70 portraits mark 70 years of the Queen’s reign

An art exhibition of 70 portraits by Suffolk artists in St Mary’s Church Woodbridge from the 2^nd to the 17^th July  will celebrate 70 years of the Queen’s reign. 

The Celebrating 70 show is another local landmark  in the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee year: one portrait for every year of the longest- reigning living monarch and the third longest reigning monarch in history.

The show will highlight the human diversity and change which has been a feature of the Queen’s reign. Faces, expressions, moods and the human form will all feature in the show which will include work by a talented collection of professional and emerging Suffolk artists.

“We are putting together a very exciting collection of work by both established and promising young artists,” commented artist and gallery owner Claire Fried who is curating the show. “The professional artists  showing their work  are all based in Suffolk, while our emerging artists are winners of an Anna Airy award which is made to outstanding students of Suffolk Sixth Forms and Colleges who exhibit at an annual exhibition put on by the Ipswich Art Society.” Anna Airy (1882-1964) was one of the most distinguished artists of her generation who trained at the Slade School of Fine Art and spent her later years living in Playford, Ipswich.

Celebrating 70 is being hosted by the Friends of St Mary’s Church with all donations going towards the upkeep and restoration of the church building.

Media representatives are welcome to attend the show’s Private View and Drinks on the 1^st July 2022 from 6-8 pm. For further information contact:

Nick Cottam

Tel: 07834978139

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List of Artists and Sculptors (36)

Celebrating Diversity

Claire Fried, David Stone, Audrey Sant, Jack Stephenson, Gill Thomas,

Georgina Barclay, Lindy Allfrey, Stephen Cassidy, Sarah Baddon Price,

Delia Tournay -Godfrey, Helen Bartholomew, Dide, Lisa Ann Puhlhofer,

Elaine Nason, Margot Noyes, Simon Farr, David Gillingwater,  Tammany Hunt,

 Roger Hardy, Zoe Rubens, Gerry Spiller, Susie Mendelsson.

Xanthia Robson -Farlingaye High School.

Lauren Oxborrow -Kesgrave High School

Asher Oxborrow & Rebecca Sotiriou -Suffolk One.

Lucia Bussell & Clarisse Hood -Northgate High School.

Caitlin Wiggins & Caleb Ernst -Ipswich High School.

Caroline Bartekova -St. Alban’s Catholic High School.

Grace  Nicholls -Framlingham College.

Olivia Mayers & Ben Jackson -Royal Hospital School.

Amy Thornley & Violet Walters -Woodbridge School.