Derby Royal Hospital Air Programme Exhibition

Part of the Autumn/Winter programme at Derby Royal Hospital. A scheme making contemporary fine art more accessible to patients and staff.The exhibition runs from September through to the end of January 2010.
On show is a selection of my work from the remembered landscape series and the cold and warm at the same time series.
Other Artists work is exhibitied in various locations around the hospital with a selection of different contemporary artwork dealing with landscape and environments

Baskerville House Images

The Baskerville House Exhibition was really successful. The venue was spectacular, a beautiful building in just about the most prominent position in all Birmingham.

As part of the exhibition there were two debates held in the exhibition room, hosted by Tim Marlow of White Cube. The guest speakers were Janice Blackburn, Matthew Slotover, Stephen Snoddy, Frances Morris and Artist Richard Wentworth to name but a few.

The discussions were based around museums, art galleries and collections awith particular focus on the potential New Contemporary Art Gallery in Birmingham. This sounds really amazing and I can hardly wait until it's here.

Workshops

After running 2 Art Workshops with Hallam Fields Primary School and Ilkeston Secondary School students. The students created landscape paintings during the workshops. We exhibited the paintings at Ilkeston School on Tuesday 30th June 2009. The exhibition was opened by the Mayor or Erewash Cllr Terry Holbrook and his consort.

New Exhibition

Visual at Baskerville House 2009
presented in association with Art of Ideas II
FREE ADMISSSION
Open daily, 30 June - 12 July, 11.30am - 6.00pm Baskerville House, Centenary Square, Birmingham, B1 2ND

This exhibition has been selected from the Visual collection by Stephen Snoddy, Director, The New Art Gallery Walsall. He takes nature as his theme. ‘We have just passed midsummer’s day and my thinking is that we should celebrate the natural world and deliberately bypass the busy urban metropolis which is directly outside the doors of Baskerville House. City life is a fast accelerating life and time passes without contemplative thought and a slowing down is needed to appreciate the emotional impact of Nature and all that is imbued in it to survive the daily onslaught of the new technology media driven world that hinders our attachment to the enduring beauty of Nature in all its essences, outcomes, phases, beauty and cycles.’

Exhibiting artists: Daniel Bosworth, Ian Bratley, Louise Cattrell, Sarah Chapman, Ravi Deepres, Anne Guest, Paul Hirst, Nigel Jackson, Chris Keenan, Susan Laughton, Betty Pepper, Steve Speller, Sonia Stanyard, Pamina Stewart, Kate Walters, Stuart Whipps and Simon Withers.

Visual at Baskerville House - FREE Exhibition Tours:
2 July, 12.30-1.30pm
9 July, 5.00-6.00pm
Please book at katja.ogrin@artsandbusiness.org.uk

Arts & Business is delighted to be providing this exhibition at Baskerville House, as part of Art of Ideas II, working in partnership with Arts Co, Arts Council England, Business Link West Midlands, Birmingham City Council and Targetfollow.

Wirksworth Heritage Centre Gallery

Paul Hirst July 2009 Wirksworth Heritage Centre Gallery
Remembered Landscapes by Paul Hirst
Wirksworth Heritage Centre curator Natasha Barnes is currently curating a summer program of exhibitions that includes Fine Art graduate Paul Hirst exhibitng in July 2009

Exact dates to be confirmed

Imagining Landscape

Saturday 25th April 2009 - Sunday 5th July 2009
PRIVATE VIEW TO BE CONFIRMED
Landscapes from the Museums’ Collection. Derby Museums and Art Gallery hold a significant quantity of paintings and drawings that fall within the thematic strand of ‘Imagining Landscape’. See through an artist’s eye how common landscapes are interpreted. Many of these paintings have been in store for many years; this exhibition will celebrate Derby’s hidden treasures. It is also a chance to see how selected regional contemporary artists have been dealing with the theme of landscape including David Ainley, Nick Lockett, Nick Hedderly, Michael Porter and Derby University graduate Paul Hirst.

Group Show

Thursday 7th May 2009 - Thursday 30th August 2009
PRIVATE VIEW THURSDAY 7TH MAY 2009 at 6PM
Morph Dynamic Creatives Group - A group show featuring many University of Derby graduates (including first class honours graduates Paul Hirst, James Moffett and Johanna Domke-Guyot)

Exhibition

Wednesday 15th April 2009 - Wednesday 6th May 2009
PRIVATE VIEW WEDNESDAY 22ND APRIL 2009 at 5PM
Derby University, Corridor Space Gallery, Faculty of Art and Design, Markeaton Street, Derby
Hidden Derbyshire Project - Paul Hirst and Marc Redford
Commissioned exhibition of Paul Hirst (Fine Art Painter) and Marc Redford (Fine Art Photographer)
Paul and Marc were commissioned by the Cavendish Decorative and Fine Art Society (part of NADFAS) in collaboration with the University of Derby to produce a body of work responding to the title of Hidden Derbyshire.

October 2010

I know October 2010 seems a long way of and you're right it is. But I have just had confirmation of a solo show at Buxton Museum and Art Gallery in October 2010 through until December 2010.

It's quite amazing that most galleries plan 2 years ahead of themselves. The beauty of Buxton museum and Art gallery is that they have offered the show based on my work at the moment with freedom for my work to go in whatever direction I want it to. So I will be showing totally new work. I can hardly wait 2 years!

Represented by Visual for Business

http://www.visualforbusiness.com/

I have been selected by Visual for Business who are a section of the charity Arts and Business.
Visual for Business will represent me in the East Midlands region in selling my work to businesses and in looking for commissioning and exhibition opportunities.

I was selected as part of the final 11 from an open submission call. The selected contemporary artists were selected by a judging panel of curators and art professionals.

Exhibition at the Dome in Buxton

An exhibition responding to "Hidden Derbyshire"
sponsored by the Cavendish Decorative and Fine Art Association in conjunction with the University of Derby.

Paintings from Paul Hirst entitled "Cold and Warm at the same time"
Photography from Marc Redford.

This exhibition runs from Monday 24th November until Monday 8th December

The Private view runs on Tuesday 25th November 4.30pm - 5.30pm

Open Studio Event

Open Studio Event at my studio

Open Studios 2008
Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th October, 11:00 - 4:00pm
PREVIEW24th October 6:00 - 8:30pmJoin us for the 1st anniversary of the launch of HMS and the official opening by the Mayor of Erewash, Councillor Barbara Harrison.Meet 17 Artists who will open their workspaces for the Open Studio Event.

I will be exhibiting work in progress for the CADFAS Exhibitions along with finished work. I will be at the private view and all the open weekend.

Dates for the Cavendish Exhibitions

'Hidden Derbyshire'

A commissioned exhibition of two emerging Derbyshire Artists showing at the Dome, Buxton and the Art & Design Campus, University of Derby.

Paul Hirst and Mark Redford

The Dome runs from Monday 24th November 2008 until the 8th December 2008

There is a private viewing on Tuesday 25th November at 6pm

University of Derby runs from the 15th April to the 6th May 2009

(Private view to be confirmed)

The Exhibitions are sponsored by the Cavendish Decorative and Fine Art Association in conjunction with the University of Derby

Residency Starts

Today, the 15th September is the first day of my residency at Harrington Mill Studios in Long Eaton.

I have set up a separate blog on the Artist A-N Artist Talking section of their website. This will be an up-to-date account of what I am up to on the residency.

http://sites.a-n.co.uk/artists_talking/projects/single/463231

I will continue to update this blog with the latest news about all my other art related news.

Derby Evening Telegraph and Derby University website

I appeared in the Derby Evening Telegraph and I am featured on the Derby University website. These articles relate to my continued support from the University of Derby and from fellow students and my exhibition at the Pride Art Gallery

http://www.derby.ac.uk/press-office/news-archive/artist-paul-brings-the-country-to-the-city

http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/news/Graduate-leaves-work-university/article-256716-detail/article.html

Cavendish Decorative and Fine Art Society Commission

I have been awarded a commission from the Cavendish Decorative & Fine Art Society to produce a body of work that will exhibit in Derby in October and Buxton (at the Dome) in December.

I have been awarded the Fine Art commission and Photographer Marc Redford has been awarded the Photography commission.

We both have to produce work based around the title of Hidden Derbyshire.

I will update with more details when I have them

Pride Art Gallery Opening Night

The opening night at the Pride Art Gallery Exhibition, Derby went extremely well.
Thank you to everyone that attended to support me. It was a fantastic night

Ashby Arts Festival

I will be taking part in the Ashby-de-la-Zouch Arts Festival

http://www.ashbyartsfestival.co.uk/

The Exhibition runs from Saturday 2nd August - Sunday 10th August (closed Monday)

The exhibition venue is Ascott House on South Street, Ashby-De-La-Zouch.

There are 17 artists (established and new graduates from surrounding areas and universities) exhibiting in the building. Most work is for sale.

Degrees Unedited Blog Prize

I have been awarded a Prize of £100 cash plus a year's Free subscription to a-n magazine and AIR.

This was awarded for a blog that I kept during my final Months of my Fine Art degree

http://sites.a-n.co.uk/degrees_unedited/projects/single/416374

This was a really easy and enjoyable thing to do. It is also extremely helpful to be able to read what other people are going through with their degree preparation and the degree itself. Invaluable! and a bonus to win some money and free subscription

Pride Art Gallery Exhibition

A selection of paintings from my 'Remembered Landscape' Series

Opening Event Friday 25th July 2008

Open 2.00pm - 8.30pm

Exhibition then continues through until the 23rd August 2008

Pride Art Gallery

Brunel Parkway

Derby DE24 8HR

Tel:01332 203207