Vikkie Patterson

09/02/2025

It was great to see friends, current painting students and fellow artists on Thursday night at my exhibition launch! Thanks to all of you who came to see the show! Hell or high water III continues until Friday 21st February (but only Tuesday - Friday 10am - 5.30pm). Also thanks to Atypical Gallery for the opportunity to exhibit in this lovely space and curator .lyness

Waxing Crescent (2025)
oil on recycled coffee bean sackcloth
40 x 50cm

24/01/2025

Rain cloud (2025)
oil on recycled coffee bean sackcloth
Vikkie Patterson

Currently showing at the University of Atypical in Belfast, this oil painting forms part of my new set of Hell or high water paintings.

Hell or high water is a series of oil on sackcloth paintings begun in 2019. The paintings reflect on the upheaval caused by the climate crisis as well as depicting coloniality in both Northern Ireland and the French Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe. As with the previous paintings in this series, the work in this new exhibition Hell or high water III uses recycled coffee bean sacks as an oil paint surface.

The title of the exhibition signifies perseverance and persistence in the face of challenges and the paintings touch on decolonial concerns such as the climate crisis, deforestation, the destruction of biodiversity, the historic displacement of people, and the legacy of racial and sectarian violence. Formal characteristics of the coffee bean sacks, such as the text and the texture, emphasise conceptual links to globalization and colonization, and look at the West through a critical lens, depicting introspective, anthropomorphic land- and streetscapes in portrait format.

The gallery will be open every week from Tuesday - Friday 11-4pm. This solo show exhibition, curated by Zara Lyness, runs until the 21st of February.

.lyness

20/01/2025

Achenes (2020)
Graphite on Arches 300mg paper
84.1cm x 118.9cm

I'm only now sharing my large A0 scale drawing Achenes, which was exhibited at the with in November/ December 2024 as I haven't been on social media since November. This graphite drawing, from 2020, was completed at the when it reopened in July 2020. Thanks to Leitrim Sculpture Centre and for the opportunity to exhibit this work in a lovely venue in the great company of many Irish and international artists.

20/01/2025

An article about our show at Leitrim Sculpture Centre in 2024!

https://www.a-n.co.uk/reviews/inside-out-drawing-box-international/?fbclid=IwY2xjawH7RMtleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHRpIZz3wSE3O7tlt-EqwjaId-nIw9vRbOr7Tuq2woDZ50VkA7OGcLo6Lqg_aem_31C-uDDDjczbC094K0gYwQ

Exhibition featuring 59 artists from the online cooperative The Drawing Box showcasing A0 drawings created during lockdown. Review By Slavka Sverakova on behalf of the Drawing box.

31/08/2024

Today until 5pm is the last day to see Shape of a Pocket, which I was thrilled to to be a part of at for their 30th birthday celebrations and be invited to exhibit this painting entitled Emergency (oil on recycled coffee bean sackcloth) from 2019.

The exhibition includes work by Tony Hill, Ciarraí MacCormac, Eiméar Harkin, Tim Patrick, Dan Shipsides, Rachel Wharton, Dougal McKenzie, Chris Hanlon, Hannah Casey-Brogan, David Haughey, Jan McCullough, Victoria Patterson, Sophia Campbell, Marnie Glass, Claire Ritchie

Shape of a Pocket curated by Dougal McKenzie and Chris Hanlon
Catalyst Arts
Joy’s Entry
Belfast

30/07/2024

Glad to be back with the lovely people at the on my first day on artist residency thanks to Ards and North Down Borough Council for this bursary

27/07/2024

Curated by and , this will be a great show opening next Thursday and I have been invited to show one of my paintings as part of it. Thanks to Dougal and Chris for the invitation to exhibit my work in this special exhibition

19/07/2024

Au revoir la France et à la prochaine! 🩷

17/07/2024

14/07/2024

Arrivée dans la Loire!