Art Studio

	Vanessa Champion
	Sculptor, Photographer, Illustrator, Project Management

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	I began my artistic career as a photographer over 15 years ago and have been commissioned on some excellent locations, projects and people, including Pavarotti.
	Among a number of prizes won over the years, I won the Spalding Open prize for photography in 2004 and the David Bellamy prize for sculpture in 2005
	Current Work I am currently sculpting a series of "life" studies, mostly hands. I'll update the site with "work in progress" soon
	I am also working on a series of Oil paintings entitled "Creation", an explosion of reds, oranges, crimsons as well as also continuing with the seascapes series

	Painting, Ceramics, Photography, Illustration, Animation
	Selected Recent Exhibitions 2006 April - May,' Beneath' part of the British Art Show 6, Surface Gallery, Nottingham 2006 March - April, Another Product, Cornerhouse, Manchester, Photography 2005 November South Holland Open, Lincolnshire, Photography 2005 September, ArtShed Ware, Herfordshire, "Passionately Pink" exhibition, Painting 2005 ongoing Look Out Post, photography, exhibition and publication 2005 August, ArtShed Ware, Herfordshire, Ceramics 2005 June-July, CODE Gallery, Field Exhibition, Bristol, mixed media 2005 June-July, Annual Photography Exhibition, Lauderdale House, Highgate, London 2005 June-July Fenscape, Spalding, Lincolnshire, David Bellamy Sculpture Award Winner 2005 Jan - Feb Fenland Visual Arts Inaugural Show, March Town Hall Artspace, Cambridgeshire, mixed media 2004 November, Whittlesey Annual Open, Cambridgeshire, mixed media 2004 November, Winner Digital Arts/Photography Award, South Holland Open, Lincolnshire 2004 October, Peterborough Digital Arts Gallery, "Domestic Bliss" animation (rotoscoping) 2004 September, Halesworth Gallery, Suffolk Open, painting 2004 August, Skylark gallery, "Bottoms Exhibition, Ceramics 2003-04 Dragonfly Artspace, March, Cambridgeshire, all media 2003 July International Twinning Exhibition with Nettetal, March Cambridgeshire, Photography Pre 2003 various exhibitions mostly photography in London Various Commissions, including: Publications The All New Adventures of the Trepets, by C.A.Chance, ISBN 0-9551289-1-9 2006 The Building Opposite, ISBN 84-96427- - , Fanfare/Ponent Mon, French into English 2006 Fens Tourism Brochure, painting 2006 Japan, ISBN 84-96427-16-1, Fanfare/Ponent Mon, French to English 2006 Another book translated, pending publication pending - due 2006 Wildlife Trust Magazine, photography 2005 The Trepets, by C.A.Chance, ISBN 0-9551289-0-0 Illustration, editing and marketing 2005 World Travel Guide, 2002 editing, research and translation 2002 D.Daniel, William Tyndale, Yale, translation German, Vulgate, Greek and Photography 2001 Foreign Language Book Catalogue for a Translation Agency: Chanterelle, London 1998 Other Commissions Royal Academy with National Children's Home, "Art Matters!" project to coincide with the Rodin exhibition Sept 2006 Over ten years of : Portraits, specialising in black and white natural light Fantasy Ceramics Sketched Pencil Portraits Photographic Art Cards and Prints Bloomsbury Theatre, promotional and star portraits, incl. John Hegley, Sooty and Sweep… Various assignments, University College London Amici de Verdi, Covent Garden Opera House, Pavarotti
	Forthcoming: ilustration for the second book in the children's series The Trepets series due May 2006, and accompanying animation due Christmas 2006
	After a varied and interesting career, I opened my own bookshop and artspace which opened further doors to a whole host of regional arts ventures, including my election as Chair of two regional arts groups, one of which is a registered charity. As well as the photography and direct artsales, I also teach, run workshops, am director of a publishing house and run a translation business as well as organise book, art and craft fairs so that there’s somewhere accessible and affordable for local people to sell their creations.
	"Domestic Bliss" Animation
	Director of Dragonfly Books and Arts
	I am also business partner of Five Rings Arts Promotion. Getting art to business.
	Chair of Fenland Arts Association, registered Charity www.fenlandarts.org.uk
	Arts Advisory Board, March Town Hall
	Partner of March Regeneration
	Project Organiser for March Summer River Fest : arts, jazz, environment, wildlife, heritage, boating, fishing, walking
	Arts Liason (and inaugural Chair) Fenland Visual Arts Collective www.fenvisualarts.org.uk
	A Trustee of March Museum
	Member of NALD (National Association for Literature Development)
	Member of VAN (Voluntary Arts Network) - Increasing Participation in the Arts
	I am also available to run workshops in art and drama, for children, adults, people with learning or other disabilities. Please contact me for rates and availability info@dragonflybooks.co.uk T: 07747 025 361

Recent Arts Training

Commissions East Essential Artist Training 2004-05

Peterborough Digital Arts Animation Workshop – Rotoscoping 2004

Isle College, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire Ceramics 2003

Central St Martins, London Life Drawing 1999-2000

Scholarships

German Archaeological Institute, to study and lecture on art history in Greece 1996

Hannover, Kestner Museum to study and lecture on art history in Germany 1995

Malden Scholarship for Greek language at University College London, twice 1989 and 1992

Swan Hellenic Travel Scholarship for Mediterranean travel 1992

St.John's College, Cambridge for language Summer school attendance 1988

Below are two from my on-going series of ceramic "Spirits of the Forest", available to buy (I have lots more, all different!). I also have gargoyles, 'death-masks', garden plaques, etc (I need to upload some images, don't I ?!)

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Painting, Ceramics, Photography, Illustration, Animation

Various Commissions, including: