EQUUS: ART OF THE HORSE
EQUUS: Art of the Horse, an extraordinary exhibition set to coincide with the highly anticipated 2025 Jersey Horse of the Year Show, creating a perfect opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of equestrian artistry.
This exhibition is a celebration of all things horse and equestrian life and brings together a stunning selection of paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, collages, poetry and sculpture by an exceptional lineup of artists, including: Nic Fiddian Green, Carol Ann Sutherland, Raewyn Riva, Kay Le Seelleur Ara, Elizabeth Armstrong, David Ormsby, Madalin Spataru, Jason Butler, Pierre Benjamin, Peter Blake, Barbara Pustelnik, Rosemary Blackmore, Juliet St John Nicolle, Catherine Hamilton, Sharon Champion, Leo Wilding, Janine Graham, Alice Leng and Nick Romeril.
This will be the first time that CCA Galleries International presents an exhibition focussing on the horse and we have sought to select works across multiple disciplines, from sculpture to poetry, and from artists who use different approaches and styles to depicting the horse.
World renowned equestrian sculptor Nic Fiddian Green has worked with CCA for many years and we are pleased to have three of his lithographic prints demonstrating the dramatic elegance of his iconic horse's heads. Nic loves to draw, and the lithographic process is a natural transition to print.
Three of Jersey’s best known artists Nick Romeril, Jason Butler and Kay Le Seelleur Ara are each playing to their strengths; Nick has created an etching edition specifically for the exhibition and presents two new paintings, while Kay will be showing some of her quirky galloping nudes or cats, and Jason presents two paintings of a lone male figure on horseback. Raewyn Riva presents horse heads sculpted in paper, while Leo Wilding presents beautifully delicate horse forms in wire alongside David Ormsby’s more weighty stone sculpture. Barbara Pustelnik and Madalin Spataru are the photographic specialists in the show. Barbara Pustelnik has a background as a horse trainer and is making a name for herself internationally as an equestrian photographer while Jersey based photographer, Madalin Spataru, presents a personal series of photographs of the late Amber, a horse whose spirit touched everyone who knew her.
Of the wonderful visual artists Alice Leng is the youngest at 24. Alice was this year's winner of both the Jersey Summer Exhibition / RBC Emerging Artist Prize and the Audience Choice Award, and we are delighted to have a body of new drawings and portraits in oil of her family’s own horses. Rosemary Blackmore is perhaps better known for her pictures of the Jersey cow, but is also a very keen exponent of artistic representations of horses. Catherine Hamilton is well known for her commissions of military and royal horses and is also showing more personal work of her own horse. Artist Carol Ann Sutherland has a unique and captivating style that has the image of the horse at its very core. Elizabeth Armstrong is the artist in residence at Windsor & Newbury Racecourse, best known for her paintings of racehorses and race meetings she is also creating a new tapestry for the exhibition. French artist Pierre Benjamin depicts race goers and polo players with a wonderfully paired down pallet and stylised form. Juliet St John Nicolle has created a uniquely individual new work made up of hundreds of brightly hand cut horses alongside the godfather of Pop Sir Peter Blake and his iconic collages. Finally we have local poet Sharon Champion with her ode to a Horse at Water.
These artists bring their unique perspectives to a shared passion for the equine form and this promises to be a super exhibition with something for everyone.