Art on a Postcard

Art On a Postcard x Jack Trodd Auction

Art on a Postcard (AOAP) is thrilled to announce its upcoming mini auction guest curated by Jack Trodd, founder of Brushes with Greatness (BWG Gallery & BWG Agency). Jack has brought together over 45 exciting artists including Alfie Rouy, Ben Edge, Mandy Racine, MJ Torrecampo, Nettle Grellier and Suhaylah H. Proceeds from this auction will go to The Hepatitis C Trust and their campaign to eliminate hepatitis C in the UK by 2030.

Art on a Postcard has a reputation for showcasing the most innovative and exciting artists working today and Jack has used his keen curatorial eye to bring on a slew of emerging talent. We are delighted to welcome back Korean-born Minyoung Choi, a recent Slade graduate and winner of the Wells Art Contemporary Award – Next Generation Art, who had recent solo exhibitions  at Lychee One and Galeria Pelaires Cabinet; long-time AOAP supporter Andrew Salgado, considered a leading figurative painter of his generation, whose international solo exhibitions include BEERS London, MAKI Gallery and PIERMARQ Gallery and work is held in many institutional collections; and returning favourite Ben Edge, whose sell-out solo exhibition Ritual Britain received national acclaim and has since exhibited in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition (2022).

Among the featured artists are also AOAP favourites including Lara Cobden, a figurative painter and finalist of the John Moors Painting Prize (2021) and Nettle Grellier, whose solo exhibitions include shows at Line Gallery, Delphian Gallery, and Huxley Parlour Gallery; and Oriele Steiner, whose artworks present whimsical moments in a surreal and humorous manner.
Jack has chosen a fascinating theme for this auction, ‘The Flesh and the Answer’, based on the first line of a poem by American poet and activist Muriel Rukeyser, Elegy in Joy. A poem which lends language – despite being written during a time of rife war - to unity, healing, a love for all life (of the known and the unknown), and an intent to live.
“It’s a rare honour to be curating an exhibition with AOAP considering my admiration for their work and the artists and curators they’ve brought together. Seeing so many of my favourite emerging artists’ responding to the central theme, and celebrating the founding poem by inspirational Poet, Activist & Feminist Muriel Rukeyser has been a deeply fulfilling experience.” – Jack Trodd

Bid NOW

Browse the lots below


Participating Artists

Abigail McGinley • Alfie Rouy • Alice MacDonald • Amy Steel • Andrew Salgado • Ben Edge • Chris Hagan • E. Hira Gedikoglu • Efrat Merin • Ella Shepard • Hazel Florez • Julie-Ann Simpson • JURIT • Kolja Kärtner Sainz • Kora Moya Rojo • Lara Cobden • Lasse Thorst • Lindsey Jean McLean • Lisa Ivory • Loren Erdrich • Lucy Jagger • Mandy Racine • Maria Andrievskaya • Marina Renée-Cemmick • Matt Macken • Michael Slusakowicz • Minyoung Choi • MJ Torrecampo • Monika Marchewka • Naomi Boiko Stapleton • Nettle Grellier • Olivia Mansfield • Oriele Steiner • Rebecca Sammon • Renin Bilginer • Rie Kitagawa • Ruth  Calland • Samson Tudor • Siena Park • Suhaylah H. • Zac Merle

About The Hepatitis C Trust

The Hepatitis C Trust is the national charity for people with hepatitis C. It is a patient-led and patient-run organisation; most of its board, staff and volunteers have had hepatitis C themselves. It is committed to eliminating hepatitis C in the UK by 2025. Its strategy is based around pillars of better prevention, increased diagnosis and treatment for all.

Helpline staff also provide patient-centred responses via email and run a designated prison freephone helpline service for prisoners across the UK. Its policy and parliamentary team works across the UK Parliament and the devolved nations to ensure hepatitis C stays firmly on the political agenda. It also publishes a range of reports and resources on aspects of the hepatitis C care pathway.

About Jack Trodd

Former marketing and new business specialist Jack Trodd founded Brushes With Greatness in March 2021. Inspired by a lifelong love of art he sought to step out of the corporate world and apply his expertise to supporting artists who mirrored his ethics, passion, commitment, and enthusiasm.  

BWG Gallery and Agency were established with the dual intent of offering private and commercial opportunities to emerging artists whilst advising on their practice growth, levelling issues around art world accessibility and creating equal opportunities around the acquisition of contemporary art.

PLEASE DO NOT BID ON ARTWORK IN OUR ART ON A POSTCARD AUCTIONS IF YOU INTEND ON SELLING THE ARTWORK AFTER YOU HAVE PURCHASED IT. THIS AUCTION HAS BEEN ORGANISED FOR CHARITY AND ALL ARTWORKS HAVE BEEN GENEROUSLY DONATED BY THE ARTISTS TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE HEPATITIS C TRUST. WHEN THE WORK PRODUCED FOR THE CHARITY IS SOLD ON THE SECONDARY MARKET IT DAMAGES OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ARTIST AND PREVENTS US FROM FUNDRAISING.