Sula Rubens

Since graduating from Central St. Martin’s School of Art in 1989, Sula Rubens has practised as a painter and printmaker, living, working and exhibiting in many countries (including Gdansk, Poland; Amsterdam, Holland; Greece and Spain). Her work is represented in public and private collections in this country and abroad, including the Leicestershire Collection for Schools and Colleges and the Town Council of Amsterdam. Residencies include the Westerkerk in Amsterdam and currently, Potton Hall Recording Studio in Suffolk.

Wherever she is, close observation of her environment is integral to her work along with reference to objects such as photographs, post cards, printed book pages, labels, postage stamps, discarded scraps of wallpaper or textured floor lino as well as drawings. Sometimes these everyday objects are directly incorporated in a work as collage. Other times she refers to them to represent elements of the Suffolk coastline where she has lived and worked since 1999. This coast with its tides, erosions, reed marshes, ships and the everchanging light has a strong influence on her recent work.

She gradually builds up the paintings in layers, using a variety of media: oil paint, graphite, soft pastel, charcoal,collage and printing techniques. Often the etchings incorporate the chine colle technique.

Selected Exhibitions

2011          Mandell’s Gallery, Norwich

                    Fry Gallery, Saffron Walden (Annual Print Exhibition since 2003)

                    RE + New, Woodbridge, Suffolk (since 2010)

 

                    School House Gallery, Wighton, Norfolk (since 1997)

 

                    i2 Art Gallery, Saffron Walden, Essex

2010          Craftco, Southwold, Suffolk

2008         Halesworth Festival, The Cut – invited artist alongside Margaret Mellis

2007         Angela Mellor Gallery, Ely

2005         Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, London

                     Piers Feetham Gallery, London

2004          Halesworth Gallery – solo exhibition

                     Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge - solo exhibition

2003          School House Gallery, Wighton, Norfolk - solo exhibition

2002          Babylon Gallery, Ely

2001          North House Gallery, Manningtree, Essex – solo exhibition

1998          Heffers Gallery, Cambridge

1997          Union of Artists, Blue Hall Gallery, St Petersburg, Russia

                    First Site Gallery, The Minories, Colchester

1996          Gainsborough House, Sudbury

1995          Beatrice Royal Contemporary Art Gallery, Eastleigh – prize winner

1994          De Muserije, Museum of Den Bosch, Holland – solo exhibition

1993          Europe Prize for Painting – finalist

1992          Brett Gallery, Hadleigh, Suffolk - solo exhibition

1991          Trumpington Gallery, Cambridge - solo exhibition

1990          The Laing Collection Exhibition (toured)

1989          London Contemporary Arts, Chelsea Harbour, London