Barbara Macfarlane - Isle of Skye paintings
to 19 May

Barbara Macfarlane's Isle of Skye paintings arose from two visits to the Island in May & October 2011. Her time was mostly spent walking and drawing along the north and east coast, from Staffin Bay to Talisker, taking in Coral Beach, Neist Point and Waternish.. She saw whales and seals, the clear blue sea, black rocks, white sand and moss covered hills.

Both the large and small scale paintings have been well received by clients and sales beating initial expectations.

As with her previous two exhibitions here, “Iceland” and “Terre Rouge”, these paintings provided Barbara Macfarlane with the challenge of exploring another new subject: the elemental, rugged yet beautiful Isle of Skye.

Kate Boxer - "Hello, This is Caesar"
26 May to 16 June

We are very excited about our next exhibition: A solo show by Kate Boxer, to inlcude new series of original prints based on portraits. Figures portrayed in the exhibition include Alice B Toklas (see right), George Sand, and Caesar.

Alice B Toklas said "After a while I murmured to Picasso that I liked his portrait of Gertrude Stein. Yes, he said, everybody says that she does not look like it but that does not make any difference, she will, he said."

Other portrait subjects include: Gertrude Stein, Fassbinder, Gorky, Mary Queen of Scots, Myra Hess, Proust and in this Diamond Jubilee year, Queen Victoria riding on top of an elepant!

George Melly once described Kate Boxer as "a remarkable creative spirit: her images and the means to realise them are at one."

Kate Boxer uses a number of print techniques in her work including dry point, carborundum and chin colle as well as hand colouring.

Her prints are exciting, vibrant and sometimes quirky, but always made with integrity and a high degree of skill. It is no wonder that they are much in demand. In the first half of 2012 alone she has to prepare works for four exhibitions in London and the South East, including a completely new body of work this exhibition at Zimmer Stewart Gallery: "Hello, This is Ceasar".

Summer Exhibition - Pop goes the Summer
23 June to 4 August

For this years Summer Exhibition, we look at figurative painting and in particular Pop Art. Artists whose work will be included are Gareth Morgan (see right), Patrick Caulfield and Patrick Edgeley.

This will coincide with "Peter Blake and Pop Music" starting at the same time at Pallant House Gallery.

Other artist to be featured will include Gary Goodman, Richard Walker, Betsy Dadd and Anthony Frost.

We will of course have a full range of original prints, ceramics and sculpture. Including new pieces by Lilia Umana Clarke in the gallery and garden.

The exhibition will change as pieces sell, so do ask to see more work by artists who may not be on the wall at the time of your visit.

Other News

We are pleased to announce that Tom Hammick is one of three artists to be shortlisted for the 2012 Daiwa Foundation Art Prize. The other two are Jennifer E. Price and Haroon Mirza.

The shortlisted artists will exhibit their work at Daiwa Foundation Japan House in June 2012 during which time one artist will be selected as the winner and will be invited to Scai The Bathhouse in Tokyo in Autumn 2012.

Tom Hammick's work continues to be shown at the Brighton Museum in Dreams of Here until 10 June. We have a selection of his woodcuts and etchings in stock, do ask to see them next time you are in the gallery.

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