CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

An exhibition of recent handwoven tapestry by Caron Penney and Katharine Swailes, two leading practitioners in contemporary woven practice.

Presented in the intimate Crypt Gallery at Arundel Cemetery, the exhibition brings together new works by both artists, exploring structure, colour and the material presence of woven surface. The scale and stillness of the space offer a contemplative setting in which tapestry can be experienced as both image and object.

On 21 June visitors can attend the artists’ Open Studio in Barlavington near Petworth. From 25–28 June Caron Penney will lead a handwoven tapestry course at Arundel Museum.

See weftfaced.com for further details and to book the course.

The Crypt Gallery, Ford Road, Arundel, BN18 9EA (What3Words: brain.verve.electrode).

For this year's Arundel Gallery Trail and Festival Exhibition we are pleased to show two established artists, one painter of landscapes and the other a figurative sculptor in bronze.

Nick Bodimeade's subject for his new series of paintings is 'Plenty': Excited by last year’s mast or glut crop Nick has been painting fruits, blossoms, verdant growth and abundance. In response to this plenty, and surrounded by his subject matter in his Orchard studio, he fills his canvases with sumptuously handled paint and evocative colour.

Christopher Marvell's sculptures are contemporary classics, reminiscent of ancient or historic pieces. As he puts it, “None of my sculptures are meant to represent anyone or anything in particular. They’re just a head, just an owl, just a dog. They are emblematic: shapes, forms, and emotions.”

Venue TBC