About Jenny Alsop
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Education
1967 - 1970
Swansea College of Education
1960 - 1967
The Rhondda County Grammar School for Girls
Awards
2024
International Watercolour Masters
2022
International Watercolour Masters
2021
"Highly Commended"
2017
The SWA Annual Exhibition
2017
Artist of the Year, 2017
2016
Patchings Art Festival,
2016
Artist of the Year, 2016
"Artist of the Year, 2016"
I am the, "Amateur, Wildlife and Animals Category" winner, and I am so proud and delighted ! My winning watercolour is of a Bee, now endangered, and Is entitled, "Plight of the Bumble Bee".
2016
The SAA ( Society for All Artists ) published my painting in their "Paint" magazine.
2015
Shortlisted for Ken Bromley Cover Competition
2015
"Self Portrait" , Painters On Line competition (Leisure Painter & Artist magazines)
I shall be writing a few paragraphs for the Leisure Painter magazine which will be published in the May edition, 2016.
2014
' Best Figurative Painting '
2014
Shortlisted for Ken Bromley Cover Competition
2014
SWA Annual Exhibition
2014
' Anthony Rapport Cup ' - Overall Prize.
2010
SWA Annual Exhibition
Princess Michael opened the Exhibition.
2009
Patchings, 'Burton Manor Award'
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Event: Patching Art Festival 2020
Dates: 10 Jul 2020 - 14 Jul 2020
Annual Exhibition of selected Artworks. Painters On Line, The Leisure Painter and The Artist Magazines all contribute to this wonderful event.
Due to Covid, this year the Exhibition was ON-LINE.
Event: Arnold Lowrey, Artist and Friend
Dates: 3 Nov 2017 - 5 Nov 2017
This is a Watercolour Portrait painting of the artist, Arnold Lowrey. I won the SAA's "Artist of the Year, 2017" with this portrait, and have given my approval for the SAA to take it to the NEC in November,2017. I am SO proud and delighted!
Event: The SWA Annual Exhibition, 2017
Dates: 5 Jul 2017 - 9 Jul 2017
An Annual Exhibition by the Society of Women Artists held at the prestigious Mall Galleries, The Mall, London. The Exhibition is opened by Princess Michael of Kent, its Patron.
Event: Patchings Open Art Competition 2016
Dates: 9 Jun 2016 - 24 Jul 2016
This prestigious, annual event is held at 'Patchings' in Nottinghamshire. It is sponsored by The Artist and The Leisure Painter magazines. Paintings are entered from all over the world to this event, but only 75 are selected to be hung! I am delighted to have my self-portrait, 'I'm Watching You', accepted to be hung this year.
Event: Artist of the Year Competition 2016
Dates: 1 Jun 2016 - 1 Aug 2016
This prestigious event is held annually. It is open to everyone - Professional and Amateur Artists alike - from all round the world. There are thousands of entries.
My Watercolour painting, " Plight of the Bumble Bee", is through to the second round I am delighted to say.
Event: SWA
Dates: 25 Jun 2014 - 6 Jul 2014
Prestigious Annual Event opened by Princess Michael of Kent.
Event: Society of Women Artists. ( SWA )
Dates: 30 Jun 2010 - 10 Jul 2010
This very prestigious, annual event is opened by their Patron, Princess Michael of Kent. I have had the privilege of exhibiting my work here on several occasions between 2010 and 2016.
Biography
I was Chairwoman of the South Wales Art Society, Cardiff, from 2019 until 2022.
In 2016, I won the Artist of the Year Award for Wildlife in the SAA's prestigious Open Competition, for my watercolour painting entitled "Plight of the Bumble Bee". There were over 5,000 entries.
In 2017, my Bee was exhibited in London at the prestigious Mall Galleries. Princess Michael of Kent opened the exhibition. It was a delightful day for me!
In 2017, I won the SAA's Artist of the Year Award, this time for a Portrait. There were over 5,000 entries, narrowed down to 200 for the final judging. The portrait, entitled 'Arnold Lowrey, Artist and Friend', was then exhibited at the NEC in Birmingham in November 2017, where thousands of people were able to view it.
I love painting in Watercolour. I particularly love to paint flowers and animals, but enjoy snowscapes too. I find that the more I paint outside my "comfort zone", the more I enjoy the challenge that comes with it. I am open minded about styles of painting and enjoy a variety of artworks in different styles eg. from Constable and Monet to Shirley Trevena, Jean Haines, Charles Reid, Arnold Lowrey - all of them being my inspiration. My love of flowers and animals makes me want to let people see the beauty in them that I see. If I can convey this to anyone else, I feel that I have acheived my goal. I hope you like my work and it lifts your spirit.
I have exhibited my work at "The Mall Galleries" in London, "Patchings Arts Centre" in Nottingham and at the NEC, in Birmingham.
Locally, I have exhibited at "The Pierhead Building" in Cardiff ,and
"The Taliesin Art Gallery" in Swansea.
In 2014 and again in 2015, I was shortlisted for the magazine cover of the "Ken Bromley Cover Competition", with my paintings entitled, "Autumn Lights", ( 2014) and "The Eyes Have It", ( 2015).
In 2017, my painting entitled, "Woodland Foxgloves", was the front cover of the SAA's magazine, "Paint".
I have had articles published in "The Leisure Painter", as well as in "Paint".
I have also been featured in, "The South Wales Echo" on occasion.
All of my artwork is in Watercolour and is sold unframed.
Giclee prints of my art are available on request and made to any size.
