A Celebration of Mahler

Caroline Tate

When?: Tuesday 5 July 2011 to Thursday 21 July 2011
Where?: Lewis Elton Gallery
Open to:: Public, Staff, Students
Admission price:: Free

In association wiht the Mahler Centenary Conference, 'Gustav Mahler: Contemporary of the Past?', Department of Music and Sound Recording, University of Surrey (July 7-9).

Caroline Tate is the great-greatgranddaughter of Sir Henry Tate, the Founder of the Tate Gallery. For many years she exclusively listened to Mahler’s music when painting. This inspired colours and shapes she put down on paper and canvas, the musical score often included.

She has exhibited these paintings at Guildford Cathedral, the Yehudi Menuhin School of Music and the Barbican Music Library. On 7 July 2010 (Mahler’s 150th birthday) two of her Mahler paintings were auctioned in aid of the In Harmony Lambeth children’s music charity, which raised over £1000, being used to purchase musical instruments for the children. Caroline has donated paintings to St Peter’s Hospital in Chertsey, the Grange in Bookham, to CHASE
Children’s Hospice, and to the Princess Alice Hospice. She has also given paintings to a Breast Cancer charity for auction. She has been teaching painting for over 25 years.

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