Galleries - December 2013

DEVON a THE ART ROOM TOPSHAM 8a The Strand, Topsham EX3 0JB Valerie Barden: ‘Compositions’ in oil paint. Nov 24–Jan 19. Tessa Rubbra: Ceramics. Nov 24–Jan 19. Gallery Talk: Sun Dec 8, 6.30pm. Maggie Giraud FRSA There’s so much more to say . . . A personal response to the Royal Academy exhibition ‘Manet – Portraying life’. Advance booking essential. Sat/Sun & Wed 11–5, but Gallery closed Dec 16–Jan 10 theartroom@eclipse.co.uk www.theartroomtopsham.co.uk t 0771848 0604 b THE MARLE GALLERY Victoria Place, Axminster, Devon EX13 5NQ Selected Contemporary Fine Artists. Paintings, Prints, Ceramics and Sculpture. Prints & Ceramics Show. Nov 5–Jan 4. A diverse selection including Martin Grover, Peter Freeth RA, Vicky Oldfield, Anthony Dyson RE, Anne Desmet RA, Howard Phipps and Hilary Paynter. Joining them will be some of our favourite ceramicists. direct train from London Waterloo to Axminster art@themarlegallery.co.uk www.themarlegallery.co.uk Tue–Sat 10–5, other times by appt t 01297 639970 22. GALLERIES DECEMBER 13 MAP 11 UK WEST COUNTRY, CHANNEL ISLANDS c MARINE HOUSE AT BEER Fore Street, Beer, nr Seaton, Devon EX12 3EF Mixed display of paintings including work by Mike Bernard RI, Charlie O’Sullivan, Andrew Coates, Tina Stokes, Tina Morgan, Jim Farrant, Mary Pym, Anita Klein and Peter Barker; ceramics by Amanda Popham, Tony Laverick, Richard Godfrey and Mark Dally; glass by Peter Layton, Bob Crooks, Siddy Langley and Amanda Brisbane. Dec to end Mar 10–5, 6 days a week, Marine House closed Mon, Steam Gallery closed Tue info@marinehouseatbeer.co.uk www.marinehouseatbeer.co.uk t 01297 625257 d THELMA HULBERT GALLERY Elmfield House, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14 1LX Present Makers 2013. Nov 16–Dec 21. THG’s annual selling exhibition of contemporary craft is a festive opportunity to purchase work by leading SW makers – featuring unique examples of textiles, accessories, ceramics, jewellery, wood, furniture and print. Tue–Sat 10–5, closed between Christmas/New Year info@thelmahulbert.com www.thelmahulbert.com t 01404 45006 DORSET e THE ARTHOUSE GALLERY By appointment at Westcliff, Bournemouth Unique town centre gallery. *ad Christmas Collection. Dec 1–23. Beautiful hand-picked selection of affordably priced original paintings and original artist prints by leading modern and contemporary artists. Exquisite studio ceramics. www.thearthousegallery.org t 07712 933804 f ARTWAVE WEST Morcombelake, Dorset DT6 6DY Impressive Contemporary Art Gallery exhibiting National and International Artists including Amy Albright, Suchi Chidambaram, Martin Goold, Jeannette Hayes, Edward Kelly, Kathy Little, Steve Mace, Boo Mallinson, Sonia Stanyard and Claire Wiltsher. Coffee bar and car park. info@artwavewest.com www.artwavewest.com Tue–Sat 10–5 or by appt t 01297 489746 A 3 8 A 3 8 6 A 3 0 A 3 8 6 A 3 7 7 A 3 6 1 A 3 0 A 3 0 A 3 9 A 3 6 A350 M 4 M 5 M 5 Dev no Somerset Dorset Whi Ham TAUNTON BRIDGWATER STREET WELLS SALISBURY SHERBORNE YEOVIL HONITON CREDITON BIDEFORD BARNSTAPLE OKEHAMPTON TAVISTOCK TOTNES LYME REGIS DORCHESTER WEYMOUTH BOURNEMOUTH POOLE CH ST HELIER ST PETER WESTON-SUPER-MARE CLEVEDON BRADFORD ON AVON TORQUAY BRIDPORT SWANSEA BLANDFORD IVYBRIDGE BEER SHEPTON MALLET TOPSHAM MODBURY CHANGFORD MORCOMBELAKE AXMINSTER BRAUNTON SWANAGE BRUTON THE CHANNEL ISLANDS JERSEY GUERNSEY BATH BRISTOL PLYMOUTH EXETER e g h f b i DARTINGTON A M 5 HONITON BEER TOPSHAM BUDLEIGH SALTERTON EXETER a d c A Breon O’Casey ‘Silver Sculpture’ Based in Marlborough, Wiltshire, Christopher Gange’s Katharine House Gallery (map 15) is one of the most consistently interesting and off-beat 20th C. British dealers I know. By off-beat, I mean that you can never quite predict what you are going to find. Take the current show – what he terms, with everything under £4,000, more affordable pricing – where, alongside some of the ‘usual suspects’, you find some fine groups of work by artists of whom you have never heard, or, at the very least, rarely see elsewhere, if at all. For example Jean Gibson, a lovely and unusual sculptor (wife of Tony Whishaw) who died sadly young – two terrific sculptures and a horse drawing of great vitality. Better known nowadays, Geoffrey Clarke’s are superb value and the Paolozzi maquettes too. NU THUMB nails