Acclaimed artists will join forces with premium Italian coffee machine brand, De’Longhi, and Macmillan Cancer Support to display a collection of contemporary artworks in a week-long exhibition, which will culminate in a silent auction to raise money for the cancer support charity.

The seven-day public exhibition, from 21st – 27th October 2014, offers the chance to view and bid, at the gallery and online, on stunning pieces of contemporary art by some of the country’s most celebrated artists, who have impressed Macmillan and De’Longhi with their incredible generosity and talent.

The artists who have donated pieces include Rob Ryan, famed for his intricate papercut work; Idris Khan, an internationally celebrated British artist who is most recognised for his multi-layered photographs that draw on a wide range of sources and has done major commissions for the British Museum and The New York Times Magazine; and Polly Morgan, who has exhibited widely since 2005, creating works of art using taxidermy, and has had solo exhibitions in the UK and USA, as well as in Italy during the Venice Biennale in 2011. The public exhibition will culminate in an exciting evening silent auction with a private, invitation only VIP champagne and canapé reception on Monday 27th October.

The Macmillan De’Longhi Arts Programme is now well on the way to raising its target amount of £1 million and has been helping support those whose lives are affected by cancer since its conception in 2007. The money raised this year will be used to help fund the Macmillan Support Line, a free telephone support service to help those living with cancer, or those who know someone with cancer, whether they have money worries, need advice about work or just need someone to listen.

About some of the artists:

Idris Khan is an internationally celebrated British artist who has done major commissions for the British Museum and the New York Times Magazine. His work is in the permanent collections of some of the world’s top art institutions including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York and the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris.

Polly Morgan has exhibited widely since 2005, at galleries including Other Criteria in London, Haunch of Venison, Pippy Houldsworth, Robilant + Voeva, and White Cube, among others. She has had solo exhibitions in the UK and USA and in Italy during the prestigious Venice Biennale in 2011, and her works are in the permanent collections of many private and public institutions including The New Art Gallery Walsall and the Zabludowicz Collection.

Kalliopi Lemos had a major solo exhibition in Istanbul, which opened during last autumn’s Biennial called ‘I Am I, Between Worlds and Between Shadows’. She also exhibited at the Akademie der Kunste in Berlin during the 20th year celebration of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Ann-Marie James is the youngest artist to have had a solo show at the Fine Art Society and to be represented by Karsten Schubert Gallery, which also represents Bridget Riley.

Nasser Azam created the tallest bronze sculpture in the UK for London City Airport in 2012, and has created paintings in Zero Gravity and Antarctica.

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