Artist: Alexis Snell

Long Winter Show – The Power of Enchantment

Upstairs at The Art Shop, Cross Street and downstairs at the Chapel, Market Street Myths, legends and other worlds – the curious, the fabled and playful – have been the inspiration for the artists in this exhibition.  Works on paper including etchings, lithographs, monotypes and drawings; alongside paintings on canvas and board; and diverse and intriguing… Read more »

CURATED ONLINE GALLERY

Welcome to our online gallery. Here you will find a changing selection of work chosen from our ongoing displays of fine and applied arts and from our store – paintings, drawings, printmaking, jewellery and ceramics. A permanent online place for browsing. We hope you find something to tempt you. Make sure to visit our ‘current… Read more »

Long winter show 2020/21

At The Art Shop PAINTINGS, WORKS ON PAPER, PRINTMAKING, JEWELLERY, CERAMICS We have been preparing The Art Shop for the festive season. In spite of the restrictions, lockdowns, social distancing and all that has been thrown at us, we remain positive for the future. We hope our Winter show will lift your spirits, make you smile… Read more »

The Printmaker – The Art Shop

Upstairs at The Art Shop A diverse and dazzling variety of different print techniques on show by a selection of our gallery artists with a few new names – painters, illustrators and mixed media artists. From exquisite etchings to a linoblock that can be cut on the kitchen table… Painters paint directly onto a surface eg…. Read more »

In the Kitchen – Celebrating Abergavenny Food Festival

Upstairs at The Art Shop The kitchen is intrinsically an important space in the lives of our exhibiting makers and artists – nurturing and nourishing their senses.   Arts Council of Wales Collectorplan interest free credit scheme available.  

Out of this World – Glimpses of Magic

Upstairs at The Art Shop & downstairs at the Chapel… A winter exhibition of new works by illustrators, weavers, potters, sculptors, jewellers, painters and printmakers. Arts Council of Wales Collectorplan available.

Alexis Snell & Rachel Larkins

Private View Saturday 20th May 2-4pm, upstairs at The Art Shop AUTOMATA . FLAGS.  MACHINES . DRAWINGS . PRINTMAKING . JEWELLERY Works spangling with magical realism moving from darkness to enchanting luminosity, all weirdly intertwined. Alexis Snell originally came to us on a residency in 2003 after a Fine Art Printmaking degree at Cardiff. Since then she… Read more »

Favourites from our In-House Collection

Upstairs at The Art Shop This exhibition has been a delight to hang. Bringing work up from our store in the basement was like greeting dear friends not seen for a while. Our selection includes… The lovely George Rowlett, landscape painter, with his gorgeous paintings of flowers from his garden; Cornelia O’Donovan MA RCA, whose work… Read more »

Artist in the Garden – Late Summer Show 2015

‘I have stretched ropes from belfry to belfry; garlands from window to window; golden chains from star to star – and I am dancing.’  Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud Gathering together an eclectic collection of paintings, drawings, printmaking, sculpture, mosaics, textiles and ceramics. Highlights include… exquisite mosaics by Rah Rivers, that run parallel to her paintings… Read more »

Abergavenny Food Festival 2007

An exhibition of special ingredients – platters, plates, jugs and cups, with slips and glazes to enhance your food. Commissioned works – photography, etchings, lino/wood blocks, paintings & drawings by selected artists. ‘Dining is and always was a great artistic opportunity’ – Frank Lloyd Wright Featuring work by photographer Toril Brancher – Associations – photographs… Read more »