Mitch Griffiths 'The Promised Land'

LONDON, May 19, 2010 - Ray Winstone's daughter Lois stars in a short film directed by Michael
Driscoll, promoting British artist Mitch Griffiths' exhibition 'The Promised
Land', now showing at Halcyon Gallery (Mayfair, London) until 5th June -
www.halcyongallery.com.

Griffiths, 3 times nominated for the prestigious BP Portrait Award, hit
the headlines last year for his clandestine meetings at Halcyon Gallery,
where British starlet Keira Knightley posed for the artist.

Again teaming up with celebrity elite, Griffiths' painting of Ray
Winstone clothed in the Union Jack forms part of his current sell-out show at
Halcyon Gallery, which runs for the next 3 weeks.

In 'The Promised Land', Griffiths throws a very timely spotlight on the
ills of modern-day British society, calling into question national identity,
self-obsession and throwaway culture. The overriding theme of transience
creates a stark contrast to the permanence of oil on canvas.

This is your last opportunity to see Griffiths' work before he unveils
Keira Knightley's portrait and a new study of Ray Winstone at his 2012
'Iconostatis' exhibition, which is set to be a blockbuster show.

Notes to the editor:

www.halcyongallery.com - the film sits on the home page and the
original press release can be found by clicking through to the exhibition
info.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXKT5ywLL4Y - alternatively view the film
here.

mitchgriffiths.com/ - artist's website.

For more information contact: Anna Kirrage at Halcyon gallery on
+44(0)20-7647-8327 or akirrage@halcyongallery.com

For more information contact: Anna Kirrage at Halcyon gallery on +44(0)20-7647-8327 or
akirrage at halcyongallery.com