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A Perfect Place by Mike O’Hara and Mentees
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A PERFECT PLACE – a multi sensory exhibition
By Dorset Artist Mike O' Hara
A new exhibition of mixed media work by Dorset artist
Mike O’Hara opens at Holton Lee in Dorset on 15th April.
The Private View takes places on Saturday 23rd April from 13.00 – 15.00
Mike’s exhibition is supported by the Arts Council with sponsorship from Jacobs and Reeves Solicitors and Purbeck Netmen Ltd.
Mike is a visually impaired artist who works using a diverse mixture of materials including wire, steel, plaster, straw, wood, willow and paint. Mikes visual impairment has shaped his view of the world and he channels this positively through creative expression. He is also an accomplished musician and has had several commercial successes in the 1980’s. He lives in Dorset and has exhibited throughout the UK.
Mike created his new work at Holton Lee in Dorset and was the first artist to work in residence in the new artist studios. Holton Lee is set in a 350 acre landscape on the shores of Poole Harbour. The mixture of arable, woodland and heathland environments provides the backdrop to an organisation that nurtures the creation of real art by disabled participants. The site is a rich source of inspiration and is the stimulus for this newly created body of mixed media work.
Mike said…
“This exhibition interprets the connections between the landscape, its spirituality and the organizations ethos of self fulfillment of disabled people through creativity. The challenge was to bring together all the aspects of the unique environment and ethos of Holton Lee as perceived by me, an artist with a sensory impairment, in one multi media exhibition.
The Arts Council funding has given me the opportunity to combine my skills as a painter, sculptor and musician in one body of work, for the first time, allowing me to question and explore my interpretation of the world as a visually impaired artist by using familiar art forms in a new way.”
Alongside the creation of this new body of work Mike has mentored a small group of emerging disabled artists to develop their individual skills by passing on his experience as an artist. Those taking part in the mentoring are Jane Angus-Hughes, Barbara Spicer, Lynn Cox and Dorothy Wheeler.
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