about us directors The Discerning Eye Chairman is John Penrose, who took over the helm from retiring Chairman Bob Benton after the 2007 ING Discerning Eye Exhibition. John spoke then about his views on DE and his new role: "When I was first invited to a ING Discerning Eye Exhibition five years ago I felt immediately at home. The mix and variety of work on show, I thought, reflected my personal taste, which can best be described as wide-ranging. This is what appeals so much to me about the ING Discerning Eye Exhibition: it presents the work of artists, both unknown and the established, working in every discipline, in all styles and at varying levels of execution, to the widest of audiences. The work can be challenging, but essentially it is engaging, accessible and affordable. Something, it has been said, for everyone. Importantly, the art on show is domestic in scale. No installations here to be dismantled and stored in a warehouse awaiting a second airing, but art to be taken home and hung on the wall.I am honoured that I have been asked to take over from Bob as Chairman and I look forward to working with The Discerning Eye on behalf of all artists and lovers of art."  John Penrose
 Tony Humphreys
 Malcolm Wright
 John Caine MBE  Richard Moxon The directors are supported by an Educational Advisory Board and Mary Dodwell, organiser for the Friends and Members scheme.  Copyright © 2002-2010 The Discerning Eye ~ Web site by Shepperton Software |
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