Dear Everyone,

 

You are invited to the opening of Daniel Lehan's The Last Show at The Kitchen Window Gallery, where I will be performing Cake Smash for the first time this year.

"Cake Smash" celebrates the connections between art and food. If food nourishes the body then art nourishes the soul.

​THE LAST SHOW at The Kitchen Window Gallery opening party will be on Sunday 31 May from 2 to 5pm. 

THE LAST SHOW celebrates the year anniversary of The Kitchen Window Gallery 

and will also be the last show to be held at the gallery.

During the past year gallery shows have included an exhibition celebrating the work of Robbie Burns with visual poems and performances by 16 poets, story telling performances, a show which converted the kitchen into a giant camera obscure, and an international  group show.

Artists and poets who have shown at the gallery include Jessie Brennan, Daren Callow, Louise Carson, John 'Jazzman' Clarke, Josée Dubeau, Peter Evans, Charlie Fox, Mikey Georgeson, Caroline Gregory, Marie Pascal - Hardy, Louise Hart, 

Julian van Hauson, Anna Khan,  Miyuki Kasahara, Calum F. Kerr, Daniel Lehan, Jude Cowan Montague, Frog Morris, Frog Morris and Family, Susan Plover, Nicole Polonsky, Anne Robinson, Steve Rushton, Tim Siddall, Chris Simonite, 

Ted Smith - Orr, Veronika Spierenburg, and Jacqueline Utley.

THE LAST SHOW will feature performances of - Cake Smash - with Joanna McCormick, Alice Labant, Martha and Ruby, the World Premiere of - Show Me, Showing You, The Show In - 

a musical and text performance celebrating The Kitchen Window Gallery devised by Charlie Fox and Mikey Georgeson, and - CLOSING - text improvisations with Charlie Fox, Daniel Lehan and audience.

THE LAST SHOW will continue until 26 June and is viewable 24 / 7 from the balcony running outside the gallery further details of this, and previous shows at ~

http://thekitchenwindowgallery.blogspot.co.uk/

The Kitchen Window Gallery

66 Juniper House (3rd Floor)

Pomeroy Street

New Cross

London 

SE14 5

 

There will also be an edible cake sculpture, to celebrate Martha's tenth birthday.

And here are some pictures from "Moontime Wolverine & The Host Ghost". A collaboration with artist Sarah Sparkes.

It took place at the opening of The Fall of the Rebel Angels, curated by artist Vanya Balogh, in Venice, for the 56th Venice Biennale.

​Photo by Ashley Scott Fitzgerald

 

 

​Photo by Sandra Louison

 

 

Photo by Sandra Louison

See you Sunday! - with love and best wishes - Joanna

Hello!

Here are some photos of the artwork that I created as part of my Westminster Arts residency at The Butterworth Centre, back in 2011.
Over the course of the residency, which lasted for six months, I developed a strong creative relationship with residents, and worked on several  artworks that were placed throughout the home.
These were wall mounted collage pieces, made from original drawings and paintings and repeated copies, produced in collaboration with residents.
The drawings and copies were laminated and the collage created directly onto the walls. The resulting artworks were a permanent resource for residents, carers and relatives to enjoy.
The photographs below were taken by artist Hester Jones.

Best wishes - Joanna

Hello!



I am very pleased and excited to be taking part in the 56th Venice Biennale this year, with 111 artists at The Fall of The Rebel Angels. I will be exhibiting some paintings "MoonShrine, Erzulie" and on Friday May 8th I will deliver the live art piece  "Moontime Wolverine & The Host Ghost", a collaboration with artist Sarah Sparkes. The Fall of The Rebel Angels is curated by artist Vanya Balogh. More information can be found here:

​http://m.huffpost.com/uk/entry/7106894

And here:

http://www.artlyst.com/articles/vanya-balogh-london-car-park-curator-announces-venice-biennale-exhibition​

And here are some pictures from "sLight", a live art piece that took place at Vanya Balogh's Chinese Open 15, back in January. With Martha, Ruby, Damian Cosamos and Alice Labant:

And in March I was invited to perform with Alice Renouf, Ruby, Martha, Amelie and Elliot. We adapted "Moontime" for Jude Cowan Montague's haunting, dreamlike  and beautiful installation "Yoshka and Dreen" at Hart's Lane Studios:

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On May 31st I will be performing "Cake Smash" at Daniel Lehan's Kitchen Window Gallery:

http://thekitchenwindowgallery.blogspot.co.uk/

I hope you can join me then. More information to follow soon....

Hello everyone!

I am delighted to have been invited to take part in Vanya Balogh and Geoffrey Leong's CHINESE OPEN Year of the Sheep, art exhibition.

With over 100 international artists showing all kinds of work, including performative, site specific, video and sound installations, it's going to be spectacular!

It opens from midday next Sunday Feb. 22nd, at Q Park Car Park, 20 Newport Place, Soho, WC2H 1PR.

I will be presenting some photographs, and a live art piece called "sLight" with Alice Labant, Martha and Ruby interacting, and with Damian Cosamos on the keyboard.

My live art will start at around half past twelve and will last for about an hour...

Come and join the party! I look forward to seeing you there!

With love and best wishes - Joanna

Hello everyone, 

 I hope you can come and enjoy my live art interaction "Blindsided", at the beautiful exhibition "We Could Not Agree", in Q Park car park, Cavendish Square London W1. 6.30pm start. Curated by Vanya Balogh, Sarah Sparkes, Cedric Christie, Alice Herrick, Roger Clarke, Rebecca Scott, Pascal Rousson, Tracey Morberly, Mark Woods and Geoff Leong. Here is an animated snippet of the show, by Marinecreature:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x43KaJmzyA

With love and best wishes - Joanna

Hello everyone!

I'm very pleased to be delivering my live art interaction Nun'shead on Nunhead Green this Saturday September 20th, from 2-5pm. It's part of Nunhead Open 10, which opens tomorrow evening, more information below:

Nunhead Open 10 Art Exhibition 2014

Nunhead Corner, 26 Nunhead Green, SE15 3QF

Friday 19 - Sunday 21 September  

Open 11 am - 5pm

Opening Party Celebration Nunhead Corner

Friday 19 Sept 6-8pm, All Welcome

Performances and souvenirs at the Opening Party:

Special souvenirs by Daniel Lehan, Sarah Doyle, Tracey Francis. Plus Art Lucky dip, badges and more.

Contemporary Art Song- 6pm

Joan Byrne and Pia Goddard  members of the Rye Poets will be reading/performing their poetry, some of it wryly humorous 6.30pm

Mikey Georgeson Performs some songs at 7 pm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZlch5szCUE&list=UUP6Q6VxPqAgo8twfd8dpJwg

Frog Morris and Nicole Mollett -The Art of the magic lantern 7. 30 pm  http://www.frogmorris.net/

SLAAM tour of off the map Nunhead SLAAM (South London Alternative Art Map) is a drinking society to celebrate off the map artists and the places where they work. Meet at Nunhead Open 8 pm

Daniel Lehan- UNsigns ~A series of hand painted signs located in and around the Nunhead Green that highlight and celebrate the Nunhead Library. Viewable 24 hours 14-21 September 2014. http://www.daniel-lehan.com/

Artists projects/Installation at Nunhead Corner, 19-21 September (alongside main Open Exhibition)

Miyuki Kasahara "Mebaru Spring" A school of fish installation. Each fish has a number on showing their radioactive Cesium level (Cs-134 + Cs-137) and the dates they were caught in the port of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. http://www.miyukikasahara.com/

Mikey Georgeson- The howl of the Mounting Kin -Drawings from the subconscious and the neurotic self. Most are funny. Some are even rude.Visitors are encouraged to remove a drawing.

Hatty Lee - Site specific light piece at Nunhead Corner. http://www.hattylee.co.uk/index.htm

Sat 20 September  Performances 2-5pm ( Nunhead Green area)

Joanna McCormick- live art interaction. 
Have your prayers answered by Joanna McCormick's Nun's Head. http://joannamccormick.blogspot.co.uk/

Tim Siddall -Poet For Hire Ongoing performance art piece http://poetforhire.net/

Nunhead Library  Sat 20 September

Calum F Kerr -The Society for the Preservation of Admirable Rubble (SPAR), Nunhead Meeting with founder Brian Guest .The Society for the Preservation of Admirable Rubble (SPAR) is dedicated to preserving the rubble of the UK in all its varied forms. Guest will be on hand to talk about the society in the light of redevelopment around Nunhead Green. Visitors are encouraged to draw and talk about rubble 12-5pm SPAR: www.preserveadmirablerubble.com 

Sarah Sparkes-Psychic Synopsis: Indexing the Unconscious Mind of Nunhead Library 2-5 pm (also Sat 13 Sept 2-5pm) http://sarahsparkes.blogspot.co.uk/

SLAAM will be further exploring the archive, sharing tips on mapping and celebrating alternative cultural forms. 2-5pm counterproductions.me

Sunday 21 September at Nunhead Open

This Happy band - After performances at The Barbican, The South London Gallery, Brixton Market, the Camberwell Art Festival, and Cabaret Voltaire - Zurich, This Happy Band returns to The Nunhead Open- the place they first ever performed! Meet 1pm   

Rachel Gomme- Mouth to Mouth, a one-to-one interactive encounter, focuses on breathing as a cycle of giving and receiving, inviting the viewer to exchange a small quantity of their own breath for a similar gift from an unknown other. 12- 3pm http://rachelgomme.blogspot.co.uk/ 

For updates please visit: http://thesurgery.turnpiece.net/  twitter: @nunheadopen

I was delighted to be invited to contribute to Open House weekend at Union Chapel. I made some exploratory works in response to the building and its hidden treasures. These small works can be seen at the chapel this weekend and will be displayed alongside a beautiful sound scape by artist James Mabbett. More details can be found here: http://unionchapel.org.uk/pages/open_house_weekend.html

​On the evening of Tuesday October 7th there will be something unusual and probably bubbly occurring at The Montague Arms pub, for Frog Morris Presents. More info here:
http://www.frogmorris.net/montague-two-2.php

And on Friday October 17th from 6pm, I will be delivering "Blindsided" live art interaction, to compliment my installation "A Prayer for Freedom and Peace". This will be shown at We Could Not Agree, art exhibition, for which I have been curated by artist Vanya Balogh. Save the date! More details to follow in October.

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Here are some pictures of "Heart Piece", a live art interaction for Samia Gallery, that took place last month. Thanks to Andrew Stys for this photo...

​I hope that you are having a wonderful September! With love and best wishes - Joanna.

Hello everyone!

I hope you will come along to Samia Gallery on Sunday, where I will be delivering my "Heart Piece" live art interaction at about 3pm. 

It's a lovely gallery in East London, the nearest stations are Aldgate East and Whitechapel. It's a fundraiser for Gaza:

Last month I was very pleased and excited to be part of Vanya Balogh and Danny Pockets' Big Deal Marvellous Mix-Ups:

                                                                         Picture by Vanya Balogh
 

Here's a link to a video about the show:
 http://youtu.be/fTySubP8k5c

And here are some photos of the live art interaction "Cake Smash", that I did there: 

                                                Photo by Andy Rogers

                                    Photo by Andy Rogers

"Cake Smash" explored notions of consumerism, commodity and value. The cake was made of plaster shapes cast from disposable food packaging and assembled in situ in the open back of a lovely retro delivery van. Put together with pva glue and decorated with dayglo paint, glitter, beads, buttons and gold leaf, the cake was smashed up and dished out while I sang songs of peace and love. Thanks to dancer Alice Labant for her help and to Danny Pockets and Vanya Balogh for curating the show.

​I hope you're having a super summer! With love and best wishes - Joanna