Paintings by Władysław Mirecki and Andrew Pringle

Władysław Mirecki

15 Colchester Rd Chappel Essex CO6 2DE 01206 240326; info@chappelgalleries.co.uk; www.chappelgalleries.co.uk

1956 Born Chelmsford, Essex of Polish parents. He is self-taught, having painted all his life including periods gaining his science degree at Kingston Polytechnic, London (1975-78); as an industrial designer and co-proprietor of Chappel Galleries (1986 – ).

Exhibited

1988 New English Art Club, Mall Galleries, London

1989 Epping Forest District Museum “Artists in Essex”

1989 Beecroft Art Gallery, Westcliffe on Sea, Essex 31st Open Exhibition

1990 Chappel Galleries, Essex Solo Exhibition

1991 Foyles Art Gallery, London

1992 Department of Transport Art Competition, Mall Galleries, London

1992 Deuxieme Salon Biennale de L’Aquarelle, Hirson, France (Chelmsford 1993)

1996 Chappel Galleries, Essex10th Anniversary Exhibition: Solo Exhibition

1997 Singer and Friedlander, Sunday Times Exhibition, London

1997 Beecroft Art Gallery, Essex: Open Exhibition

1998 Chappel Galleries, Essex: Solo Exhibition

1999 Jiangsu Provincial Art Gallery, Nanjing, China: Solo Exhibition

1999 Chappel Galleries, Essex Solo Exhibition

2002 Chappel Galleries, Essex Blyth Spirit “Walberswick Artists 1880-2000

2003 Chappel Galleries, Essex: Solo Exhibition

2003 WH Pattersons, London Christmas Mixed Exhibition

2004 Royal Academy, London Summer Exhibition

2004 WH Pattersons, London Christmas Mixed Exhibition

2004 Dove’s Barn, Suffolk

2006 Chappel Galleries, Essex: Solo Exhibition

2007 Royal Watercolour Society Open Competition, Bankside Gallery, London

2007 Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours, Mall Galleries, London

2007 Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition Mall Galleries, London: Winner of the Edward Wesson Award.

2007 Beecroft Art Gallery, Westcliffe on Sea, Essex 49th Essex Open Exhibition: Awarded Prize and Shirley Robson Bowl for the best watercolour

2007 Chappel Galleries, Essex ‘Southwold, the East Coast’

2007 Sunday Times/Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander Watercolour Competition, The Mall Galleries, London: 3rd Prize Winner

2007 Lynn Painter-Stainers, London

2007 Chichester Open Art Exhibition, Chichester

2007 Royal West of England Academy 155th Autumn Exhibition, Bristol

2007 New English Art Club, The Mall Galleries, London

2008 RWS/Sunday Times Watercolour Competition, Bankside Gallery, London

2008 Lynn Painter-Stainers, London (third prize winner)

2009 Chappel Galleries, Essex: Solo Exhibition

2009 Lynn Painter-Stainers, London

2010 Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours 198th Annual Exhibition: The Mall Galleries, London

2010 Eastern Open, King’s Lynn Arts Centre

2010 The Sunday Times Watercolour Competition’s 23rd Year (2nd prize winner): The Mall Galleries, London

2010 Duncan Campbell Fine Art, London: Solo Exhibition

2011 Exhibition at Handelsbanken, Colchester; celebrating their new branch.

2011 Sunday Times/Smith Williamson Watercolour Competition 2011: The Mall Galleries, London

2011 Discerning Eye Exhibition: Mall Galleries, London

2012 Piers Feetham Gallery, London: Solo Exhibition

2012 Lyn Painter-Stainers, The Mall Galleries, London

2012 Chappel Galleries, Essex: Solo Exhibition

2012 Norwich Castle Open Art Show

2013 Chelmsford Borough Museum: Two Man Exhibition with Paul Rumsey

2013 Studio Eleven, Westcliff on Sea, Essex: ‘Kiss the Joy’ mixed exhibition

2013 Royal Society of British Artist, Annual Exhibition: The Mall Galleries, London (invited Artist)

2014 March 1st-30th ‘…just as it is…’ Chappel Galleries, Essex: Solo Exhibition

2014 September Sunday Times/ Smith Williamson Watercolour Competition: The Mall Galleries, London and touring

2015 Lyn Painter-Stainers: The Mall Galleries, London 16th to 21st February 1^st prize winner

2015 Piers Feetham Gallery, London: Solo Exhibition 19th March to 11th April

2016 The Arborealists: St Barbe Museum and Art Gallery, Lymington, Hampshire

2017 John Russel Gallery, Ipswich, Suffolk: Solo Exhibition

2017 The Arborealists: Nature in Art Museum Art Gallery,Twigworth, Gloscester

2017 The Arborealists: Les Dortoirs des Moins, St Benoit, Poitiers, France

2018 March 3rd – 1st April Chappel Galleries, Essex: Solo exhibition

2018 The Arborealists: John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh June dates tba
Black Swan Arts, Frome 20 July – 2 September
St Ives Society of Artists 29 September – 24 November

2019 Les Arborealistes: Collegiate Saint-Croix, Loudin

2019-2020 Arborealists at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire

2020 Coastal Scenes Exhibition 2020 Solo exhibition 20th June to 19th July Chappel Galleries, Essex

2020 Browse & Darby, London ‘Six Painters’ selected by Andrew Lambirth 10 September to 8 October

2021 ‘Being with Trees Gustavo Bacarisas, Galleries, Gibraltar

2021 The Fitzwilliam Museum, ‘Scent from Nature: Beauty’s botanical origins’ includes the painting ‘Bluebells in Chalkney Woods’ by Władysław Mirecki,18th May to Sunday 31st October

2021 ‘Concrete Castles’ Bodmin Keep Cornwall 27 July – 4 December and tour until 2023/2024

2021 Chappel Galleries, Essex ‘Just Waj’ Watercolours Old & New by Władysław Mirecki 4 – 19 September

2023 Solo Exhibition, Chappel Galleries: Watercolours 2019-2023, 30th September to 29th October

2023 ‘Concrete Castles’ Monmouth Museum until December 2023

2024 ‘Concrete Castles’ Royal Engineers, Gillingham January 2024

2024 Władysław Mirecki, ‘Arches at East Anglian Railway Museum’, 15th June to 18th August, www.earm.co.uk

2024 Władysław Mirecki at Chappel Galleries, ‘Leaves’ and other paintings in watercolour, 29th June to 8th September

2024 The Arborealists: Portsmouth Museum & Art Gallery, ‘The Quietness of Feeling: an exploration of Trees through the Art of Benjamin Houghton and The Arborealists’, 30th July to May 2025

2024 The Arborealists: The Batsford Gallery and Bookshop, London, E2 7SJ, ‘Forest Woods & Groves’, 14th November to 15th December

Collections

1989 Essex County Council

1999 Jiangsu Province Art Museum, People’s Republic of China

1999 Jiangsu Province Department of Culture, People’s Republic of China

2000/09 Chelmsford Museums, Essex

2000 Ipswich Borough Council Museums & Galleries, Suffolk

2012 Colchester and Ipswich Museums (on behalf of Colchester Borough Council)

2016 Beecroft Art Galley/Southend on Sea Museum, Essex

2016 Our Lady Immaculate, Catholic Primary School, Chelmsford, Essex

2018 Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge

2019 National Railway Museum, York

Publications

2000 February Edition, Jiangsu Art Monthly

2000 April Edition, Artists & Illustrators Magazine

2003 ‘A Walk in the Country’: Introduction by Richard Scott – 32pp Monograph, Published by Chappel Galleries, Essex

2006 “Southwold: An Earthly Paradise” by Geoffrey Munn.

2006 Wladyslaw Mirecki at Fifty: Introduction by Simon Frazer – 32pp Monograph, Published by Chappel Galleries, Essex

2006 BBC Television Programme: ‘Seven Man-made Wonders of the East’ featuring, Mirecki and his paintings of Chappel Viaduct

2003 2009 ‘On My Doorstep’: Introduction by Laura Gascoigne published by Chappel Galleries, Essex

2009 The Spectator “Winter Fine Arts” by Andrew Lambirth November issue

2009 Jackdaw Magazine “Easel Words” May/June issue

2009 The Artist Magazine “Masterclass” November issue

2009 Pratique des Arts, France issue no. 89 November 2009 – feature.

2010 Duncan Campbell exhibition brochure: Introduction by Andrew Lambirth

2012 Jackdaw Magazine Jan/Feb 2012 page 36 : News ‘That Beckham Tattoo’

2012 ‘Closely Observed’ Landscape – East Anglia and Beyond: Introduction by Andrew Wilton published by Piers Feetham Gallery, London.

2012 Lynn Painter Stainers catalogue page 11 ‘Holme Valley, Yorkshire’

2012 ‘Around and About: Introduction by David Lee editor of ‘Jackdaw’ published Chappel Galleries, Essex.

2014 ‘…just as it is…’ Introduction by Mark Curteis, Curator Chelmsford Museum, published by Chappel Galleries, Essex

2015 ‘New Landscape Watercolours’ Introduction by Andrew Lambirth, published by Piers Feetham Gallery

2016 The Arborealists – The Art of the Tree Introduction by Tim Craven, curator Southampton City Art Gallery published by Sansom & Co.

2017 Les Arborealists L’art des arbres

2018 “…Stand stable, here / And silent be…”: Introduction by Frances Spalding 32pp Monograph Published by Chappel Galleries, Essex

2018 The Arborealists and other Painters, John Davies Gallery, Gloucestershire

2020 September Review; The Oldie ‘Six Painters’ selected by Andrew Lambirth

2021 ‘Being with Trees Gustavo Bacarisas, Galleries, Gibraltar, published by Plato-Beale Productions UK

2021 ‘Concrete Castles’ Bodmin Keep Cornwall 27 July – 4 December, published by Tim Craven

2021 Packs of 32 Postcards of Arches, East, Chappel Viaduct

2021 September Spectator ‘Incredible Hulks’ by Laura Gascoigne

2021 September Country Life ‘Going out on a limb’ by Laura Gascoigne

2023 Packs of 32 Postcards of Arches, West, Chappel Viaduct

2023 ‘Solo Exhibition’ at Chappel Galleries booklet, foreword by John Hawes, 7th October to 5th November

Andrew Pringle

B. 1955, I studied at The Ruskin School of Drawing, Oxford University, and then the Royal Academy Schools. In that time RB. Kitaj, John Piper, Maggi Hambling, William Scott, Eduardo Paolozzi, Peter and Jane Greenham as well as Roderick Barrett tutored us.

Painting landscape and still life are my main interests influenced by Gwen John, Prunella Clough, Mary Potter, Jane Dowling, Morandi, Braque, Bonnard and Peter Lanyon. Building up the paint surface with layers of drying paint, scumbling and constantly reworking the tones and shapes is my main purpose; a kind of meditation, searching for unity. A wide range of people from all walks of life have kindly supported me and for this I'm eternally grateful.

Education

1976 - 1979 The Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, Oxford University

1981 - 1984Royal Academy Schools, London

Awards

1981 - 1984 Francis Cook Award

1981 & 1984 David Murray Landscape Award

1983 Henfield Award

1983 & 1984 Knights of the Round Table Award

Exhibited

1981 Jeremy Wayne, London

1983 R.A Summer Exhibition, Piccadilly

1984 R.A Schools Final Year Show, Piccadilly

1990 The Fermoy Gallery, Norfolk

1997 Parish Lantern Gallery, Walberswick

1998 - 2003 The Barnsdale Gallery, Yoxford

2003 The Big Shed, Iken

2004 The New Grafton Gallery, London

2006 The Big Shed, Iken

2006 Chappel Gallery, Chappel

2013 Golden Road Gallery, Sudbourne

2014 Seaview Gallery, Walberswick

2022 Anteros Gallery, Norwich

2024 Chappel Galleries: Jonathan Clarke and Andrew Pringle

2025 Butley Mills Gallery

2025 Aldeburgh Gallery

2026 Władysław Mirecki and Andrews Pringle

Collections

Hamish Pringle
Lizzy Van Amerongen
Lucy Smith
Robert Sackville-West
James Barclay
The Farghers
Laura Montague-Douglas-Scott
Caroline Quentin
Alan & Jan Morgan
Paul Keegan
Jane Greenham
Brian Sewell
Sir Brinsley Ford