The following photos were taken by Alex McLintock on the 13th July 2000 at the opening of Julie Rigby's SF and Fantasy Art Exhibition at Foyle's Art Gallery on the second floor of Foyle's bookshop in London. They are protected by copyright. Please ask for permission before publishing any of these photos elsewhere.

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The Author John Meaney with the Jim Burns picture used for the cover of his novel "Paradox" [recommended]

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Anne Sudworth and some of her art. [recommended]

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Dominic Harman and some of his art. [recommended]

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The quiet before the storm.

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Alligator Descartes (artist), and David Vickers (artist) - no art.

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Dave Angus (planet builder), James Bacon (ex-owner of SF bookshop in Dublin), Stefan Lancaster (fan), John Higgins (comics artist - not displaying in the gallery), Anne Stokes (fan artist).

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Dave Lalley (all round good sort), and SMS (artist).

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People!

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Jim Burns, daughter, and three of his paintings. Please confirm with the Burns' whether it is ok to use this photo.

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Lisa Konrad (artist).
Science Fiction and Fantasy Art Exhibition At Foyles Bookshop, London UK 14th July 2000 to 11th August 2000

Forget Tate Modern! For a month this summer one of the world's best known bookshops is hosting an exhibition of science fiction and fantasy art.

Few people realise that Foyle's Bookshop in London actually has an art gallery in it and has been holding a variety of exhibitions for some years. Usually you would have to attend the National SF Convention to see this sort of collection.

The exhibition will be of interest to fans of SF and non fans alike. Some pictures will be for sale to the general public.

Artists exhibiting include (in alphabetical order):

Alligator Descartes, Anne Sudworth, Brian Waugh, Chris Moore, David A Hardy, David Angus, David Vickers, Dominic E Harman, Fred Gambino, Jim Burns, Keith Scaife, Lisa Konrad, Planet Fresh, SMS, Steve Stone, Sue Mason, Les Edwards.

Exhibition details: Dates: 14th July 2000 to 11th August 2000 Opening hours: 10:30 to 17:30. (closed Sundays) Admission: Free

2nd Floor Art Gallery Foyles Bookshop 113-119 Charing Cross Road London WC2H 0EB United Kingdom

The exhibition has been organised by Julie Rigby - Head of the Computing Department in Foyles. [julie AT arcfan.demon.co.uk]

For more information and links to the artists' own homepages please check the art gallery's website www.luncheons.foyles.co.uk

Exhibition sponsored by www.sflink.net Building SF Links on the Internet

An article about the opening night will appear on http://www.sflink.net/ soon.