Nelly Duff
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Nelly Duff is a contemporary commercial art gallery in Shoreditch
, London. It is based at the foot of Columbia Road market
in the East End of London. It works with Ben Eine
, The Toaster, and many other internationally-recognised artists. The origin of the name 'Nelly Duff' comes from the Cockney rhyming slang for "Life".
screen print in London.
The gallery specializes in limited edition prints in the graphic arts
using traditional printing methods such as screen printing, lithography
, embossing, hot stamping
, linocut
and woodblock printing
. In 2009 it produced an edition of Ben Eine's work that attempted the Guinness Book of World Records for hand-pulling the most colors in a screen print (78).
• Bumble Bee – Jessica Albarn, July 26 – August 19, 2009
• Tresspassers of the world Unite – The Toasters, May 28 – June 11, 2009
• EINE World Record Attempt Show – Ben Eine
, May 7 – May 27, 2009
• Solo – Patrick Thomas, October 9 – Oct 23, 2008
• Foiles les femmes – Angelique Houtkamp, May 19 – May 26, 2008
• Open Studio – Various Artists, December 6 – 20, 2007
• There is a circus in our town – The Toasters, November 9 – November 23, 2007
• The wonderful world of Mr Wim – Mr Wim, July 12 – July 26, 2007
Shoreditch
Shoreditch is an area of London within the London Borough of Hackney in England. It is a built-up part of the inner city immediately to the north of the City of London, located east-northeast of Charing Cross.-Etymology:...
, London. It is based at the foot of Columbia Road market
Columbia Road market
Columbia Road Flower Market is one of many markets in Central London; a street flower market, it is located in East London. Columbia Road is a road of Victorian shops off the Hackney Road in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets...
in the East End of London. It works with Ben Eine
Ben Eine
Eine is a prolific street artist based in London, England.-Life and career:Eine is most notable for his alphabet lettering on shop shutters in London's Shoreditch, Brick Lane and Broadway Market areas. Some of these letters have been mapped for ease of finding...
, The Toaster, and many other internationally-recognised artists. The origin of the name 'Nelly Duff' comes from the Cockney rhyming slang for "Life".
History
Nelly Duff is run by Jessie Dyer and Cassius Colman. The Gallery space was opened in November 2006 and became one of the first physical commercial space for selling street artStreet art
Street art is any art developed in public spaces — that is, "in the streets" — though the term usually refers to unsanctioned art, as opposed to government sponsored initiatives...
screen print in London.
The gallery specializes in limited edition prints in the graphic arts
Graphic arts
A type of fine art, graphic art covers a broad range of art forms. Graphic art is typically two-dimensional and includes calligraphy, photography, drawing, painting, printmaking, lithography, typography, serigraphy , and bindery. Graphic art also consists of drawn plans and layouts for interior...
using traditional printing methods such as screen printing, lithography
Lithography
Lithography is a method for printing using a stone or a metal plate with a completely smooth surface...
, embossing, hot stamping
Hot stamping
Hot stamping is a dry printing method in which a heated die and foil are used to apply graphics to a surface. This is one method of security printing.- Process:Hot stamping is a straightforward process:# A die is mounted and heated,...
, linocut
Linocut
Linocut is a printmaking technique, a variant of woodcut in which a sheet of linoleum is used for the relief surface. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife, V-shaped chisel or gouge, with the raised areas representing a reversal of the parts to show printed...
and woodblock printing
Woodblock printing
Woodblock printing is a technique for printing text, images or patterns used widely throughout East Asia and originating in China in antiquity as a method of printing on textiles and later paper....
. In 2009 it produced an edition of Ben Eine's work that attempted the Guinness Book of World Records for hand-pulling the most colors in a screen print (78).
Artists
Artists shown at the gallery include:- AboveAbove (artist)ABOVE has been creating public art since 1995. Above is an international street artist who keeps his identity concealed. Above is known for his multi-layer/full color social and political stencils, spinning wooden "arrow mobile" installations, and large mural "word play" paintings. Above started...
- Accept and Proceed
- Aida
- Angelique Houtkamp
- Anthony Burrill
- BanksyBanksyBanksy is a pseudonymous England-based graffiti artist, political activist, film director, and painter.His satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine irreverent dark humour with graffiti done in a distinctive stencilling technique...
- Calma
- Chin
- Cyclops (Lucas Price)
- Danae Bravi
- Dave the Chimp
- David Walker
- Ben EineBen EineEine is a prolific street artist based in London, England.-Life and career:Eine is most notable for his alphabet lettering on shop shutters in London's Shoreditch, Brick Lane and Broadway Market areas. Some of these letters have been mapped for ease of finding...
- Faile (artist collective)
- Flavio Morais
- Gilles and Cecilie
- Hennie Haworth
- High Raft
- Ian McDonnell
- Jessica Albarn
- KozyndanKozyndanKozyndan is the joint pseudonym of Los Angeles-based husband-and-wife illustrator team Kozue and Dan Kitchens, known in particular for their whimsical and occasionally absurd illustrations of modern cityscapes.-Education and background:...
- Marc Stewart
- Mathew Galvin
- Mathew Small
- Mr BingoMr BingoMr Bingo , born in 1979, is an illustrator/animator, living and working in London, UK.-Biography:Mr Bingo works from his studio, in Shoreditch, London." He describes himself as having a "slightly smaller than average" head and "girl's arms," plus "the same haircut as his mum"...
- Mr Wim
- MOMO (artist)MOMO (artist)MOMO is an artist currently living in New York, known for "A Tag the Width of Manhattan", The MOMO Maker", "100 street Collages", "A Totem Pole in the East River", and spoofed "New Yorker Cover". He has collaborated with Zosen, Marie Lorenz, Melissa Brown, Milton Carter, Eltono, and Yohji...
- Mysterious Al
- Natalie Ferstendik
- Nick Purser
- Nick Walker
- Olive 47
- Patrick Thomas (graphic artist)Patrick Thomas (graphic artist)Patrick Thomas is a British socio political graphic artist. He studied at Saint Martins School of Art and The Royal College of Art in London. In 1991 he relocated to Barcelona where in 1997 he founded Studio laVista. Currently he lives and works in Berlin and Barcelona...
- Peret
- Phlash
- Pure Evil
- Richard Ardagh
- Ruth Collett
- Serge Seidlitz
- Shepard Fairey
- Soozy Lipsey
- Speto
- Stevie Gee
- Sweet Toof
- The Toasters
- Universal Everything
- Yuko Kundo
- Zezao
- David Walker
- Eine
- Faile
- Flavio Morais
- Gilles and Cecilie
- Hennie Haworth
- High Raft
- Ian McDonnell
- Wrongwroks
Past and present exhibitions
• Angelique Houtkamp solo exhibition – Angelique Houtkamp, March 4 – March 6, 2010• Bumble Bee – Jessica Albarn, July 26 – August 19, 2009
• Tresspassers of the world Unite – The Toasters, May 28 – June 11, 2009
• EINE World Record Attempt Show – Ben Eine
Ben Eine
Eine is a prolific street artist based in London, England.-Life and career:Eine is most notable for his alphabet lettering on shop shutters in London's Shoreditch, Brick Lane and Broadway Market areas. Some of these letters have been mapped for ease of finding...
, May 7 – May 27, 2009
• Solo – Patrick Thomas, October 9 – Oct 23, 2008
• Foiles les femmes – Angelique Houtkamp, May 19 – May 26, 2008
• Open Studio – Various Artists, December 6 – 20, 2007
• There is a circus in our town – The Toasters, November 9 – November 23, 2007
• The wonderful world of Mr Wim – Mr Wim, July 12 – July 26, 2007