Galleries - October 2013

DEVON a THE ART ROOM TOPSHAM 8a The Strand, Topsham EX3 0JB Still Life –Martin Bentham RWA, Christopher Garratt, Robert Organ. Sep 15–Oct 6. Margaret Lovell D.Litt.(Hon) FRBS RWA. Oct 19–Nov 10. *ad Solo Exhibition featuring major sculpture and drawings from 1960s to date. Gallery talk, Sun Nov 3, 4pm – booking in advance essential. See website for details. Sat/Sun & Wed 11–5 theartroom@eclipse.co.uk www.theartroomtopsham.co.uk b THE MARLE GALLERY Victoria Place, Axminster, Devon EX13 5NQ Selected Contemporary Fine Artists. Paintings, Prints, Ceramics and Sculpture. Tony Beaver: Solo Show. Sep 17–Oct 26. Featuring The Tommy Cooper Experience, a totally unique and submersive experience, also paintings bestowing importance and grandeur on the humble potato and pots through civilisation. Tue–Sat 10–5, other times by appointment direct train from London Waterloo to Axminster art@themarlegallery.co.uk www.themarlegallery.co.uk t 01297 639970 28. GALLERIES OCTOBER 13 MAP 13 UK WEST COUNTRY, CHANNEL ISLANDS c MARINE HOUSE AT BEER Fore Street, Beer, nr Seaton, Devon EX12 3EF Selected works by Fine Artists at Marine House and Steam Gallery, including Michael Morgan, Mike Bernard, Andrew Coates, Anita Klein, Martin Procter, John Hammond, Tina Stokes, Tina Morgan, David Farrant, Jim Farrant, Peter Barker, Charlie O’Sullivan, Moira Huntly and Mary Pym. Affordable Art Fair, Battersea. Oct 23–27. Peter Barker & Helen Tabor joint show at Marine House. Nov 2–15. Amanda Popham solo show at Steam Gallery. Nov 2–15. Contact gallery for full colour catalogue. Open 10–5.30 (7 days a week, to 5pm Suns) info@marinehouseatbeer.co.uk www.marinehouseatbeer.co.uk t 01297 625257 d THELMA HULBERT GALLERY Elmfield House, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14 1LX intoLACE: Contemporary women artists celebrating lace, in conjunction with Devon Guild. Sep 14–Nov 2. Tue–Sat 10–5, admn free info@thelmahulbert.com www.thelmahulbert.com t 01404 45006 e WHITE SPACE ART 72 Fore Street, Totnes, Devon TQ9 5RU Land and Sea. Oct 12–26. An exhibition of paintings from three artists, inspired by the land and seascape of the southwest. New work by Colin Carruthers, Richard Stanley and James Tatum. Tue–Sat 10–5 info@whitespaceart.com www.whitespaceart.com t 01803 864088 m 07412 450776 DORSET f THE ARTHOUSE GALLERY By appointment at Westcliff, Bournemouth Unique town centre gallery selling carefully selected paintings and original artist prints by leading modern and contemporary artists. Exquisite studio ceramics. Friendly help and advice with no obligation. *ad www.thearthousegallery.org t 07712 933804 g 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, 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 Devon 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 j f b i DARTINGTON A M 5 HONITON BEER TOPSHAM BUDLEIGH SALTERTON EXETER a d c A An artistic phenomenon in his Australian homeland –where he occupies a position not at all dissimilar to Jack Vettriano in Scotland (currently with a major show at Glasgow’s Kelvingrove) –Charles Billich is now busy consolidating his international reputation also with, at aged 87, shows running more or less concurrently in New York and London (La Galleria , map 28) this October. It is, in fact, his first in this country and London visitors can expect a highly eclectic range of subject matter, sporting –horse-racing and yachting, genre pieces, night-life, dance and the nude predominating –all painted in distinctly forceful confident style. Indeed there doesn’t seem to be anything he wouldn’t attempt to paint. Will London succumb? NU THUMB nails Charles Billich ‘Short Cut to Heaven’