Events

Honorary Professor of Arts 2011

This spring the Senate of the University of Bath conferred on Alan the position of Honorary Professor of Arts. Over the past three years he has had a developing relationship with the University of Bath advising on the University's "Centre for the Arts" project and using his extensive contacts to help support the fundraising initiatives associated with it.

Alan's Inaugural Lecture

"Alan Cotton - A Sense of Place" Wednesday 2nd November at 6.30pm East Building, University of Bath. Alan will be introduced by the Vice Chancellor, Glynis Breakwell, and will present stories about people and places from his travels, and, with illustrations of his work, show how his paintings are produced. The lecture is free, but advanced booking from the ICIA Box Office is essential as there are limited places.

Presentations and Seminars

Over the next three years Alan will deliver two or three presentations/seminars on a range of subjects, including the importance of creativity in the lives of children and young people, the importance of renewing and refreshing personal practice for Art Teachers and Lecturer's in Schools and FE Colleges and practical support for visual arts work created by the Universities own students. These events will be linked to the thematic programme devised by ICIA and will take place on campus, a city centre venue or an important regional or national visual arts venue. He has also agreed to create a series of five paintings which he will donate to the University to form part of their expanding Art Collection.

First Retrospective Exhibition of the Artist's Work

In September 2014, the University will organize a retrospective exhibition of Alan's work, which will be curated and shown in the Art Gallery, which will be one of the premiere spaces within the new University arts complex. Works in the exhibition will be loaned from national and international collections and the exhibition will tour to other venues after being launched in Bath. The exhibition will be accompanied by a lecture on Alan and his work from a gallery director or critic with a suitable profile and will be opened by one of the many well known collectors and personalities who own examples of his work.

Exhibition and Talk at the Lewis Elton Gallery,
University of Surrey

Monday 16th April 2012

An exhibition of paintings from Provence, Piemonte, Venice, Ireland and Hartland in North Devon, in association with Messum's Fine Art, will open in the Lewis Elton Gallery at the University of Surrey on Monday 16th April. Alan Cotton will attend the opening Preview at 5.30pm and the evening includes a talk about his work and stories of people and places from his travels, including his recent Everest expedition. The lecture will take place at 6.30pm in the Griffiths Lecture Theatre.
For more information visit www.surrey.ac.uk/arts/visualarts
To book for the lecture contact the Box Office on 01483 686876 or by email: arts@surrey.ac.uk

Talk at Tremough Campus Festival,
University of Exeter

Sunday 20th May 2012

A talk by Alan Cotton called "A Painter's Journey to Everest", will take place on Sunday 20th May at 3.30pm and will form part of the Daphne du Maurier Festival held in Fowey in May 2012. The talk will reveal not only the artist's physical journey and experiences in the Himalayas, but will explore his journey through a few earlier paintings and encounters, which led to the opportunity to fulfil a long held dream to travel to Tibet and to paint the world's highest Mountain. In May 2011 and again in October, he was Expedition Artist to Everest with the explorer David Hempleman-Adams.
For more information go to www.dumaurierfestival.co.uk
To book tickets contact the Box Office on 01726 879500.

Exhibition: Messum's Fine Art
8 Cork Street, London

12th - 29th September 2012

Alan will be exhibiting paintings from his travels up Everest as Expedition Artist.
Wednesday 12th September - 29th September 2012

Studio Exhibition:
Brockhill Studio

3rd - 6th December 2011

Exhibition of Paintings and Prints at Alan's Studio in Colaton Raleigh.
Brockhill Studio, Colaton Raleigh. Tel. 01395 568601

3rd - 6th December 2011 (4 days only)

Exhibition: Messum's Fine Art
8 Cork Street, London

The Series Paintings

Wednesday 14th September - 1st October 2011

Alan Cotton has revisited many of his favourite haunts for this London Exhibition and produced a series of new exciting work based on his drawings done on location. In addition to new paintings from Provence, Venice, Cyprus, Piemonte, Ireland and Hartland in North Devon, he has been working for the first time for many years on the Isle of Skye and has also produced a new series of Cornish paintings, Alan will be in the gallery on the opening day from midday and will be signing copies of his new book "Alan Cotton - Giving Life a Shape" By Jenny Pery.

Exhibition: British Impressionists
Falmouth Art Gallery Municipal Buildings, The Moor, Falmouth Cornwall TR11 2RT

Saturday 25th June to Saturday 10th September 2011

Cornwall played a major role in 20th century British Impressionism - one of the most popular movements in British art. This exhibition features important loans from Cornish collections and includes work by Sir John Arnesby Brown, Dame Laura Knight, Sir Alfred Munnings, Henry Scott Tuke, and John T. Richardson.

The exhibition will show that the tradition of impressionism is still strong today, and will include work by major contemporary artists who are based or have worked in Cornwall, such as Ted Dyer, Alan Cotton, Robert Jones, Andrew Tozer and Ben Warner.

Expedition Artist to Everest

In April 2011 Alan will be travelling as the Expedition Artist to Mount Everest. He will be part of a team, lead by his friend, the explorer and adventurer, David Hempleman-Adams. They will be flying out on Wednesday 27th April and Alan is already in training, with his son Robin, who will also be going on the expedition. Alan says "I have always wanted to paint in high mountainous regions and for me this is a most thrilling adventure" He hopes that paintings of Everest and the surrounding landscape will be the main thrust of his London Exhibition in 2012.