Sophie Ploeg

ROYAL INSTITUTE OF OIL PAINTERS ANNUAL EXHIBITION My painting Dream has been selected for the annual exhibition of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters. I am delighted to be included in this great show. I hope you can go and visit to enjoy the world of oil painting. The only major national art society that is devoted exclusively to oil painting, featuring a wide variety of contemporary landscape, figurative and still-life paintings by some of the finest established artists working in oil today, alongside work by non-members. During the annual exhibition a number of prizes and awards are on offer, including the Phyllis Roberts Award of £2,000 for a promising young painter. Other highlights include the Winsor & Newton Under-35 Oil Painting Awards. The Royal Institute of Oil Painters, also known as the ROI, is an association of painters in London and is the only major art society which features work done only in oil. It is one of the 9 member societies that form the Federati...

RWA 159th Autumn Exhibition Queens Road, Clifton, Bristol My self portrait has an excellent spot right beneath an amazing painting by Alan Kingsbury The show features 500+ works by Academicians, other established artists as well as emerging talent. The variety is enormous and it is a great show. I still hope to go back soon and take photos of all the works that stand out to me. Other posts on the RWA Open exhibitions: RWA 163d Open Exhibition 2015 RWA 162d Open Exhibition 2014 RWA 161st Open Exhibition 2013 RWA 160th Open Exhibition 2012 RWA 159th Open Exhibition 2011 You are reading my old blog, please find my new blog on my website here

159th Autumn Exhibition My pastel  Self Portrait  has been selected for the autumn exhibition at the  Royal West of England Academy of Art  in Bristol. The show features a huge variety of the best of contemporary art and I am proud to be part of it. All works will be for sale and I hope you can visit to have a look! The Exhibition runs from 30 October - 31 December 2011. Royal West of England Academy Queen's Road, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 1PX,  0117 973 5129,  info@rwa.org.uk ,   www.rwa.org.uk Opening Times:  09:30 - 5:30pm Monday - Saturday. 11:00 - 5:00pm Sunday Last admission half an hour before closing