Exhibition programme
Aldeburgh Gallery hosts exhibitions throughout the year and displays the work of different artists each week. Exhibitions include paintings, prints, ceramics and textiles from many talented artists.
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Join Friends of Aldeburgh GallerySpring 2023
Bois Jolie – 10th to 22nd February
Bois Jolie is Beautiful Wood. Our lamps, tables, platters, bowls and objet d’art are all unique organic expressions of form, style and colour. Added to this are our Lamp Shades which compliment the lamps. We also look forward to seeing you in November.
Bois Jolie is Beautiful Wood. Our lamps, tables, platters, bowls and objet d’art are all unique organic expressions of form, style and colour. Added to this are our Lamp Shades which compliment the lamps. We also look forward to seeing you in November.
Aldeburgh Literary Festival Exhibition – 2nd to 8th March
The still life photographs of Benedict Ramos are strongly influenced by Dutch and Spanish seventeenth-century painting, and in particular the beautiful if austere food still lives of artists such as Juan Sánchez-Cotán and Francisco de Zurbarán.
Jane Bowen’s work has its roots in European slipware traditions, materials and techniques. She also plays with a variety of other ceramic traditions and different cultural and historical references in order to produce more sculptural work. For this, she uses a variety of different clays, glazes and firing temperatures, further blurring the lines between fine art, sculpture and craft.
The still life photographs of Benedict Ramos are strongly influenced by Dutch and Spanish seventeenth-century painting, and in particular the beautiful if austere food still lives of artists such as Juan Sánchez-Cotán and Francisco de Zurbarán.
Jane Bowen’s work has its roots in European slipware traditions, materials and techniques. She also plays with a variety of other ceramic traditions and different cultural and historical references in order to produce more sculptural work. For this, she uses a variety of different clays, glazes and firing temperatures, further blurring the lines between fine art, sculpture and craft.
Take 4 – 9th to 22nd March
TAKE 4 is an art exhibition by four local artists working in different media using nature as their inspiration. This year we would like to welcome our guest artists Julie Scarr with her beautiful prints and Serena Jones with her wonderful ceramics.
Other artists are:
Brian Coetzee – mixed media paintings and collage
Tobias Ford – Steel sculptures
An Exhibition not to be missed.
TAKE 4 is an art exhibition by four local artists working in different media using nature as their inspiration. This year we would like to welcome our guest artists Julie Scarr with her beautiful prints and Serena Jones with her wonderful ceramics.
Other artists are:
Brian Coetzee – mixed media paintings and collage
Tobias Ford – Steel sculptures
An Exhibition not to be missed.
Nadia Koo – 23rd to 29th March
Colour is the life blood, the breadcrumbs, that link each series of her paintings together. Painting freely, Nadia Koo often becomes lost in the world she is creating, holding her breath – until she emerges from her garden studio hours later, covered in the beautiful paint of that day. Alongside some pieces, there are deep narratives sitting just beneath the surface of each seemingly joyous piece. Often painful narratives, that through colour, scale and energy, find expression in ways that challenge the viewer to scratch beneath the surface. Colour and texture, the physical and emotional, are Nadia Koo's creative force.
Colour is the life blood, the breadcrumbs, that link each series of her paintings together. Painting freely, Nadia Koo often becomes lost in the world she is creating, holding her breath – until she emerges from her garden studio hours later, covered in the beautiful paint of that day. Alongside some pieces, there are deep narratives sitting just beneath the surface of each seemingly joyous piece. Often painful narratives, that through colour, scale and energy, find expression in ways that challenge the viewer to scratch beneath the surface. Colour and texture, the physical and emotional, are Nadia Koo's creative force.
Sally Dunham and Sarah Burt – 30th March to 5th April
Sally Dunham is a sculptor based in Cambridgeshire who creates individually handcrafted human and animal sculptures that are realistic yet contemporary and also her series ‘A moment with Mister Herbert’. Her own character whose adventures capture everyday situations and circumstances in a thought provoking and lighthearted way to make the viewer smile.
Sally works in thin slabs of clay to create each unique sculpture. Sally’s work is available as free standing sculptures and wall mounted designs. Sally also has some limited edition bronzes in her realistic human and animal range.
Sarah Burt creates seascapes and landscapes with wool and plant fibres using a single needle, completely by hand. She also paints with soft pastels and acrylics. She is inspired by the stunning and ever-changing coast and countryside of East Anglia, particularly her native county, Norfolk, and neighbouring Suffolk. Observing the spectacular skies, evolving clouds, energy of the waves and rich colours of the trees and fields, she enjoys translating the feeling and movement of her natural surroundings into her three-dimensional textile art and paintings, always using vivid colour with an emphasis on texture and intricate detail.
Sally Dunham is a sculptor based in Cambridgeshire who creates individually handcrafted human and animal sculptures that are realistic yet contemporary and also her series ‘A moment with Mister Herbert’. Her own character whose adventures capture everyday situations and circumstances in a thought provoking and lighthearted way to make the viewer smile.
Sally works in thin slabs of clay to create each unique sculpture. Sally’s work is available as free standing sculptures and wall mounted designs. Sally also has some limited edition bronzes in her realistic human and animal range.
Sarah Burt creates seascapes and landscapes with wool and plant fibres using a single needle, completely by hand. She also paints with soft pastels and acrylics. She is inspired by the stunning and ever-changing coast and countryside of East Anglia, particularly her native county, Norfolk, and neighbouring Suffolk. Observing the spectacular skies, evolving clouds, energy of the waves and rich colours of the trees and fields, she enjoys translating the feeling and movement of her natural surroundings into her three-dimensional textile art and paintings, always using vivid colour with an emphasis on texture and intricate detail.
Earth Mineral Fire – 6th to 12th April
Nicola Mountney is from London and now lives in Tuscany. Having spent may years studying Tibetan Buddhist Thangka (scroll) painting, she has since changed direction, but kept these painting techniques which have led her to create a unique fusion where East meets West.
Louise Sant has been creating jewellery for 40 years, selling to outlets and galleries which include Liberty, Harrods, V&A and designing for RGB Kew, V&A and De Beers.
Now living in Aldeburgh, her jewellery is inspired by the coast and landscape, the colours reflected in her use of gemstones and pearls with silver shells, fish, flora and fauna.
Reet Gilday's interest in pottery was ignited in Montreal, but rekindled years later with her move to England. She now lives in Aldeburgh. Her pottery is functional, thrown and hand built. Chic and simple, contrasting matt with glossy glazes.
Nicola Mountney is from London and now lives in Tuscany. Having spent may years studying Tibetan Buddhist Thangka (scroll) painting, she has since changed direction, but kept these painting techniques which have led her to create a unique fusion where East meets West.
Louise Sant has been creating jewellery for 40 years, selling to outlets and galleries which include Liberty, Harrods, V&A and designing for RGB Kew, V&A and De Beers.
Now living in Aldeburgh, her jewellery is inspired by the coast and landscape, the colours reflected in her use of gemstones and pearls with silver shells, fish, flora and fauna.
Reet Gilday's interest in pottery was ignited in Montreal, but rekindled years later with her move to England. She now lives in Aldeburgh. Her pottery is functional, thrown and hand built. Chic and simple, contrasting matt with glossy glazes.
Still Life and the Art of Slow Photography – 13th to 19th April
Shelley Nott's still life photographs are instantly recognisable reflecting her interpretation of the tradition genre but created for 21st century walls. She is totally absorbed in the world of slow photography with each photograph, using only window light, taking many hours (or even days) to create. She feels by using natural light she is getting closer to the Dutch Masters of the 17th and 18th century with the added advantage of photographs that have a depth and colour that draw you in. But these are more than just photographs, each one tells a story making the viewer look and look again to see the full meaning. Collectors of her work span the globe often mixing her photographs with still life paintings.
Shelley Nott's still life photographs are instantly recognisable reflecting her interpretation of the tradition genre but created for 21st century walls. She is totally absorbed in the world of slow photography with each photograph, using only window light, taking many hours (or even days) to create. She feels by using natural light she is getting closer to the Dutch Masters of the 17th and 18th century with the added advantage of photographs that have a depth and colour that draw you in. But these are more than just photographs, each one tells a story making the viewer look and look again to see the full meaning. Collectors of her work span the globe often mixing her photographs with still life paintings.
Eastern Edge Group – 20th to 26th April
A small but varied group of artists living near the east Suffolk coast, exhibiting here annually since 2013. This time including Patricia Davidson (painter), Bill Haward (drawing & collage), Marilyn Jackson (painter) and Jean McIntosh (ceramics).
A small but varied group of artists living near the east Suffolk coast, exhibiting here annually since 2013. This time including Patricia Davidson (painter), Bill Haward (drawing & collage), Marilyn Jackson (painter) and Jean McIntosh (ceramics).
A Sense of Place – 27th April to 3rd May
An exhibition of textile art.
In August 2021 textile artist and tutor, Mathew Harris, held a series of workshops based in Tollesbury. This exhibition showcases the finished pieces of textile work from some of the professional participants from Essex and Suffolk exhibiting groups.
Carolyn Buxton, Jenny Butcher, June Carroll, Verity Franklin, Christine Martin, Libby Smith, Vinney Stapley, Veronica Thornton, Lorraine Traer-Clark and Sally Wilson.
An exhibition of textile art.
In August 2021 textile artist and tutor, Mathew Harris, held a series of workshops based in Tollesbury. This exhibition showcases the finished pieces of textile work from some of the professional participants from Essex and Suffolk exhibiting groups.
Carolyn Buxton, Jenny Butcher, June Carroll, Verity Franklin, Christine Martin, Libby Smith, Vinney Stapley, Veronica Thornton, Lorraine Traer-Clark and Sally Wilson.
Nigel Gooding – 4th to 10th May
His work is born out of that part of the 'modernist' tradition where the emphasis is on flatness and the decorative qualities of colour, line, texture and composition.
His work is not about copying, responding or reacting to the world so much as making a new object in the world. The works are the subject. They have no specific meaning, they mean what they mean to the viewer. Their function is to be looked at, contemplated and enjoyed.
If I were to reduce my artists statement to a few words it would probably read 'here they are, make of them what you will'.
His work is born out of that part of the 'modernist' tradition where the emphasis is on flatness and the decorative qualities of colour, line, texture and composition.
His work is not about copying, responding or reacting to the world so much as making a new object in the world. The works are the subject. They have no specific meaning, they mean what they mean to the viewer. Their function is to be looked at, contemplated and enjoyed.
If I were to reduce my artists statement to a few words it would probably read 'here they are, make of them what you will'.
2D/3D Esmond Bingham and Lindsay Harris – 11th to 17th May
Esmond and Lindsay – married partners – share a love of constructivism and the abstract.
However, they work quite separately; have rather different methodologies, both of them working in both two and three dimensions; and despite this shared interest are often surprised by the overlaps which occur in their work, sometimes across gaps of several years.
Exhibiting together is an opportunity to discover these crossovers, and they are looking forward to seeing what this – their fourth shared exhibition – will reveal.
Esmond and Lindsay – married partners – share a love of constructivism and the abstract.
However, they work quite separately; have rather different methodologies, both of them working in both two and three dimensions; and despite this shared interest are often surprised by the overlaps which occur in their work, sometimes across gaps of several years.
Exhibiting together is an opportunity to discover these crossovers, and they are looking forward to seeing what this – their fourth shared exhibition – will reveal.
Annabel Ridley, Caroline Fish and Rebecca Moss Guyver – 18th to 24th May
Rebecca works in egg tempera, pastel, fused plastic and in books. You can read her pieces as stories, colour studies or tapestries of marks.
Annabel’s painterly work uses screen-printing, drawing and paint and aims to balance figurative and surface.
Caroline’s thrown and moulded ceramics are informed by her surroundings and the forms and lines within it. She uses earthenware with layers of colour to create a rich surface.
Rebecca works in egg tempera, pastel, fused plastic and in books. You can read her pieces as stories, colour studies or tapestries of marks.
Annabel’s painterly work uses screen-printing, drawing and paint and aims to balance figurative and surface.
Caroline’s thrown and moulded ceramics are informed by her surroundings and the forms and lines within it. She uses earthenware with layers of colour to create a rich surface.
