Land of the Thunder Dragon Exhibition
14th-29th June 2008 10am-6pm

Pollyanna Pickering is proud to present a major exhibition of original work inspired by her landmark expedition into the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan. Pollyanna was granted a fellowship from Canada based society Artists for Conservation (formerly the Worldwide nature Artists Group) in support of the expedition.  Pollyanna was the first woman ever to be granted a fellowship by the group – and the first artist to be selected from outside Canada or North America. Pollyanna acted as an ambassador for AFC throughout the journey, and carried their expedition flag.

Wildlife depicted in this collection of paintings includes tigers, snow leopards, wolves, red pandas as well as some of the wildlife unique to this region – golden langur monkeys, black necked cranes and clouded leopards. Many of the paintings contain symbols and imagery inspired by Pollyanna’s travels through the kingdom.  Two new limited edition prints will be exclusively launched during the week – and the full range of Pollyanna’s other fine art prints, books, cards and giftware will of course be on display throughout the week.  Pollyanna will be on hand throughout to sign purchases, and chat about the expedition.

A selection of the paintings will then go on to be exhibited in the Artists for Conservation exhibition at the Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum in New York which will highlight their flag expedition programme in September 2008. Pollyanna will also attend the exhibition to speak about the journey. 

14th – 29th June 10.00am – 6.00pm (late night opening Wednesdays until 8.00) The Gallery Brookvale House Oaker Matlock Derbyshire DE4 2JJ (AA Signposted) Tel 01629 55851 or www.pollyannapickering.co.uk for further information