2007 SELECTORS   

Sarah Armstrong-Jones 
Jennifer McRae 

Davina McCall 
Dame Stephanie Shirley 

Drusilla Beyfus 
Charles Saumarez Smith 

The Mall Galleries
London

Sponsored by
ING
 

As I write the introduction for this year's ING Discerning Eye Exhibition, it is a bitter-sweet moment: on the one hand, it is my last year as Chairman, a role I have been proud to hold. Our sponsors ING, Tony Humphreys and his management, Parker Harris and many wonderful selectors, and of course friends and supporters have made my time as Chairman very easy. They have also been responsible for putting the Exhibition and the Charity in a very strong position.

On the other hand, I hand over to a new Chairman, a friend, and long term supporter of Discerning Eye, John Penrose. The Discerning Eye will be in good hands. I also look forward to being a selector next year using my own discerning eye and seeing the exhibition from a different perspective.

So, thanks to everyone involved in this year's exhibition for all their hard work. I hope all enjoy this wonderful, unique showcase for small works.

I would like to welcome you all to the ING Discerning Eye Exhibition 2007 and also use the opportunity to say a fond farewell to our retiring Chairman Bob Benton and welcome to our new Chairman John Penrose.

Bob has been a long time supporter of Discerning Eye. He first became involved as a sponsor after I had approached him and his then company to get involved in a year when there was no sponsor and the exhibition was in serious danger of not happening. Since then Bob has been involved on various levels and I am pleased to say Discerning Eye has gone from strength to strength.

When Bob became Chairman, the then retiring Chairman John Caine MBE was invited to became a selector the following year. John really enjoyed the experience and I am pleased to say that Bob has already accepted an invitation to be one of the selectors for next year. Once was a good idea, twice makes it a tradition we are delighted to put in place for future Chairman including you one day Mr Penrose!

On that note, I would like to welcome John who I know will be a great asset to Discerning Eye.

I hope everybody, DE stalwarts and newcomers, enjoy the exhibition this year and for many to come.

 

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