erogenous | the box
Terence Wilde features in The Box at Pippy Houldsworth Gallery in London
amid the silent flowers
An online exhibition to mark a year since Terence Wilde set up the collective ‘Amid the Silent Flowers’ in London. It showcases works created during that time, a new short film about the importance of stitch, and an essay from Terence about the cathartic process for him, and the group more broadly. You’ll notice a common theme of taking back ownership of ‘negative’ words and phrases said to them over years, now turning them into something positive. Terence initiated this by sharing that back in the 80s someone said to him that his work was ‘not bad for a queer’… so you can imagine where these conversations have led the group.
why we linger at site festival
‘Why We Linger’ at Site Festival 2024 in Stroud. An exhibition showcasing all the artists that the Gallery represents.
WHY WE LINGER
A group exhibition showcasing all the artists that the Jennifer Lauren Gallery represents
New York Outsider Art Fair
It’s that time of year again when the New York Outsider Art Fair opens its doors to artists, new and old, and I am excited, once more, to be part of it. I have a vast array of talented artists to showcase including: Kate Bradbury, Nek Chand, Miguel Ángel Hernando, Carlo Keshishian, Pradeep Kumar, Cara Macwilliam, Mohammed M’rabet, Chris Neate, Valerie Potter, Shinichi Sawada, Marie Suzuki, Yoshihiro Watanabe, and Terence Wilde.
Raw Intuitive
The Museum of Naïve and Marginal Art presented Raw Intuitive - their triennial exhibition following an open callout for self-taught, naïve and marginal creators. On display were 129 works from 53 artists from 16 countries around the world.
Oxmarket Open 2022
About the Exhibition
Three artists I work with were selected for the first ever Open exhibition at Oxmarket Contemporary in Chichester. Cara Macwilliam featured with the newest of her small vibrant coloured ‘Energy’ drawings, Valerie Potter featured with a small cross-stitch embroidered work, and Terence Wilde featured with a detailed black and white pen drawing. The works selected for the open all fall under five categories: applied arts (craft), drawing & illustration, painting, print & photography, and sculpture.
To All the Kings Who Have No Crowns
Carl Freedman presented Jennifer Lauren Gallery, showcasing seventeen international, distinct contemporary practices, revealing a diverse collection of art forms including drawing, painting, ceramics, embroidery and found object sculptures.
Nippon Foundation - 2nd and 3rd International Open Exhibition
The Nippon Foundation Diversity in the Arts 2nd + 3rd International open-call exhibitions will be held in Japan in April 2021. Three artists from the Jennifer Lauren Gallery featured.
Unfortunately
About the Exhibition
Jennifer Lauren Gallery presented an online solo show for artist and adult survivor Terence Wilde titled Unfortunately from early January 2021.
The title of this show is quite ambiguous and that is exactly what the artist Terence Wilde wanted. For Terence, it references a multitude of thoughts and feelings: unfortunately, due to the high quality and number of entries this year we are unable to include your work in the show; unfortunately, you need to go back to shielding as a vulnerable person due to covid-19; if I’d have had a fortunate childhood, maybe I wouldn’t be doing art and I certainly wouldn’t be the person I have become today.
Join Jennifer online for a journey as we explore the two worlds of artist and adult survivor Terence Wilde, who uses his art practice as his own form of therapy. For him, it is a distraction, a method of calming and a daily occurrence that keeps him grounded. His creativity runs parallel to his mental health.
Terence recently said, “Through my art I lose myself and in the process, discover who I am. Art is a healing tool that helps me to survive as a person.”
Intersect Chicago
About the Exhibition
Jennifer Lauren Gallery presented new works for the virtual edition of Intersect Chicago 2020 from 6-12 November 2020. The fair was the evolution of SOFA – Sculpture Objects Functional Art. It was the intersection of art, design and objects. SOFA includes daily highlights on Glass, Contemporary Art, Design, Ceramic and Craft, Outsider Art, Fiber and Public Art / Sculpture.
The Jennifer Lauren Gallery showcased: mystical sculptural creatures from Japanese self-taught artists Shinichi Sawada and Akio Kontani; personal clay beings from British artist Terence Wilde; fun and colourful hand-felted 'Makoot' dolls from Japanese artist Makoto Okawa; layered web-like textile structures from British artist Aradne; symbolic cross-stitch and complex monochrome works by British artist Valerie Potter; imaginative pencil drawings from American artist Margaret Mousseau who only started drawing in her sixties; and not forgetting a new artist Joyce Davies from the Shetland Isles, who has created some powerful mono-screenprints.
Writer Edward Gomez has written about his curatorial selections HERE
ART | UNLOCKED | UNEARTHED
About the Exhibition
The Jennifer Lauren Gallery held a two-week callout in April 2020 for artists that self-define as disabled and/or Deaf to submit one artwork for selection that has been made since January 2020, with no theme or art material specified. This call-out culminated in this rich and vibrant online exhibition and zine that can be viewed here: ‘ART | UNLOCKED | UNEARTHED.’
With the help of artist and adult survivor Terence Wilde and curator Lisa Slominski, we selected the work of 30 artists from 194 submissions. As part of the funding from Manchester International Festival, five of the selected artists were Greater Manchester based – highlighted by the word *MANCHESTER.
Art provides a much-needed distraction and connection point for so many disabled and/or Deaf artists in order to combat the loneliness and isolation that many are currently facing. Many of those featured were from supported studios who were doing an incredible job to move their programming online to continue supporting disabled artists from a distance during covid-19.
Supporting artist’s wellbeing is of utmost importance to me and this call-out was just one way of providing a boost to artists during this time. Please get in touch should any works be of interest to you.
Monochromatic Minds: Lines of Revelation
About the Exhibition
The Jennifer Lauren Gallery proudly presented ‘Monochromatic Minds: Lines of Revelation’ at Candid Arts Centre in London that featured black and white work from Madge Gill, Donald Mitchell and more. Monochromatic Minds was the largest ever exhibition of disabled, self-taught and outsider artists from around the world, featuring black and white art through a variety of mediums including drawing, ceramics and textiles.
Featuring many previously unseen works from 61 artists, this exhibition brought together emerging artists alongside established outsider artists – artists who create work outside the artistic mainstream field, often by force of internal promptings and with culture not affecting their work. Several featured artists were working out of supported studios showing their work to a wider, more varied audience for the first time. This was an amazing opportunity to see unique work from international supported studios and artists isolated in the community that is rarely shown in the UK, with many of the pieces for sale.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS EXHIBITION AND THE EXHIBITING ARTISTS CLICK HERE
