Abundance | London

Abundance is an unmissable group exhibition of artworks by artists Chandrakant Patel (ActionSpace), Erin Keogh (Project Ability) and Kathy Wilmott (Venture Arts). The work is accompanied by audio descriptive poetry, written by Sally Hirst (Venture Arts).

This touring exhibition is the culmination of a three year collaborative project between ActionSpace, Project Ability and Venture Arts celebrating our work with learning disabled artists. This is the third and final iteration of the exhibition and is hosted by ActionSpace at V.O Curations in London.

The exhibition will explore the relationship between the prolific making of the artists and their distinct abstract practices through an immersive experience. A programme of live, inclusive events will accompany the exhibition and a relaxed space will be integrated into the exhibition for all audiences. This final showcase of the exhibition is curated by artist Louis Caseley. The exhibiting artists were selected by artist Sonia Boué who comments that audiences will be drawn to and ‘connect with the immediacy, energy and abundance of life within the three selected practices.’

Chandrakant Patel is based at ActionSpace’s Studio in London. His exquisite and culturally layered practice combines painting and drawing to create multiple wall collages. Chandrakant frequently works on several pieces at once, layering inks, acrylics and pen to create rich compositions.

Erin Keogh is an artist, based at Project Ability in Glasgow. Her textured and expansive exuberance from a place of physical confinement is compelling. Erin creates large, expressive and thoughtfully composed canvases.

Kathy Wilmott’s work is full of joy and movement, with flowing circular patterns, combined with immersive colour combinations. She works across a variety of mediums, including illustration, textiles and ceramics, but her work always starts with illustration.

Sally Hirst is a talented illustrator, textile artist and ceramicist. Much of her work is inspired by themes of climate change and her love of animals. Sally is passionate about accessibility and has audio described all the pieces in the show. Sally has developed a beautifully poetic style of audio description. You can listen to some examples here:

 

Exhibition Events

Artist and Curator Tour with Chandrakant Patel and Louis Caseley.
Friday 1 March, 2 – 3pm

Free, book here.

Join ActionSpace artist Chandrakant Patel and artist/curator Louis Caseley for an artist and curator tour of Abundance at V.O Curations. Chandrakant Patel will screen films documenting his fluid, site-sensitive installation process. Curator of Abundance, Louis Caseley, will lead a guided tour, detailing the themes behind each artwork. Join us for an opportunity to learn more about the processes and curatorial decisions within the exhibition.

This tour will be given in a relaxed setting and is open to all.

In Parallel
Saturday 2 March, 12 – 4pm

Live painting: 12 – 3pm
Informal artist conversation: 3 – 4pm 

Free, book here.

Robin Smith and Jerome present In Parallel, a live mixed media painting event within Abundance. In Parallel is both an artist response to the exhibition and an activation of the space, developed through a series of studio visits between the artists to explore figuration, drawing and mixed media processes. Robin and Jerome invite visitors to view their creative processes and experimentation live as they work alongside each other to create new work in the gallery. This event is free and open to all.

Abundance is part of Explorers Project, a creative programme and framework for increasing the visibility and representation of neurodivergent artists in contemporary visual art.