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Manjitha 08
8 March – 20 April
Private View Friday 7 March
Our annual showcase featuring textiles from the extensive collection of John Gillow, renowned author and art historian. Work from Africa through to China. This year we are accompanying the textiles with the new & highly decorative glass panels by popular glass artist, Connie Bailey, and furniture from Indi Kal. A must for Eastern Bazaar enthusiasts!
Flower Power
26 April – 8 June
Private View Friday 25 April
Celebrate the arrival of Spring. A magnificent array of colour and vibrancy created by a large selection of nationally renowned artists. The Gallery will be transformed into a magical garden - the air heavy with the indistinguishable scents of flora. We will guide you on a voyage through flowers created from all media – embroidery by James Hunting, paintings by John Lincoln ….. and lots more …
mOnOchrOme
14 June – 27 July
Private View Friday 13 June
Strip away all the fuss and colour and you are left with the minimal – see how fantastic this can be with great examples of black & white artworks from 10 artists - ceramicists Gail Mahon & Liz Collinson, Feltworks by Jo Brudenell, Rain Paintings by Denise Torrance, Batik by Andrew Wynne and sculpture by Maggie Cullen.
In the Cafe...
Special Feature Exhibitionsby individual Artists
| Pricilla Jones |
Particle Article -
Claire Benson &
Amy Nightingale
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Karen Shapley |
| 10 May - 4 July |
5 July - 5 September |
6 September -
31 October |
Priscilla Jones creates unique works which engage us both visually and intellectually.Her obvious pleasures in domestic traditions are interpreted into works of art. The associations prompt nostalgia that can be both comforting and provocative.
Her work is created by manipulating and reworking textiles through processes of embellishment using paint, collage and stitch. Her use of familiar materials and objects produce the field on which Priscilla develops a visual narrative provoking the viewer’s own semantic explorations. We recognize and react to the familiar, remembered and implied links to things past.
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Intricate, quirky sculptures of winged creatures created from abandoned and reclaimed materials.
Fragile figurines often resemble insects, fairies, angels or hybrids of these. Inspiration is drawn from insects fused with childhood imagination, fairytale mythology and legends.
Each creature has a unique name and a short narrative describing their secret mischievous activities.
The creatures are members of an unclassified species; the protectors and preservers of common everyday objects, the value of which has diminished in our modern age. They come to life when humans are absent, scurrying through the mundane and unused items people keep but never use. They aim to show the
unrecognised beauty of every day discarded objects and question the throwaway society that we live in.
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Karen is a ceramic/textile artist who creates a range of objects resembling domestic tea ephemera. Her pieces are a playful and contemporary
reflection of a bygone age when tea parties and domestic decadence were
everyday occurrences.
Her inspiration comes from an era when time was taken to enjoy the social niceties. The sourcing of vintage objects such as textiles and cutlery found in junk shops and markets enable Karen to add layers of comfort, colour and nostalgic memories. Development of these often neglected items allows them a new lease of life and helps facilitate Engaging Domestics.
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