The Weather Was Inside
Katie Deith - Helen Maurer - Sarah Woodfine

 

Katie Deith, Shroud, oil on canvas, 50 x 60  cm 2023

 

The Weather Was Inside partly takes its point of departure from long-running conversations between three artists, Katie Deith, Helen Maurer and Sarah Woodfine. Although the trio’s’ work shares, at first sight, little in common, they have all exhibited at Danielle Arnaud in the past, and have held many conversations through which it became apparent that despite obvious differences with respect to their actual works, they shared a number of mutual interests and ideas. Predominant among these is a strong, persistent relation to “the real”, a deep appreciation of, and sophisticated engagement with “nature” and “the natural”. But nature is today regarded as a complex, contradictory entity or “thing”; to use an expression from Sarah Woodfine, “the nature of nature” is no longer straightforwardly secure.

Katie Deith lives and works in London and trained at the Slade School of Fine Art, London. Deith’s recent work explores the transient nature of fleeting moments in landscapes. Collage is used as a tool in the process to arrive at poetic and dream-like spaces, blurring the boundaries between fact and fiction The work invites viewers to pause and reflect on the ephemeral nature of life and the timeless beauty of the natural world. She has exhibited nationally and internationally - selected shows include: 25 Years, virtual group show, Danielle Arnaud, 2020; Draw Walthamstow Draw, London, 2017; A bird in the head, Danielle Arnaud London, 2017; Solo show, Danielle Arnaud London, 2008; Natural Causes, Geneva, 2006; The Real Ideal, Millennium Galleries, Sheffield, 2005; Painting is cruel, Danielle Arnaud London, 2005; Nowhere else but here, Danielle Arnaud London, 2004; Bittersweet, Danielle Arnaud London, 2001; Hong Kong, City of Life, Albermarle Gallery, London and Hong Kong,1998. Public commissions include: Barts Hospital 2009, Sheffield Millenium Galleries 2005, Hong Kong Tourist Board 1998.

Helen Maurer is an artist and educator, working primarily with glass, light and sound to create site-specific installations. She was born in Portsmouth and now lives and works in London. Having spent many years living on a boat, water and reflection are recurring themes within her practice. Through experimenting with materials, research and conversation, Maurer endeavours to find a poetic narrative in response to a place/ idea. She originally studied Fine Art and Theatre at Brighton College of Art, Stained Glass at Central Saint Martin’s where she was awarded a fellowship, before completing an MA at The Royal College of Art. She is a former Winner of the Jerwood Prize for Applied Arts: Glass; The Glass Sellers Award (highly Commended) and the Bombay Sapphire Prize (short-listed) and was recipient of Deloitte & Touche student prize for excellence at the RCA. Her work is represented in private and public collections including the Arts Council of Great Britain and The Crafts Council Collection; The Matt Collection and The Royal Geographical Society. She has exhibited nationally and internationally, often creating work in response to site-specific locations. Selected shows include: Clarity, National Glass Centre, 2015; British Glass Biennial, Ruskin Glass Centre, 2015; UKGLASS, Glazenhuis, Belgium 2015; Fragil, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Esteban Vicente, Segovia, 2008; Solo Show Pumphouse gallery, London 2006; Solo Show Angel Row Gallery, Nottingham, 2006; Solo Show, Danielle Arnaud Contemporary Art, 2006; British Glass Biennial Ruskin Glass Centre, 2004; Jerwood Glass Prize Crafts Council, London (touring) 2003; Solid Air Crafts Council Gallery, London, 2002. Public commissions include: re Connected re Creation, commissioned by Illuminate York for Holy Trinity Church; From Page to Pavement, a sound installation for Waltham Forest London Borough of Culture; a commission for the International Centre, Royal Holloway College, Egham, an installation in the woods for The Big Chill Festival and a chandelier for the Royal Geographical Society. Alongside her studio practice she has worked as a part time lecturer in glass at institutions including the RCA and Camberwell College of Art and completed several artist residencies in schools, working with children of all ages.

Sarah Woodfine lives and works in London. Exhibiting nationally and internationally, solo exhibitions include Ha Gamle Presetegard, Norway; Danielle Arnaud, London; Graves Gallery, Sheffield. In 2019 Sarah was part of ‘Mercurious’ a duo show with Kim Pace at Danielle Arnaud Contemporary Art. Group exhibitions include Strange Worlds: The Vision of Angela Carter, RWA, Bristol; A bird in the head, curated by Sarah Woodfine and Danielle Arnaud, Danielle Arnaud, London; Flights of Fancy, Tatton Park Biennial; What the Folk Say, Compton Verney; House and Home, Harewood House; Snowdomes, National Glass Centre, Sunderland; Only Make Believe, Compton Verney, curated by Marina Warner. Sarah was awarded the Jerwood Drawing Prize in 2004 and was commissioned to create Nights of London, by Artangel in 2006. Works in public collections include Victoria and Albert Museum, MIMA and Ha Gamle Prestegard, Norway. Sarah has undertaken international residencies including Emily Carr University, Vancouver and Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh. Currently pathway leader for MA Drawing at Camberwell College of Arts, University of the Arts London.

Peter Suchin is an artist, critic and curator. He is currently exhibiting in Objects, History, Time at Vestry Street, London (until December 6).

A leaflet featuring a commissioned essay by Peter Suchin is available during the exhibition and on this link.