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Clare Melinsky's lino-cuts in colour and black and white follow the style of traditional woodcuts. Over the last twenty years her illustrations have been used in advertising, for labels and packaging, and in editorial work for books, magazines and newspapers.

To commission an illustration from Clare Melinsky please contact Benjamin Cox at the Central Illustration Agency, First Floor, 29 Heddon Street, London W1B 4BL

Cabbages and Kings
Cabbages and Kings

Your chance to dip into the back catalogue: Clare has been invited to exhibit a wall of work at Thomas Tosh, in their spacious gallery in Thornhill. Framed and unframed lino cuts printed by the artist are for sale throughout February 2012.
Clare has been living and working near Thornhill, Dumfriesshire in South West Scotland for more than thirty years. Her everyday work is illustration, commissioned for books, magazines and packaging. Local interest in her new Harry Potter book covers, published in 2010, has encouraged her to exhibit in this unusual building with its gift shop and popular cafe´.
Clare will be running two workshops at Thomas Tosh during the exhibition introducing beginners to lino cutting and printmaking.

Visit the Thomas Tosh website for more details.
www.thomastosh.com

For contractual reasons, no Harry Potter images are for sale.

Fry Art Gallery

Fry Art Gallery

2011 Annual exhibition and sale at the Fry Art Gallery, Castle Street, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 1BD www.fryartgallery.org

Fifty invited artists, including Clare, exhibit at this popular event over one weekend. The gallery houses work by 20th century artists and designers who have local connections, notably Edward Bawden and Eric Ravilious. It is well worth a visit to see their permanent display.

Opening hours for this exhibition:

12 November, 1-5pm
&
13 November, 11am-4pm

Autumn Exhibition
Autumn Exhibition

A varied selection of Clare's lino cuts is on show at the McGill Duncan Gallery in Castle Douglas, throughout September and October 2011. The original artist's prints are of work from the last twenty years, originally commissioned for books, magazines, newspapers and advertising; many of them have never been exhibited before. The prints are mostly smaller than 30cm, and are for sale, prices from £60-£250. Note that, because of contractual obligations, no Harry Potter cover images are in this exhibition.

Other artists in the Autumn Exhibition include Leo Blamire, Margaret Brampton, Diana Hope, Liz Knox, Hilke MacIntyre and Joe MacIntyre. The exhibition runs from 3rd September-29th October

McGill Duncan Gallery: open 10am-5pm Monday to Saturday
231 King Street, Castle Douglas, DG7 1DT t:01556 502468 e:zoe@mcgillduncangallery.com
www.mcgillduncangallery.com

Cally Gardens Exhibition
Cally Gardens Exhibition

Cally Gardens is a long established nursery in an 18th century walled garden containing a vast collection of plants. Michael Wickenden's photographs document his plant hunting expeditions to remote parts of the world. Clare Melinsky illustrates the cover of his mail order catalogue, and shows other plant and garden images in her lino cut prints. Other contributing artists are Lizzie Farey, Jenny Ashmore and Jeremy Carlisle.
The exhibition is nearby at the Mill on the Fleet, a restored 18th century cotton mill in Gatehouse of Fleet, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland DG7 2HS.
11th June - 24th July 2011.
www.millonthefleet.co.uk
www.callygardens.co.uk
www.lizziefarey.co.uk
www.jeremycarlisle.co.uk
www.leafworks.co.uk