There is always more than a Wish in Lewisham | Phil Baird
From 28 June to 8 July 2024

Forty years of living and creating in Lewisham – a retrospective exhibition by award-winning artist, Phil Baird.

Brockley Phil has lived and made art in Lewisham for over four decades, the exhibition is designed as a give-back to the Lewisham community which has been his home for so long.

Phil Baird uses rare and unusual materials locally sourced, and up-cycled materials from Deptford market and local charity shops. The works are a form of visual poetry. Phil creates imaginary worlds from memory and invented content a large narrative in different expressions. The exhibition consists of various groups of work such as drawings, prints, paintings, tactile pieces, construction, assemblage, and combines the dialogue between the contrasting media form a coherent integrated and diverse whole.

In total 80 pieces of work are on show, each bridging an inner world and outer reality, offering a dialogue between the different artworks.

The show is blind and partially sighted friendly, with tactile works as a part of a workshop designed for blind artists, and touch tours of the building with audio description.

The exhibition takes place at two Lewisham venues, Lewisham Art House and Arts Network Gallery.

Key Dates:
Lewisham Arthouse 28 June – 8 July 2024 (11am-5:30pm)
Private view 28 June 6-9pm

Arts Network Gallery early July – and throughout August
by appointment 0208 752 2849

About the artist:
Phil Baird gained a Master’s degree at Reading University, Millennium Award Fellowship and holds the Queen’s Platinum Anniversary Award for voluntary service. He was also selected for the Jerwood Drawing Prize. He has exhibited widely across London, often in church premises and has been a member of Arts Network for 24 years, an ambassador for Outside In, artist agency and The Dragon Café.

For more information, visit philbaird.co.uk. or email philbaird@hotmail.co.uk.