Published in York Press

Ghislaine Howard’s acclaimed series of paintings, The Stations Of The Cross: The Captive Figure, is being shown as devotional work during Lent and Easter.

This year, there is an additional work, 365 series, to complement the exhibition.

The Stations and 365 collections are on view in the Nave, while The Empty Tomb is displayed in the crypt. Visitors are welcome to walk the Stations Of The Cross as part of a service every Friday at 11.45am during Lent.

The 14 monumental monochrome paintings that form the time-honoured sequence The Stations Of The Cross will be set in the Nave against 365 small painted panels, resulting from her daily meditation on a news media photograph, which form part of the artist’s ongoing 365 series.

The fourteen monumental monochrome paintings that form the time honoured sequence The Stations of the Cross, (created in association with Amnesty International and first shown at Liverpool Cathedral in 2000) are shown juxtaposed with 365 small painted panels which form part of Ghislaine’s ongoing 365 Series.

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During Lent and Easter 2012 the great space of York Minster’s nave will enriched by the showing of two major bodies of work by Ghislaine Howard.

The fourteen monumental monochrome paintings that form the time honoured sequence The Stations of the Cross, (created in association with Amnesty International and first shown at Liverpool Cathedral in 2000) are shown juxtaposed with 365 small painted panels which form part of Ghislaine’s ongoing 365 Series.

The Dean of York, the very Reverend Keith Jones, has written of the Stations of the Cross sequence

‘In the great spaces of York Minster these powerful works are remarkably at home and the final, new canvas of The Empty Tomb, which you have to search out in the crypt, is a revelation. This is not so much an exhibition as a devotion.’

Talking about the 365 Series Ghislaine has said:

‘I’ve been making these paintings every day since October 2006. Each one measures 6 x 8 inches and results from a daily meditation on one news image usually from The Guardian newspaper. I have often done this in an irregular fashion, but after being involved in a minor way with the events in London of 7/7 I have regularised this practise.

The choice of images reflects the preponderance of images of warfare, crime and suffering that we find on a daily basis in our newspaper of choice: the choosing of the images is entirely intuitive: not every one relates to images of tragedy. Each is dated on the reverse, but other than that, no further reference is made to the wider context of which they are a part.’

In 2008 Ghislaine was named as a ‘Woman of the Year’ for her contribution to art and society; the 365 series was first shown at Imperial War Museum North 2009.

Ghislaine Howard was named as a Woman of the Year 2008 for her contribution to art and society. Her works chart and interpret shared human experience.

Also on view in the crypt is Ghislaine’s monumental painting, The Empty Tomb.

The exhibition runs from 23rd February until 15 April, 2012

You can follow the progress of the 365 Series on ghislainehoward.blogspot.com

Sixteen Glossop artists are taking part, some opening up their studios and others exhibiting their work in this celebration of arts and crafts taking place over seven venues in the town. Within the group are both nationally renowned artists and emerging artists and craft artisans. Working in a variety of media including oils, pastels, ceramics, glass, textiles, printing and stone this event showcases the creativity abounding in Glossop.

The event will give people the chance to see the artists in their studios, look at their work and talk with them about it.

For studio locations and details please visit Glossop Art Trail

The Cathedral Centre is at 18-19 Iron Gate Derby DE1 3GP and is open from 9.00am to 3.30pm, Monday to Saturday.

Music will be provided by Kingfishers Catch Fire, The Esoteric Gender, The Sentimentalists and Marry Another. This event is also a charity fundraiser for Amnesty International.

Easter 2012 A selection of Ghislaine’s daily paintings will be exhibited at the Minster together with a projection piece

Easter 2013 Ghislaine will be exhibiting an entirely new series of works inspired by her daily news paintings. These will be large scale secular works each of which will counterpoint one of the original Stations images. Each painting will be developed from the bank of small paintings that she produces on a daily basis. The painting of Judas will be re-instated within the main body of the Minster.

It is hoped that the original Stations will be exhibited in Milan cathedral during the Lenten weeks of 2013.

Ghislaine’s exhibition The Choreography of Walking attracted a good deal of publicity as did the showing of her painting Angry Man: Head of Rooney which was shown at The Gateway Gallery in Macclesfield. Check the website for details!