June Talk: Dee Ferris and Katie Ackrill in Conversation

 We used to hold regular 'in conversation' sessions with artists in our collection, so when putting together this year's talks, I thought I'd bring back the format with Dee Ferris if she was available because two of Dee Ferris' works were acquired for the Swindon Collection through the Contemporary Art Society. The two works have been on display in the space where works were shown on the ground floor of the Civic Offices before Museum & Art Swindon opened on the first floor. Here they are:

Above 'Sleepy Hollow' 2014 and below 'The Places We Go' 2022

There's also rather a good photo of both paintings with Cllr Marina Strinkovsky in between which gives you a good idea of their size.:

There was an article in the Advertiser said about the works in March 2023

We held the in conversation in the Council Chamber and photos taken from the large screens don't look too good, but I'll add them because they are a record of the event.

Above Katie Ackrill, Collections and Exhibitions Organise at MAS and on the left, Dee Ferris

Above on the left, This England, and on the right a photo of the first show at Corvi-Mora in 2004.

A very enjoyable in conversation, thank you Katie for interviewing and Dee for agreeing to go through the process.