Debbie Crane - Open Hands

DEBBIE CRANE OPEN HANDS OPEN By HANDS 26DEBBIE JANUARYCRANE - 1 MARCH 24 November - 22 December 2023

CCA INTERNATIONAL 10 HILL STREETST HELIER JE2 4UA

DEBBIE CRANE OPEN HANDS 26 JANUARY - 1 MARCH 2024 Private View Thursday 25 January 5:30-7:30pm Gallery opening times Monday - Friday 12:00 - 6:00 PM Weekend by appointment only

CCA Galleries International has shown works of art by both locally and internationally renowned artists. Established in 2013, the gallery was opened by Sir Peter Blake and is known for bringing the best of British contemporary art to Jersey. Spanning over three floors, the former Royal Court Chambers was renovated exclusively for the gallery.

CCA Galleries International regularly holds events, talks and workshops which run alongside the full programme of exhibitions by some of the most accomplished, established and sought after artists currently practising.

For any enquiries please contact the gallery (01534) 739900 enquiries@ccagalleriesinternational.com CCA GALLERIES INTERNATIONAL 10 HILL STREET ST HELIER JE24UA

DEBBIE CRANE

Born in Amsterdam in 1964, Debbie Crane moved to Jersey with her family as a young child, since then the Island has been her home.

Crane has a background in creative enterprise, setting up her company ‘Enchanted Wood’ in 1991 making traditional painted wooden toys as well as working as a mural painter for individuals and local spaces. For many years Crane has been working with children as a nursery school teacher and creative workshop leader in the community. Having had no formal art training Crane spent a year at Highlands college studying under Ralph Elliot, Glyn Burton, Nick Romeril and Jason Butler.

The time at Highlands allowed her to develop her practice and experiment with materials and techniques and she continues to attend life drawing and other specialist classes. Five years ago, Crane had a studio built in the back garden, a place of creative solitude where she is able to concentrate on her practice. Debbie Crane has a natural ability in drawing and painting and her approach has always been experimental, much like the children she teaches, making pictures in the moment and because she must.

Crane embraces the creative freedom of mark making and revels in the exuberance and possibilities of colour and texture. Life and art are intertwined for Crane whose family, friends, and everyday local life appear in her work.

What transpires is an authenticity that feels both direct and joyful without the crippling effects of self-conscious overthinking. Winner of the Jersey Summer Exhibition 2022, for her painting Greve, Open Hands will be Debbie Crane’s first solo show with CCA Galleries International and the culmination of work she has made since having her own studio.

We welcome you to this perfect antidote to the January blues as we open our 2024 programme with a remarkable exhibition full of colour and joy.

Greve Mixed media Not for sale Winner of the JSE 2022

Andy’s Boat Oil on canvas £1,260.00 (framed, inc GST)

Awakening Oil on canvas £1,185.00 (framed, inc GST)

Baker Mixed media £735.00 (framed, inc GST)

Belladonna Acrylic on canvas £685.00 (framed, inc GST)

Birdsong Acrylic on canvas Not for sale

Carousel Acrylic on board £1,525.00 (framed, inc GST)

Collaged figures Mixed media £790.00 (framed, inc GST)

Coquillage Oil on canvas £790.00 (framed, inc GST)

Green Still Life Mixed media Not for sale

Honeysuckle Acrylic on board £655.00 (framed, inc GST)

Lily Of The Valley Acrylic on canvas £715.00 (framed, inc GST)

In The Bay Acrylic on canvas £655.00 (framed, inc GST)

Last Run Acrylic on canvas £1,040.00 (framed, inc GST)

Les Ecrehous Acrylic on board £865.00 (framed, inc GST)

Low Tide Mixed media £715.00 (framed, inc GST)

Lunar Moth Mixed media

£690.00 (framed, inc GST)

Open Hands Acrylic on board £580.00 (framed, inc GST)

Orange Roses Acrylic on canvas £685.00 (framed, inc GST)

Potter Acrylic on board £735.00 (framed, inc GST)

R-I-Peacocks Collage £475.00 (framed, inc GST)

Rockpooling Oil on canvas £1,000.00 (framed, inc GST)

Rock Pool Acrylic on canvas £655.00 (framed, inc GST)

Rozel Steps Oil on canvas £925.00 (framed, inc GST)

Seamstress Acrylic on canvas £735.00 (framed, inc GST)

Soaking Oil on canvas £790.00 (framed, inc GST)

Walkers I Acrylic on board £790.00 (framed, inc GST)

Walkers II Acrylic on canvas £725.00 (framed, inc GST)

Arums Acrylic, on board £715.00 (framed, inc GST)

Pink Vase Mixed media on board £715.00 (framed, inc GST)

Chickens Collage, mixed media on board £790.00 (framed, inc GST)

Tigers Oil on board £530.00 (framed, inc GST)