Homage to the disadvantaged

Woy Woy artist Ms Yvette Pritchard will exhibit a selection of works at the Patonga Bakehouse Gallery throughout February.

The exhibition will feature oil paintings, pen ink and wash works on paper from Ms Pritchard's latest collection Cape Town Calling depicting scenes of Cape Town, South Africa, which she escaped in the 1960s only to revisit many years later after apartheid had ended. "The works on display depict local people in their environment and include domestic workers, fishermen and newspaper vendors," Ms Pritchard said.

"I always ask permission to photograph the people portrayed in my work and I make an effort to note their addresses so I can later mail them photos of my paintings.

"From some of these encounters, friendships have grown and we still keep in touch.

"Through these paintings, I wish to pay homage to the disadvantaged.

"These people represent the many that work hard and usually suffer very difficult lives."

Ms Pritchard said $1000 was donated to the Hope for our Children Project in the township of Gugulethu, Cape Town, from proceeds of her recent Sydney show.

Ms Pritchard's work is available for viewing at 24 Bay St, Patonga, until the end of the month.

Press release, 3 Feb 2010 Yvette Pritchard, Woy Woy