Red Studio Enquiry

Re: Red Studio Enquiry - Claudia Böse, Hayley Field and Jacqueline Utley We are three artists working on a research and development project named the Red Studio Enquiry which focuses on the work of painter Mary Potter (1900-1981). We came across a reference to Mary’s work during research for a past collaborative project and we were all struck by the work’s relevance to contemporary painting practice. Although she had significant success during her lifetime and is represented in many national collections, she is lesser known now. We will be spending four weeks in residence at the Red Studio, Mary Potter’s former home and studio situated in the grounds of the Red House, Aldeburgh. We are excited to be the first artists in residence there, giving us the unique opportunity to develop work and ideas from another artist’s working environment. We will conduct practice based research alongside developing discussion / conversation throughout the project with a focus on gender, place and the domestic. We are also delighted to have been awarded Arts Council England funding to support this period of research and development. We are keen to connect with collections holding Mary Potter’s work or people interested in it or our project.