70 THE EXHIBITION

© GREG BRENNAN / Iconic Images • Stamp of Approval • Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II • 2015.

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70 THE EXHIBITION 70 The Exhibition, a group show curated by Monica Colussi to celebrate HM Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, has been commissioned to mark the launch of the ABC Buildings in Enterprise City, and is hosted within ABC Gallery.

ABC Gallery offers a prominent ground floor space within the eponymous 1960s mid-century ABC Buildings, a creative hub in the center of Manchester.

ABC Buildings, operated by All Work & Social has chosen art curator, Monica Colussi, to showcase a collection of unique pieces, incorporating sculpture, photography, painting, drawing, video, neon art, mosaics, NFT and textile created by artists from a broad spectrum of society, paying homage to the celebratory occasion.

Monica Colussi has created an exhibition which both salutes HM the Queen while also adding to her legacy and cult. A collection of existing and commissioned work will be displayed, weaving a narrative through her extraordinary life. It incorporates multiple mediums and provokes conversation. An opportunity to celebrate both her private and public persona. The exhibition reveals the shared artistic language of 29 artists showcasing a vast array of styles.

From internationally acclaimed and well established artists to emerging talents, each one embraces a unique and distinguished vision of the Queen.

With a series of over 50 artworks depicting HM the Queen through the seven decades of her reign, the exhibition offers an intimate portrayal of 70 years of history. Positioning the Queen as both subject and spectator, the series highlights the artists’ eclectic capacity as chroniclers of our times.

Amongst the collection of artists is Alison Jackson (who works with look alike famous people playing on current affairs creating fake provocative images), Greg Brennan (whose portrait of the Queen is part of the Royal Photographic Collection), Marco Lodola ( one of the most famous and influential contemporary Italian artists, among the founders and major exponents of the New Futurism Movement), Terry O’Neill internationally renowned photographer, Hugo Rittson -Thomas (British photographer, best known for high profile photographic portraiture), Lauren Baker (British contemporary multidisciplinary artist) and many more besides. Mancunian artists, Paul Houghton and John Humphries, will also have their artwork on display. The group show unveils over 60% of commissioned artworks.

The exhibition seeks to explore the many facets of a monarch who is the longest serving monarch in modern times.

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ARTISTS IAIN ALEXANDER Royalty portrait artist / sculptor and former international swimmer, Iain Alexander doesn’t exactly fit the ‘artist stereotype’. While his work plays to a discerning audience with his alternative and sometimes punchy style, Alexander also made his mark across mainstream popular culture, as signed music producer, International dj, pr entrepreneur and even a male model for some of the world’s leading brands. Previously with Maddox Galley in Mayfair, Gstadd and L.A. Alexander now only works privately with collectors and art dealers and is currently showcasing in Oslo, London & Jersey with future shows in L.A, Miami and Qatar. Alexander draws his inspiration equally from the extraordinary and the mundane to create original, stylish and often surprising works of art with a focus on impact that marry imagery with iconography. Alexander’s fascination and flair for contemporary portraiture is reflected in the brand Altr:Ego. Swiss art auctioneer and critic Simon Du Pury said, “I love Alexanders vision and style combining art and music. This is very relevant to what the world of art needs now. Alexander is a marketing dream.” Alexander has recently exhibited along side the acclaimed artists Banksy, Terry O’Neill, Lincoln Townley, Finn Stone, Retna, Takashi Murakami & Damian Hirst. Iain is a huge charity supporter / detonator to events working with the terminally ill including Jersey Hospice, Rebeccas House, IOM Hospice, Amelias Trust as well as being a huge animal lover with his works with Durell Zoo.

https://www.instagram.com/iainalexanderart/

ALISON AYE She makes sewn collage from found papers and fabric, calling attention to ‘throw-away society’ and embracing humour, popular culture and current affairs. Her methods are slow, not just the tiny hand-stitching, but also the meticulous recording of materials, which form an integral part of the process. Some pieces take years to complete. More personal than it initially appears, her work revels in ignoring the misogynistic hierarchy of the art world, where needlework is often neglected.

Alison Aye is an artist motivated by fast consumerism. She works primarily with handstitch. Daughter and granddaughter of seamstresses, she could sew at an early age, and makes contemporary collage whilst respecting traditional craft techniques. Originally from North-East England, she studied fashion at Newcastle, followed by Fine Art/Embroidery at Goldsmiths in London. In 2018 she was an Evening Standard Art Prize finalist, and had a solo show the same year at the Westminster Art Library with the Paste Table Gallery. She has been part of many group shows. A solo exhibition is planned for 2023 at the Weavers Factory.

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Lauren Baker, born 1982, from Middlesbrough, UK. Currently lives and works in London. Lauren Baker is a British contemporary multidisciplinary artist who exhibits internationally. Her works explore human connections, metaphysics and the expansiveness of the universe. Lauren’s signature neon works portray the power of energy through her poetic typographic and celestial chakra artworks. Passionate about environmental issues and sustainability, she uses light to express the ‘secrets of the universe’ and aims to raise the vibration of love and connection within the world. She is an experimental artist whose practice expands across multiple disciplines and mediums to address the vastness of the universe. Conceptually grounded but also aesthetically striking, her work involves making the unseen seen. Baker’s visual style is often built around either emitting or reflecting light. Many of her pieces directly reference the frequencies emitted by astronomical bodies, as well as those attributed to plants, human organs and chakras. A sense of mystery and emergence - of connecting with something beyond or much bigger than our own immediate world - pulsates throughout her work.

https://laurenbakerart.com

GREGG BRENNAN As one of Britain’s longest standing press photographers, Greg Brennan has captured some of the biggest news moments of the last 25 years and stored them within his ever-expanding library of pictures. While a sizeable proportion of his work can be viewed in colour, his greater passion is for capturing, in black and white portraiture, the world’s rebels, history-writers and world-shakers at their most candid, succinctly encapsulating their personalities with shots timed to perfection. Illustrious figures who have personally asked for copies of his photographs range from Michael Jackson to Bill Clinton and the British Royal family. A copy of his iconic portrait of The Queen is held for posterity by the Royal Photographic Collection, at the request of Her Majesty. Brennan’s photographic archive includes portraits of musicians from The Rolling Stones to Amy Winehouse, actors from Jack Nicholson to Johnny Depp, world leaders from Nelson Mandela to The Pope, and royalty from many countries across the globe.

https://iconicimages.net/photographers/greg-brennan/

MICHEAL BRENNAN Award-winning photographer, Michael Brennan’s work covers a wide range of historical events, celebrity portraits, candids and world-famous athletes. After winning the British News Picture of the Year for his coverage of the death of Donald Campbell in 1967, which was featured in Life magazine, he went on to work for several newspapers, covering important news events as well as capturing images of notable names. He was awarded British Photographer of the Year in 1970. His archive includes images of Led Zeppelin, Freddie Mercury, Mick Jagger, President Jimmy Carter, Princess Diana, John Lennon, and sport legends George Best, Pele, George Foreman, Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali. His work has been featured in newspapers and magazines world-wide, including Sports Illustrated, Life, Rolling Stone, Stern, The New York Times, The Sunday Times, The Observer, and the 4

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Times of London. One of his most iconic portraits of Muhammad Ali is in the collection of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery.

https://brennanpics.com/the-michael-brennan-archive

PAOLO CAMPAGNOLO Paolo Campagnolo is a Roman artist in continuous evolutionary research. The artist exploits the potential of two, apparently distant materials such as metal and canvas, to create his supple and brilliant works. Pigmented glues, gold leaves, silver leaves, metals are attacked by the action of acids for colouring. Case and action intertwine in the swirling search for a semantic language that finds in the reflected light the ideal Deus Ex Machina to communicate with the observer.

Modernism pioneers defended that design art and sculpture should lose their decorative aspects in favour of its functional side. They tend to self regulate the arts through the elimination of all that was not considered belonging to them. The art critic Clement Greenberg thought that the research of artisanal values should pass by both intensity and self-consciousness. Every art movement was facing the searching of a technique, a language that mediates through the artistic self and audience, in order to communicate the knot of concepts, the pathos of colours and the visceral flux of the soul.

The centre of the creative idea starts from experimentation through the academic studies and also the interior design works, carried out while traveling through the most beautiful cities in the world. Campagnolo works the canvas as a material to be moulded, raising it to a constant becoming through light. On the canvas, he creates the colours and in his later production, material changes according to both light and environment in which the work is immersed.

Three-dimensionality is inspired by contemporary Expanded Painting, meanwhile, the lesson of Lucio Fontana’s Spatialism comes out in the use of canvas as a material, no longer as support. The surfaces react at both light and the surrounding environment. It would be impossible to resist to the sense of regeneration caused by the refraction and its lighting effects.

https://www.paolocampagnoloart.com

CHRIS BLAKE CHAPPELL Chris Blake Chappell is a mixed media artist living and working in New York City. His artistic practice incorporates the Strauss-Howe Generational Theory and the Irresistible Force Paradox, both conceptual ideas Chappell believes essential in navigating the chaos of social identity. Sculpting spiritually and politically infused physical objects in assemblage, their final form gives material presence to the self-actualization and danse macabre within America. Following his residency at the School of Visual Arts, Chris has exhibited at Harvard University, Selfridges of London, and The Brooklyn Navy Yard. His work was included in a curated exhibition in London by Steve Lazarides for the Gansevoort Hotel Group. As a street artist, Chappell is included in the London Graffiti Archive. Chris was hand selected by the Thelonious Monk Foundation to create a custom sculpture to commemorate Thelonious Monk Day in New York City during a ceremony at Jazz at Lincoln Center. His work 5

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has been featured in Elle Decor and is collected worldwide. In addition to the visual arts, Chris is an accomplished SAG/AFTRA voice actor, specializing in romance.

https://www.chrisblakechappell.com

JULIE COLQUITT Julie Colquitt is a Scottish crochet graffiti artist working with ethical yarns and fibres from all corners of the globe. Many of her yarns have been made in India where she works directly with groups of women in rural villages. Yarns are made from leftover silks from sari mills. Julie crochets large scale artworks and giant sculptural murals. This crochet installation is a nod to The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Julie represents the four nations of the Union using yarns from Scotland, England, N. Ireland and Wales intertwined with handspun sustainable Indian silks, cottons and chiffons. All her Indian yarns have been bespoke handcrafted by women in rural villages in India. She has even spent many times spinning alongside them, although not very well. This crochet at installation has an intrinsic and common bond to the Queen, our four nations and the colourful cultural diversity of modern Great Britain as we enter into the Queen’s Platinum year. All Julie’s yarns are ethical, bio degradable, kind to the planet, and recycled - like her silks spun from sari waste in India. Yarns representing a sustainable Britain.

https://www.juliecolquittart.com/pages/about-the-artist

face/NOFACE Valentina Formisano was born in Naples in 1987. Moved to Macerata in 1998 where she graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts in 2013. She won many prizes as the National Prize of Arts of Brera for Graphics in 2011 and scholarships for the Fundaciòn CIEC in La Coruña and Fondazione Il Bisonte in Florence. In 2019 the artist moves to Rome where she is working as illustrator and art professor.

https://medinart.eu/works/valentina-formisano/

HANIA FARRELL Hania Farrell is a visual artist whose practice sets out to challenge and expand the medium of photography by creating immersive, multimedia environments. Interested in exploring the innate relatability within humankind and, more widely, within the natural realm, her work seeks to highlight structural commonalities while questioning issues of identity, belief systems and cultural stereotypes. Farrell constructs scenarios that, through physical experience, resonate with the deeper emotional level of being human, triggering a chain of reactions and transporting the audience to an uplifting status of innocence, prior to social or political conditioning, yet loaded with memory.

https://www.haniafarrell.com

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DAVID HOLLIER

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Born and raised in Wolverhampton in the U.K. David Hollier now resides and works from his studio in Bushwick, Brooklyn, N.Y. David Hollier creates images of cultural and political icons as composites of their famous words in the form of painted and typed text. Part social commentary and part documentary, Hollier’s work literally blurs the lines between pop culture and politics and invites us to consider the power of words to influence and endure.

He is represented by New Apostle Gallery in NYC, Gilles Clement Gallery in Connecticut, and Ap-Art Gallery in London.

http://davidhollier.org

PAUL HOUGHTON Influenced by the Pop-culture scene of Manchester and the Northwest, Salford born artist Paul Houghton recreates iconic images from music, film and popular culture. Drawn to portraiture, Paul works predominantly in ceramic tile mosaics, but also creates mosaic portraits from other materials, including electrical tape.

https://watergatestreetgallery.co.uk/collections/paul-houghton

JOHN HUMPHREYS John Humphreys was born in Salford and studied at Rochdale Art College, Gloucestershire College of Art and Design and finally the Royal Academy Schools. Fusing the mediums of film and of figurative and abstract sculpture he creates surreal and super-real works. His concern with distorted dimensions presents a unique exploration of portrait sculpture. His works confuse – forcing the viewer to resolve the hypnotic imagery before them. When you view a photograph or video of his work, it looks like a distorted image.

But when you see it in real space, it looks neither three dimensional nor two dimensional – it challenges conventional perceptions of space and hints at a fourth dimension.

His approach is looking beyond what we normally see, referencing the state of altered reality we experience when dealing with situations beyond our control. In this alienated state of mind, driven by shock, trauma or bereavement, we are disorientated, we see in an entirely new way and our judgment of the human condition is diverted. His work for ‘Equilibrium’, a design that earned him his second RHS Gold Medal and the Best Conceptual Garden Award at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show was directly inspired by the wide uninterrupted views at Normans Bay, the beach where he lives and works. John Humphreys created the iconic original, BAFTA Award Winning, Max Headroom. He created the Alien for the world renowned ‘Alien Autopsy’ film, and acted and performed the special effects, setting in motion controversy about the UFO crash at Roswell. His special effects work in film and television also include Alexander, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Dr Who and Rob Roy. Humphreys work is collected and exhibited internationally

https://johnhumphreyssculpture.com

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ALISON JACKSON

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Alison Jackson, a contemporary, BAFTA and multi award-winning artist, photographer and filmmaker explores the cult of celebrity – an extraordinary phenomenon created by the media, publicity industries and the public figures themselves. Her work raises provocative questions about fake news and alternative facts. She creates convincingly realistic work portraying the imagined private lives of public figures using cleverly styled lookalikes. Resemblance becomes real, and fantasy touches on the plausible. Jackson creates scenes that the public have all imagined but never seen. It’s an exploration of our insatiable desire to get personal with public personalities fired by voyeurism and the thrill of the uncanny. Jackson explores the media construction of celebrity and whether we can believe what we see when we live in a mediated world of camera Phone pictures, imagery and the internet. She comments on our desire for voyeurism, on the power and seductive nature of imagery, and on our need to believe, and challenges those preconceptions. Jackson takes portraits of (real!) famous actors, politicians and celebrities, building Museum collections, such as at the National Portrait Gallery, The Parliamentary Art Collection in London and SF MOMA, San Francisco. In 2019 Jackson founded and launched the photography competition A Day in Your Life to cultivate, nurture and celebrate the future creatives of tomorrow.With many applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds, all minority groups, people with disabilities, and anyone who hasn’t had a chance to showcase their talent yet – A Day in Your Life can not only provide lifelines but also life-changing opportunity for all ages: from 9 to 95. Jackson mentors young people and is a Member of the Alumni Council for The Royal College of Art, Trustee of Chelsea Art Theatre and Ambassador for the Spinal Injuries Association. Jackson supports a number of charities, including MacMillan Cancer Support, Marie-Curie, Jeans for Genes Day and Cancer Research UK amongst others. She has published numerous books including Who’s Who, Private (2004, Penguin Books;) Confidential (2007, Taschen), Up the Aisle, (2011, Quadrille publishing), Stern Fotographie and Private, (2016 published by Alison Jackson Publishing). Her work has been acquired by many public museum collections including The Parliamentary Art Collection, London; The National Portrait Gallery, London; SF MOMA, San Francisco; The Royal College of Art, London; Musée de la Photographie, Charleroi, Brussels; The Frances Foundation, Paris and The International Centre of Photography amongst others.

https://www.alison-jackson.co.uk

VANJA KARAS Vanja Karas is Belgrade born, London based award winningmultidisciplinary artist working in print, in space and on screen. She is the Winner of the 2021 Art Gemini International Art Award for Photography. Vanja’s work reflects on the ongoing disjointed relationship between nature and society, timeless themes of transience, the irrevocable passing of time and impermanence as the core of our existence. She has featured with her work in numerous international exhibitions, festivals, museums and residencies across Europe, Asia and America including Japan, USA, Mexico, Italy, France, Malaysia, Singapore, India, Nepal, Indonesia, Dubai and UK.Including the 56th, 57th and 58th Venice Biennale, Royal Academy of Arts, Museum of Contemporary Art Oaxaca, Mexico, Institute of Contemporary Arts ICA, Somerset House, Mall Galleries, The Photographers’ Gallery, AOP, Royal College of Arts, Chelsea Arts Club, National Portrait Gallery, Tate online, Turner Contemporary, The Hall of Awa Museum (Japan), New Orleans Photo Alliance (USA), Les Rencontres d’Arles (France), 8

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Palazzo Ducale Cantelmo, (Italy), China House, (Malaysia), Alliance Francaise (Malaysia), Siddhartha Art Gallery (Nepal), World Art Dubai, New Moment Gallery (Serbia). Vanja’s work has been commissioned for a number of private, public, museum and corporate collections, published in books and auctioned by auction houses Bonhams and Chrisite’s.

Vanja graduated from the University of Arts in Belgrade, followed by an MA from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and King’s College London. Over the years she has extensively travelled and spent time all over the world first as a child then as an elite athlete with a career in fencing, then with her commercial career and now with her art. She began her creative career in theatre directing, and then moved on to work in a range of other visual arts media including film, video, multimedia, graphic design and print.

https://vanjakaras.com

MARCO LODOLA One of the most acclaimed artists in Italy and a key representative of the Neo-Futurist movement, Marco Lodola is distinguished for his distinct Pop style that blends art, design, film, and music. Recognized for their bright colors and recognizable subject matter, Lodola’s lustrous sculptures of pop culture icons such as Lupin, Batman (2018), and Freddie Mercury (2018) display fun and playfulness. His work, which also includes scooters and cars made with perspex and neon, conveys the power of art to uplift people. Lodola was commissioned to create sculptures and installations for 400 Dior boutiques in 2021. He has also created work for events, films, music videos, album covers, and fashion designers. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence and Milan.

https://marcolodola.com/en/

GINA MCQUEN Gina McQuen is a British multidisciplinary artist. Gina was a textile designer for over 25 years, living in New York for 5 years. Produced hand painted designs on luxurious fabrics, selling to fashion houses and the main stream. Gina embraced the digtal era, learning photoshop, producing digital prints. However, computer work took over most of her time, her passion wavered. In 2014, a chance meeting with a Brazilian Ju Jitsu world champion told her the story of how a Japanese Master taught the Gracie Family Ju Jitsu. This ignited her passion. Studying Bushido led her to Traditional Japanese Tattoo, she discovered the Art of Horiyoshi III, his work blew her away. Gina taught herself leather specialist painting, creating functional art on leather inspired by Traditional Japanese Tattoo.

https://www.instagram.com/ginamcquenofficial/

GAVIN MITCHELL Gavin Mitchell produces an evolving body of work that investigates the harmony, contradictions and duality of cultural aesthetics within the different societies. The human and material landscape is where he draws his inspiration, captured through his own photography or found in the environment in which he lived, and the world he travels through.

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excite. He is always striving to find ways of adding visual layers to his imagery. Illustrative and playful mixes media limited edition artworks through the use of found imagery, collage, screen print, sculpture and photography. Ultimately, he seeks to create original and thought-provoking works of art that will make the viewer pause for a while.

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TERRY O’NEIL Terry O’Neill CBE is one of the world’s most collected photographers, with work hanging in national art galleries and private collections worldwide. From presidents to pop stars, he photographed on the frontlines of fame for over six decades.O’Neill began his career at the birth of the 1960s. While other photographers concentrated on earthquakes, wars and politics, O’Neill realised that youth culture was a breaking news story on a global scale; he began chronicling the emerging faces of the film, fashion and music scenes that would go on to define the Swinging Sixties. By 1965 he was being regularly commissioned by the biggest magazines and newspapers in the world.No other photographer has embraced in such detail the spectrum of fame, capturing the icons of our age, from Winston Churchill to Nelson Mandela, singers from Frank Sinatra and Elvis to Amy Winehouse, bigscreen stars from Audrey Hepburn and Brigitte Bardot to Nicole Kidman, modern supermodels from Naomi Campbell to Kate Moss, and every James Bond from Sean Connery to Daniel Craig. He photographed The Beatles and The Rolling Stones when they were still struggling young bands in 1963, and pioneered backstage reportage photography with David Bowie, Elton John, Eric Clapton, and Chuck Berry. His images have adorned historic rock albums, movie posters and international magazine covers.Terry O’Neill passed away in November 2019, but his legacy lives on.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_O%27Neill_(photographer)

NORMAN PARKINSON Norman Parkinson (1913-1990) was one of the Twentieth Century’s most celebrated fashion photographers. He pioneered epic storytelling in his images, taking portrait and fashion photography beyond the stiff formality of his predecessors and injecting an easy and casual elegance into the art. His photographs created the age of the supermodel and made him the photographer of choice for celebrities, artists, writers and politicians. He was a permanent fixture at historic moments, photographing the British Royal Family, in private and public, as well as leading figures from the worlds of film, theatre, and music.

His subjects include Audrey Hepburn, The Beatles, Twiggy, Grace Coddington, David Bowie, Iman, Jerry Hall, and countless others. In a career that spanned six decades, he dazzled the world and inspired his peers with sparkling inventiveness. Parkinson worked for a wide range of publications, notably Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue, Queen, Town & Country, and other international magazines, which brought him worldwide recognition. He reinvented himself and fashion photography throughout his career, from his ground-breaking, spontaneous images of the 1930s, through the war years, the glamorous ‘50s and the swinging ‘60s, to the exotic locations of the 1970s and 1980s. By the end of his life he had become a household name, the recipient of a CBE, Honorary Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society, and the subject of a large-scale retrospective at the National Por10

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trait Gallery, London. And yet fewer than 200 of his photographs have ever been seen or exhibited outside of their initial publication, and his archive of more than 500,000 images provides a rich historical record to explore. Norman Parkinson died whilst on location in Singapore shooting for Town & Country in 1990.

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SHADI RAZAEI Shadi Raze is a London-based interdisciplinary artist who up a challenging and philosophical depth within her works, propelling it into the realms of the sublime. She received her BA in Graphic Design from the University of Art in Tehran and her MFA Fine Arts from UAL, Chelsea College of Arts and Design in London in 2017. Her passion for the visual arts comprises of an exploration of the relationship between tradition and contemporary art. Her works bring a series of mutable nd spontaneous gestures that negotiate he relationship between stability and uncertainty. Razaei’s Iranian roots form a key element of her identity as both a woman living in the West and an artist practicing in what continues to be very much a ‘man’s world’. While embracing her heritage Razaei reaches beyond geographical and cultural boundaries, striving to explore and question themes of global and social significance. The artistic narratives she wishes to communicate determine the medium she chooses to work in. Her journey of examination and exploration is carried out through various creative media and the use of unconventional materials, which enable her to create and question metaphoric expressions of the human identity. Many medias such as video, hand-stitching, painting and photography are utilised in her artworks. A standout feature f Shade Razaei’s artworks are the paradoxes providing layers within them, such as; femininity/masculinity, beauty/ugliness, pain/pleasure, power/weakness and stability/ instability. Rezaei’s works have been exhibited in several group exhibitions and auctions in the United Kingdom, USA, France, Monaco, Spain, Dubai & Switzerland as well as having been presented in many panels and publications.

https://www.instagram.com/shadi_projects/

HUGO RITTSON-THOMAS Hugo photographed HM Queen Elizabeth II for the Series The Queen’s People. The British monarchy’s rich and storied heritage has been preserved for centuries, and The Queen’s People, made with Royal Household approval, presents a magnificent collection of photography that brings Queen Elizabeth II and important members of Her Majesty’s court to life as rarely seen before. Featuring forty-two unique portraits. The images capture the pageantry of the Royal Court’s intricate ceremonial dress and regalia and highlights the pride each individual takes in serving his or her nation and sovereign.

https://www.hugorittsonphotography.com/gallery/

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WILL ROCHFORT

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Will describes his dazzling and atmospheric oil paintings as ‘snapshots of moments in time.’ Referencing American cultural tropes of the 1960s and influenced by artists including Norman Rockwell and Edward Hopper, his images are cinematic in scope and decidedly meta in conception; ultimately, they are concerned with observing the observers.

Time and again we encounter characters behind cameras, from relentlessly snapping paparazzi to filmmakers lining up a shot, or simply members of a crowd recording their memories at a ticker tape parade. Each beautifully lit tableau invites us to think carefully about how we look and what we see by offering us a choice of perspectives - our own, or that of the players in the scene.Many of Will’s works are concerned with the film industry; his subjects range from movie making to sitting in a car at a drive-in, or they may even pay homage to a powerful scene, a fleeting moment, or even a mood that has stayed with him after watching a particular film. His recent work has included some arresting portrayals of movie sets which are inspired directly by behind the scenes shots of old films – fascinating and individual images which are unlike anything else in galleries at the moment.

He sets up each scene he paints, booking the right venue or setting, using a full cast of characters and carefully selected handmade props, and of course creating the all-important lighting, before engaging in lengthy photo shoots as well as in sketching and painting from life.Although his subject matter changes constantly, Will’s style is consistent across his work, from crowd scenes to portraiture. He himself places it somewhere between realism and impressionism, saying “I like my work to have a level of realism until you get close and you can see its really quite loose. My paintings are often idealised and always entirely staged using the people around me as models. I see myself as the director, shaping my chosen scene until I am happy and then using this as groundwork to start painting.

My focus is on structure and gesture, colour and composition and always seeing the paint at work when you get close.”Will’s artistic evolution was a logical progression from a creative childhood immersed in comic books and films via illustration and realistic portraiture to selling his first painting on the advice of an Art lecturer at university. That painting was seen by a major British gallery and Will took the first step on the career path which he is now treading with ever-increasing success. His work now features in numerous galleries and collections around the world: the owner of the largest cinema chain in India personally chose many of his pieces for the walls of his theatres, and they also appear in high end hotels, as well as in the collections of in the collections of Hollywood film makers and Musicians. He is an active philanthropist too and over the last decade has raised significant funds in association with the 2012 London Olympics, Lloyds Banking and the Bobby Moore Fund, as well as working with smaller independent charitable enterprises.

https://www.williamrochfort.com

PIERO RUSSI Architect and artist. After a fruitful career as an architect at studio Gae Aulenti in Milan, Piero became the coordinated imaged consultant for prestigious Fontana Arte for over a decade, as well as creating projects for Bonaudo SpA, Federlegno Arredo and Salone del Mobile over the years. In 2015 he begins his art project FABRIC OF SOCCER. From drawings, through to hand-embroidered works of art entirely made from recycled fabrics, the project explores life through the lens of football past and present. FABRIC OF SOCCER was first previewed at Triennale di Milano in 2018, while in September 2019 he had his 12

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first personal show at Galleria Antonia Jannone in Milan. In august 2021 he was invited to do a personal show by the Municipality of Sambuca di Sicilia, In Sicily.

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LOUIS SIDOLI Louis Sidoli is one of the UK’s most innovative artists, best known for his “Most Wanted” mugshot art and groundbreaking neon work. Since 2007 his work has been exhibited and sold at over 100 galleries worldwide including Halcyon, Harrods, London and KaDeWe in Berlin (German Harrods). He has many notable collectors and his portfolio of cutting edge work with unparalleled craftsmanship has also attracted the support of some of the world’s most renowned brands such as Aston Martin as well as high profile creative collaborations with the likes of football icon Pele.

https://www.instagram.com/white_light_gallery/

SIMON SKINT Simon Skint is a British multimedia artist and his style is simple: If it pops into his head and puts a smile on his face then he will paint or sculpt it. The outcome can possibly be offensive to some but it is all meant with good intentions and a little dose of dry humour.

https://www.theskintworks.com

JOHN SWANNELL John Swannell was born in 1946. After leaving school at 16, he first worked as an assistant at Vogue Studios, going on to work under David Bailey for four years before setting up his own studio. He spent the next ten years travelling and working for magazines such as Harpers & Queen, the Sunday Times Magazine and Tatler. During this time he developed his distinctive, individual style in both fashion and beauty photography. In 1989 Swannell had a one man show at The Royal Academy in Edinburgh, followed in 1990 by an exhibition at the city’s National Portrait Gallery. In July of the same year, The Royal Photographic Society held a retrospective of his fashion work. In 1993 he was made a fellow of The Royal Photographic Society – one of the youngest ever members to be given this honour at the time. In November 1994, Diana, The Princess of Wales personally commissioned Swannell to photograph her and her sons. From November 1996 to March 1997, The National Portrait Gallery in London put on a solo show of his portraits to celebrate the publication of his book Twenty Years On. His work is held in collections at the V&A, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Royal Photographic Society.

http://www.johnswannell.com/about-john-swannell/

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MICHEAL WARD

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Michael Ward’s (1929-2011) photographic archive includes portraits of musicians, visual artists and actors, including Julie Christie, Pattie Boyd, Marianne Faithfull, Gary Cooper, Hugh Grant, David Hockney and Pauline Boty. He captured early images of The Beatles performing at The Cavern Club in 1963, and followed this was a series of photographs of another new band, The Rolling Stones, a year after. Ward was a contributor to The Evening Standard for four years before joining The Sunday Times in 1965, where he had a long and distinguished career until he retired thirty years later. His assignments were wide-ranging, from the Troubles in Northern Ireland to the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. He was married to award-winning actress Elizabeth Seal for forty years, and passed away in 2011. His work is included in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery.

https://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/exhibitions/sixties-style/michael-ward/biography

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IAIN ALEXANDER Jubilee Sky 3D mixed media on acrylic, stainless steel and gloss resin finish with marine grade stainless steel frame 115 x 135 cm POA

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IAIN ALEXANDER Jubilee Skyfall 3D mixed media on acrylic and stainless steel and gloss resin finish with marine grade stainless steel frame 90 x 110 cm POA

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IAIN ALEXANDER Jubilee Sky x Jubilee Skyfall NFT POA

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ALISON AYE Family Affair 2022 Hand-stitched paper to cloth 37 x 31 cm, unframed POA

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LAUREN BAKER Diamond Portal 2022 Reflective Lenticular Light Box of four abstract paintings, black wood frame behind anti-reflective glass 84.1 x 118.8 x 4 cm POA

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GREGG BRENNAN Stamp of Approval Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, photographed in London, May 2015.

Limited edition of 25, plus 3 APs (Edition 2 of 25).

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MICHAEL BRENNAN HM Queen Elizabeth II HM Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip visit Mustique, the holiday home of Princess Margaret 30 October 1977C-type print 17 x 22 cm POA

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PAOLO CAMPAGNOLO The Queen 2014 Mixed media, gold and metallic colours 50 x 50 cm POA The work The Queen is the result of artistic and aesthetic research in which the use of colour and sign are left to the corrosion of oxidising agents meticulously applied to the canvas surface and padded to freeze the corrosive process.

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CHRIS BLAKE CHAPPELL Davina #5 2022 Mixed media, artist framed 28 x 36 cm POA

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CHRIS BLAKE CHAPPELL Liz #2 2022 Mixed media, artist framed 28 x 36 cm POA

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CHRIS BLAKE CHAPPELL Britannic (Union Jacked) 2022 Mixed media 63 x 45 cm POA

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CHRIS BLAKE CHAPPELL Blue Jubilee 2022 Mixed media 33 x 38 cm POA Constructed on the Queen Mary 2 during the June 5th-12th 2022 transatlantic crossing.

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JULIE COLQUITT Union 2022 Crochet graffiti installation with organic silk, wool, plastic, t-shirt yarn and wire 163 x 218 cm POA This crochet graffiti installation is a nod to the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Julie represents the Four Nations of the Union using yarns from Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales intertwined with handspan silks from India. Her Indian yarns have been bespoke made for her by a group of village women she works with in rural India. This crochet art installation has an intrinsic and common bond to the queen, our Four Nations and the colourful diversity of modern Great Britain as we enter the Platinum Year. All Julie’s yarns are ethical and sustainable and kind to the planet. Yarns representing a sustainable Britain.

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face/NOFACE Queen Elizabeth 2022 Biro on paper 30 x 42 cm POA

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HANIA FARRELL Under your wing 2021 Edition of 1/70 C-Type Metallic/Velvet 40 cm x 26 cm POA Under your wing is a tribute to the Queen, a photograph captured in the gardens of Buckingham Palace.

An expansive perspective between earth and sky suggestive of infinity and longevity, and a reign immersed in a strong sense of duty and faith. Under her wing we feel safe and at ease.

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DAVID HOLLIER Queen Elizabeth II 2022 Typewriter on paper Text: Opening of Parliament 1st November 1960 43 x 43 x 66 cm POA

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PAUL HOUGHTON Duty Calls 2022 Ceramic tiles mosaic 121 x 81 cm POA

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JOHN HUMPHREYS The Queen 2018 Painted fibreglass 64 x 64 x 44 cm Edition of 3 POA

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ALISON JACKSON Breakfast with Corgis 2003 Small Edition 5/5Image size 12 x 16 inches, paper size 18 x 22 inches Medium Edition 4/5 Image size 24 x 36 inches, paper size 32 x 44 inches Large Edition 1/5Image size 48 x 72 inches, paper size 56 x 80 inches POA 33

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ALISON JACKSON Queen Jubilee - Reign On Small Edition 1/5Image size 12 x 16 inches, paper size 18 x 22 inches Medium Edition 1/5 Image size 24 x 36 inches, paper size 32 x 44 inches Large Edition 1/5Image size 48 x 72 inches, paper size 56 x 80 inches POA

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ALISON JACKSON Queen Watches Her Horses Mate Small Edition 1/5Image size 12 x 16 inches, paper size 18 x 22 inches Medium Edition 1/5 Image size 24 x 36 inches, paper size 32 x 44 inches Large Edition 1/5Image size 48 x 72 inches, paper size 56 x 80 inches POA

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ALISON JACKSON The Queen and Camilla Walking (16 tiled contact sheet) 2003 Small Edition 2/5Image size 12 x 16 inches, paper size 18 x 22 inches Medium Edition 2/5 Image size 24 x 36 inches, paper size 32 x 44 inches Large Edition 2/5Image size 48 x 72 inches, paper size 56 x 80 inches POA 36

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ALISON JACKSON The Queen at William Hill 2003 Small Edition 3/5Image size 12 x 16 inches, paper size 18 x 22 inches Medium Edition 3/5 Image size 24 x 36 inches, paper size 32 x 44 inches Large Edition 3/3Image size 48 x 72 inches, paper size 56 x 80 inches POA 37

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ALISON JACKSON Royal Selfie 2015 Small Edition 3/5Image size 12 x 16 inches, paper size 18 x 22 inches Medium Edition 1/5 Image size 24 x 36 inches, paper size 32 x 44 inches Large Edition 3/5Image size 48 x 72 inches, paper size 56 x 80 inches POA 38

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ALISON JACKSON The Queen on the Loo in Regalia (Black and White) 2013 Small Edition 3/5Image size 12 x 16 inches, paper size 18 x 22 inches Medium Edition 2/5 Image size 24 x 36 inches, paper size 32 x 44 inches Large Edition 2/5Image size 48 x 72 inches, paper size 56 x 80 inches POA 39

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ALISON JACKSON Camilla Tries on The Crown 2016 Small Edition 3/5Image size 12 x 16 inches, paper size 18 x 22 inches Medium Edition 2/5 Image size 24 x 36 inches, paper size 32 x 44 inches Large Edition 2/5Image size 48 x 72 inches, paper size 56 x 80 inches POA 40

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ALISON JACKSON The Queen and Candles 2022 Small Edition 1/5Image size 12 x 16 inches, paper size 18 x 22 inches Medium Edition 1/5 Image size 24 x 36 inches, paper size 32 x 44 inches Large Edition 1/5Image size 48 x 72 inches, paper size 56 x 80 inches POA 41

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ALISON JACKSON The Queen and Footman Play with Corgis 2006 Small Edition 2/5Image size 12 x 16 inches, paper size 18 x 22 inches Medium Edition 2/5 Image size 24 x 36 inches, paper size 32 x 44 inches Large Edition 1/5Image size 48 x 72 inches, paper size 56 x 80 inches POA 42

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VANJA KARAS HM Queen Vanitas PLATINUM 70th Jubilee Edition 2022 Archival Giclee print on Museum Rag hand finished with gold leaf 108 x 78 cm POA Customised edition available upon request

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Vanja Karas HM Queen Vanitas, SPRING, 70th Jubilee Edition 2022 Archival Giclee print on Museum Rag hand finished 50 x 40 cm POA

HM Queen Vanitas, SUMMER, 70th Jubilee Edition 2022 Archival Giclee print on Museum Rag hand finished 50 x 40 cm POA

HM Queen Vanitas, AUTUMN, 70th Jubilee Edition 2022 Archival Giclee print on Museum Rag hand finished 50 x 40 cm POA

HM Queen Vanitas, WINTER, 70th Jubilee Edition 2022 Archival Giclee print on Museum Rag hand finished 50 x 40 cm POA Available in bigger size with gold leaf finish 108 x 78 cm POA 44

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MARCO LODOLA Lillibet 2022 Plexiglass and neon sculpture 50 cm height POA

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GINA MCQUEN The Beauty & The Beast Vintage 1960s English Dressage Leather Saddle Hand crafted with leather paints, spray, cream finish, and 24ct gold leaf POA The saddle salutes the equestrian life long passion of the Queen. The tattooed saddle is for Gina McQuen a reminder of her youth, street parties on the roads back in Middlesbrough and when she became a fake punk.

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GAVIN MITCHELL Diamonds are Forever Mixed media triptych Popsicle 8.5in skateboards Hand finished with platinum leaf, costume pearls and crystals with a coating of resin Edition of 15 POA The inspiration for this piece came from the artist’s memory of the Queens Silver Jubilee Celebrations in 1977. He was a teenager and a reluctant participant in his parents patriotic trip to London to be part of the 1 million people wanting to witness the jubilee procession. He was conflicted given that only a week or before he had bought the Sex Pistols single God Save the Queen. However both the Queen and Jamie Reid’s iconic sleeve design have stood the test of time as have Skateboards, written off at the time as a ‘fad.’

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TERRY O’NEILL HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH Prince Philip The official portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, 1992 C-Type print, lifetime (signed and numbered by Terry O’Neill) Edition of 50, plus 10 APs (Only 4 editions left) 16 x 20 cm POA

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NORMAN PARKINSON British Royal Family Cibachrome print 17 x 24 cm Edition 98 of 1,000 of an incomplete edition POA The infamous ‘Blue Trinity’, Parkinson’s official Royal photograph commemorating the 80th birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother on 4th August 1980. The Queen Mother, her daughter HM Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret wear satin capes designed especially for the sitting by Hardy Amies. The photograph was taken in the Garden Room of the Royal Lodge at Windsor Castle and was mounted on card in a signed, proposed edition of 1000 prints.

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SHADI RAZAEI “Not” The last “Not” the Least…

33 x 35 x 7.50 cm Handmade Brass sculpture, Brass pin and Vintage Stamp, on matt paper and wood board POA

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SHADI RAZAEI The Wind of Change 33 x 35 x 7.50 cm Acrylic, C-Print photography* on matt paper, Vintage plastic resin statue and pen on wood board POA How Queen Elizabeth II’s Controversial Trip to Ghana Changed the Future of the Commonwealth. The 1961 visit demonstrated that although Queen Elizabeth’s powers were limited, by wielding those powers well, the monarchy could still have an impact. *Original photo credit: Queen In Ghana Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh at Kumasi Sports Stadium (Baba Yara Stadium) in Kumasi, during their Commonwealth Visit to Ghana, 16th November 1961.

They are accompanied by various Ashanti chieftains and Kwame Nkrumah (1909 - 1972), President of Ghana.

Photo by Popperfoto.

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SHADI RAZAEI Becoming 72 x 41 x 20 cm Collectible Vintage British Army Flight Suitcase, Three Vintage 1953 Fabric/ Wooden Marionette Puppets. (Hand-Made Marionette Paper Mache puppets to include Queen Elizabeth, Prince Phillip and The Arch Bishop Of Canterbury) POA Marionette is a puppet controlled from above using wires or strings depending on regional variations. With the rise in popularity of television and film, marionettes found a rise in popularity, Elizabeth II’s coronation on June 2, 1953 had all the pomp and circumstance of a major event. But there was a difference from the coronations of the many monarchs that preceded her: It was broadcast on television.

The decision to televise the coronation was a controversial one; the elderly, tradition-bound commission that planned the event was horrified by the idea of allowing cameras into Westminster Abbey for such a solemn occasion, and Elizabeth herself was camera-shy. But she eventually overruled her advisors and decided to go ahead with a live broadcast. The decision revolutionized the monarchy’s attitude toward “Media”.

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HUGO RITTSON-THOMAS Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2013 Digital c-print 120 x 140 cm POA

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WILL ROCHFORT Her Majesty Oil on canvas 84 x 59 cm POA

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PIERO RUSSI Regina di Coppe 2019 Embroidery on mixed fabrics 100 x 100 cm POA

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LOUIS SIDOLI Souvenir 2022 Print on brushed aluminum with high gloss and hand blown glass neon tubes.

Limited edition of 5 95 x 95 cm POA This portrait of the Queen to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee was created using a vintage pictorial souvenir,

by Olwen Hedley, celebrating The Queens Silver Jubilee, which was given to the artist in 1977. This also happens to be the original source material Andy Warhol used for his “Reigning Queens” portfolio of 1985.

There is a juxtaposition of the image of the Queen with the chemical element symbol for Platinum taken from the “periodic table of elements.” Platinum is a precious metal and one of the most rare elements in the earths crust. Hence why it represents The Queens 70 years on the throne.

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LOUIS SIDOLI Jewel in the Crown 2022 Print on brushed aluminum with high gloss Float mounted in a white maple frame Limited edition of 5 95 x 95 cm Edition 3 signed by artist POA “When I think of The Queen, I always think of the Crown Jewels which are one of the most iconic symbols of royalty. This portrait of a young Queen from the early part of her reign in the 1950’s references the Crown Jewels and depicts her face staring out from the facets of a large square diamond. As the title implies, she is the focal point of the monarchy and the most valuable, important and admired member of the royal family, which she has earned through decades of service to the country. The print is executed on brushed aluminium with a high gloss finish, which is in keeping with the subject matter and gives a reflective appearance, just like a real jewel.” Louis Sidoli 57

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SIMON SKINT VOGUE Pink 2022 Oil on Canvas 100 x 78 cm POA

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SIMON SKINT VOGUE Purple 2022 Oil on Canvas 100 x 78 cm POA

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JOHN SWANNELL HM Queen Elizabeth II HM Queen Elizabeth II taken in St. George’s Hall inside Windsor Castle, 2001.

Platinum print.23 x 30 cm POA

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MICHAEL WARD The Queen A portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth at The Badminton Horse Trials in Badminton House, South Gloucestershire, England, 1968.

Silver gelatin print, estate-stamped. Edition of 25.

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MICHAEL WARD HM Queen Elizabeth II HM Queen Elizabeth II at the Trooping the Colour, Horse Guards Parade at Buckingham Palace in Westminster, London, UK, June 11, 1977 Silver gelatin print, estate-stamped. Edition of 25.

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