Private View Friday 23rd February 7-9pm, upstairs at The Art Shop Kumar left the Royal Academy Schools over 15 years ago for the Welsh hill country of R. S. Thomas. His paintings, like Thomas’s poems, are marked by a telling purity of language, simple words, short nouns, harsh and austere in a sombre landscape. Kumar… Read more »
Rows, banks and clusters of paintings, drawings, printworks, ceramics, jewellery & textiles by new artists & old favourites. I know a bank where the wild thyme blows, Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows, Quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine, With sweet musk-roses and with eglantine… Oberon to Puck in Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
Upstairs at The Art Shop & downstairs at the Chapel… The creative energy of artists, designers, artisans & chefs enlivens our space with their innovative works. Jewellery, textiles, ceramics, painting, printmaking, paper art, photography & edible creations.
CELEBRATING THE NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD ABERGAVENNY 2016 We are thrilled to be involved in this unique event in the lifetime of our town, Abergavenny. Join us for the private view on Thursday 4th August beginning with drinks at 6pm at The Art Shop, moving onto the Chapel where the Cor Meibion Talgarth Male Choir will perform. There will be an afternoon talk chaired by… Read more »
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 »
Our winter highlights include playful, whimsical, intriguing paintings by new artist, Freya Pocklington; magical automata by Rachel Larkins; jewel like tin nichos by Philippa Robbins; etched renderings of crows by Judy Logan; inimitable mosaics by Rah Rivers; Mari Lwyd painting series by William Brown; eloquent, light of touch angel drawings by Dawson Trapnell and showcasing new collections… Read more »
‘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 »
In our gallery upstairs… New and ever changing collections of curious and covetable one off pieces, paintings, printmaking, mixed media, jewellery and ceramics… …new work from Jacqueline Leighton Boyce, following her recent successful show here of finely illustrated hand built ceramics. First show of exquisite new work by Rachel Tudor Best, a 2010 gold award… Read more »
Alchemy of the Imagination Showcasing 3 artists Jayne Lennard – Sculptures inspired by the written word. Jayne transforms discarded objects and captures the intrinsic magic of the fairy tale. Amanda Caines – Contemporary jewellery made from found and discarded pieces that were once worn and loved. Glass, semi-precious stones and vintage jewellery lend a sense… Read more »
Alongside a mixed show of paintings, we have set up a Print Room for all our exhibiting printmakers. Framed and unframed limited edition Lino, wood block, wood engraving, collograph & silkscreen prints available. You can select an unframed edition and use our framing service, with a wide range of mouldings, mounts and prices. The Printmakers… Read more »