Art on a Postcard for War Child UK

About 

Nottinghamshire based artist, Cynthia Harrison Orr has worked in surface design, set up and run a ceramic tile design and manufacturing company and delivered community arts projects alongside working as a curator. Cynthia now concentrates solely on her drawing practice, recently completing The Royal Drawing School’s postgraduate Online Drawing Development Year. She is a member of Studio 22, formed from the cohort of ODDY 2022 at The Royal Drawing School. 

“My practice is an on-going personal investigation into the meaning of art in an effort to understand what I do and why, and how it may relate to others. 

Drawing for me is an emotional and physical experience. I have to be in a place where I can connect to whatever is around me, looking intently, triggering my access to the natural world, opening up memories, everyday experience and imagination. The work has figurative and abstract qualities using colour and pattern to create an image that is both real and imagined. I have no plans or perceived outcomes. The act of drawing takes over in a meditative experience. I hope that the emotion invested in the work resonates with others. Creating images to share is a crucial part of my practice. It feels solid, providing me with a purpose and a path to follow.” 

Education 

2022 The Royal Drawing School, Online Drawing Development Year 

2004 – 2007 Sheffield Hallam University, BA (Hons) Fine Art. 

1976 – 1979 Newcastle Upon Tyne Poly, BA (Hons) Graphic Design, 1st Class 

1974 – 1975 Nottingham Polytechnic, Art Foundation 

Select Exhibitions/Awards 

2023   Studio 22, Gallery at Green & Stone, in collaboration with The Royal Drawing School. 

2023   Works on Paper, The Gallery at Green & Stone, London. 

2022   Telling Tales, HMS, Platform Projects, Athens. 

2022   Studio 22, curator and exhibiter, Fronteer Art Fair, Chester. 

2022   Postcards for Perec,  International travelling exhibition curated by Linda Parr. 

Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork   

For these works for Art on a Postcard in aid of War Child I was thinking of safety, indoors looking out and the importance of pattern and colour in encouraging feelings of wellbeing. 

You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do. Anyone found doing so will be subject to legal action.