Gray M.C.A.

  • Contacts Ashley Gray, Connie Gray
  • Opening hours Wed - Sat 10-4pm, Mon & Tues by appointment

Fashion Illustration, Modern Textiles & Design

 

Original Fashion Illustration
Gray M.C.A is recognised as an international leader in the specialist art field of original Fashion Illustration from post war 1940s to the present day. From original artworks by the masters of fashion illustration including Carl ‘Eric’ Erickson, René Bouché, René Gruau, Antonio Lopez & Kenneth Paul Block to the contemporary masters including Bil Donovan & Jason Brooks. Artists who have graced the front covers & inside pages of leading fashion journals worldwide from Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, W Magazine & Elle to The New York Times, The Times & Women’s Wear Daily. These original artworks highlight the elegance, poise & beauty of fashion through the brushstrokes of the masters of fashion interpretation. Gray M.C.A curates the internationally acclaimed exhibition ‘Drawing on Style’ held in London and New York.
Modern Textiles

Gray M.C.A sources the rarest & most important examples of textiles designed by the Modern British masters working at the forefront of the art world in post war Europe; including Ben Nicholson, Henry Moore, Keith Vaughan & William Scott. With particular emphasis on original textiles from the Ascher Studio & Alistair Morton’s Edinburgh Weavers, David Whitehead Ltd, Liberty, Sanderson & Sons Ltd. ‘Styled by Design’, an exhibition celebrating the textile works of the Modern masters of the 20th century & those following in their tradition. is held in London and Bath.

Design
Gray M.C.A sources individual works of art from Modernist & Contemporary painting, sculpture & design from the mid 20th Century to the modern day. Including work form the Bauhaus, Wiener Werkstätte & Curwen Press.

Exhibitions
Gray M.C.A exhibits throughout the year at 5 Margaret’s Buildings, Bath, BA1 2LP.
Internationally acclaimed exhibitions such as ‘Drawing on Style’ and ‘Styled by Design’ transfer to Gray M.C.A Bath following London and New York Exhibits.
Gray M.C.A also exhibits through out the year at International Art Fairs & stand alone exhibitions in London, New York & Palm Beach and has been represented on vetting committees at Fairs.
Gray M.C.A partners with International Galleries and Art Institutions worldwide.