BEXLEYHEATH CENTRAL LIBRARY EXHIBITION
Our members who are exhibiting have overcome severe mental health difficulties, largely by being empowered through art. Tony Bennett, ‘a functioning alcoholic and drug addict’, credits Centrepieces with bringing ‘art back into my life’, to the extent that ‘the concentration and enjoyment I get helps keep out all the rubbish that’s in my head’. Georgina Bowen says her depression has been alleviated by her painting, revealing that ‘it has been very therapeutic for me, and very beneficial for my health and wellbeing’, while Barbara Anne French’s art ‘fills up my time and via my paintings I am transported into another world. A happier one’. Joan Sher comments that ‘in times of stress and worry I find it quite uplifting splashing around with very bright colours’, while Trevor Whiting sums up the whole ethos of Centrepieces by observing, ‘working alongside such a diverse and friendly group of artists… is helping me become more confident in both my own ability as an artist and my self-esteem.’
Monday 28 September - Friday 23 October 2015
An example of the selection at Bexleyheath Library. |
Our members who are exhibiting have overcome severe mental health difficulties, largely by being empowered through art. Tony Bennett, ‘a functioning alcoholic and drug addict’, credits Centrepieces with bringing ‘art back into my life’, to the extent that ‘the concentration and enjoyment I get helps keep out all the rubbish that’s in my head’. Georgina Bowen says her depression has been alleviated by her painting, revealing that ‘it has been very therapeutic for me, and very beneficial for my health and wellbeing’, while Barbara Anne French’s art ‘fills up my time and via my paintings I am transported into another world. A happier one’. Joan Sher comments that ‘in times of stress and worry I find it quite uplifting splashing around with very bright colours’, while Trevor Whiting sums up the whole ethos of Centrepieces by observing, ‘working alongside such a diverse and friendly group of artists… is helping me become more confident in both my own ability as an artist and my self-esteem.’
We are partly using the Bexleyheath exhibition
to help publicise World Mental Health Day, which takes place on Saturday 10
October. This year, the World Health Organisation are raising awareness of what
can be done to ensure that people with mental health conditions can continue to
live with dignity, specifically through human rights orientated policy and law;
training of health professionals; respect for informed consent to treatment;
inclusion in decision-making processes and public information campaigns.
More of the art on display. |
Please support the Centrepieces exhibition
in Bexleyheath library, as it’s a prime example of what people can achieve in
an atmosphere of sympathy, encouragement and support.
List
of Paintings and Artists
1. Arrangement
in blue No.18 Richard Jones
2. Baby in the
bulrushes Martin Robinson
3. Candle in the
Wind Martin Robinson
4. The Milk Maid
(after Vermeer) Georgina Bowen
5. Cork
Head Tony Bennett
6. Ever
Watchful Tony Bennett
7. The 4 Cottages Barbara
French
8. Togetherness Barbara
French
9. Autumn Lake
and Three Cows Barbara French
10. Clocks Barbara
Cotter
11. Being Set Up
By Them (Part 1) Barbara Cotter
12. Portal to
Psychosis Barbara Cotter
13. God is Angry
and She’s Black Christie Cassisa
14. Twilight Christie
Cassisa
15. Mythical
Monster Steve Jones
16. Metamorphosis Peter
Walmsley
17. Liam Gallagher Trevor
Whiting
18. Dog 1 Trevor
Whiting
19. Rainforest Dawn
Tomkins
20. Coral Dawn
Tomkins
21. Poem Concrete
Mandala Ann Cronin
22. Lost Fennec
Fox Joan Scher
23. The Lion and
the Unicorn Joan Scher
24. Rhino Joan
Scher
25. Julie Libby
Harris & Dave Salonia
26. Priceless
Jordan Dawn Tomlin
27. Caught Dawn Tomlin
28. Dinner
Time Dawn Tomlin
29. Chain Neil
Butler
30. Dungeness
Boat Neil Butler
31. Clouds Neil
Butler
32. I Like to
Wobble Alex Spendley
33. Moss
Side Alex Spendley
34. Wet Hare Alex
Spendley
If you go to the exhibition and are
interested in purchasing any of the above, please contact us at Centrepieces.
Robert
Fairclough
Images copyright: Dawn Tomlin
Images copyright: Dawn Tomlin
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