About Monique Robben- Andy Sheppard
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Education
1988 - 1989
Carmarthen School of Art, Wales.
1978 - 1984
Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, The Netherlands
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Event: Paper Pairs
Dates: 21 Jun 2018 - 17 Jul 2018
Group Show Paper Pairs June 21- July 17 2018 Bremerhaven.
Event: Paper Pairs
Dates: 4 May 2018 - 17 Mar 2018
Group Show Paper Pairs May 4-17 2018 Galerie Kunst 40, Breite Strasse 40, Berlin Schmargendorf Germany.
Event: Solo Show
Dates: 1 Apr 2018 - 29 Apr 2018
Solo show from april 1-april 29 2018
Event: Paper Pairs
Dates: 16 Feb 2018 - 25 Feb 2018
Groupexhibition of international group of artists. All their work are made on paper and are size 30x40cm.
Event: Scheveningse Salon
Dates: 28 Oct 2017 - 19 Nov 2017
Group Exhibition Art&Jazz artists.
Event: Fair for Contemporary Art
Dates: 22 Sep 2017 - 24 Sep 2017
Group show
Event: Paper Pairs
Dates: 8 Sep 2017 - 10 Sep 2017
Group Show "Artlocal", Windeck Germany, 08-09 until 10-09 2017
Event: Paper Pairs Köln
Dates: 17 Jun 2017 - 9 Jul 2017
Group Exhibition "Works on Paper" In Köln, Germany.
Event: Paper Pairs
Dates: 20 Apr 2017 - 31 May 2017
Group exhibition "Works on Paper".
Event: Total of exhibitions and Artmarkets in the last two years.
Dates: 24 Aug 2014 - 16 Aug 2015
-Group Exhibition Kunst op Scheveningen all year round.
-Art market Kurhausplein Scheveningen 16 augustus 2015.
-Vlaggetjesdag Scheveningen 13 juni 2015.
-"Graaitijd" festival Scheveningen 12 juni 2015.
- Muzee Scheveningen, 20 and 21 december 2014, a short exhibition of all "Work of Art of the Month" participants this year at MUZEE Scheveningen.( Included myself) Each one of them will show one new work of art.
- Muzee Scheveningen, 21-10 2014- until 14-11 2014, showing two paintings that are selected as 'Work of Art of the Month'.
-Zuiderstrandtheater, 04-10 2014, Kranenburgweg 211 Scheveningen, showing "Kitesurfers, Scheveningen".
-Art market Art&Jazz, 24-8 2014, Kurhausplein Scheveningen.
Event: Late Late Show RTE
Dates: 8 Aug 1998 - 8 Sep 1998
Work featured as gifts on the Late Late Show RTE, Ireland 1998
Biography
All aspects wich are typical of the coast inspires her, the clouds, the sea or the beach with interesting textures. The challenge is to express a more abstract way of working.
It's all about the challenge to try to catch that special light and atmosphere.
Since she moved to the UK and became a couple with Andy Sheppard, next to painting, she started to work with Andy making ceramic sculptures in raku firing techniques.
The paintings are also sold on Artfinder in a seperate painting shop; monique-robben.
Andy Sheppard was born in West Wales and has been a Raku potter for 30 years, selling in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and now internationally.
At 16 Andy started a three year apprenticeship, after wich he was employed as a production thrower, and moved on to do glaze chemistry and clay technology at Carmarthen Art School Jobswellroad.
He soon became known for the precicion of his thrown work.
At this time Andy began to combine the precise classsical shapes of his thrown work with the randomness and spontaneity wich is inherent in the process of Raku firing.
Raku refers to a method of firing wich derives from an ancient Japanese technique and is associated with Zen philosophy and practise.
Raku is seen as a spiritual proces and is the most respected form of making/ finishing / firing techniques in Japanese ceramics.
There are many factors and variables involved in the Raku proces, dependant on the dynamic principle of chance.
Thus the artist does not have absolute control but is more an active participant in the process.
In the way each individual piece is a unique expression of this relationship and the particular creative event from wich it arises.
Raku is a rapid firing technique. Wich the ceramic is taken from a hot kiln around 1000C and placed into combustible materials wich reduces the oxigen and carbon burn react to the copper and the crazing glaze used in the proces.
Andy Sheppard has shown work at the following galleries, a shortlist:
2022,
Raku Teapots featured on Art series UK TV.
2019
Square Gallery, St. Mawes, UK
2018
9 South Street Gallery, Fowey, UK
2009
Old Custom House, Cardigan, Wales, UK
2009
Fontanne Fine Arts Centre, West Wales, UK
2009
Llantrisant Art Centre, Llantrisant, Wales, UK
2004
Iona House, Oxfordshire and Windsor, UK
2004
Art Frame Gallery, Plymouth and Tavistock, UK
2003
Great Atlantic Gallery, Falmouth, UK
2003
Dick the Dog Gallery, Penzance, UK
2002
Over the Moon Gallery, St. Agnes, UK
2002
Glass House Gallery, St. Ives, UK
2001
Chase Art Gallery, Wadebridge, UK
2001
Lemon Street Gallery, Truro, UK
2001
High Tide Trading Gallery, Mevagissey, UK
2000
Fowey River Gallery, Fowey, UK
2000
Michael Wood Gallery, Plymouth, UK
1999
Private Collector Gallery, Brandon, Cork
1999
Bristol Guild, Bristol, UK
1998
Quinlands Macroom, Cork, Ireland, UK
1998
The Laverte Quay, Cork City, Ireland
1998
Cat and Moon, Sligo, Ireland
1998
Maclaren Gallery, Ayreshire, Scotland, UK
1997
Leap Gallery, West Cork, UK
1997
Kean on Ceramics, Cork, UK
1997
Design Concourse, Galway, Ireland
1997
Baladyhob Gallery, West Cork, Ireland
1997
Quinlands Gallery, Cork City, Ireland
1997
Witchcraft, Dublin, Ireland
1997
Crafts Council, Dublin, Ireland
1996
Phoenix Ceramics , Lianboidy, UK
1995
Waterfront Gallery, Milford Haven, UK
Work featured as gifts on the Late Late Show RTE, Ireland 1998
