Fenella Fielding: Actress

8 November – 18 December 2022
Fenella Fielding: Actress is an exhibition curated by Fionn Wilson and Simon McKay.

‘Fenella Fielding: Actress’ exhibition at Gallery 286, London – view through the window

An exhibition of new Fenella portraits painted by: Natalie Dowse | Sal Jones | Cathy Lomax | Jeanette Watkins | Fionn Wilson. It also includes 3D and moving works by: Patrick Boyd | Martin Firrell | Andrew Logan

Do you mind if I smoke 1, oil on linen, 40cm x 40cm, 2021
Do you mind if I smoke 2, oil on linen, 40cm x 40cm, 2021
Do you mind if I smoke 3, oil on linen, 40cm x 40cm, 2021

“Artist Fionn Wilson (who recently curated an ACE sponsored exhibition about Christine Keeler) has coordinated the creation of 15 new portraits by 5 artists. The artists did not get to meet Fenella, but through her estate were able to visit her home and hear about her from her close friend and biographer Simon McKay. He gave them access to many unseen images, part of the Fenella Fielding Archive, that they have since used for their work.

The resulting group exhibition examines Fenella’s film and theatre career, her carefully crafted image, the much-celebrated Carry On Screaming smoking scene and Fenella as herself, in unguarded moments.

The Fenella Fielding Foundation