Artists in Wonderland
an exhibition at Espacio Gallery
2-14 June, 2015

A Private View will be held on Thursday 4th June from 6–9 pm with special performances.
Running for 12 days the exhibition includes tea parties and talks for visitors.
A talk by Mark Richards, Chairman of the Lewis Carroll Society (1998-2013) on Thursday 11th June at 7pm

One of Whitechapel Gallery’s top 5 First Thursday Exhibitions.

Curiouser and Curiouser!

Eleven contemporary artists from Spain, the USA and the UK have immersed themselves in the worlds Lewis Carroll created in his two books Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass and have timed this exhibition of their work to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the first publication of the books. From tiny details through to sweeping concepts, each artist has approached the ideas presented in ‘Alice’ from surprisingly different angles: from an interactive, mechanical sculpture, intricate drawings, complex prints and alarming sculpture through to imaginative character portraits, disorienting paintings and 3D-printed sculpture.

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Julie Caves
paper, acrylic glue and acrylic paint

Matt Smith

The Alice stories have inspired a wealth of artistic responses, diverse in both subjects and style. You can try Graham Asker’s intriguing Alice themed pinball machine and explore Esperanza Gómez-Carrera’s expressive visual psychoanalysis of the stories. Meanwhile Ruth Jones re-purposes Victorian furniture into Wonderland pieces with hidden treasures waiting to be discovered and illuminates the characters of the novels with exquisite drawings.

Graham Asker

Ruth Jones

Nick Hazzard explores the surreal qualities of Alice’s forays into Wonderland, drawing parallels with the transition of child to adult in his thoughtful abstract paintings. Julie Caves takes her cue from elements of childhood found in the books creating sculpture and colourful paintings. Sara Wickenden’s haunting mixed media paintings are inspired by some of the scientific concepts from the novels, which complement Matt Smith’s exciting interpretation of the fearsome Jabberwock which draws on geology, palaeontology and current research into dinosaurs.

Peter Lang

Nick Hazzard

Mireia Donat Melús has crafted an organic, fibre based sculpture inspired by the hookah-smoking caterpillar, which explores the estrangement of what can appear to be a nebulous yet ominous object. Valerie Gladwin Montgomery’s artwork investigates the character of Alice and female social culture within the world of Wonderland. Playful interpretations of the novels are also explored: Liz Whiteman Smith has created detailed quirky screen prints of the fascinating characters found in the books. Meanwhile the folding teacups and 64-part chessboard themed painting by Peter Lang draws the viewer into the wonder of Wonderland.

Valerie Gladwin Montgomery

Liz Whiteman Smith

The artists’ reactions to the ‘Alice’ theme have resulted in a unique, thoughtful and challenging group of work. The exhibition brings together a large exhibition of complementary artwork and opens up a dynamic and intimate dialogue with the viewer. As with other Espacio Gallery exhibitions, the artists are actively involved and you will be able to discuss the works with several present at the gallery each day.

Sara Wickenden

Esperanza Gomez-Carrera

Mireia Donat Melus

Espacio Gallery, 159 Bethnal Green Road, London, E2 7DG. Free entry.
Participating artists: Graham Asker, Julie Caves, Mireia Donat Melús, Valerie Gladwin Montgomery, Esperanza Gómez-Carrera, Nick Hazzard, Ruth Jones, Peter Lang, Matt Smith, Liz Whiteman Smith, Sara Wickenden.
Open from 2nd – 14th June, 1–7pm daily apart from Sundays 1–5pm.
Private View: 4th June, 6–9pm.
A talk by Mark Richards, Chairman of the Lewis Carroll Society (1998-2013) on Thursday 11th June at 7pm

Directions: Close to Shoreditch High Street Station, Liverpool Street Station, Buses 8, 388

For further information:

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Animation at the top by Peter Lang.

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Germination – Chelsea Fringe

19-31 May, 2015

Espacio Gallery 3rd annual event on the Chelsea Fringe trail, comprising works in a variety of media giving a fresh look into some of the aspects relating to the natural world. Private View: Thursday 21 May 6-9pm

Exhibiting artists: Ingrid Anderson, Niccolo Angeli, Tania Beaumont, Lara Cobden, Sally de Courcy, Mireia Donat Melus, Oliver Freeman, Laura Gompertz, Peggah Kashian, Marta Kisiliczyk, Philip Leevers, Renee Rilexie, Gordon M Scott, Joachim Seitfudem, Carmen Stahl, Michelle Tonta, Teresa Wicksteed.
Curated by Tania Beaumont.

Espacio Gallery
159 Bethnal Green Road
London
E2 7DG

Art in the Park

23 May – 21 June, 2015

Northampton Museums’ open exhibition returns for its 54th year presenting an exciting opportunity for established, young and emerging artists to show off their creative talents. The exhibition features a range of artists including established, recent graduates and first time exhibition artists. This is a selling exhibition so there is also an opportunity to own some of these stunning works. Local artists, both amateur and professional in one of the few open air art exhibitions in the country.

Abington Park Museum
Park Avenue South
Northampton
NN1 5LW

20/21 International Art Fair

14 – 17 May 2015

20/21 International Art Fair

Royal College of Art
Kensington Gore
London
SW7 2EU

Valley Visionsaires

6-24 May, 2015

Artsmill at Linden Mill
Linden Road
Hebden Bridge
West Yorkshire
HX7 7DN

Visage

6-23 May, 2015

Jessie Brennan 43 Strangers, 2010, installation view in Cities & Eyes, Marian Cramer Projects, 2012

Jessie Brennan, Joni Brenner, Melissa Bugarella, Machiko Edmondson.

Art First Projects
21 Eastcastle Street
London
W1W 8DD

Patricia Cain, Sam Cartman, and Steve Dilworth

8 May-13 June, 2015

Sam Cartman
Milnton Byre, 2015
oil

Kilmorack Gallery
By Beauly
Inverness-Shire
IV4 7AL
Scotland

The Secret Garden

30 May-14 June, 2015

The studios, workshops and courtyard will be showing new work by 7 artists including new members painter Bernie Clarkson and sculptor Brett Banks. Fran Reeves and Judy Breen are also joining them as well as founder Yvonne Overton.

Makers Yard
the rear of
54 Shernhall Street
London E17 9HP

Jerwood Drawing Prize 2014 – Tours to Devon

9 May – 12 June 2015

Jessie Brennan
Apostelstraat 20, 2013
Graphite on paper

2014 marks the 20th Jerwood Drawing Prize, the largest and longest running annual open exhibition for drawing in the UK.

The Burton Art Gallery and Museum
Kingsley Road
Bideford
Devon
EX39 2QQ

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Bath Society of Artists 110th exhibition

16 May – 27 June, 2015

Bath Society of Artists Summer open exhibition has over 300 paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures, all for sale.

The Victoria Art Gallery
Bridge Street
Bath
BA2 4AT

Jamaica Street Artist Studios Show

12-25 May, 2015

Artists exhibiting: Helen Williams, Trish Lock, Clare Bonnet, Andrew Hood, Serena Curmi, Dan Parry Jones.

Paper Gallery
51 – 53 Merchant Street
Broadmead, Bristol
BS1 3EE

Homeland

May 18-Jun 3, 2015

Winner of the Lynn Painter- Stainers Prize in 2014, Catharine Davison is renowned for her distinctive Scottish landscapes. Homeland features a series of urban landscapes in both oil and watercolour depicting a range of locations across the city of Edinburgh and its’ suburbs.

Open Eye Gallery
34 Abercromby Place
Edinburgh
EH3 6QE

Stratford Art Fair 2015

May 23-24, 2015

An exhibition of more than 300 original artworks in a variety of media by national and local artists.

Stratford upon Avon Town Hall
1 Sheep Street
Stratford upon Avon
CV37 6EF

Best in Show

18th May – 3rd June 2015

Edinburgh based artist Brent Millar is renowned for his energetic and intuitive capabilities in working with paint, allowing the medium to manipulate the subject matter and form.

Open Eye Gallery
34 Abercromby Place
Edinburgh
EH3 6QE

Paisley Art Institute 127th Annual Exhibition

23 May – 28 June, 2015

Paisley Art Institute, Scotland’s third oldest exhibiting society, celebrates the centenary of its building of the gallery extension at Paisley Museum and Art Galleries. A huge show with 500 works by the best in contemporary talent brought to Paisley from all over Scotland, and as far away as Iran, Spain and Germany. The exhibition will see local artists hung beside well known faces and Royal Academicians.

Paisley Museum
High Street
Paisley
PA1 2BA

Garden – New Drawings And Sculpture

18 May – 19 June, 2015

Eileen Cooper RA, Tendril, Ink and Charcoal, 106 x 75cm

Eileen Cooper RA. At the heart of Cooper’s drawing , painting, and printmaking is the iconic female figure. Her themes are the big subjects of life, sexuality, birth, nurture and creativity, love and loss. The ‘Garden’ drawings are rich in tone, with subtle atmospheric colour. Coopers confident use of line underpins her first explorations of sculpture, the new bronzes are inventive and refreshingly direct.

Rabley Drawing Centre
Rabley Barn
Mildenhall
Marlborough
Wiltshire
SN8 2LW

Distorted Vision

May 22 – June 21, 2015

Aly Helyer – Golden Head – oil on linen on board 96 x 70 cm – 2015

This inaugural show will feature a selection of renowned artists carefully curated by founder India Whalley, alongside long established curator Ben Austin. The exhibition will include works from: Aly Helyer, Dan Coombs, Jonny Green and Kate Lyddon.

The Dot Project
94 Fulham Road
London
SW3 6HS

Have I Got Nudes For You

23rd May – 14th June, 2015

Group exhibition, including artist Jane Lewis, of 2D & 3D investigating the forever intriguing nature of the human form.

the sentinel gallery
Chapel Road
Wivenhoe
Essex
CO7 9DX

Desire Lines
18-24 May 2015

Exhibition of work by OpenHand OpenSpace artists. Part of West Berkshire and North Hampshire Open Studios.

OpenHand OpenSpace
Brock Keep
571 Oxford Road
Reading, Berkshire
RG30 1HL

Albert Irvin OBE RA

16th May – 13th June, 2015

Albert Irvin OBE RA

Screenprints & Paintings. Albert Irvin is a celebrated British artist best known for his exuberant abstract compositions. His compelling distinctive and bold screen prints focus on capturing his experience of the world.

Hayletts Gallery
Oakwood House
2 High Street
Maldon
Essex
CM9 5PJ

Pleasure & Beauty

6-31 May, 2015

Shane Greeves, Alison Bickmore, Jason Shuttleworth, Julia Langley, Jane Langley, Sumi Perera.

The Carnegie Library
188 Herne Hill Road
London
SE24 0AG

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Artists in Wonderland

2-14 June, 2015

Artists in Wonderland commemorates the 150th anniversary of the first publication of Alice in Wonderland.
Graham Asker, Julie Caves, Mireia Donat Melús, Esperanza Gómez-Carrera, Nick Hazzard, Ruth Jones, Peter Lang, Valerie Gladwin Montgomery, Matt Smith, Liz Whiteman Smith, Sara Wickenden
Private View: Thursday 4 June 6-9pm
Read this earlier post on this exhibition.
Part of Whitechapel Gallery’s First Thursdays.

Espacio Gallery
159 Bethnal Green Road
London
E2 7DG

The Northern Women’s Art Collective

26 March – 1 June, 2015

An exhibition of contemporary art by 20 women all based in the north of England, The Northern Women’s Art Collective.

Nexus Art Cafe
2 Dale Street
Manchester
M1 1JW

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May 30 – June 14, 2015

A group exhibition featuring talented local artists diplaying a diverse array of works by Alison Brown, Hassan Vawda, Simon Warren, Neville Graham, Pete Tomlinson, David Barette, Candida Valentino, Suzy Bowles, Yvona Nov, Boris Born, David Sullivan, Mark Halliley, Paul Robinson, and Cecile.
PV. 28th May 6.30 – 8.30pm

Pictorem Gallery
383 Hoe Street
Walthamstow, London
E17 9AP

A Passion for Colour

June 1 – Sep 6, 2015

Painting in acrylic and mixed media on canvas by
Nicky Chubb

The Art Cafe’s Summer exhibition including Nicky Chubb, Susie Lidstone and others.

The Art Cafe
42a Flowergate
Whitby
YO21 3BB

Extending the Line

6 – 14 June, 2015

Jill MacLeod solo exhibition. New work from Edinburgh-based artist. Preview 5th June 5:30 – 9pm

Patriothall Gallery
1D Patriothall, off Hamilton Place
Stockbridge, Edinburgh
EH3 5AY

Insight 5

24 March – 21 June, 2015

Jess Bugler.

Jess Bugle, Ann Finch, Ann Lewis, Gilly Thomas.
A selection of work by artists from North Wales in Caffi Celf at Mostyn in partnership with Helfa Gelf Art Trail. In-sight 5 is curated by Ralph Sanders of Oriel Ffin Y Parc.

Café: Caffi Celf
Mostyn
12 Vaughan Street
Llandudno
LL30 1AB

154th Annual Exhibition of the Society of Women Artists

5 – 13 June, 2015

The SWA is a unique society in that its rich mix of oil painters, water colourists, sculptors, printers and ceramicists are able to showcase one of the most diverse annual shows in London.
Private View 10 am – 8 pm Wednesday 4 June 2015
HRH Princess Michael of Kent opens Exhibition at 11am and presents the Awards
Open to the Public 5 – 13 June daily 10am – 5pm daily (closing 3pm final day)
Late Opening Evening Thursday 11 June 10am – 7.30pm
Guest of Honour Gloria Hunniford
Special Charity Evening Wednesday 3 June 6.30 – 8.30pm
Guest of Honour Dame Zandra Rhodes
Sue Jelley, President SWA

Mall Galleries
The Mall
London
SW1

Town Lands by Adrian Eckersley

28 May – 21 June, 2015

‘Town Lands’ is about cities, particularly this city where we are living right now, often lost in the detail, often too wired-in to look around us. What does our city say about where we’re going, where we come from, who we are? Adrian’s oil and watercolour paintings are part of making the spaces of the city less familiar, seeking its lost strangeness.
The opening event is on 28 May, from 6.30pm to 8.30pm.

Stone Space
6 Church Lane Leytonstone
London
E11 1HG

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It is the time of year when many artists are preparing for an Open Studios event. Here are tips and guidelines for a successful Open Studios experience.

I have participated in Open Studios in a number of locations with very different types of visitors. I have always been in a studio complex of some sort with a number of artists each in their own space, (whereas for some Open Studios events artists will be opening their individual home studios). I have participated in Open Studios that have been part of a large Art Trail, a smaller Art Trail or just the studio complex alone.

Every year I make a long checklist in the run up to the event to make sure I don’t forget anything and a few times I was on the organising committee so had an additional checklist to take care of as well. I have spoken to many artists about their experiences and seen how other people do it.

I have compiled all this into some more lists.

Some things to keep in mind when preparing for your Open Studios

What you might gain from participating in an Open Studios event:

• Sales from your studio (for some events the sales are few and mostly of low-priced items).
• Contacts with artists and curators for future projects.
• Contacts with collectors for future sales.
• Feedback and discussion about your current work.
• A deadline to encourage you to finish work.
• Reflection on your work as you decide what to show from the past year.
• The benefit of a thorough tidy to your space.
• Catching up with the other artists in your studio building.
• Time to visit with friends and collectors.

Things to consider when preparing for your Open Studios event:

• Start planning early and craft a good listing for the printed Trail guide, if you are doing that. Often your on-line listing has room for much more information, be sure to craft a good profile there, too.
• If you have gallery representation don’t forget to let your gallery know you are participating in an Open Studios event and follow your contractual obligations regarding sales from your studio.
• If you are showing in your home it is safer to have a helper. They can also be of help if you have a sale or a rush of people to talk to and for lunch breaks.
• Remember that your Art Trail map will guide the visitor to your street but you may need to help them find your door with an A-board or banner.

For the art:

• Finish making work early. Leave time for oil paintings to dry, for instance. Pick a day to stop making so you can start on the rest of the stuff.
• Select the work you will show. Show only the best, old or new. Maybe get help choosing, from someone whose opinion you trust. Have various price points. Show enough work to be full and interesting but not so much that it will be crowded.
• Attach hanging hardware if needed or if it is 3D work make or repaint plinths.
• Document the work in case it sells and you can’t later. Photograph your work, create titles, assign prices and add to your records.
• Clearly label the artwork and price it if it’s for sale – everyone recommends this.
• Think about your pricing.
  Some artists sell at wholesale prices during their open studio but most artists do not sell cheaper at their open studios than they would anywhere else. Selling at the wholesale price undermines your retail prices and can confuse collectors and curators as to your price range. Also the expenses of the event will need to be covered and that is in the retail half of the price. (If you have a gallery, never undercut them.)
• Some artists cover their costs of the event by selling greetings cards or small prints of their work. The type of Open Studios event it is and the location will have an effect on how much people are willing to spend on impulse.
• Frame works on paper if appropriate.
• Maybe use a print browser and easels for display.

For the space:

• Remove old screws from walls and patch and paint. Scrub the floor. Tidy and pack away. It’s about making it welcoming and pleasant and making the art look good.
• Traffic flow: imagine your space with a lot of people in it. Is there room to move around? Is it dangerous for visitors or children?
• People love to see how things are made, but you can’t demonstrate making and still chat with your guests at the same time, so consider displaying in-progress work with an information card. If you choose a good example of a stage in your process it will also help you answer visitors questions, as you have something to point to.
• Consider putting out a sketchbook for people to look through or a portfolio of past work.
• Put out free postcards with an image of your work and contact details or business cards.
• Visitors book/mailing list sign-up.
• Artist Statement and CV – have a copy out for people to read and a few extras to give with purchases.
• If you are in a building with many artists a door sign with your name and contact details is useful for people to find you.
• Have bubble wrap and tape for packaging sold work. A receipt book and change.
• Wear a name tag (this is mentioned by so many artists), for your assistants also.
• Make sure the work is well lit and easy to see.
• Cordon off areas that are off limits (I use a few white sheets as drapery.)
• Chairs for resting or visiting. Water and snacks will be welcome if people are travelling around many spaces, but a banquet is distracting.
• Have Trail guides to give out to help people on their way to the next venue.

For publicity:

• Invite everyone! Use your mailing list. Tell people. I have participated in many exhibitions and events where a surprising number of people do not even tell anyone they are in the show. The biggest challenge for most events is getting visitors, so spend some time getting the word out. After you have done all the artwork and all the event organising it would be a shame to have few visitors.
• Send out a press release. Announce/post show everywhere.
• Create a Facebook event page. Tweet/post regularly. Put the full information on your website or blog. Photograph your space when it is all set up to use on social media for publicity.

Don’t forget:

• Be prepared to talk about your work and about the story behind each piece. Be prepared with answers to awkward questions like: “How long did it take to make?”, “Why does it cost so much?”, “What does it mean?”, “Can I pay in installments?”, “Can I get a discount?”, “Do you take special orders?”, “I don’t understand art/my child could make that”. Sometimes they are genuinely interested and don’t know how to get the conversation started.  If you have thought about them in advance then you can give considered answers or direct the conversation the way you want it to go.
• Be friendly to everyone. Introduce yourself to strangers. Acknowledge new visitors if you’re busy. Avoid being monopolised.
• After you’ve made a sale get all your new collector’s contact info. A form to fill out with a few questions has been suggested.
• Update your website in advance as you should get many new visitors right after the Open Studios, if you have given out cards.
• Get contents/liability insurance sorted, if necessary.

Afterwards

• Debrief as soon as it is over and make notes for next year or you will forget something that you thought was such a revelation that you couldn’t forget it.
• Save signage if you can reuse it.
• Follow up on all commissions and obligations right away.
• Email your new mailing list sign-ups to welcome them.
• And…relax.

Share your tips from experiences with your open studio events in the comments below.

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It’s that time of year! From the May Bank Holiday onwards there are many events where artists open their studios to visitors.
Here is your chance to see work and speak to the artist who made it.

You are certain to find an art trail in your area.

Artists all over the country are busy sprucing up their studio, updating their website and deciding which work to display. See this earlier article about preparing for an open studio. You may even get to see artists working or demonstrating.
Add your open studio event to our list by leaving a comment below.

Artmap Argyll
28th – 31st August

Bow Open Studios
Friday 19th June 6-9pm and Saturday 20th June 1-5pm

Leytonstone Arts Trail
4-12 July

Hampshire Open Studios
22-31 August

Lloyd Park Open Studios part of the E17 Art Trail.
6 – 8pm on the 12 June. 13 and 14 June from 12 – 6pm

Chocolate Factory N16 Open Studios
June 20-21

Crowborough Arts Open Studios
September 5-6

Greenwich Open Studios Weekends
13 & 14, 20 & 21 June

FusionARTS Open Studios
June 6-7

Marlborough Open Studios
4-26 July, weekends

Bucks Open Studios
6-21 June

Open Studios at Euroart Studios
5-7 June

North Yorkshire Open Studios
June 6-7, 13-14

Warwickshire Open Studios
27 June to 12 July

Hebden Bridge Open Studios
July 3, 4 and 5

Cambridge Open Studios
4-26 July, weekends

Open Studios Nottinghamshire
2 May – 14 June

East Finchley Open
4/5th July and 11/12th July

Artwork Atelier Manifest
Saturday 11th July afternoon

Aldeburgh Studio Trail
June 13/14, 20/21, and 27/28

Harrow Open Studios
6th, 7th & 8th and 13th & 14th June

South East Open Studios
5th – 21st June

E17 Art Trail
30 May – 14 June

Blackhorse Lane Studios Open Weekend
Saturday June 6th and Sunday June 7th

Norfolk & Norwich Open Studios
23 May – 7 June 2015

Artwave Festival Lewes
22nd August – 6th September

Horsforth Walk of Art
July 4, 5

Herts Open Studios
5-27 September

Wilmslow Art Trail
5/6/7 June

Open Art Spaces Kensington & Fulham
9-18th October

Ceredigion Art Trail
22-31 August

Wandsworth Artists’ Open House
3 – 4 October and 10 – 11 October

East Yorkshire & Hull Open Studios
10 – 18 October

Open Studios Cornwall
23 – 31 May

Pittenweem Arts Festival
August 1-9

Shropshire Hills Art Week
30 May – 7 June

North Devon Art Trek
May 23 – June 7

Thanet Open Studios
August 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30 & 31

Websites with Open Studio listings

Open House Art

Open Studios Communications

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Every year in June, artists and craftspeople across south east England open their doors to the public as part of the South East Open Studios event. The next SEOS Event will take place on 5 – 21 June, 2015. A wide range of work will be on show from traditional oil and watercolour paintings to ceramics, textiles and fine metalwork. It is a unique opportunity to meet, talk to and see artists at work.  The event is free to the public and you can flip through the guide on-line to see where the artists are located and the times they are opening their spaces.

Here are just a few of the artists who will be part of the SEOS event:

Elaine Richard will be showing colourful landscapes and abstract paintings inspired by nature in her studio in Culverstone.
She will also be demonstrating her technique.
www.facebook.com/elainegraceart

Victoria Wainwright and Jamie Walsh will be opening up their studio in West Malling. It will be a combination of Victoria’s silver jewellery and castles and their etchings, which are mainly illustrative.
Victoria Wainwright’s illustration website.

Castle Christening Boxes, silver
by Victoria Wainwright

Salt Flowers
etching
by Jamie Walsh

Anna Wilson-Patterson
Anna will be showing paintings and prints inspired by clifftop coastal living and Sussex sea dogs in Hastings.

Her website: www.annawilsonpatterson.com

Whippet walk
oil on canvas by
Anna Wilson-Patterson

Louisa Crispin, Sue Scullard and Felicity Flutter will be opening their studio in Harkhurst. They will be demonstrating during each open day as well as showing their portfolios.
A selection of photographs from their studio last year can be seen here.

Louisa Crispin
In detail: lost in a world of intricate observations from nature.

Lichen on Birch V- Aldershot Common
by Louisa Crispin

Sue Scullard
Black and white wood engravings and linocuts printed directly from the block, mainly landscape, animals and architecture. Also giclée prints from paintings.

Carpet of Ramsons
wood engraving by Sue Scullard

Felicity Flutter
Watercolours, silkscreen prints, drawings and reproductions. New work often combining two disciplines.

Wild Wave
watercolour
by Felicity Flutter

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Part of Bucks Open Studios this group show, Art at St Dunstans, will be held in the atmospheric, medieval St Dunstan’s Church.

You will be able to meet the ten artists who will show paintings, illustrations, photography, paper sculpture, laser cut designs, felt, mosaics, porcelain, ceramics & jewellery.

• Christine Bass paints vibrant, contemporary still lifes & landscapes, many inspired by the Buckinghamshire countryside.
• Nicola Bibby produces tactile, felt scarves, bags & brooches, as well as decorative items for the home.
• Deborah Brett uses richly coloured stained glass, vitreous glass & found materials in her mosaics.
• Susan Day creates delicate, porcelain lamps & vessels with textures and colours inspired by the Chilterns.
• Wendy Fowler’s thrown or hand-built pots are freely incised & painted in seaside colours.
• Anna Franklin’s joyful illustrations and cards often feature adorable, little creatures & quirky imagery.
• Pirjo Keene is an experimental photographer whose studies of natural forms are richly layered and often abstracted.
• Graham Lester cuts, bends, folds & curls paper to create complex paper sculptures with a 3D effect.
• Kate Wilkinson’s distinctive jewellery combines a variety of colourful materials with textured silver.
• Hazel Williams produces intricate laser cut designs in paper, wood and acrylic.

You can read more about each artist on the exhibition website.

Open Saturday 13 – Sunday 21 June 2015
Weekdays & Saturdays 10 – 5
Sundays 12 – 5

St Dunstan’s Church
Burton Lane, off Mill Lane
Monks Risborough
HP27 9JE

Tea, coffee & fruit juice, plus biscuits and homemade cakes will be on offer throughout the show. On Saturday & Sunday afternoons, the church is offering scrumptious cream teas.

The image at the top is a composite image which shows a sample of each artist’s work.

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Friendship Portraits

June 12 – Sep 27, 2015

Les Amies
Ishbel Myerscough

Friendship Portraits, a display of paintings and drawings by Chantal Joffe and Ishbel Myerscough, captures their very particular artistic collaboration. Self-portraits, portraits of each other and portraits of their children explore their lives and shared history from their student days to the present.

National Portrait Gallery
St Martin’s Place
London
WC2H 0HE

Origins

10 June – 18 July, 2015

Jason Brooks: Origins

An exhibition of new works by Jason Brooks. The series consists of seven apparently abstract paintings that reveal the unexpectedly tactile experience of viewing paint.

Marlborough Contemporary
6 Albemarle Street
London
W1S 4BY

The Light the Dark and the Colorful

May 21 – June 10 2015

Bettina Stuurman‘s colourful, contemporary abstract paintings meet the baroque, Caravaggian, light and dark paintings of Gianluca Pisano. Private view May 21, 6-9 pm.

Pullman Hotel St Pancras
100 – 110 Euston Road
London
NW1 2AJ

New Works by Lee Madgwick

21 May 2015 – 14 Jun 2015

Lee Madgwick
Painting
Season’s End

Lee Madgwick is a long term artist with contemporary art gallery Byard Art Cambridge and this is his third solo show with the gallery. His oil and acrylic on canvas paintings depict scenes of dereliction, abandonment and seclusion both in urban and rural settings.

Byard Art Cambridge
14 King’s Parade
Cambridge
CB2 1SJ

Roo S Waterhouse

June 6 & 7, 2015

The new Unit 3 Gallery at Northlight Studios
Valley road
Hebden Bridge
HX7 7BZ

Pieces of Eight

16 – 28 June, 2015

Group exhibition organised by Shirley Davies Dew.

Triton Gallery
Sledmere
Driffield, Yorkshire
YO25 3XG

Through My Eyes

28 May – 2 July, 2015

A show of contemporary portraiture. Exhibitors include: Frances Bell, Tim Benson, Samuel Dalby, Simon Davis, Miriam Escofet, Merrie Curtis-Fuller, Andrew James, Melissa Scott-Miller, Sarah Jane Moon, Danny Pockets, Allan Ramsay, Daniel Shadbolt, Adele Wagstaff, Flora Watson.

Gibberd Gallery
Civic Centre, The Water Gardens,
Harlow, Essex
CM20 1WG

Portrayed! 25 years of inspiring women

26 May – 7 June, 2015

The Lots Road Group‘s annual exhibition of contemporary portraiture. Profiles members of the International Women’s Forum UK.

The Chelsea Gallery Town Hall
Town Hall, Hornton Street
London
W8 7NX

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Drawn Together

30 June – 5 July, 2015

Sounds of Morning
by Marie Blake
screenprint

Society of Graphic Fine Artists members exhibition.

Bankside Gallery
48 Hopton Street
London
SE1 9JH

Reflections

16-21 June 2015

Katerina Alexandraki, Christine Fourdraine, Maria-Lena Hedberg, Ronald Hernandez, Philip Leevers, Marina Mos, Nara Walker.
Organised by Carlos de Lins.
Private View: Thursday 18 June 6-9pm

Espacio Gallery
159 Bethnal Green Road
London
E2 7DG

Elemental Landscapes

26th June – 5th July, 2015

An exhibition of landscape paintings by Margaret Deans, Christine Linfield and Anne Scarratt who share a preoccupation with wild places. They paint outside in the elements. Their work has been described as elemental, atmospheric, dynamic, colour in beautiful balance, as having a spirit of place. Saturday 27 June, 12 – 4 pm: Gallery Reception. 2 pm: Informal Gallery Talk.

Harbour House
Kings bridge
Devon
TQ7 1JD

Colour

17 June – 4 July 2015

Red Rose
Roberto Pagliarulo
16.5” x 12”
pastel

The language of colour has been used throughout the centuries by artists of all genres. Colour expresses emotions and stimulates the senses. Colour surrounds us and dictates reactions. Art is colour and colour commands art. Three artists whose work celebrate the use of colour are Phil johns, Roberto Pagliarulo and Stephanie Stowe.

Highgate Contemporary Art
26 Highgate High Street
London
N6 5JG

Chris Prout Recent Works

28 May – 20 June 2015

Solo exhibition of new paintings of the Welsh countryside and sea by Chris Prout.

The Albany Gallery
74b Albany Road
Cardiff
CF24 3RS

Cimychiaid Jono (Jono’s Lobsters)

6 June – 2 Sept, 2015

Evi Antonio‘s work is a celebration of the sea life from the Pembrokeshire coast national park.

Oriel y Parc Gallery
St Davids
Pembrokeshire
SA62 6NW

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Margaret Deans
Emergent Spring
mixed-media
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Heatherley’s Annual Exhibition

July 14-18, 2015

Charissa Shearer

A display of work by students at the Heatherley School of Fine Art Portrait Diploma and Sculpture Diploma, years One and Two.
The Private View is on 14th July 6-8pm.

The Heatherley School of Fine Art
75 Lots Road
Chelsea
London
SW10 0RN

Elements

19-25 July 2015

Louise Bougourd
Still Water

Louise Bougourd solo exhibition. Pre-view Sunday 19th July 2015 11am – 3pm.

The Gallery at Birdwood House
44 High Street
Totnes
Devon, TQ9 5SQ

Mono

23 June – 19 July 2015

Mono is a month-long black and white season at Espacio Gallery curated by Carlos de Lins. In two consecutive exhibitions, Mono 1 and Mono 2, artists meet the challenge of making a purely monochrome statement, while being free to explore a variety of subjects, styles and media.

Mono 1
23 June – 5 July 2015
Artists: Moich Abrahams, Mavis Barber, Terry Beard, Steve Buggle, Paul Butler, Krzysztof Cieslak, Olivia Davis, Isabelle Fouque, Christine Fourdraine, Pia Goddard, Caroline Guth, Lee-Ann, Alison Lumb, Charles McLaren, Bettina Stuurman, Joao Trindade, Maria Vesterinen, Scott Weingarten.
Private View: Thursday 25 June 6-9pm. Performance at 8pm by Graeme Messer: Memories in Black and White.

Mono 2
7-19 July 2015
Artists: Tania Beaumont, Mark Bell, Rosa Cives, Kanwal Dhaliwal, Ahmed Farooqui, Kitty Finegan, Robert Fitzmaurice, Beth Gadd, Laura Gompertz, Mehreen Hasan, Philippa Hilliard, Sal Jones, Lisa Kreuziger, Peter Lang, Jill Meager, Rosana Miracco, Matt Smith, Nora Velazco, Annie Zamero.
Private View: Thursday 9 July 6-9pm. Performance at 8pm by Graeme Messer: Memories in Black and White.

Espacio Gallery
159 Bethnal Green Road
London
E2 7DG

Malca Schotten ‘Unseen Works’

June 19 – 26 2015

Private view June 18, 6-8pm.

Fairhurst Gallery
Websdales Court
Bedford Street
Norwich
NR2 1AG

Snowblind Eyes

27 June- 21 July, 2015

Catherine Ross

Catherine Ross solo exhibition. Catherine Ross graduated from Painting, Gray’s School of Art, 2014. Her work is made up of paintings and models which relate to her own experiences and ideas to do with ‘North’.

Newave Gallery
49 Castle Street
Aberdeen
AB11 5BB

With Eyes Closed

4th June – 2nd July, 2015

Julie-Ann Simpson
Waypoints (on left)

Catherine Smith and Julie-Ann Simpson are both recent graduates of Gray’s School of Art. For both artists, drawing presents a vital part of their practice. They employ drawing in various ways: drawing from observation, memory and imagination.

Arts Centre & Theatre Aberdeen (ACT Aberdeen)
33 King Street
Aberdeen
AB24 5AA

Boris Born

23 June – 11 July 2015

Abstract Paintings by Boris Born from two series of work: ‘The Trip to Galicia’ and ‘Discontinuity’.
PV: 25 June 2015, 6.30 – 8.30pm

Pictorem Gallery
383 Hoe Street
Walthamstow
London
E17 9AP

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Camilla Dowse: London to Brighton

July 16 – 25, 2015

Bywater Street, Chelsea, acrylic on gesso
by Camilla Dowse

In January 2015 Camilla Dowse was selected as Artist & Illustrators Magazine’s Artist of the Year 2014. Jonathan Cooper Park Walk Gallery was pleased to be among the judges for this award, whose prize included the opportunity to work towards a solo show with the gallery. Impressed by the crisp palette and bold composition of Camilla’s winning painting, Quay Hill, Lymington, the gallery will be holding a solo exhibition of Camilla’s latest works in July 2015, in which Camilla will explore the character-filled streets of London, Brighton, and Oxfordshire.

Jonathan Cooper
Park Walk Gallery
20 Park Walk
London
SW10 0AQ

The National Society of Painters, Sculptors & Printmakers 82nd Annual Exhibition

June 30-July 11, 2015

National Society of Painters, Sculptors & Printmakers.

Menier Gallery
51 Southwark Street
London
SE1 1RU

Repose

July 9 – August 1, 2015

Hannah Adamaszek solo show. PV Thursday 9th July.

Curious Duke Gallery
173 Whitecross Street
London EC1Y 8JT

Summer Show 2015

July 3-September 26, 2015

Artists: Andrew Waddington, Bruce Pearson, Kate Heiss, Catherine Bowdler, Glynn Thomas, Ian O’Halloran, Elaine Marshall and Lucie Sheridan.

Noverre Gallery
Theatre Street
Norwich, Norfolk
NR2 1RQ

The United Society of Artists Summer Exhibition

7 – 12 July 2015

Over 60 artists from across the UK are exhibiting over 250 paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture.

Bankside Gallery
48 Hopton Street
London
SE1 9JH

Radiant

July 1 – August 30, 2015

Summer Group Exhibition featuring work from: Trina Bohan, Trevor Price, Barry Kelly, Lou Tonkin and more.

Lowe-Holland Gallery
81 The Terrace
Penryn, Falmouth
TR10 8EL

Wonderful and Wild

July 4-26, 2015

Artists: Sara Abbott, Tim Flowers, Joevanka Gregory, Janet Nash, Roger Walsh, Sue Wardell.

Creative with Nature Workshop & Gallery
17 Burnley Rd
Todmorden, West Yorkshire
OL14 7BU

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Bywater Street, Chelsea
acrylic on gesso
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Ann Oram

July 4-18, 2015

Palm Trees And Mosque, Kerala Backwaters, India
By Ann Oram RSW

Landscapes and sill life paintings in mixed media by Ann Oram.

Brian Sinfield Gallery
127 The Hill
Burford, Oxon
OX18 4RE

RBSA Portrait Prize

16 July — 22 August 2015

Simon Davis RBSA and RP
Moustakali, Oil on board

For their biennial exhibition RBSA have teamed up with the charity Changing Faces. Over one million people in the UK have a condition, injury or illness affecting their appearance and Changing Faces provides emotional and practical support whilst campaigning for face equality. Part of this exhibition will therefore show how portraiture enables everyone to explore their response to disfigurement with confidence, by revealing the richness and diversity of faces. There will also be specially-selected artwork on show from the Changing Faces collection.

RBSA Gallery
4 Brook Street
Birmingham
B3 1SA

The British Figure

9 July – 29 August 2015

Humphrey Ocean,
Alex, 2007, Gouache on Paper

Artists: Glenys Barton, John Bellany, Stephen Chambers, Ken Currie, Adam Dant, Amanda Faulkner, Maggi Hambling, Tom Hammick, James Hayes, Josef Herman, Nicola Hicks, Peter Howson, Claerwen James, Nadav Kander, John Kirby, Leon Kossoff, Jock McFadyen, Dawn Mellor, Ishbel Myerscough, Humphrey Ocean, Tom Phillips, Simon Roberts, Tai-Shan Schierenberg, Alison Watt, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye. Private View 8 July 6-9pm.

Flowers Gallery East
82 Kingsland Road
London
E2 8DP

Fran Stan and the Telly Man

9th – 15th July, 2015

3 Man exhibition featuring fine artist Paul Bell, Bronze sculptor Stanley Dove and poetic fine artist Frances Ackland-Snow. Paul Bell was winner of the much acclaimed BBC series ‘The Big Painting Challenge’ and described by BBC1 judge Lachlan Goudie as ‘an enormously talented artist’.

Old Fire Station
33 Bell St
Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
RG9 2BA

Concepts and Visions

July 4 – 25, 2015

Kate Masterson

Leeds Fine Artists (LFA) is one of the oldest and most prestigious regional arts organisations in Yorkshire and the North of England. This is a group exhibition of paintings and prints by selected members: Sue Atkinson, Michael Atkin, Ken Beaumont, Cath Brooke, Jo Chesterman, Michael Curgenven, Janine Denby, Peter Ellis, Roger Gardner, George Hainsworth, Lucy Hainsworth, Keith Harris, Inger Huddleston, Kate Masterson, Jo Myerscough, Bruce Noble, Tim Pearce, Neil Pittaway, Trevor Pittaway, Anthony Ratcliffe, Anne Robinson, Liz Salter

Zillah Bell Galleries
15 Kirkgate
Thirsk, North Yorkshire
YO7 1PQ

Summer Farrago

8th July – 9th September 2015

‘Under a leaden sky Somerset’
by Hannah Ivory Baker
20” x 24”
oil on board

A mixed exhibition of 30 artists, showing landscape, still life and abstract work. There will also be ceramics, sculpture and prints.

Highgate Contemporary Art
26 Highgate High St
London
N6 5JG

All The Beautiful and Tender Ghosts of Ideals

4th-26th July, 2015

Nineteen new paintings by Raymond Bentley showing in a solo exhibition in the rear gallery this month.

Palace Arts Gallery
The Palace Hub,
28-29, Esplanade,
Redcar
TS10 3AE

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The City Lit Fine Art Course Exhibition

21-26 July 2015

Students from the final year of The City Lit Fine Art Course will be exhibiting a variety of works from drawing, painting, printmaking, mixed media. 3D and animation.

Nathalia Ah-Fong, Antonia Aracil, Svetlana Alatavina, Sally Bennett, Ross Bicknell, Suzanne Bridgewater, Anna Maria Carta, Roger Carter, Katherine Dike, Michelle Dow, Sarah Elliott, Elizabeth Freedman, Helen de Freitas, Nozumo Gonzales, Sue Hamilton Richie, Pa Haythorn, Tracy Holtham, Mister James, Melina Mataksori, Shirley Morgan-Knott, Maria Oleynik, Neil Pennington, Karren Pollock, Matthew Robak, Phil Wood, Gitana Vaicte, Patricia Wheeler, Wei Xun. Curated by Chris Hough. Private View: Thursday 23 July 6-9pm

Espacio Gallery
159 Bethnal Green Road
London
E2 7DG

Buckfast Abbey Charity Art Exhibition

30 July – 13 August 2015

Featuring the work of Devon Artists on sale for charitable purposes. Proceeds in aid of: Torbay Holiday Helpers Network, Shelterbox, End Polio Now and other charities supported by the Rotary Club of Ashburton/Buckfasleigh.

Buckfast Abbey
Buckfast
Devon
TQ11 0EE

Early Summer Exhibition at Twenty Twenty Gallery

6 June – 25 July 2015

Tellisford
by Andrew Lansley
Egg Tempera
69 x 69cm

New landscapes by Andrew Lansley and selected Redfern Gallery artists.

Twenty Twenty Gallery
3-4 High Street
Much Wenlock, Shropshire
TF13 6AA

Drawn from the Fleming Collection:
A collaboration with the Royal Drawing School

9 July – 26 August 2015

Drawing – After The Wind Howled by Olivia Kemp

For this exhibition The Fleming Collection has invited nine alumni of the Royal Drawing School to select a painting with which they feel an affinity to hang alongside their own works with an accompanying statement supporting their choice.

The Fleming Collection
13 Berkeley Street
London
W1J 8DU

Schichtwechsel

16 – 19 July 2015

A collaborative exhibition by Fiona Grady, Hannah Luxton, Brigitte Parusel, Zoe Schoenherr and Cecily Tattersall, that investigates approaches to negotiating space.
Preview: Thursday 16 July, 6.30-8.30pm. Artists’ Tour with Guest Speakers Mary George and Helen Rousseau, 18th July 2-3pm in the gallery.

APT Gallery Art in Perpetuity Trust
Harold Wharf
6 Creekside
London
SE8 4SA

Windows into the garden and out to sea

July 21 – August 8 2015

Bronwen Coe painting

Quiet and reflective paintings by Bronwen Coe based on de-constructed medieval stained glass imagery and allegorical themes.

East Lambrook Manor Gardens
South Petherton
Somerset
TA13 5HH

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Egg Tempera
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Buxton Spa Prize

17th July -31st August 2015

The Buxton Spa Prize 2015 exhibition

The Green Man Gallery
Hardwick Hall
Hardwick Square South
Buxton
SK17 6PY

Shortlisted

10-31 July 2015

“Life is full of the near misses, twists of fate, luck, coincidence, call it what you will, that shape and fashion us all.”

The Gallery at Handmade Frames
107 Stanley Road
Teddington, Middlesex
TW11 8UB

CHEMCRAFT

28 July – 2 August 2015

Audiences are invited to celebrate images of intense sexual chemistry, interactive prints with mixed pheromones, sculptural installations made of growing crystals, very large microcosmic photographs, paintings depicting molecular structures and alchemical laboratories and a dedicated screening room featuring films about liquid forms, universe and drugs. Private View: Thursday 30 July 6-9pm.

Artists: Aga Tamiola, Akira Yasuda, Alex Bunn, Alice Cazenave, Andreas Müller, Andrew Baird, Anka Dabrowska, Anne Crossey, Anya Charikov-Mickleburgh, Aoife Collins, Arlette Ess, Artemis Potamianou, Audrey Aguirre, Chris Kenny, Clara Aparicio Yoldi, Darren Van Asten, David Buonaguidi, Emi Avora, Emma Coop, Felix Friedmann, Gözde Mimiko Türkkan, Harry Rose, Jason Gibilaro, Jim Racine, Jimmy Ruf, Johnathan Reiner, Jonas Ranson, Jonna Kina, Kate Kotcheff, Kentaro Takahashi, Kirsty McKenzie, Kyriakos Vaggelis, Laura Pannack, Lina Pigadioti, Lorenzo Belenguer, Malgorzata Drohomirecka, Mania Efstathiou, Mari Terauchi, Mouhitori, Nana Hwanhee Kim, Nicola Morrison, Nicolas Laborie, Nina Sever, Oliver Fowler, Patrick Colhoun, Peter Evans, Peter Sharp, Ralph Dunn, Sadie Weis, Sandra Berghianu, Sigrid Calon, Sophie Lindner, Steve Mitchell, Sujata Majumdar, Susan Beattie, Suzanne Caines, Sylvia Toy St. Louis, Tara Tate, Tomoe Murakami, Yutaka Inagawa.

Part of Whitechapel Gallery’s First Thursdays.

Espacio Gallery
159 Bethnal Green Road
London
E2 7DG

Brush/Work

August 3-8, 2015

The Draw Painting Atelier‘s end of year exhibition. Private View: 3rd August 6.30-8.30pm
Exhibiting artists: Laura Ryan, Milo Hartnoll, Laura Nenonen, Jenny Bailey, Emma Sandham-King, Jake Spicer

Gallery 40
40 Gloucester Rd
North Laine
Brighton, East Sussex
BN1 4AQ

Fylingdales Group of Artists Annual Exhibition

6th July – 16th August 2015

Fylingdales Group of Artists‘ 83rd Annual Exhibition of paintings, drawings and original prints.

Pannett Art Gallery
Pannett Park
Whitby, North Yorkshire,
YO21 1RE

So it Goes

July 16 – August 1, 2015

Neil Douglas untitled.
Acrylic, oil and clay on canvas.

Neil Douglas paintings. “integral to Neil’s practice is painting as material alchemy, and in these paintings he has used an array of unconventional materials, from concrete to ground glass.”

Albemarle Gallery
49 Albemarle Street
London W1S 4JR

Painting the Human Spirit

24 July – 28 August 2015

Albert Irvin, Pegasus, 1982
acrylic on canvas, 84 x 120 in / 213 x 305 cm

Albert Irvin RA OBE.
Rather than hold a private view on the opening day of the exhibition, Gimpel Fils have chosen to hold it on the anniversary of Bert’s birthday, 21 August.

Gimpel Fils
30 Davies Street
London W1K 4NB

Summer Exhibition – Adventurers Art Club

25th – 31st July 2015

Adventurers Art Club exhibition 2014

Adventurers Art Club was founded in 1953. “If there is anything artistic going on in Mid Sussex you can usually find Adventurers about, acting in the spirit of its founding members.”

King Edward Hall
24 High Street
Lindfield, West Sussex
RH16 2HH

Jeffrey Dennis: Ringbinder

25 July – 17 October 2015

Jeffrey Dennis: Ringbinder

Jeffrey Dennis solo show. Preview: Friday 24 July, 6:00-8:00pm. Guest curated by Andrew Hunt.

Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art
City Library and Arts Centre
Fawcett Street
Sunderland
SR1 1RE

Dead Funny

25th June – 9th August

“Dead Funny” is a phrase we hear often in this country, two words which seem contradictory, but are undoubtedly apt for an exhibition looking at death and humour. It might sound morbid to some, but in fact there has always been humour around the subject of death, laughing is a release from the real business of grief. As far as art goes, the most frequently depicted scene in the history of art is the crucifixion, so art has some form when it comes to death. This exhibition at neo:gallery27 will give 19 contemporary artists the opportunity to tackle the subject of death, humour, and frequently, both.”

neo:gallery27
Market Place Shopping Centre
Bolton
BL1 2AL

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‘The Crescent’
by Rob Wilson
Mixed media painting incorporating paint, print, texture & stitching.
1st prize winner of The Buxton Spa Prize 2015.

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The Coast and The Cliffs

1-31 August, 2015.

Robert Dutton ‏solo show of paintings.

Saltburn Station Gallery
2 Station Square
Saltburn-by-the-Sea
TS12 1AQ

Chris Court and Jude Freeman

August 13 -27, 2015

After the Rain
Watercolour
by Chris Court

Paintings and prints from Chris Court and Jude Freeman

The Bracken Gallery
6, The Square,
Fore Street,
Chudleigh
TQ13 0HX

Texture, Light and Colour

8-23 August, 2015

Paintings by Louise Chatfield and Susan Lynch.

Little Chelsea Gallery
Hyde Road
Eastbourne
BN21 4SX

CreativeBloc@Pictorem

1 Aug – 29th Aug 2015

Creative Bloc

The first CreativeBloc retrospective show.
PV August 6th, 6:30pm – 8:30pm

Pictorem Gallery
383 Hoe Street
Walthamstow
London
E17 9AP

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‘Fire Dance’
oil painting by Susan Lynch.

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Teignmouth Art Society Summer Exhibition

August 19-31 2015

Teignmouth Art Society Summer Exhibition 2014

Teignmouth Art Society exhibition

Victoria Hall
Bridge Road
Shaldon
TQ14 0DB

The Northern Edition

18th August to 27th September 2015

Leeds Fine Artists printmakers exhibition. Meet the artists at the preview on 22nd August from 12 – 2pm.

Pannett Art Gallery
Pannett Park
Whitby, North Yorkshire,
YO21 1RE

More Fresh Paint at the Foundry

22-30 Aug 2015

Sussex Watercolour Society Annual Exhibition, including Shirley Trevena RI & Nick Orsborn RI.
Opening Friday 21 August 6-9pm as part of ‘First Friday’ for Lewes Artwave 2015.

The Foundry Gallery
Old Market Lane Garage
32 North Street
Lewes
BN7 2PH

Punch

18-23 August 2015

Sweet ‘Art, a non-profit arts organisation based in London, are hosting their first Summer Arts Festival in collaboration with curator Shannon Rose, including an Art Bar Crawl. Private View: Thursday 20 August 5-8:30pm. Summer Festival Press Release. Summer Festival Programme of Events.

Espacio Gallery
159 Bethnal Green Road
London E2 7DG
(Just off Brick Lane in East London)

Juliet Murray

August 1- 31 2015

Sheep in Dappled Shade
by Juliet Murray
pastel painting

Juliet Murray exhibition of pastel paintings.

Kingscote Vineyards
Mill Place Farm, Vowels Lane,
East Grinstead, West Sussex
RH19 4LG

Colours Of A Tangled Coastline

1-20 August 2015

An exhibition of [paintings by Sue Read.

The Castle Bude
The Willoughby Gallery
The Wharf
Bude, Cornwall
EX23 8LG

Affordable August

August 7-31, 2015

Penwith Society of Arts exhibition. All works under £500.

Penwith Gallery
Back Road West
St.Ives, Cornwall
TR26 1NL

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‘Green Glass Vase & Pink Chair’
by Shirley Trevena RI, President of the Sussex Watercolour Society

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A selection of art exhibitions for week 35 of 2015.
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A Game of Consequences

5-26 September 2015

A Game of Consequences. In January 2015, twenty UK artists, with diverse practices, came together in a collaborative project, inspired by the Surrealists invention ‘Exquisite Corpse’. The starting point for the project was a 2m x 2m piece of primed canvas to be passed between the artists from January to August 2015. Each artist has been allocated ten days to work freely with the canvas in any way they choose before passing it onto the next. The final piece of work and associated satellite works will be exhibited. An opening event will be held at The Exchange Gallery on Friday 4th September, 6-8pm.

The Engine Room at The Exchange Gallery
Princes Street
Penzance
TR18 2NL

Naked Boundaries

25-30 August 2015

Ruth Bircham, Paul Burke, Rocio Reyes Cortez, Watson, Fanta Celah, Paolo Iaderosa, Peter Reeds, Nigel Rudkin, Adrian Farrell, Elizabeth Bullock, William Blaise, Gudums-Ade Ogundimu,
Nana Yaw Amoako Boafo, Mary-Ann Young. Curated by Forbidden Fruit.

Espacio Gallery
159 Bethnal Green Road
London E2 7DG
(Just off Brick Lane in East London)

Nature’s Bounty: paintings from the Shirley Sherwood Collection

29 August 2015 – 31 January 2016

‘Edible pomegranate’ by Coral Guest

Fruit and plants from around the world – including paintings of the development of fruit in stages which requires months of periodic observation, waiting for fruit to develop so that every stage can be illustrated. The price of entry is included with the admission price to the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew.

Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Richmond, Surrey
TW9 3AB

Great North Art Show

29 August – 20 September 2015

Great North Art Show – showcasing the ‘very best art in the North’.

Ripon Cathedral
Liberty Court House
Minster Rd
Ripon, North Yorkshire
HG4 1QS

National Acrylic Painters Association Annual Show

29 August – 11 September 2015

National Acrylic Painters Association annual show.

The Crypt Gallery
St Ives, Cornwall
TR26 2SX

Cherie Grist

August 10 – September 5, 2015

Cherie Grist

Cherie Grist painting exhibition.

Constellations
35-39 Greenland Street
Liverpool
L1 0BS

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Purchasing an original print is often a very cost-effective way for people to start collecting contemporary art.

Now in it’s fourth year the annual Espacio Original Print Fair presents new work by Espacio Gallery printmakers. A large exhibition, the original, hand-pulled prints will be shown over two floors in the great Espacio space. This popular event is once again curated by Zelda Eady and showcases the fantastic variety of work produced using the different disciplines of printmaking.

There will be live printmaking demonstrations both weekends and visitors will have the opportunity to talk to the artists about tools and techniques. This year the exhibition also features the work of three contemporary printmakers from the Cambridge Curwen Print Study Centre. Another addition this year is work that addresses the idea of pushing the boundaries of printmaking in a digital world.

Original Print Fair 2015
29 September – 11 October 2015
Private View: Thursday 1 October 6-9pm

Exhibiting artists: Tania Beaumont, Helen Benson, Christine Calow, Zelda Eady, Robert Fitzmaurice, Sally Grumbridge, Nina Harma, Peter Lang, Wendy Poole, Wendy Roberts, Karina Savage, Ann Simberg, Alexandra Sivov, Jane Stothert, Tina Viljoen, Erika Wengenroth, Liz Whiteman Smith.

Part of Whitechapel Gallery’s First Thursdays late night art list, Espacio Gallery, in the heart of London’s East End art scene was founded in 2012 by a group of artists working across all contemporary visual arts media who wanted a space of their own especially designed to meet their needs. The Original Print Fair is one of a stimulating programme of exhibitions, talks and events, which, as well as supporting, promoting and strengthening the community of artists is also facilitating and building relationships between artists and audiences.

Espacio Gallery
159 Bethnal Green Road
London E2 7DG
(Just off Brick Lane in East London)

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