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Tuesday, 27 April 2021

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James Russell
Bristol, United Kingdom
I'm an art historian, curator and author with a leaning towards 20th/21st century British art and culture. My exhibition 'Seaside Modern: Art & Life on the Beach' is at Hastings Contemporary, opening May 2021, followed by 'Eric Ravilious; Downland Man' at Wiltshire Museum in Sept 2021 - both shows were supposed to be on last year but moved for obvious reasons... You can see details of my previous shows on the Exhibitions page. Books, curiously enough, can be explored on the Books page. I'm always willing to consider a proposal for a book commission or exhibition. I've recently worked with Portland Gallery on Edward Seago, Towner on Peggy Angus and the Ingram Collection on two exhibitions, the most recent being 'Reflection'.
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The Arts Society

I'm an accredited Arts Society lecturer, and you can see the lectures I'm currently offering if you visit the relevant page above; upcoming public lectures are listed below.

Upcoming Lectures

Thanks to that darned virus I'm currently lecturing via Zoom. Hoping normal service will be resumed before too long...

Eric Ravilious: Downland Man - online lecture for Wiltshire Museum, 10 June 2021, info here

All lectures are fully illustrated with a digital slideshow. Please contact relevant organisations for ticket prices/availability.
For further information on my lectures, please visit the Lectures page.

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Some Comments on my Books:

‘Ravilious’s watercolour landscapes of the South Downs … are beautifully reproduced here alongside insightful essays…’ (London Review of Books, Jan 2010)

‘James Russell’s writing has the clarity and concision of the paintings, and is both properly informative and enjoyably readable... Glorious.’ (Andrew Lambirth, The Art Newspaper, Sept 2010)

‘Alluring… convivial…’(Paul Laity, The Guardian, May 2011)

'Russell s commentaries on the individual exhibits are engaging, entertaining and enlightening. His introduction is compelling and refreshingly direct, urging us to look closely but concluding, rightly, that there can be no correct interpretations of Ravilious, whose pictures still quiver with mysterious life.' (Richard Green, Burlington Magazine, May 2015)

'Excellent catalogue...' (Richard Dorment, The Daily Telegraph, March 2015)

I've lectured at...

Art Fund Bath
Art Fund Bristol
Art Fund Somerset
Art in Coates
Arts Society Adur Valley
Arts Society Arden
Arts Society Ashtead
Arts Society Bath Afternoon
Arts Society Bath Eve
Arts Society Beckenham
Arts Society Bishop Stortford
Arts Society Bristol
Arts Society Bury St Edmunds
Arts Society Castle Cary
Arts Society Chichester
Arts Society Chiswick
Arts Society Chorleywood
Arts Society Cirencester
Arts Society Costa del Sol
Arts Society Dartmoor
Arts Society Dartmouth
Arts Society Devizes
Arts Society Dorset County
Arts Society Dover & Deal
Arts Society East Horsley
Arts Society Epsom
Arts Society Falmouth
Arts Society Felsted
Arts Society Gloucestershire
Arts Society Goring & Streatley
Arts Society Greenwich
Arts Society Helmsley
Arts Society Hereford
Arts Society Hull & East Riding
Arts Society Isle of Wight Quay Arts
Arts Society Jersey
Arts Society Jodrell
Arts Society Kennet & Avon
Arts Society Kings Lynn
Arts Society Kingston Langley
Arts Society Leamington Spa
Arts Society Market Harborough
Arts Society Malta
Arts Society Mendip
Arts Society Newbury
Arts Society Nerja
Arts Society North London
Arts Society Nottingham
Arts Society Oakham
Arts Society Oxford
Arts Society Painswick
Arts Society Ribble & Craven
Arts Society Richmond
Arts Society Samlesbury
Arts Society Sandwich
Arts Society Sandwich Eve
Arts Society Sarisbury Green
Arts Society Sarum
Arts Society Sherborne
Arts Society Sidmouth
Arts Society Solent
Arts Society Stafford
Arts Society Stalbridge
Arts Society Steyning
Arts Society Stourbridge
Arts Society Surrey Heath
Arts Society Tarporley
Arts Society Taunton
Arts Society Teme Valley
Arts Society Test Valley
Arts Society Thames
Arts Society Thames Estuary
Arts Society The Hague
Arts Society Trent Valley
Arts Society Walberton
Arts Society West Cornwall
Arts Society West Dorset
Arts Society West Gloucestershire
Arts Society Westmoreland
Arts Society Wey Valley
Arts Society Wimborne & Blandford
Arts Society Wimborne Eve
Arts Society Worcester
Bardfield Historical Society
Battle Festival
Beacon Hastings
Blenheim Literature Festival
Bridport Arts Centre
Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery
Bruton Art Society
Canterbury Festival
Colwyn Pier Preservation Society
Contemporary Art Society Wales
Cutty Sark
Dame Laura Knight Society
Dillington House
Dulwich Picture Gallery
Ferens Art Gallery
Frome Art Society
Fry Art Gallery
Glasgow Antiques & Fine Art Society
Halesworth Festival
Hatchards
Higgins Bedford
Lansdowne Club Arts Group
Leeds Art Gallery
Lexden Arts Festival
Lightbox Woking
National Maritime Museum
NT Sandham Memorial Chapel
New English Art Club
Nottingham Contemporary
Pallant House Gallery
Pendon Museum
Persephone Books
Portland Gallery
Richmond Literature Festival
Royal Watercolour Society
RWA Bristol
Salisbury Museum
Somerset Art Gallery Trust
Spalding Gentlemen's Society
St Bride Library
Swindon Museum & Gallery
Towner Eastbourne
Victoria and Albert Museum
Victoria Art Gallery Bath
Ways with Words
Winscombe Arts Appreciation Society

Ravilious Maps

Follow these links for location maps you might like to look at if you're reading Ravilious in Pictures: Sussex and the Downs or Ravilious in Pictures: A Country Life. More to follow as time permits...

A Note on Copyright

The text and most photos are my own. Pictures are shown for the purpose of criticism or review. Copyright remains with the artist or their estate. Please let me know if I haven't correctly identified the Copyright holder.

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