HOME now on show at the V and A Museum.

HOME is to be exhibited at the Vand A Museum, London, as part of the display curated by Deborah Sutherland. Building Memories: The Art of Remembering As part of Sky Arts Ignition: Memory Palace.

This is my page contribution:

HOME is to be exhibited at the V&A

HOME is to be exhibited at the V&A, as part of the display curated by Deborah Sutherland

Building Memories: The Art of Remembering As part of Sky Arts Ignition: Memory Palace.

"It features historical mnemonic approaches to developing memory skills: from classical texts (printed in the European Renaissance) to Victorian manuals and card games, and also presents contemporary visual interpretations of home – an emotionally resonant space where you may mentally store what you want to recall."

It runs from 31st May 2013 - 24th Feb 2014 and can be found in Room 85 at the V&A, London.

HOME awarded The Birgit Skiöld Trust Memorial Award

HOME has been awarded The Birgit Skiöld Trust Memorial Award at this year's London Art Book Fair at the Whitechapel Gallery.

The Selection Panel for this year was made up of Elizabeth James, Senior Librarian, National Art Library Collections at Victoria and Albert Museum, Richard Price, Head of Content and Research Strategy at the British Library, Gill Saunders, Senior Curator ( Prints) Word & Image Department Victoria and Albert Museum and Victoria Bartlett, Artist and Trustee of the Birgit Skiöld Memorial Trust.

HOME boxed

HOME will be donated by The Birgit Skiöld Memorial Trust to The National Art Library Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

Here is what Victoria Browne - Founder of KALEID editions had to say:

HOME was selected for KALEID 2012 London, an annual curated exhibition showcasing the best of European artists' books. The edition is both original in form and content, and demonstrates the broad scope of contemporary graphic artists in Britain today. KALEID editions selected the book to represent at The London Art Book Fair and was delighted to receive the Birgit Skiold Award for excellence on behalf of Jonathan Ward. The judges immediately recognised the educational potential that 'Home' offers visitors to The National Art Library and its accessibility in a public collection will benefit generations come.

HOME was designed and coordinated by MakingSpace Publishers 2011
It is a boxed bookwork containing 50 die-cut houses by 50 illustrators. 50 visual narratives or home-based memories.

List of contributors

50 die-cut houses within the box

Houses by Otto: Jackie Batey: Geoff Grandfield

Houses by Jay Wright: David Atkinson: Laurie Stansfield

Houses by Phil Wrigglesworth: Gary Embury: Sarah Grice

Houses by Jake Abrams: David Sparshott: Jonny Hannah 

All of the houses have doors in the back that open to reveal more...

HOME Book images

The HOME collaborative artist's book is just about complete. Here are some images of the pages when exhibited at Quay Arts, Sea Street, Newport Harbour, Isle of Wight. I'll add images of the whole book when I've received my copy.

Also, HOME has been selected as part of Kaleid 2012, an event dedicated to presenting and promoting European artists'books at Art Academy London on July 20/21. There are 2 sections to the event, a curated exhibition featuring the work of 40 European artists and a stand section. HOME has been selected in the stand section.

HOME - collaborative bookwork

These are the first sample pages from HOME - an Artists' Book, where 50 illustrators were selected to
produce a diecut house with opening flaps, in response to the theme of 'Home'. The page is about 30cm high. More images to follow when the final book is compiled and finished. Book created by Making Spaces, UK.

HOME - Sat 23 Apr - Sat 11 Jun Quay Arts, Isle of Wight.

I recently produced artwork for the HOME Artists' Book. It consists of 50 die-cut houses exploring the individual home-based memories of 50 British illustrators. This special collection will be for sale throughout the exhibition at Quay Arts, Sea Street , Newport Harbour, Isle of Wight PO30 5BD
I'll post more images of the finished book when I have some.