SHALINI GANENDRA FINE ART OFFERS 'THE ART OF GIVING' FROM NOW TILL 8 JULY

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THE ART OF GIVING, a solo exhibition of works by Sir Roy Calne

Spring Bouquet 1, 2010

Poppy Love 1, 2011

Dancers, bronze

SHALINI GANENDRA FINE ART @ Gallery Residence,  No. 8 Lorong 16/7B, Section 16, 46350 Petaling Jaya

Tues - Saturday  11am - 7pm;   Tel:  +603 7960 4740   sgfa88@gmail.com       fb SGFA

April 8 – July 8, 2013

Shalini Ganendra Fine Art @ Gallery Residence (SGFA) presents a long awaited solo exhibition of works by Sir Roy Calne, in the retrospective, The Art of Giving.  The Exhibition program will include a lecture by Calne at Prince Court Hospital against the backdrop of a satellite art presentation in the Prince Court  Foyer.  The main exhibition will be at SGFA,  to be opened by Sir Roy Calne himself.

Sir Roy Calne, now 83 years old,   is well known for his pioneering work in transplant surgery  and  the development of crucial immunosuppression techniques.  His medical successes have  brought him multiple accolades, including recently the prestigious Lasker Award, the Lister Medal, the Ellison-Cliffe Medal and two nominations for the Nobel Prize.

Having transplanted, and then studied art under, famous Scottish artist,  John Bellany, Calne finetuned an already active interest in painting,  to become a respected painter and sculptor.  He has shown at the Royal Academy and the Barbican, UK.   The vibrant still-life, and  figurative paintings, as well as the movement of his bronzes, draw on expert understanding of form,  anatomy and colourist inclinations.

Calne’s art takes many subjects -  from wildlife,  to land/cityscapes  and flowers  from his gardens.  A large segment of his work engages with transplantation, either through  drawing patients or depiction of medical procedures.  

In painting portraits of patients, Calne discovered a new way to communicate with them, breaking down the intimidating formalities of the doctor-patient relationship. He came to understand the therapeutic value of art, both for himself and his patients, especially extremely ill young children. His paintings of colleagues who have played such a crucial role in developing transplantation as a viable treatment, and of scenes of surgery, seek to record the phenomenal strides forward that have been made in the last fifty years. All of his works a celebration and energetic appreciation of the gift of life.

Calne’s artwork is in numerous private and public collections – and this solo is his fifth in SE Asia  with SGFA.   (Part proceeds will benefit the Malaysian Transplant Society.)

For more information or images, please contact  sgfa88@gmail.com.

SHALINI  GANENDRA  FINE  ART @ Gallery Residence

 No. 8 Lorong 16/7B, Section 16, PJ, Selangor

Tel:               +603  7960  4740

Hours:         Tues – Sat:  11am – 7pm   

www.shaliniganendra.com

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