LONDON, ENGLAND.- Art London, London’s leading art fair, returns for its 7th year, from the 8th - 12th June 2005. The venue is a spacious modern marquee at Burton’s Court, St. Leonard’s Terrace, Chelsea, London SW3. The fair showcases over 80 leading UK and international galleries, combining the elegant and the edgy and encompassing paintings, sculpture, photography, works on paper and ceramics, with prices ranging from £300 to over £100,000.

Art London 2005 promises established greats juxtaposed with new talent, presenting a diverse range of exhibitors including galleries from Chicago, Buenos Aires, Paris and Antwerp.

Art London exhibitors are showing the following:The fashionable and sought-after Sacha Jafri (Kings Road Gallery). His original and dynamic Magical Realism has caught the eye of many a collector and critic, leading to a number of celebrity commissions and a Channel 4 documentary dedicated to his work and life.

Established artists, including John Bellany and Alan Davie (Open Eye Gallery), Eduardo Paolozzi, Tai-Shan Schierenberg, Nicola Hicks and Peter Howson (Flowers East), Julian Trevelyan, Rose Hilton and Ben Nicholson (Messum’s).

Previously unseen drawings by the renowned sculptor Dame Elisabeth Frink (New Grafton Gallery). These works, reminiscent of her sculptures, have a wildlife theme with a particular focus upon the depiction of dead foxes in the aftermath of a hunt.

Famous commissions and collectors. Many of the artists exhibited have celebrity collectors as patrons; Kevin Spacey (Sacha Jafri - Kings Road Gallery), Cate Blanchett (Karl Maughn - Vertigo), Andrew Lloyd Webber (Katie O’Sullivan – Quantum Contemporary Art) and HRH The Prince of Wales (Karn Holly – New Grafton Gallery) with work shown in national spaces like the V & A, The National Portrait Gallery and the Guggenheim.

The controversial and brilliant graffiti artist and ‘enfant terrible’ of the Welsh visual art scene, Neale Howells (John Martin Gallery). Having designed album and single covers for the Manic Street Preachers, Howell’s notoriety was established after his shows were banned and he subsequently branded the nation ‘visually illiterate’.

The French artist Elisabeth Brainos (FarmiloFiumano). Her artistic career, which focuses on depictions of an imaginary universe where dreams and reality are intertwined, was launched when Picasso personally chose her to receive an art prize when she was eleven.

A range of artists who have entered into the art world via less conventional career paths, which have either inspired or been incongruous when viewed in the context of their creative work. Maritime-themed images by James Dodds (Messum’s) are directly related to his previous job as a boat maker, whilst the delicate charcoal-etched nudes of Mark Demsteader (Panter & Hall) seem a far cry from the beef-tenderising of his former days as a butcher. Added to this are ex-city lawyer Lincoln Seligman (Quantum Contemporary Art) and ex-croupier, Ellie Howitt (Vertigo).

The fascinating history in images of Ivor Weiss (Albemarle Gallery) whose artistic career spans five decades. Most famous for his figurative paintings detailing striking Judaic rituals and customs, Weiss built his reputation as a specialist dealer in Stuart and Tudor portraiture, a collection which continues to flourish at the Weiss Gallery, run by his son Mark.

The up-and-coming and recently graduated Glaswegian painter, Jennifer Anderson (MacLean Fine Art). Hailing from a highly artistic family - her mother and sister both painters and her brother an award-winning wildlife photographer – her talent of combining clear-eyed examination with illusionistic skill has been nurtured since a young age.

A variety of art styles and forms, including rock and roll photography from Jay Blakesburg (Richard Goodall Gallery), sculpture by Lynn Chadwick (Gallery Pangolin) and turned wood by Liam Flint and Philip Moulthorp (Sarah Myerscough Fine Art).

Solo shows, which the fair has prided itself on presenting since the birth of Art London 7 years ago. Among others, there will be one-man exhibitions from Archie Forrest (The Portland Gallery), Craig Wylie (Park Walk Gallery), Tim Woolcock (Russell Gallery) and Patrick Villas (Verlat Gallery).

This year Art London has chosen Crusaid as its charity of choice and will be hosting a celebrity fundraising event in order to raise money for the London-based charity’s fight against HIV and AIDS in the UK. Crusaid Chief Executive Robin Brady comments: “We are delighted to be working with Art London on their 2005 event. Crusaid has a history of successful fundraising through art and we are very excited to be working with the most important art fair in the calendar.”