BIRDS EYE VIEW FILM FESTIVAL EXHIBITION

ALMOST FORGOT TO POST THIS FROM OVER EASTER, MY AMERICAN PSYCHO POSTER DESIGN WAS SELECTED TO APPEAR IN AN EXHIBITION AT THE BFI SOUTHBANK AS PART OF THE BIRDS EYE VIEW FILM FESTIVAL. I WENT DOWN TO SEE THE WORK (THIS IS ME LOOKING EXHAUSTED WHILST WEARING SOME RIDICULOUS SLEEVES IN FRONT OF MY WORK AFTER AN OVERNIGHT COACH JOURNEY TO LONDON) AND HAD A GREAT DAY AT THE FESTIVAL, WHICH IS A CELEBRATION OF WOMEN IN FILM. I MET SOME INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN AND CAME AWAY FEELING ENCOURAGED AND EMPOWERED AS A DESIGNER. I'D HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE FEST FOR ANYONE LOOKING TO ATTAIN POSITIVE AND ENCOURAGING INFO/ADVICE ON/FOR WOMEN WORKING WITHIN THE FILM INDUSTRY TODAY.

I DIDN'T GET ANY OTHER PHOTOS AS MY PHONE DIED ON ARRIVAL (A REALLY HELPFUL MEMBER OF THE BIRDS EYE VIEW TEAM TOOK THIS ONE FOR ME ON HER PHONE) BUT ALL OF THE OTHER WORK ON SHOW WAS BRILLIANT!

= KIM =

NEW PRINT SHOP ON ETSY

I FINALLY GOT AROUND TO TURNING MY EXHIBITED PAINTINGS INTO PRINTS! I'VE SELECTED A FEW OF MY FAVOURITE PIECES WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE IN A LIMITED RUN OF A1 AND A3 SIZES. VISIT MY SHOP HERE:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/KimThompsonArt

THANKS!KIM X

MY NEW EXHIBITION @ MANCHESTER CORNERHOUSE

ODD BAR EXHIBITION

A FEW PHOTOS FROM MY EXHIBITION LAUNCH THE OTHER NIGHT.... 

     ZACK ESTERHUIZEN OF PERKY PAIR      DESIGN AND ANIMATION (FAR RIGHT)

THE WORK IN SITU @ ODD BAR NORTHERN QUARTER

MOSS AND TONYA

JACK AND MAX

TONYA AND ME

WAS A REALLY GOOD TURN OUT IN THE END, I THINK BETWEEN 20 - 30 OF MY FRIENDS CAME SO THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO MADE IT DOWN! ALSO I WOULD RECOMMEND ODD BAR TO ANY ARTISTS/ ILLUSTRATORS WHO HAVE WORK THEY'D LIKE TO EXHIBIT THAT'S PERHAPS NOT BIG ENOUGH FOR A GALLERY SPACE-  IT'S USUALLY PRETTY EASY TO SELL THINGS THERE, THEY HELP TO PROMOTE YOUR STUFF AND THROW IN A FEW BOTTLES OF WINE ON THE LAUNCH NIGHT, BONUS!

= KIM =

TONIGHT! : 'RECKONING' EXHIBITION

JUST GOT BACK FROM INSTALLING MY EXHIBITION AT ODD BAR (MANCHESTER NORTHERN QUARTER). TITLED 'R E C K O N I N G,' THE PIECE DEPICTS A WALL OF HAIRLESS CATS DELIVERING DIVINE RETRIBUTION, OCULARLY....

THE WORK WILL BE UP FROM TODAY UNTIL THE 3RD OF OCTOBER - I'LL BE THERE TONIGHT FROM 7PM FOR THE 'LAUNCH', COMPLIMENTARY WINE FOR EARLY BIRDS! 

= KIM =

CULTURECLOUD COMPETITION

FOR SOME REASON I THINK I FORGOT TO MENTION IT ON HERE, BUT BASICALLY I ENTERED MY PAINTING, 'SELF PORTRAIT AS A CHILD' (SEE ABOVE) INTO A NATION WIDE ART COMPETITION LAST MONTH (ORCHESTRATED MAINLY BY THE NOTTINGHAM NEW ART EXCHANGE, ARTFINDER, NESTA AND FACT AMONGST OTHER ARTS ORGANISATIONS), AND I'M REALLY CHUFFED TO ANNOUNCE THAT I MADE IT THROUGH TO THE PENULTIMATE EXHIBITION STAGE! 

THE COMPETITION INVOLVED ARTISTS SUBMITTING A 2D PIECE OF WORK, OUT OF WHICH 100 PIECES WERE SELECTED BY A TEAM OF CURATORS. THESE WORKS THEN WENT ONLINE FOR A PUBLIC VOTE BEFORE BEING WHITTLED DOWN TO THE  'TOP 40' PIECES, WHICH WILL BE EXHIBITED IN THE NEW ART EXCHANGE FROM THE 26TH OF JULY 2012.

COME ALONG TO THE LAUNCH NIGHT IF YOU'RE IN THE AREA - THE NEW ART EXCHANGE ALWAYS PUT ON GREAT, LIVELY LAUNCH EVENTS FULL OF INTERESTING PEOPLE. MORE INFO BELOW:

AND A PHOTO OF MYSELF (BACK ROW 4TH FROM LEFT) AND THE OTHER ARTISTS AT THE LONDON PRESS LAUNCH EVENT TODAY...NOT QUITE SURE WHY WE ALL LOOK SO EMBARRASSED...!

KIM X