It has been great to be a part of this Prime Women Artists show and put my journalist skills to good use by writing the press release below to help publicise the event. Find out more about the collective at: instagram.com/primewomenartists

Artists in Their Prime are Driven to Abstraction

ABSTRACT artworks from the Cornwall-based Prime Women Artists collective will be on show at Truro High School for Girls this March.

The exhibition, Driven to Abstraction: Exploring Internal and External Landscapes, curated by artists Sharon Bruster and Fran Marks, will display the diverse styles of 17 members of the group.

Sharon said: “A range of thought-provoking abstract works in different mediums, including paintings, mixed media, photography, printmaking, textiles and collage, have been selected for this exhibition.

“With myriad interpretations of the theme, we are excited to hold our second show at the beautiful Art Gallery in the school grounds.

“It is a part of our ongoing collaboration with the school's art department, creating a fabulous opportunity to share our work with the students and inspire them to be creative.”

Sharon, and fellow artist Maggie Cochran, co-founded the collective in 2023 as an informal network for practicing women artists living in Cornwall.

Their aim is to support women artists who refuse to be made ‘invisible’ through societal perceptions of older women, while raising the profile of the arts for women and girls in the county.

The show is open from Tuesday March 12 to Friday March 22 from 10am to 5pm daily at Truro High School for Girls, Falmouth Road, Truro, TR21 2HU.

The exhibiting artists are: Sharon Bruster; Fran Marks; Helen Leaver; Gwynne Penny; Maryanne Hawes; Tara Leaver; Natalie Day; Jackie Hollingsbee; Josie Purcell; Sarah Griffiths; Kirsten Basram; Julie Milton; Roberta Hopkins; Laura Graven; Jill Holland; Judith Tutin; and Sarah Pooley.