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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Shelley Nott – 16th to 22nd May
Still Life and the Art of Slow Photography
Shelley’s still life photographs have an instantly recognisable style and are founded in the still life genre of the Dutch Masters but created for 21st century aesthetics. By harnessing only window light she creates work with a depth of colour and hyper-reality that draws 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 of each one.
Still Life and the Art of Slow Photography
Shelley’s still life photographs have an instantly recognisable style and are founded in the still life genre of the Dutch Masters but created for 21st century aesthetics. By harnessing only window light she creates work with a depth of colour and hyper-reality that draws 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 of each one.
Aspects of the landscape – 23rd to 29th May
Garry Magee
Some years ago I travelled through Japan and began my obsession and education with ceramics.
The philosophy of beautiful objects for every day use appeals to me and the idea of the transaction between maker and user fascinating. When someone spontaneously reaches out to touch one of my pots I feel that I’ve managed to achieve that connection. I work with different stoneware clays and porcelain. Form itself is all important and something that is a constant strive. I enjoy decorating the pots simply, allowing slips and different glazes to interact freely. This gives a fluidity and freedom that makes each piece unique.
Wendy Raynsford
I started my art journey in illustration but moved away from that as I began to explore painting natural forms. I’ve always enjoyed the drama and wildness of the natural world.
I now indulge my love of nature, particularly flowers, and paint them constantly. Painting from life provides endless inspiration and challenges. It’s all about colour, it’s all about light.
We have found that our work sits very happily together in a space, sometimes in quiet support and at other times energetically enhancing our two creative results
Garry Magee
Some years ago I travelled through Japan and began my obsession and education with ceramics.
The philosophy of beautiful objects for every day use appeals to me and the idea of the transaction between maker and user fascinating. When someone spontaneously reaches out to touch one of my pots I feel that I’ve managed to achieve that connection. I work with different stoneware clays and porcelain. Form itself is all important and something that is a constant strive. I enjoy decorating the pots simply, allowing slips and different glazes to interact freely. This gives a fluidity and freedom that makes each piece unique.
Wendy Raynsford
I started my art journey in illustration but moved away from that as I began to explore painting natural forms. I’ve always enjoyed the drama and wildness of the natural world.
I now indulge my love of nature, particularly flowers, and paint them constantly. Painting from life provides endless inspiration and challenges. It’s all about colour, it’s all about light.
We have found that our work sits very happily together in a space, sometimes in quiet support and at other times energetically enhancing our two creative results
Birtie Buttle, Derek Chambers – 30th May to 5th June
The two artists exhibiting this week are fascinated by the boundless variety of the human face and they will be showing some of their interpretations of this theme including new works. Both enjoy using traditional oil paints and will also display portraits in charcoal, watercolour and pastel. Derek Chambers is well-established and perhaps better known locally for his watercolours of Aldeburgh. His partner in this event, Bertie Buttle, is relatively new to the scene and this is his first exhibition – don’t miss it!
The two artists exhibiting this week are fascinated by the boundless variety of the human face and they will be showing some of their interpretations of this theme including new works. Both enjoy using traditional oil paints and will also display portraits in charcoal, watercolour and pastel. Derek Chambers is well-established and perhaps better known locally for his watercolours of Aldeburgh. His partner in this event, Bertie Buttle, is relatively new to the scene and this is his first exhibition – don’t miss it!
Printmakers x2 – 6th to 12th June
Julie Orpen
Julie produces lino prints and engravings that are usually inspired by the natural world around her, and she attempts to convey the movement in nature when she designs her work, as well as a sense of depth. Julie has recently been making prints of various birds and animals using their collective noun as a theme.
Anne Townshend
Constantly inspired by her surroundings, Anne can often be seen cycling and sketching around her local Suffolk lanes, or settled with a sketch book in a sheltered corner somewhere along the beautiful east coast.
Always having been involved with art, the acquisition of an Albion printing press some years ago initiated a change of direction for the expression of Anne’s creativity, through carving and printing lino block.
Julie Orpen
Julie produces lino prints and engravings that are usually inspired by the natural world around her, and she attempts to convey the movement in nature when she designs her work, as well as a sense of depth. Julie has recently been making prints of various birds and animals using their collective noun as a theme.
Anne Townshend
Constantly inspired by her surroundings, Anne can often be seen cycling and sketching around her local Suffolk lanes, or settled with a sketch book in a sheltered corner somewhere along the beautiful east coast.
Always having been involved with art, the acquisition of an Albion printing press some years ago initiated a change of direction for the expression of Anne’s creativity, through carving and printing lino block.
Amanda Edgcombe – 13th to 19th June
Amanda's work uses materials and references from architectural and natural environments with her personal experience by using contrasting textures, friction and absorbency of paint, plaster and pigment on canvas and board, acrylic, mixed media and varied works on paper. Patina and layered surfaces are recreated to describe the evolutionary effects of inhabited places past and present, agitated or still. Amanda’s print work, lithography, etching, silkscreen and collographs are also deeply layered and involve figurative and still life work.
Slade trained, Amanda has exhibited widely - recently a solo show at the Cut and joint shows with Monica Petal at the Printroom Suffolk and the Fairhurst Gallery Norwich.
Amanda's work uses materials and references from architectural and natural environments with her personal experience by using contrasting textures, friction and absorbency of paint, plaster and pigment on canvas and board, acrylic, mixed media and varied works on paper. Patina and layered surfaces are recreated to describe the evolutionary effects of inhabited places past and present, agitated or still. Amanda’s print work, lithography, etching, silkscreen and collographs are also deeply layered and involve figurative and still life work.
Slade trained, Amanda has exhibited widely - recently a solo show at the Cut and joint shows with Monica Petal at the Printroom Suffolk and the Fairhurst Gallery Norwich.
Take Two – 20th to 26th June
An exciting exhibition of work by Lucy Perry and Bryan Whiteley as they explore their world of light and colour in paint and print.
An exciting exhibition of work by Lucy Perry and Bryan Whiteley as they explore their world of light and colour in paint and print.
Sam Purcell – 27th June to 3rd July
Based in still life, my work uses an ever evolving visual vocabulary to bring about a balance of colour, form and composition, of pattern, decoration and texture. My mark making is drawn from a combination of methods: naive drawing, drawing from life, drawing from memory, always searching for the perfect form to become a part of the whole. I limit my palette and mix colours from the few selected to create an overall balance with an occasional interloper thrown in to light up the rest when needed. Each picture leads its own way, each mark dictating the next. Balance is my goal.
Based in still life, my work uses an ever evolving visual vocabulary to bring about a balance of colour, form and composition, of pattern, decoration and texture. My mark making is drawn from a combination of methods: naive drawing, drawing from life, drawing from memory, always searching for the perfect form to become a part of the whole. I limit my palette and mix colours from the few selected to create an overall balance with an occasional interloper thrown in to light up the rest when needed. Each picture leads its own way, each mark dictating the next. Balance is my goal.
Julie Collins – 4th to 10th July
Julie is a contemporary artist and writer. She has received numerous awards for her paintings from ING Discerning Eye, London, RWA Bristol and RWS London. Julie was elected member of the Society of Women Artists, a member of the SWA council, and RWA network member in 2021. Her work is exhibited widely in the UK where she is represented by many prestigious galleries.
When asked what inspires her, Julie says her work is about space. It is the space and composition in her paintings that intrigue her. She tells her stories in paint and is inspired by nature, landscapes, gardens, birds, people and colour. Drawing is an essential part of her work. She can often be seen at the beach or in a garden with her sketchbook.
Julie studied painting at the University of Reading in the early 1980's
Julie is a contemporary artist and writer. She has received numerous awards for her paintings from ING Discerning Eye, London, RWA Bristol and RWS London. Julie was elected member of the Society of Women Artists, a member of the SWA council, and RWA network member in 2021. Her work is exhibited widely in the UK where she is represented by many prestigious galleries.
When asked what inspires her, Julie says her work is about space. It is the space and composition in her paintings that intrigue her. She tells her stories in paint and is inspired by nature, landscapes, gardens, birds, people and colour. Drawing is an essential part of her work. She can often be seen at the beach or in a garden with her sketchbook.
Julie studied painting at the University of Reading in the early 1980's
Bolam Style – 11th to 24th July
Georgie of Bolam Style curates a collection of art, ceramics, homewares, jewellery, own label clothing in handloom fabrics and hand block prints plus vintage kantha quilts and accessories.
Georgie of Bolam Style curates a collection of art, ceramics, homewares, jewellery, own label clothing in handloom fabrics and hand block prints plus vintage kantha quilts and accessories.
Tony Hatt – 25th to 31st July
Tony's paintings capture scenes of the local countryside and the Suffolk coast. He is fascinated by water and in his seascapes, costal and river paintings he explores the effects of light and the reflections on water.
Tony's paintings capture scenes of the local countryside and the Suffolk coast. He is fascinated by water and in his seascapes, costal and river paintings he explores the effects of light and the reflections on water.
Susanna MacInnes – 1st to 7th August
Susanna MacInnes is fascinated by painting real life directly from the subject. In this exhibition her paintings investigate what makes Aldeburgh so unique and inspiring. From the Beach, to houses with hollyhocks on the high street, the river and all in between with some views from up high for good measure.
Susanna MacInnes is fascinated by painting real life directly from the subject. In this exhibition her paintings investigate what makes Aldeburgh so unique and inspiring. From the Beach, to houses with hollyhocks on the high street, the river and all in between with some views from up high for good measure.
John Button, Barbara Pierson and Jean Macintosh – 8th to 21st August
Jean Mcintosh – I use white earthenware clay. I throw and handbuild my work. I use coloured slips to decorate. Incorporating the use of slip trailers which allow me to achieve the fine lines on each piece. I also use a wax resist and paper to mask out areas.
John Button – I paint with acrylics which I lay on with vigour. After creating an initial abstract composition of shapes and splashes, some semblance of reality normally finds its way in; a mug, a vase, a boat, a jetty… More often than not, I work on hard panels such as plywood or mdf which enable me to scratch and distress the surface. In addition to paint, I use whatever may be to hand; charcoal, crayons, correcting fluid, oil pastel, wallpaper paste, working layer upon layer until (eventually) something emerges and tells me to stop.
Barbara Pierson – Most mornings I go out along the estuary where I live, to watch dawn light mirrored in the water and wet mud; the ebb and flow of the tide; migrating birds swooping in and out; small fishing vessels leaving and returning; mists descending and dispersing. Back in the studio I aim to recreate the feeling and atmosphere of the landscape, the vastness of it. Then I wait for figures to appear in the painting, seemingly of their own accord, prompted by memory, imagination or old photographs. I try to capture the transience and stillness of the present moment.
Jean Mcintosh – I use white earthenware clay. I throw and handbuild my work. I use coloured slips to decorate. Incorporating the use of slip trailers which allow me to achieve the fine lines on each piece. I also use a wax resist and paper to mask out areas.
John Button – I paint with acrylics which I lay on with vigour. After creating an initial abstract composition of shapes and splashes, some semblance of reality normally finds its way in; a mug, a vase, a boat, a jetty… More often than not, I work on hard panels such as plywood or mdf which enable me to scratch and distress the surface. In addition to paint, I use whatever may be to hand; charcoal, crayons, correcting fluid, oil pastel, wallpaper paste, working layer upon layer until (eventually) something emerges and tells me to stop.
Barbara Pierson – Most mornings I go out along the estuary where I live, to watch dawn light mirrored in the water and wet mud; the ebb and flow of the tide; migrating birds swooping in and out; small fishing vessels leaving and returning; mists descending and dispersing. Back in the studio I aim to recreate the feeling and atmosphere of the landscape, the vastness of it. Then I wait for figures to appear in the painting, seemingly of their own accord, prompted by memory, imagination or old photographs. I try to capture the transience and stillness of the present moment.
Guy Eves – 22nd to 28th August
Stunningly detailed and exquisitely observed botanical drawings. Outstandingly beautifully pieces. Suffolk-born, I had drawing in my blood from a very early age converted an old draughty garden shed into a studio and spent many a childhood hour there until the cold set in, salad days! - RHS Silver-Gilt Medallist - London Botanical Art Show 2015 for an exhibit ‘The Black & White of Colour’ RHS St. Vincent Square, London and RHS Silver-Gilt Medallist RHS Botanical Art & Photography Show 2021 for an exhibit ‘For the Love of Ferns’ Saatchi Gallery, London. Fellow and tutor, Society of Botanical Artists, Fellow of The Chelsea Physic Garden Florilegium Society. Works held in the permanent collections, The Chelsea Physic Garden, Hunt Institute, Pittsburgh and Colchester & Ipswich Museums.
Stunningly detailed and exquisitely observed botanical drawings. Outstandingly beautifully pieces. Suffolk-born, I had drawing in my blood from a very early age converted an old draughty garden shed into a studio and spent many a childhood hour there until the cold set in, salad days! - RHS Silver-Gilt Medallist - London Botanical Art Show 2015 for an exhibit ‘The Black & White of Colour’ RHS St. Vincent Square, London and RHS Silver-Gilt Medallist RHS Botanical Art & Photography Show 2021 for an exhibit ‘For the Love of Ferns’ Saatchi Gallery, London. Fellow and tutor, Society of Botanical Artists, Fellow of The Chelsea Physic Garden Florilegium Society. Works held in the permanent collections, The Chelsea Physic Garden, Hunt Institute, Pittsburgh and Colchester & Ipswich Museums.
Alan Almond – 29th August to 4th September
Alan paints full time since leaving the film industry. His work attempts to explore the relationship between people and the nature that surrounds them.
Alan paints full time since leaving the film industry. His work attempts to explore the relationship between people and the nature that surrounds them.
