Meeting the artist Celia Ward

This afternoon, as part of a series of visits recruiting artists to co-mission, Henry Shelton and I met up with Celia Ward.

Celia was born into a painting family in Kent, England. She studied her craft in this milieu, and at The Royal Academy schools in London. She read History at University College, London.
In 1983 she won the Richard Ford Travel Award to draw at the Prado, Madrid and has exhibited at the Abbott and Holder, Brian Sinfield and Maas Galleries together with shows at the Romanian Cultural Institute in London and Konschthaus Beim Engel, Luxembourg.

Celia's projects have included a set of 30 watercolour 'Creation' illustrations for a private collector, a mural for Kensington School Manor Park, and a textile project, also in Manor Park, to encourage creative interaction of different racial, cultural, and religious groups and make decorations for public buildings that reflect the diverse cultures of the area.

With minimal publicity, co-mission is attracting real interest with artist visits happening, two major events for 2009 being planned and discussions underway regarding five possible commissions. I'll post more on developments as they occur.

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