The paintings of John Griffiths in dialogue with works from The Levett Collection.

An exhibition on colour and how artists use it to communicate.

OPENING HOURS: Monday to Friday 14:30-18:30; Saturday 19:00-12:30

WHERE: SOTTO al British, Lungarno Guicciardini 15, Florence

This exhibition unites the works of local Anglo-Florentine artist John Griffiths (1970-2015) with key paintings by leading female Abstract Expressionists from The Levett Collection. With a deep understanding of colour palettes, composition and light, these artists communicate their thoughts and emotions, share portraits of loved ones or landscapes, through their sensitive and expert use of colour. Griffiths, a diversely-abled artist, overcame significant physical challenges to communicate through his work in a similar fashion to how these selected female artists defied social and artistic convention in their ground-breaking work.

John Griffiths, Colours of Autumn, 2013                                                  Ethel Schwabacher, Untitled, 1947

11 paintings by John Griffiths will be exhibited alongside 5 important works by major Abstract Expressionist artists from America -  Elaine de Kooning, Pat Passlof, Audrey Flack, Ethel Schwabacher and Joan Mitchell. Full of light and energy, this exhibition will shine brightly on the Lungarno at Sotto al British, the contemporary arts space of the British Institute of Florence 

Free entrance, with any donations going towards CTE (Centro Terapeutico Europeo) where Griffiths learnt to paint.