Gina Bold
Encyclopedia
Gina Boldis an English
artist/poet, who makes paintings, stained glass and sculpture. She was an artist in residence at Arlington House from May to November 2007.
to a Greek mother and Scottish
father and lived in Abbey Road
, London
. She studied fashion at Kilburn Polytechnic and pattern cutting.
She started painting in 1987 with the encouragement of personal friend Shaun Parry-Jones. In 1993, she attended the Mary Ward Center and learned how to make stained glass windows
. She started to make small sculptures in 2006. She was exhibited for the first time in 2002 by Barnet College
and also at the Stuckism International Gallery
.
In 2007, she held her first solo show, Born to Be Bold, at the Arlington Gallery in Camden Town
London
, England
. the show consisted of 67 paintings and 10 sculptures.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
artist/poet, who makes paintings, stained glass and sculpture. She was an artist in residence at Arlington House from May to November 2007.
Life and work
Gina Bold was born in LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
to a Greek mother and Scottish
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
father and lived in Abbey Road
Abbey Road (street)
Abbey Road is a thoroughfare located in the borough of Camden and the City of Westminster in London, running roughly northwest to southeast through St. John's Wood, near Lord's Cricket Ground...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. She studied fashion at Kilburn Polytechnic and pattern cutting.
She started painting in 1987 with the encouragement of personal friend Shaun Parry-Jones. In 1993, she attended the Mary Ward Center and learned how to make stained glass windows
Stained Glass Windows
Stained Glass Windows was an early broadcast television program, broadcast on early Sunday evenings on the ABC network. The program was a religious broadcast, hosted by the Reverend Everett Parker....
. She started to make small sculptures in 2006. She was exhibited for the first time in 2002 by Barnet College
Barnet College
Barnet College is a Further education college in North London, England in the United Kingdom. It has two main sites and two other learning centres in the London Borough of Barnet, and is a member of the 157 Group of schools....
and also at the Stuckism International Gallery
Stuckism International Gallery
The Stuckism International Gallery was the gallery of the Stuckist art movement. It was open 2002 to 2005 in Shoreditch, and run by Charles Thomson, the co-founder of Stuckism...
.
In 2007, she held her first solo show, Born to Be Bold, at the Arlington Gallery in Camden Town
Camden Town
-Economy:In recent years, entertainment-related businesses and a Holiday Inn have moved into the area. A number of retail and food chain outlets have replaced independent shops driven out by high rents and redevelopment. Restaurants have thrived, with the variety of culinary traditions found in...
London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. the show consisted of 67 paintings and 10 sculptures.
Shows
- 2002: Barnet college end of term show
- 2002: The First Stuckist International (guest artist)
- 2002: F-EST
- 2003: Art4All, Prince's Trust.
- 2003: Kith and Kids charity show
- 2003: Stuck in Wednesbury (guest artist)
- 2004: The Clifton, St Johns Wood, London, solo show
- 2004: ODPM with Vision Impossible (group show)
- 2005: Bull and Last, Highgate Road (solo show)
- 2007: Born to Be Bold (solo)
- 2007: The Other Side Gallery Christmas fair, Novas Gallery (group show)
- 2008: Spirit of Arlington: (group show)
- 2009: A Bite of Bold: (solo show)
- 2009: Bold in the Basement: (solo show)
- 2009: Bold 'n' Blue: (solo show) Charlotte Street Blues, London
- 2009: Outside In: (group show)Pallent House Gallery, Chichester