Art on a Postcard celebrates 10 years with new mega Auction- This November Art on a Postcard celebrates a decade of innovative fundraising with its 10th anniversary auction. From highly collectible Royal Academicians to the most exciting emerging names in contemporary art, this auction marks Art on a Postcard’s largest fundraising project yet featuring 237 participating artists.
Since 2014, Art on a Postcard has raised more than £2 million for The Hepatitis C Trust through support from immovable art icons like Damien Hirst, Marina Abramovic, Peter Blake RA, Grayson Perry RA, Chantal Joffe RA, Paula Rego, Andrew Cranston, Lubaina Himid, Michael Craig-Martin, Hurvin Anderson and Claudette Johnson among many others in the charity’s signature postcard auctions, which are also considered an unmissable opportunity for spotting new talent as well as acquiring mini-masterpieces by world famous, sought-after names.
2024 marks 10 years since Gemma Peppé founded Art on a Postcard to raise funds for the Hepatitis C Trust in response to her own decades-long battle with hepatitis C, at a time when there was little information, support or research available. Both she and her son, infected at birth, would eventually receive life-saving treatment years later fuelling her desire to raise awareness and support others affected by the virus. After hepatitis C testing became available, Gemma led the Trust’s Get Tested campaign.
Art on a Postcard’s 10th-anniversary auction comes at a time when the Hepatitis C Trust is on the cusp of delivering its life-changing goal of eliminating Hepatitis C by 2030.
The Tenth Anniversary Auction features the provocative Wynnie Mynerva, whose work challenges societal norms around gender and desire and Florine Démosthène, an internationally celebrated artist exploring identity and culture.
The auction also features acclaimed names like Charming Baker, recognised for his darkly humorous, classically inspired works, and Chris Levine, a pioneer of light art, best known for his iconic portraits of HM Queen Elizabeth II. Also contributing is Antony Micallef, known for his powerful expressionist paintings that blur the line between painting and sculpture, Emma Cousin, who contributes her surreal, vibrant explorations of human experience, while Mali Morris RA offers her luminous abstract pieces that play with complex colour relationships.
Further notable contributors include Stephen Chambers RA, whose patterned, geometric works have been exhibited at the Venice Biennale, and Oona Grimes RA, whose multidisciplinary approach spans drawing, ceramics, and film. Katherine Jones RA, brings her meditative works that blend printmaking and painting, and Mick Rooney RA, his narrative-driven compositions that frequently draw on myth and history. Nathalie Du Pasquier, founding member of the Memphis Group, contributes vibrant experimental pieces that blur the boundaries between painting and object.
Helen Beard adds a fresh perspective with her vivid, textural depictions of intimacy, while David Harrison presents his fantastical and surreal interpretations of the natural world and Roland Hicks brings his meticulous paintings that hover between abstraction and realism.
Bobbie Russon’s contemplative figurative works and Ryan Mosley’s narrative pieces with rich historical references will also be showcased, alongside Emma Richardson’s oil paintings which investigate themes of female desire and transcendence, while Clayton Schiff’s haunting figures offer a quiet reflection on human nature. Plus artist Jessie Stevenson, whose expansive landscapes have recently shown at Berntson Bhattacharjee, and recent RCA graduate Alexis Soul Gray.
In addition, bidders can look forward to Hayden Kays Pop Art sensibilities, Charlotte Keates compositions inspired by modernist architecture and natural environments, Nana Wolke’s film-like analysis of actual and artificial realities, Adrian Dica’s mixed media works which juxtapose industrial ruins with unexpected elements, and John Stark’s evocative landscapes blending the spiritual and material worlds.
Curators of the November auction include longtime Art on a Postcard supporter and Soho Revue founder India Rose James, Jealous Gallery founder Dario Illari, artist and founder of The Bomb Factory Pallas Citroen, The Auction Collective founder Tom Best, Benjamin Murphy and Nick J Smith of Delphian Gallery, and Art on a Postcard founder Gemma Peppé.
I’ve been a big supporter of Art on a Postcard and been to every exhibition since it started so I feel really honoured. In the past I would bid for any tiny little piece that I could. I’d go through the auction lots and see a really big name and I think “god I could never get that in a gallery” – I love that aspect of their charity.
– India Rose James
The Hepatitis C Trust was started as a small patient organisation. Today, their increasingly ambitious work has evolved to reach over 300,000 people considered “hard to reach” by the NHS with peer-to-peer programmes and help over 15,000 people into treatment. The Trust now expands this model to reach those other complex health needs, including cancer and heart disease, bringing much-needed healthcare to some of the UK’s most excluded populations. This auction will empower the trust to expand its lifesaving work.
Over the last ten years, Art on a Postcard has become a thriving community. We have dedicated collectors who participate in every auction and passionate artists who contribute each year. Our postcard-sized art has found homes worldwide, remaining affordable even in today’s economic climate. With well-researched auctions and collaborations with respected curators, you can always expect to acquire exceptional quality and significant artwork.
– Gemma Peppé
As Art on a Postcard enters its second decade, the award-winning charity continues to harness the power of art to drive meaningful change. Established in 2014, and intended to be a one-off secret auction, Art on a Postcard has become one of British art’s most celebrated fundraisers and curators, hosting events in partnership with Photo London, Art Car Boot Fair and The Other Art Fair. Art on a Postcard recently curated the annual Sound & Vision fundraising auction for War Child.
Art on a Postcard Ten-Year Anniversary Auction, 5th – 19th November 2024 VIEW Auction
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About
Art on a Postcard (AOAP) raises money for The Hepatitis C Trust and its campaign to eliminate hepatitis C in the UK by the year 2030. In 2014 Art on a Postcard was intended to be a one-off secret postcard auction, but it went so well that it spawned a small industry. Artists and photographers who have taken part in their auctions include Damien Hirst, Gavin Turk, Marc Quinn, Gilbert and George, Peter Blake RA, Hurvin Anderson, Grayson Perry RA, Larry Clark, Martin Parr, Michael Craig Martin RA, Chantal Joffe RA, Joan Snyder, Claudette Johnson, Mali Morris RA, Genieve Figgis, Vanessa Jackson RA, Rebecca Salter RA, Anne Desmet RA, Catherine Opie, Wolfgang Tillmans, Paula Rego, Julian Opie, Hassan Hajajj, Cecily Brown, Harland Miller, Marina Abramovi?, Florine Démosthène, Lubaina Himid and Jeremy Deller.
Almost a decade later, AOAP has several outstanding events under their belts including partnerships with The Other Art Fair and Photo London and annual outings with Art Car Boot Fair. Their work has also won awards for innovative fundraising initiatives and they have expanded their efforts to support additional charities such as War Child UK and Choose Love. In addition to the annual auctions AOAP have a print shop which includes a catalogue of contemporary art prints and a number of sell out print editions including Hate’s Outta Date by Harland Miller.
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