The Society was set up in 1920 and exists to promote wood engraving. It is the principal organisation and rallying point for those interested in the subject; it also maintains a lively interest in other forms of relief printmaking. Essentially, it is an artists’ exhibiting society. There are currently seventy-eight members, practising artists who, having joined as subscribers have been elected members.
After a decade in which there were no exhibitions, the SWE was revived in the early 1980s and has built up an international reputation for excellence. The regular activities of the Society are its annual touring exhibition, quarterly journal ‘Multiples’ and monthly Newsletter. The exhibition, stringently selected from an open submission, visits several venues each year, showing the best of current work from Britain and other countries.
The Society’s role is an important one because it is devoted to creating contacts between wood engravers and those interested in their work, in Britain and around the world, and to sustaining this unique artform.
I am currently a subscriber to the society and once I have been selected for their annual exhibition on 3 occasions I can submit an application to be considered for membership. I have been selected twice for the exhibition, the first time in 2016 with Pee Lee Peep and my print " Atlantic Salmon" is in the 2017 current touring exhibition.
I am delighted to have been selected again for the annual exhibition in 2018 with my engraving titled: And he Wondered
This is my 2016 exhibition image, of Pee Lee Peep, and my 2017 image below.
80th Exhibition Venues
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Kevis House Gallery, Petworth
13 November–23 December 2017 -
BRLSI, Bath
3–22 January 2018 -
Bankside Gallery, London
30 January–18 February 2018
Private View: Saturday 3 February (time TBC) -
Zillah Bell Gallery, Thirsk
24 February–17 March 2018
Private View: Thursday 1 March
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Da Gadderie / Shetland Museum, Shetland
31 March–29 April 2018
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Pier Arts Centre, Orkney
5 May–15 June 2018 -
Woodend Barn Art Centre, Banchory
24 June–21 July 2018
If you would like further information here is the link to the SWE web site: http://www.woodengravers.co.uk