Terry Beard Contemporary Artist
My work is informed and inspired by elements within the natural and built environment, particularly the landscape which surrounds my studio. This is a varied landscape, with areas of flat farmland, punctuated with woodland and connected by ditches and drains. I live close to an area of preserved fenland which offers endless possibilities for visual interpretation. My work explores ways of conveying a sense of depth and form using abstract marks and gestures such as blocks of colour and lines. During the making process intuitive decisions are made and serendipitous 'accidents' are embraced.
In my current practice, I primarily use screen printing as a means of building up compositions. I use a small squeegee, in the way you might use a brush, and pull layers of colour through a screen with no stencil, or occasionally some ripped or cut newsprint as a rough temporary stencil. I have developed this way of working over several years ; I like the quality of the marks I can achieve this way.
I build up layers of transparent colour directly onto canvas and I also print onto newsprint to build up a collection of papers that I can then use to collage onto the printed canvas.
I have exhibited my work widely and have pieces in numerous private and corporate collections. My work is available through several galleries in the UK, and I have also shown work in the USA and Venice.
I am available for commissions, please contact me for further information.
Education
1973-1976
1976-1977
West Surrey College of Art and Design
City of Birmingham Polytechnic
Awards
2020
2020
London Invitational Award Finalist
Cass Art Award, London
Exhibitions
Solo
2004
2012
'Depth of Vison', Babylon Gallery, Ely, Cambridgeshire
Maker's Gallery, Cambridge
Group (Selected Shows)
2012
2014
2015
'King's Connections', King's College, Cambridge
Pyramid Gallery, York
'Form and Surface', Espacio Gallery, London
2016 ' Visual Connections', Clare Hall, Cambridge
2017 'Seeing Red', Espacio Gallery, London
2018 'Visual Connections', Pyramid Gallery, York
'Pots and Paintings', Old Fire Engine House, Ely
2019 'Lightplay', Babylon Gallery, Ely. Cambs
'Anima Mundi', Venice, Italy
2021 'Fluxus', Milan, Italy
'Dialogue Among the Antitheses, Rome, Italy
'4Art's Sake', Salthouse, Norfolk
'Changing Horizons', Babylon Gallery, Ely, Cambs
'Facets of the Fens', Norris Museum, St Ives
2022 'Insights', Old Fire Engine House, Ely
Summer Show, Babylon Gallery, Ely
QAF Finalists , King's Road, London
'Art in Mind', Brick Lane Gallery, London
2023 'Spring Forward', AKA Fine Art, Cambridge
'Pathways' Stamford Contemporary Arts
'Of The Fens', Old Fire Engine House, Ely
Discerning Eye, London
'Galeria Moderna', Cambridge
'Whispers of Warmth' AKA Fine Art, Cambridge