Committee

Many of the Committee members, all of whom live locally, are themselves artists and every few years a Committee Exhibition is held in the Gallery.
Officers

Chairman: Zoe Mair came to the Halesworth area in 1974 and has
held a variety of posts in education. She enjoys theatre, film, music and art, and her own creativity is channelled into her garden.

Treasurer: David Moreton, a keen and enthusiastic bowls player, retired from the banking world in 1999 and after 27 years in Folkestone moved up to Halesworth.

Administrator:

Exhibitions Officer: Jan Martin studied at Hornsey and Norwich Art Schools. She paints landscapes, often with buildings, as well as people and portraits.

Members

Paul Cope, originally from Leicester, is head of art at Gisleham Middle School. He has worked in film, photography, digital imagery, but mainly drawing, print and painting. He designs and updates the Gallery's website.

Anne Paton, trained at the Chelsea School of Art, and now works full time as a painter in Walberswick after a long career as a graphic designer. She participates regularly in the Suffolk Open Studios and her work is included in many public collections at home and abroad.

Jennifer Thomas has studied painting for 14 years with Gerald Nason in Laxfield. Working mainly in pastels, her Indian travels have greatly influenced her art. She is married to Edward, grandson of the poet, Edward Thomas.

Alan Bennet has been making paintings and drawings of trees, landscape and people since childhood. He had studied at Harrow and Sheffield Colleges of Art and has exhibited his work from time to time, most notably - a solo show at Windsor Castle in 2002. He was employed by Brunel University from 1969 to 2006 with the final 25 years working as Curator of the gallery and art collection. The University awarded him with an Honorary Fellowship in 2008. Alan now lives and paints in Halesworth.

Penny Hunt

THE SELECTION COMMITTEE

Selection of artists' work for exhibition takes place in January of each year, following advertisements in the national and local art press.

The Selection Committee comprises:

Tony Casement
Paul Cope
Jan Martin
Anne Paton
Alice Palser*

*Alice Palser is a founder member of the Great Eastern Craft Co-operative in Southwold. Her garden sculptures and ceramics often echo the influences of her childhood in Africa.