Back for its eighth edition, the Jersey Summer Exhibition continues to be the ultimate celebration of artistic inspiration and cultural vibrancy on the island. This exhibition has quickly become a highlight of the Jersey art scene, attracting both locals and visitors with its dynamic showcase of talent. The exhibition features a diverse array of works including ceramics, prints, photography, paintings, and sculptures, attracting collectors and art enthusiasts alike. Modelled after the renowned Royal Academy event in London, the Jersey Summer Exhibition stands out for its rigorous selection process. A panel of professional artists and critics carefully selects the exhibits, ensuring a dynamic and high-quality group selling exhibition. This opportunity not only provides artists with a prestigious platform but also helps to elevate their careers, whether they are emerging talents or professional artists.
This year’s selection panel boasts a remarkable line-up: Tom Hammick, painter and printmaker whose work is held in various public and private collections worldwide, including The British Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, Deutsche Bank, British Arts Council and The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia; Ben Johnson, painter recognized for his practice based on architectural space and intricated cityscapes whose work is included in permanent collections worldwide, including the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Centre Georges Pompidou, the Museum of Modern Art, New York; and Sue Timney, iconic designer best-known for her distinctive use of black and white graphic imagery and currently President of the British Institute of Interior Design.
The gallery would like to make special thanks to the exhibition sponsor and prize giver RBC, to exhibition sponsors Hawk and BCR Law and to the contributors Rural Magazine and their associated RURAL prize givers, National Trust for Jersey and Gallery Magazine for their contribution to the Jersey Summer Exhibition 2024, your support has made a difference, and we are deeply grateful for your generosity. Most importantly CCA Galleries International would like to extend our heartfelt thanks once again to all of the artists who submitted their work for this year’s edition.
The show runs through July 26th at CCA Galleries International, 10 Hill Street, St. Helier, with the gallery open to the public 12.00 - 6.00pm, Mon – Fri.
Tom Hammick's work probes the human condition in pulsating color, pushing the materiality of each medium into a contemplative narrative. There is an undeniable oscillation between the quietude of the subject matter-a lone figure on the beach, three figures tending a garden-and the artist's distinctly exuberant palette. We as viewers are left with an electrified stillness.
Tom Hammick is an artist living and working in London and East Sussex in the UK. He studied art history at the University of Manchester and later Fine Painting at Camberwell College of Art and NSCAD, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Canada. He has an MA in Printmaking, also from Camberwell, and until recently taught at Fine Art Painting and Printmaking for many years at The University of Brighton. Hammick is the proud father of three mostly grown children as well as a lover of music, theater, film, opera and poetry, all of which informs his work in a profound and tangible way. His work is held in various public and private collections worldwide, including The British Museum, London; Victoria and Albert Museum, London; Yale Centre for British Art, New Haven, CT; Deutsche Bank; De Beers; ING Barings; Arthur Anderson; British Arts Council and The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia.
Ben Johnson was born in Llandudno, Wales. He studied at the Royal College of Art and lives and works in London.
SUE TIMNEY
Sue Timney has worked in Britain, Europe and Japan for over thirty years creating interior projects celebrating her own brand of exotic classicism under the TIMNEY FOWLER and SUE_TIMNEY banners. The work ranges from commercial and residential interior architecture to product design for interiors and fashion. She was made a Visiting Professor and Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Art in 2007, holds the Textile Institute’s Design Medal and nominated for the Prince Philip Designer's Prize by the Royal College of Art. From 2012 - 2014 Sue was President of the British Institute of Interior Design (BIID) and is she is currently a director of BIID. She was presented with the Merit Award from the Institute in 2022 for excellence in interior design practice; a contribution to the development of the Institute and a commitment to the wider field of design education.
