The ROI Paints Greenwich September 2nd October 2nd 2016
The ROI Paints Greenwich M1 Fine Art welcomes The Royal Institute of Oil Painters (The ROI) to its central Greenwich gallery space for an exciting exhibition, entitled The ROI Paints Greenwich. All works feature diverse views of the local landscape in a variety of signature styles from a collective of world-class painters. This revered group of artists form the most prestigious organisation relating to the process of oil painting in the UK. Over the past six months they have been out in force on the streets of Greenwich with the sole aim of capturing the beauty and majesty of one of London s most famed and historic locations. Led by its president, Ian Cryer and Vice President Tim Benson, The Royal Institute of Oil Painters was founded in 1882 and was granted royal status by King Edward VII in 1909. Confined to a very limited number of elected members, who each demonstrate the required level of excellence in the field of oil painting, The ROI encompasses all styles and techniques - a tradition that dates back to its inauguration. The Royal Institute of Oil Painters demands the same high standard of excellence set by legendary artists of the past, such as Rodin, who have shown their work in ROI exhibitions. Its records, beginning in 1882, are held in the Victoria & Albert Museum. With this exhibition, we seek to show the present-day beauty of Greenwich, as well as capturing its historical importance. As ever, we aim to achieve this using the many varied styles all of our artists paint in. We hope each visitor gets as much pleasure from viewing the works as we got from creating them. Ian Cryer, President of the ROI. Ian Cryer
Adebanji Alade Exhibiting Artists Ian Cryer (PROI) President of The Royal Institute of Oil Painters (PROI), Ian Cryer was born in 1959. He is a West Country Artist, known worldwide for his modern impressionist oil paintings of evocative landscapes, timeless railway imagery, interiors and intriguing characters. His style has evolved as a result of many years working directly from life, this having given him a freshness and spontaneity that are the hallmarks of his work. Cryer s rise to President of the ROI resulted from his phenomenal success over decades in exhibitions with many professional Art Societies including the Royal Academy and the ROI itself. His integration within these revered organisations has ensured he is acknowledged as one of the leading oil painters of our time and one to watch as his career continues to develop. His works are held in many private and public collections including Pricewaterhouse- Coopers, Longleat House and The House of Lords Permanent Collection. He has also enjoyed lucrative commissions from the likes of the Crossrail Project, English, Welsh and Scottish Railways and Royal Mail. Tim Benson (VPROI) Tim was elected as Vice President of the ROI in 2013 following his education at Glasgow School of Art and Byam Shaw School of Art from 1998-2001. Regularly exhibiting in solo and group exhibitions around the UK, Tim displays fine art paintings, which have received widespread critical acclaim and accordingly has established a large following and collector base. His relative youth is impressive when considering he has already exhibited at The National Portrait Gallery and has been commissioned by the likes of Michael Palin CBE and Brian Cox CBE. He is fascinated with creating the distinguishable likeness of a subject but moreover evoking the subject s character and mood. He is never satisfied with simple representation and prefers instead to concentrate on bringing to his work an emotive and often visceral quality. Natalia Avdeeva Trevor Chamberlin Roger Dellar Roger Ferrin Alice Hall Philip James Haidee-Jo Summers Robin Mackervoy Ronald Morgan Barry Peckham David Pilgrim Graham Webber
Left Summer Light, Greenwich Adebanji Alade 16x12 inches 1,150 Right Helter Skelter, Greenwich David Pilgrim 11x14 inches 995
Left Towards the Thames Ian Cryer (PROI) 12x12 inxhes 1,150 Right Sunny Day, Dome Alice Hall 42x31 inches 3,200
Far left The Foreshore Alice Hall 15x12 inches 480 Left The City to the East: Skyview of Greenwich Philip James 35x27 inches 2,750 Below Towards the O2 Graham Webber 20x8 inches 950
Left Tavern on the Thames Barry Peckham 12x8 inches 435 Right St Alfege s Church Graham Webber 8x10 inches 625
Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich David Pilgrim 16x8 inches 995
Towards the Thames From Observatory Hill, Greenwich Park David Pilgrim 18x10 inches 1,125
Left Looking West Along the Thames Tim Benson 48x36 inches 6,000 Right Crane St. Greenwich, Spring Robin Mackervoy 10x12 inches 600
RIVER THAMES CUTTY SARK SHIP CUTTY SARK DLR CREEK ROAD COLLEGE APPROACH GREENWICH MARKET GREENWICH RAIL STATION GREENWICH S ST WE ARE HERE GREENWICH HIGH ROAD ROYAL HILL CROOM'S HILL NELSON ROAD JAMIE S ITALIAN NEVADA ST KING WILLIAM WALK ROMNEY ROAD GREENWICH PARK 20 Nelson Road, Greenwich, London SE10 9JB T: +44 (0)20 8269 0906 E: info@m1fineart.com www.m1fineart.com Gallery Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 10am 6pm, Sat & Sun 9am 7pm Exhibition runs from September 2nd October 2nd 2016 Cover image Sunbathing on the Hill Roger Dellar 16x12 inches 1,300