parallel point

Free As A Bird is part of Dandifest!17 which features a main exhibition at St. Margaret’s Church of Art, on St. Benedicts Street (Tuesday 25 April to Saturday 6 May), with several satellite exhibitions and events around the city. Dandifest!17 will be celebrating the 50th Anniversary of homosexuality becoming legal in the UK. For the full programme click here.

Paper Aviaries was a drop-in activity workshop where the public were invited to help create two large wallpaper panels on Saturday 1 April. It was a casual session at Norwich Arts Centre - led by Alice Lee, to coincide with the exhibition II - involving decorating and colouring-in a variety of Alice’s bird designs (or drawing your own) and then applying them onto pre-made panels of plain wallpaper. The end result was an imaginative menagerie of bird-like creatures. You can see a detail of one here. Photo above courtesy of Kelly Robb.

Alice is an artist and curator based in Norwich, who develops a variety of independent, nationwide projects under the name of Parallel Point. In 2015, she was short-listed in both The Visual Art and EDP People’s Choice categories for the Norfolk Art Awards.

II risograph poster designed by Alice Lee, printed by Rob Filby 

Acorns: screen prints by various artists from Print Club London

Print Club London was established in 2007 and is run by managing director Fred Higginson (Sculptor/ Illustrator M.O.L.) and director Kate Higginson. The duo work closely with iconic illustrator and creative director Rose Stallard, who brings the Print Club brand to life with her inimitable 1970s fanzine-style-artwork and edgy typography. As well as operating print studios, Print Club London aim to introduce a wider demographic to affordable, original artwork, bringing a contemporary art scene to a brand new audience. Whilst providing studio space and selling work is a key focus of the studios, the trio also work with clients on projects ranging from bespoke bags for Stella McCartney to live printing projects in store with Nike.

Acorns risograph poster; image by Maddison Graphic; printed by Rob Filby

A round-up of the exhibition programme for The Bridge at The Birdcage in 2016. This year we changed the format to bi-monthly shows which will continue into 2017, aiming to keep the exhibitions in this unique little space varied and interesting. In 2017, Parallel Point (Alice Lee) will be sharing curatorial duties of The Bridge with Lauren Gregory and Paul Bryan in order for Alice to concentrate on her other practices. It will continue to be a place showcasing the finest in local and national, art and design talent.

12 Portraits & 0 Still Lifes: Class of 2016 painted by Dean Khalil

Dean Khalil is an artist based in Norwich with a degree in Fine Art Painting from Norwich University of the Arts. Recently he has focused his practice on portrait painting. The title of this exhibition is a nod towards David Hockney’s 82 Portraits and 1 Still-life show at The Royal Academy (London) this year, whose work Dean cites as an inspiration.

Installation view of show at Flint, along with the 2 other strands of III at The Birdcage & 20 Elm Hill, forms Alice Lee’s first solo exhibition. Her technical, graphic style, originally seen in a series of monochrome bird drawings and typography, has evolved into a collection of printed work using screen print, digital and riso processes. III was an opportunity to experiment with different methods of presentation, using variations of the images and print, determined by the nature of the environment and space.

III risograph poster designed by Alice Lee, printed by Rob Filby