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Latest news in Yorkshire: Published February 20, 2019 12:58:08 PM
Barnsley Sixth Form College Art tutor Richard Kitson has received a
special invitation to exhibit his work in Barnsley’s twin town,
Schwäbisch Gmünd, in Germany.
The exhibition, entitled Richard Kitson: Portraits, will run from
Saturday 16 March to Saturday 27 April in the Labor im Chor gallery
within the Museum und Galerie im Prediger.
Richard was invited to stage the exhibition after members of the
Barnsley Schwäbisch Gmünd Twin Town Society saw his work on display at
The Cooper Gallery during a visit to South Yorkshire in 2018.
The German visitors were so impressed that Richard then received an
official invitation from the Lord Mayor of Schwäbisch Gmünd, Richard
Arnold, to exhibit his work in Germany.
Richard Kitson said: “I feel very fortunate to be exhibiting my work in
Schwäbisch Gmünd. I think it is important to maintain and build new
cultural links and I’m looking forward to getting to know our twin town
and its people. I will also be going to the town to run some workshops
with students from the art school in April which I’m really looking
forward to.”
The exhibition at the Labor im Chor gallery will be Richard’s first
international solo exhibition. In 2018, he was selected to participate
in Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year and has already painted several
notable figures including Barnsley MP and South Yorkshire Mayor Dan
Jarvis MBE and Paralympic Gold medallist Kadeena Cox MBE.
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