirth, art critic at The Spectator, will accompany the show.
Rose Hilton: Giving Life to Painting will be on display at Studio 3 gallery from 29 September – 19 December 2014. Admission is free and open to the public, Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm. The gallery is located on the University’s Canterbury campus, within the School of Arts’ Jarman Building, Canterbury CT2 7UG.
For more information contact Katie McGown or visit http://blogs.kent.ac.uk/studio3gallery/