The start of the year has been yet another very successful period for Studio Fridays artists. Here’s a round up from January to March:

Melissa Harris’s paper sculpture, ‘Purple Legged Spiral’, and Diana Sandetskaya’s oil painting, ‘Sunset in Mill Hill Park (XVII), were both selected for this year’s Wales Contemporary, and shown at the Garrison Chapel in Chelsea and the Waterfront Gallery in Milford Haven (until May 17th). Sandetskaya also exhibited two works with the Royal Society of British Artists at their annual Mall Galleries exhibition, and at the BobCat gallery in Putney.

Dr Louise Newson has been using Sara Gregory’s menopause paintings as a back drop for her global live tour, ending at the Sydney Opera House, to illustrate the effects of Menopause. Dr Marcela Gonzalez de Cossio also used Gregory’s paintings for a conference at the National Academy of Medical Education in Mexico City.

Elise Mendelle has been finding success in throughout East London. Having won the Directors Choice Award at Henarch Galleries, she was offered her own solo show there, then, the following week, she moved down the road to the Truman Breweries to take part in the Other Art Fair. She has also taken part in “Renaissance” at the Art’otel in Hoxton, and at the Art Space Fair.

Caroline Matthews has been involved in three exhibitions at the Mall Galleries already this year, with The Pastel Society, The Royal Society of British Artists, and The Society of Graphic Fine Art. Also at the Mall Galleries has been Dawn Limbert ASGFA, exhibiting, but also demonstrating her pastel painting technique. Limbert is currently featured in The Drawing Society’s Spring Bulletin, and will also soon be featured in the American publication, Pastel Journal. Limbert’s painting, “The Oliver Grove’, has been selected for this years Artist and Leisure Painter Open Competition at Patchings, and has three new paintings on show at Well House Gallery, Horndon on the Hill and six paintings with Essex Wildlife Trust at their Thamesmead site.

Victoria Perloff exhibited her recent portraits of female composers at St Albans Cathedral for International Women’s Day, as a back drop to the St Albans Chamber Choir who played music by female composers. Perloff’s painting of Miriam Freedman is to be used as the front cover to her autobiography, ‘Love is always the answer’.

Margaret Crutchley, Diana Sandetskaya and Neeta Kataria all took part in the Linden Hall Winter Show in Deal. Simon Gazzard took part in the Affordable Art Fair in Battersea with the Tripod Gallery and has just heard that he has been shortlisted for the Jacksons Art Prize, and Raina Goran ARWS exhibited ’Sunset over Tower Bridge’, in the Royal Watercolour Society’s Spring show at the Bankside Gallery, and is just about to run her first workshop for the society.