Samuel studied Fine Art at the University of Chichester and now works in the area as an art instructor for adults with learning disabilities. Samuel describes himself as a mixed media artist and represents the human form in his work, but toys with scale and proportions, he never looks for a true or perfect figure. […]
Mary gained her BA in Fine Art in the late 1960s at the Art Department of the University of Newcastle, sharing a studio with the now world-famous painter, Sean Scully. Mary’s work is joyful, happy, exuberant and colourful semi-abstract expressionism, containing themes of birds and moons, rich foliage, patterns and images from life experiences, emotions, […]
This show by acclaimed company Ceyda Tanc Dance -a celebration of what it means to be female - is already selling out so book fast. It was one of the highlights of the 2023 Brighton Festival and is a part of TOM (The Old Market's) Reigning Woman season starting in February 2024.
A first major solo show in Europe for the Ethiopian multi-disciplinary artist, who weaves everyday materials into lyrical abstract compositions, ‘alluding to the frictions between tradition and progress, human contact and social networks, nature and the man-made, and physical presence and the virtual.’
Continuum is a unique collaboration of MA and PhD alumni artists and makers from the UCA network in Farnham, who are now scattered across the south of England from London to Wales. Having each developed their own practice, through innovative craftsmanship and expertise, many continue to explore the boundary between the crafts and the arts. […]
The Wilson Gallery will welcome The Philpots, three artists from the same family, bringing together very different styles of work. Ellie Philpot loves to create unique contemporary pieces that bring statement, perspectives and colour into a space. She loves to use the everyday things around her as her subjects and strives to include narrative in […]
Bloomsbury fringe member Patricia Preece was the wife of Stanley Spencer, and a much lauded mid-century painter in her own right. Or was she? Her marriage to Spencer was never consummated, and there is intriguing evidence that most, if not all, of her exhibited work was painted by her long-term lover Dorothy Hepworth.
Coming to Farley’s House and Gallery in April is ‘The Rivers Melt’, a collection of works by photographer Hanna-Katrina Jędrosz. Exploring nature, history, political ideology and environmentalism, the exhibition takes its viewer on ‘a journey along the European Green Belt and the Iron Curtain borderlands’. Covering a wide expanse of land which once divided the […]
New Sussex Opera’s latest venture is a production of the 1737 comic opera The Dragon of Wantley, coming to towns across Sussex later this spring. Love triangles, satirical wit and of course, dragons, combine together in this updated version of John Frederick Lampe’s comedic hit, as a drunken squire takes on a quest to defeat […]
Cameron Contemporary, down the road from their usual premises, give a solo show to the Liverpudlian painter, 30 years a Brighton resident. Dean uses a unique collage-related technique he calls ‘reverse archaeology’, building up his works using layers of watercolour images.
This young gallery is fast developing a reputation for showing outstanding contemporary painting. It sells affordable pieces by ‘artists to watch’ in its online shop, too. We’re particularly looking forward to Lou Bristow’s architectural still lifes, but do peruse its forthcoming exhibitions, showcasing the likes of John Harmer, at wealdcontemporary.co.uk
Over 60 original artworks by the late (and much lamented) artist/author (from titles such as The Snowman, Fungus the Bogeyman and The Iron Lady and the Tinpot Duke) as well as personal artefacts from his home, a mile down the road in Westmeston.
