Alison Hepburn
I studied fine-art painting at St Albans and Exeter Colleges of Art. I then worked as an illustrator for 10 years, working on commissions for books, national magazines, newspapers, and greeting cards. While working as an illustrator, my work developed a highly decorative style, which led to me being a winner in the National Silver Trust Competition in 1993 to design a plate for the 10 Downing Street ceremonial dinner service.
I now create mosaics for private commissions and exhibitions in the UK and Europe and am a member of the British Association for Modern Mosaic. In recent years I have taken part in various exhibitions.
In 2006 I organised the Symbols of Faith exhibition in York Minster which was open 1st-30th September 2006. This included, finding the venue and negotiating with the Minster, currating the applications and hanging the exhibition.
I prepared the sucessful proposal for the group exhibition at Wakefield Art Gallery Yorkshire 2007 including; choosing the artists, sourcing biographies and images from the artists and proparing the formal application document.
I am a member of the Northern Area group of BAMM a group of mosaic artists, group exhibitions, technique demonstrations and bringing together solo artists in the area.
Osterly Park Open BAMM 2002
Artizan Gallery, Selby Yorkshire 2003
Cardiff Miniatures BAMM 2004
Prix Picassiette 2004, 2006, 2008
Stratford Upon Avon Living Surface BAMMVIVA 2005
Stroud Miniatures BAMM 2005
Xinamarie Mosaici 2005
Cirencester Museum Four Seasons
Holmfirth Art Week 2006
Tessellated Nature 2006
Wakefield Art Gallery, Facades, 2007
Breakout, Bilston Craft Gallery, Wolverhampton, 2007
Sailsbury Museum, 2008
Planet Earth, Exeter, 2008
Liquorice and Allsorts, Pontefract 2009
Heavans Above, Exeter, 2009
Music of the Eye, 2009
BOOKS
Already published
Beginner’s Guide to Mosaics
Published in hardback in America, Australia and New Zealand, Canada, Czech Republic 2003 and in Germany and the UK 2005. Paperback edition published Autumn 2005 Sterling USA.
Mosaics for the Home and Garden
To be published Autumn 2006 in America, Australia and New Zealand
These three chimneys were first displayed at the Breakout exhibition at the Bilston Craft Gallery in 2007. This was a juried exhibition of 15 international artists.
They were on display this summer at the Newby Hall Sculpture Park for the Summer's Season 2008.
I would like to thank the Arts Council of Great Britain for their grant which has part funded this project.
ARTICLES
Written for Grout from 2004 on various subjects including The Newport Mosaics of Kenneth and Oliver Budd and Maggie Howarth.
Andamento; A Glorious Partnership
The Mosaics in The Church of
St Mary The Virgin, Studley Royal
E PUBLISHING
craft&design Magazine, 2005
Mosaic Yearbook 2006 and 2008
Art Nouveau - OpusExeter Summer 2010
Green Bird (above) and Finches (above right)
These mosaics were on show at the Opus Mosaic Gallery,120 Fore Street, Exeter EX4 3JQ
From 3rd May to 28th June 2010
Exhibitions on now
Recent Exhibitions
Cinca, stained and vitreous glass, broken windscreen glass on polystyrene and modroc bases decorated with line drawing, with chains, ball bearings, semi-precious stones and beads
‘Heavens Above’ exhibition Exeter 2009
Cinca, ammonites and semi precious stones, millefiori, vitreous and staines glass, fused glass and gold smalti
The Four Elements exhibition Salisbury 2008
Held in private collection
Clay structure with cinca, vitreous glass and fused glass
‘Liquorice and All Sorts’ exhibition Pontefract 2009
Newby Hall Sculpture Park, Summer 2010
NEW WORK
This mosaic will be on exhibition at Newby Hall in their sculpture park for the summer season, 1st June - 26 September. Entrance is free with a gardens only ticket.
Above right - Alison at the private view