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2012-01-26T11:58:00.003Z

Tom Gauld - Goliath

book launch & signing

Thursday 15th March, from 6-8pm

Tom Gauld's new book published by Drawn and Quarterly, is a distillation of the story of David and Goliath. We're very pleased to invite you to meet the artist on Thursday 15th March, when he will be signing copies.

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2012-01-04T15:14:00.005Z

2012 Exhibition Schedule

April

Adam Higton and Marcus Walters

May

Bristol Festival of Photography

June

Le Gun and Heretic Printmakers

July

Holly Drewett

September

Jack Teagle, Rose Robbins, Simon Daly and friends

November

Sarah Knight

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2011-11-23T18:18:00.004Z

During December, we will be
OPEN 7 days a week up to xmas eve.

For your Christmas, we have a selection of exclusive new screen prints by Bristol duo Peskimo.
Along with work by Ingela Arenhuis and Hvass&Hannibal, all priced at £25 or less

2011-10-25T10:41:00.002+01:00

Tom Cops - 'Midwest' exhibition and book launch

Midwest is the first solo exhibition from photographer, musician and artist Tom Cops, showing medium format photographs of people and places in the American Midwest.

In August 2010, Tom travelled around the American Midwest for three weeks with his band My Two Toms playing as many inappropriate venues as possible. During the tour he attempted to photograph everyone he met, as well as the places he passed through.

Looking for odd details in the landscape, his colour photographs tell the story of the small towns of Montana, Minnesota, North & South Dakota, Colorado and Wyoming, while his black & white portraits tell us about the people that live there.

To accompany the exhibition, Betty & Dupree will be publishing a collection of these photographs, also called “MIDWEST”, with a foreword by acclaimed Minnesotan blues musician Charlie Parr and watercolour chapter pages by Jerwood Drawing Prize nominated artist Aaron Sewards.

The exhibition opens Thursday 27th October, 7-9pm, with live music from My Two Toms,
and continues until 19th November.

This also coincides with a two night residency from Charlie Parr at the Cube Microplex:
CHARLIE PARR with support from My Two Toms
Cube Microplex, Dove Street, Bristol
Sat 5th + Sun 6th November,2011
8pm, advance tickets £9.00 (+booking fee) per night
FFI: www.cubecinema.com

2011-09-27T15:25:00.003+01:00

Muju - Deep Water

Preview: Thursday 29th September, 7.00 - 9.00pm

Deep Water is an exhibtion of new works from the artist duo who work under the moniker Muju. Having spent time in Brighton running an independant store & gallery, ToyLife, they are currently based in the coastal town of St Ives in Cornwall, next to the sparkling Atlantic Ocean.

The show will feature new paintings & limited edition screenprints from Mr Muju, and intricate handmade sculpture from Miss Muju.

The pair have exhibited worldwide in group & solo shows since 2005, including Giant Robot San Francisco, Munky King Los Angeles , Damien Minton Gallery Sydney. Their work has been featured in numerous publications on art, design and contemporary culture.

Continues 30th September - 22nd October

www.mujuworld.co.uk

2011-08-10T13:16:00.002+01:00

Aine Venables - Replaced, From Hay to Here

An exhibition of recent work by Aine Venables exploring ideas of belonging, identity and location.

Aine uses maps, dust covers and vintage graphics alongside traditional and digital printmaking techniques to create this series of exciting and individual mixed media pieces.

Artist's reception: Friday 9th September, 7.00 - 9.00pm
Join us for oppourtunity to meet the artist, and share some converstaion over a glass of wine.

16th August - 24th September

2011-07-12T12:12:00.001+01:00

Naomi Bell - Ratio

Bell graduated from the Glasgow School of Art in 2010 with a First Class Honours Degree in Sculpture, winning the School’s Chairman’s Medal and nominated for the prestigious Newbery medal. She has since shown work as part of the RSA New Contemporaries at the Royal Scottish Academy, and been published in the 2011 Catlin Guide.

This exhibition will combine printed works with sculptural objects, where reactive surfaces make subtle references to themselves as well as the architecture and forms of the gallery itself.

Preview: 14th July, exhibition continues until 13th August

Coloured Matter - Helen Shaddock

2011-06-08T12:34:00.003+01:00

Helen Shaddock is a Glasgow based artist who graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 2008. She has exhibited in national and international exhibitions, and her work belongs to a number of public and private collections.

Playfulness lies at the centre of Coloured Matter, together with order, control and process. Despite following a systematic approach, unpredictable results occur throughout the casting process. As the plaster splashes and dribbles, layers merge to create interesting formal relationships; Shaddock’s colourful constructions aim to “capture a sense of the wonderment children experience from the simplest of things.”

Preview: Thursday 9th June 7pm
exhibition continues until 9th July

Full Steam Ahead - Tom Frost & Teresa Murfin

2011-05-03T13:17:00.003+01:00

Join Tom Frost and Teresa Murfin in the glorious surroundings of the Here Gallery for a cheeky look at their latest work. With screen prints, paintings, 3D work and much more besides, there is something for everyone to enjoy! Hope to see you there.

Preview: Thursday 12th May, 7.00 - 9.00pm

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Easter & Bank Holiday opening

2011-04-21T14:19:00.003+01:00

Good Friday: OPEN 10.30am - 6.30pm
Sat 23rd April: OPEN 10.30am - 5.30pm

Friday 29th April: OPEN 10.30am - 6.30pm
Sat 30th April: CLOSED

We will be setting up shop at the Arnolfini for the weekend, as part of
BABE (Bristol Artist's Book Event)along with 85 stands of artists' books by
national and international exhibitors, workshops, and related exhibitions.

FFI: http://www.arnolfini.org.uk/whatson/events/details/951

Julia McKinlay - Hostile Places

2011-04-11T13:14:00.004+01:00

Preview Thusrday 14th April, 7-9pm

Drawings and photographs from museums and research expeditions form the starting point for Julia's work, which explores the subjects of the animal, geology, landscape in the form of sculpture and drawings.

Exhibition continues until 7th May

juliamckinlay.blogspot.com

Peter Chasseaud - Creative Letterpress & Typography

2011-03-14T10:49:00.003Z

17th March - 9th April

As founder of The Tom Paine Printing Press, Peter Chasseaud is an artist who is at the forefront of British creative letterpress and typography. His show at Here Gallery comprises a related group of 10 limited edition, box-framed typographical prints, along with unframed prints from these and other editions.

Also available are Peter’s poetic photobooks, and a range of small letterpress items which he has printed on his hand-presses.

peterchasseaud.blogspot.com

Christine McLoughlin - Surface Tensions

2011-02-12T11:41:00.006Z

17th February - 12th March

Christine McLoughlin is an artist with an Irish heritage originally from Newcastle Upon Tyne. Graduating in Sculpture and Environmental Art at Glasgow School of Art in 2009, she has exhibited throughout the UK and Europe. Surface Tensions will be her first exhibition in Bristol.

“I find meaning in the ephemeral and sensual in life. I love to translate the parallels I notice between the way materials are moved and changed by nature, and the way people respond to shapes, spaces and fabrics, into intense experiences, which reveal a refinement of my hidden feelings.”

Surface Tensions will draw on the beauty found in water. For Christine, the simple and pure chemistry of seeing how full of water a bowl can be and the majesty of the paper clip not sinking in it has a parallel with a first love relationship where you reveal more and more of yourself and trust you won’t ruin the bond you’re building together.

The basement Here Gallery will be converted into an interaction between the viewer’s touch and Christine’s material creations. We will be drawn into her intimate installation and have space to personally reflect.

preview, Thursday 17th February, from 8pm

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Lydia Shirreff - Animal, Vegetable, Mineral

2011-01-04T11:29:00.003Z

Lydia Shirreff is British/Japanese artist living in the UK - focusing on illustration but also installation and sculpture.

“My passion is knowledge. I am endlessly curious about the shape and form of naturally occurring objects: animal, vegetable or mineral. My work so far has been concerned with studying and interpreting natural patterns and forms - I treat my practice as an ongoing documentation of nature.”

Lydia’s drawing creates an outlet for this insatiable fascination. The outcome is largely unplanned and encompasses natural history, geology, fossils, structural dynamics and scientific diagrams. The objects and patterns that inhabit these drawings aren’t copies, they are detailed studies, distillations, extracts of what she finds most interesting.

“I have created installations (a collection of polyhedral objects ) that take this idea further and examine the exploratory response that viewing art and viewing natural history have in common. Through these installations and drawings I am attempting to pass on my own wonder as well as create new experiences.”

Preview Thursday 20th January, 7.00 - 9.00pm
Exhibition open continues until 12th February

lydiakasumishirreff.blogspot.com

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Extended opening hours for December

2010-11-30T14:56:00.000Z

We will now be open 7 days a week until xmas:

Monday - Saturday: 10.30am - 6.30pm
Sunday: 12.00pm - 4.00pm
Christmas Eve: 10.30am - 2.30pm

Nobrow book launch and signing

2010-11-17T11:55:00.009Z

Wednesday 8th December, 7.00 - 9.00pm

The two Bristol based illustrators Ben Newman and Bjørn Lie along with writer, Scott Donaldson will be signing copies of their new books whilst plying themselves with copious amounts of alcohol. Wine and nibbles will be supplied on the night so come along and pick up that ideal Christmas present.

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The Bento Bestiary
Illustrated by Ben Newman, Words by Scott James Donaldson

In the 18th Century, Japanese artist Toriyama Sekien attempted to depict each spirit of the ‘yokai’ tradition; an antiquated race of demons whose descendents would later terrorise the earth, and go by the names of Godzilla, Mothra and Rodan. Now, two men aim to rediscover the near-forgotten yokai, and return these ancient beasts to their former glory, in the form of the Bento Bestiary.

14 spirits are lovingly rendered in bold, colourful illustrations, using just 4 spot colours to bring the beastly, and bizarre, very much to life. Newman draws heavily on early and mid-20th century design in his work, incorporating worldwide themes from European deco to Japanese film posters and 50's American cartoons, never losing his strong sense of a most English deadpan humour.

Each image is complimented with words from Donaldson. Whether detailing the love letters of Nure-onna (a gigantic snake-headed woman), or a poetic treatise on the child-eating desires of the Kappa (a sort of strange, perverted turtle), the writer always has one foot in the carnival tent, one on the streets of noir, and the other inside a restaurant; a sort of freakish, hungry, Raymond Chandler.

The Wolf’s Whistle
Illustrated by Bjørn Rune Lie, Words by Scott James Donaldson

The first installment in the Nobrow 'Behind the Tails' series which explores the back-stories of fairy tales' most notorious villains. The first follows Albert, a comic-creating, scrawny little wolf who spends his lunch break drawing and dreaming of selling his story to Wonder Comics. In reality he is terrorised by the three bratty Honey-roast brothers, sons of the local property magnate, who will stop at nothing to torment their weaker classmates. Eventually Albert is forced to take arms against his oppressors and fulfill his destiny as the crime-fighting Lone Wolf.

This fairy tale prologue is beautifully crafted by Bjørn Lie’s versatile hand and imagination. Using just 3 spot colours, Bjørn has created a rich, eye catching illustrations that harkens back to mid-century Americana with a prohibition twist with a cast of bizarre and outlandish characters of extreme proportions. A timeless treat for the young and the young at heart.

Both books are published by Nobrow Press.

Julianna Swaney, Tad Carpenter, Sally Elford

2010-11-12T13:51:00.008Z

30th November - 24th December

A group show full of prints and small scale original works, plus other artist-made goods.
All especially selected to make ideal gifts, and affordably priced.
http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=140062962709927

Featured Artists:

Tad Carpenter is an American illustrator and printmaker, who has designed several children's books and also teaches at the University of Kansas, Missouri. His character based work is bursting with colour and cheerfulness.

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Sally Elford lives in Brighton and works as a freelance illustrator and printmaker. Her popular prints work combines a contemporary graphic styling with traditional subjects, often from nature. She produces her own silk screen prints in small editions.

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Julianna Swaney an artist living in Portland, Oregon, she works primarily with pencil and watercolor, and takes inspiration from fairy tales, antique ephemera and postcards, Victorian hair weaving, bird song, nursery rhymes, lace and nature.

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Extended opening hours for December
Monday - Saturday: 10.30am - 6.30pm
Sunday: 12.00pm - 4.00pm
Christmas Eve: 10.30am - 2.30pm

Call for Submissions - CLOSED

2010-10-20T13:12:00.003+01:00

~~We are currently accepting proposals for 2011.~~

We welcome submissions from groups or individuals working in fine art, illustration and photography.

Please submit a written proposal for consideration by post or email, including;

(1) Contact details
(2) A one-page summary describing your work, and the nature of the proposed exhibition.
(3) 6 - 10 images of your work, stating media and dimensions.

Due to the high volume of submissions received, only succesful applicants will be contacted. We do not enter into correspondence as to why an application is unsuccessful.

Aaron Sewards - A Distant Mirror

2010-10-06T11:26:00.005+01:00

A Distant Mirror - works on paper by Bristol based artist Aaron Sewards, who was recently shortlisted for the prestigious Jerwood Drawing Prize.

Aaron has produced a print edition for Tiny Showcase, his artwork has been published by Australian arts journal The Lifted Brow, online magazine Said the Grammaphone, and also graces several record sleeves.

Exhibition continues to 20th November.

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Mimi Leung - How Are You?

2010-08-31T12:07:00.006+01:00

How Are You? is a collection of new work from Mimi Leung.

Mimi Leung was born in Hong Kong and grew up in the UK. Since graduating from the RCA in 2007 Mimi's engagingly colourful and playful images have captured the attention of many. She is currently represented by Big Active.

After two years of back-to-back exhibitions and illustration work, Mimi relocated to the desert lands of and around Alice Springs in January 2010. After a hard few months of struggling to make ends meet, working dingy cafe jobs and pulling pints at a back-packers' bar, she slowly gathered enough materials to set up a basic silkscreen studio at home.

This show features work from her first foray into stencil silkscreen prints as well as the brightly coloured gouache on paper works which she has become known for.

Exhibition runs 9th September to 9th October.

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SUMMER SALE

2010-08-02T12:47:00.003+01:00

3-for-2 sale. lowest priced item free.
(applies instore only - not on mail order sales, and excludes tickets)

Between The Lines

2010-07-27T17:00:00.002+01:00

a group show combining photography and drawing,
with Evi Lemberger, Claire Downes, Tom Stuart & Olia Karamenova.
26th - 31st July

Sarah Dennis

2010-07-15T09:50:00.004+01:00

'Catching the Big Fish'

Sarah’s work invokes a feel of story tale innocence with a contemporary twist. The exhibition will be whimsical journey from the fox's perspective takes you though the sea and into the mountains.

Original artworks, limited edition prints, cards, toys, badges and zines will be for sale.

Preview Monday 19th July, 6.30 - 9.30pm.
Exhibition continues until Saturday 24th July.

A Fox Among Hedgehogs

2010-07-01T13:25:00.004+01:00

This exhibition by Harry Waine is show of two halves:

Suggestion Box, a series of small paintings of creatures (common, endangered, extinct and fictitious) as suggested by friends, family and strangers via his blog The Paper Stacks.

Encounters involves paintings and a sculpture of situations inspired by life, death, nature, humanity, truth, lies and wonder.

Exhibition dates: 6th July - 17th July. The artist will in attendance on Saturday 10th July dispensing goody-bags and conversation from 2pm.

Don't Be Sad

2010-06-16T10:51:00.004+01:00

A showcase of illustrative work by recent graduates from the Bath School of Art and Design.

Preview, Friday 18th June, 7.00 - 9.00pm. Exhibition continues until 28th June

Illustrators: Brattkin, Sam Downend, Jasper Dunk, Fingerfood, Adam Hartshorne, Poppy Heading, Phillip J Jones, Andrew Joyce, Tom Ling, Esther McManus, Calico Melton, Emma Morris, Alice Nyong, Dom Owen, Shane Wilson

ffi: www.dontbesad.co.uk

Approach - Lotte Fløe Christensen and Mette Juul

2010-05-11T13:11:00.003+01:00

Here Gallery is pleased to present the work of two emerging Danish photographers in a collaborative show as part of the Bristol Festival of Photography. Join us for the preview on Thursday 13th May.

Lotte Fløe Christensen was born in 1979 in Ry, Denmark. She now lives and works in Copenhagen. She studied at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland and at The School of Art and Design in Helsinki, Finland. Her work has been shown in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Scotland, Germany, France, Austria, Canada and the US.

Mette Juul is a Danish photographer educated in the UK. She has a background in film making and has exhibited in places such as Denmark, Germany, China and the UK. Juul’s work is based on the idea of the collection of images and the potent ial narrative that lies within a personal archive of photographs.

The exhibition continues until 12th June.

Jon Burgerman - Pen Friends

2010-05-01T13:16:00.003+01:00

If you're spending the bank holiday weekend down in Cornwall, then head to our sister gallery in Falmouth for an exhibition by doodlemeister Jon Burgerman, with a special preview opening on Monday 3rd May.

During the first week of the exhibition you have the opportunity to become Jon's pen friend. Write to Jon and he will send you a personal reply, your very own Burgerman original. This offer is strictly limited and only available from the gallery so make sure you get in quick!

The exhibition continues until Saturday 29th May at Here and Now, 41a Killigrew St, Falmouth, TR11 3PW

The Small Chair

2010-04-28T10:34:00.006+01:00

A hearty congratulations go out today to Russell Quinn on his appointment as Digital Media Director for the wonderful publisher McSweeney's. Russell was one of our volunteer staff members back when we first opened, before heading to Europe to further his creative endeavours.

He has already created the popular McSweeney's iPhone app The Small Chair, and more recently an app for Creative Review magazine.

Some of our other illustrious alumni include; Camilla Stacey, currently curating the Bath Spa Gallery, Jane Porter, who has established Central-Reservation, a temporary project space in Bristol, and Harriet Fleuriot, an award-winning filmmaker now based in London

Karen Radford

2010-04-27T13:52:00.003+01:00

We are very pleased to announce the recent addition of work by printmaker Karen Radford to our inventory.

Based in Kent, Karen is a graduate from the Royal College of Art, her signed limited edition pieces are priced from just £30.

Checkout Art Market

2010-04-08T13:43:00.005+01:00

Checkout is a new monthly art market at Central-Reservation, Stokes Croft, Bristol (opposite Pieminster). It will be offering the chance to buy the work of artists, designers, and makers from around the UK; prints, artists books, zines, and one off artworks.

Here Gallery will be setting up shop alongside 20 other stalls on Sunday 11th April 12-5pm. Ffi visit Central Reservation

Picture Shows: Rob Hunter & Jon McNaught

2010-04-06T11:20:00.004+01:00

Picture Shows is a new exhibition by Rob Hunter and Jon McNaught at Here Gallery, Bristol, running from 8th April - 8th May.

Jon McNaught graduated from Bristol UWE’s Illustration degree in 2008. He was a part of SNAP Studio before leaving to form Doppkit Collective Studio along with Robert Hunter and other Bristol illustrators. Recently Jon has created illustrations for two books by author Sonya Hartnett and will releasing his own book through Nobrow press entitled Birchfield Close on April 21st.

Jon’s work can be melancholy in the best possible way. Making you realize that you are not alone in the appreciation of tiny details of memory; he creates prints, books, and comic strips observing quiet moments and places, focusing on beauty in secluded corners.

Robert Hunter also graduated from UWE in 2008, he uses the idea of memory in his work. I his book People I Remember, Places I Don’t Robert takes a representation of a memory (a photograph) and by separating people from place, reorders it according to his own internal logic. Father and brothers are torn from the scene of a shooting range and transplanted upon a tranquil sea of white nothingness. In the words of Fred Madison, the doomed protagonist of David Lynch’s Lost Highway "I like to remember things my own way; Not necessarily the way they happened"

2010-03-03T12:45:00.002Z

'Across the Way' opens Thursday 4th March

Adam Hancher, Jack Hudson, Luke Jinks and Owen Gatley are Bristol-based illustrators who are about to graduate from UWE's Illustration Degree. They all share a style of work which is narrative driven, drawing inspiration from traditional folklore and mythology, and placing them in a modern context. Working with a variety of mediums, realising their ideas in 2D, 3D and animation whilst retaining a handmade feel. The artists use of limited palettes evokes atmospheres from nature and the seasons.

Preview Thursday 4th March, 7.00 - 9.00pm
exhibition continues until 3rd April

2010-02-16T11:31:00.000Z

BEN NEWMAN book launch & signing

Ben Newman's debut comic book 'Ouroboros' published by Nobrow.

Ben Newman brings the reader on a tale of action and adventure that juxtaposes brutal violence with ecstatic comic exuberance. Where our protagonist fights a band of rogue, thuggish, drug peddling perverts after they murder his newly beloved mermaid.

Ben will be signing copies on Tuesday the 2nd March from 7.30pm until 9pm, so come
along and say hi!

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2010-01-06T13:30:00.000Z

Land & Sky - Christopher Bettig & Lizzy Stewart
Opening reception 21st January 7.00 - 9.00pm
exhibition continues until 27th February

For the start of 2010 we have a nice, gentle show to help ease you all into the New Year. Two artists, both from far afield coming together in the gallery to show new works and hopefully collaborate.

Christopher Bettig was born and raised in Connecticut, and attended the Maryland Institute College of Art, where he graduated with a BFA in painting. His design studio, The Mountain Label, is based in Los Angeles, where Christopher currently lives.

Bettig's work focuses on geometry and natural forms but has a good sense of humour, naïveté and playfulness whilst also recalling late 70’s cartoons and design. His long list of clients, includes Fila, Converse, Urban Outfitters, and Poketo. Chris has also shown around the country, adorning gallery walls in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and most recently, Giant Robot in LA and a solo exhibition in New York at Scoop NYC gallery.

Lizzy Stewart is originally from Devon but has been living in Edinburgh where she graduated with a first class degree in illustration from the Edinburgh College of Art. She is a hardworking lady and as one half of Sing Statistics with the artist Jez Burrows recently published the book ‘We Are The Friction’; an anthology of illustration and short fiction. On her own she has produced work for such clients as Analogue Books, Tiny Showcase, Woodpigeon, End of the Road Records, The Guardian, Howies and more.

Lizzy’s work suggests a retro-graded Victorian folk art, as if, over 100 years ago, society folk and poor folk alike had sat for an illustrator instead of a photographer. Intricate trees and buildings sit side by side with great bears and bearded explorers all sucked into and filtered through Lizzy’s great prism. But that sounds silly; “It’s about bears. Mainly it’s about bears” says lizzy.

Chris and Lizzy are coming to Bristol to set up the show and will be in attendance at the opening.

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2009-11-26T15:01:00.000Z

Opening hours for December
Mon - Sat: 10.30 am - 6.30pm
Sun: 12.00am - 4.00pm
Xmas Eve: 10.30am - 2.30pm
We will then be closed until Tuesday 29th Dec.

One Monkey Don't Stop No Show - Xmas group exhibition
lots of fabulous gift ideas, original artwork and prints

Matte Stephens________________ Amy Ruppel______________

Julia Pott_____________________ Shira Sela__________________

plus, vintage inspired soft toys by Alice Apple (UK)

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2009-10-27T11:09:00.000Z

You are invited to attend the opening reception of our latest exhibition PEOPLE OF PRINT

Thursday 29th October 2009: 7.00 - 9.00pm

People of Print was started two years ago by Bristol based artist Marcroy Smith, as an online library of contemporary printmakers.
We have invited Marcroy to curate an exhbition of selected works from the artists involved, including the likes of:
Urban Inks (USA), Halo Halo (Canada), Le Gun (London), Sac Magique (Finland), Karl Grandin (Sweden), Mike Perry (USA), Heretic (London), Cut-Out (Birmingham), Ryan Adair (USA), Seripop (Canada), David Foldvari (London), and lots lots more....

Exhibition continues
Fri 30th October - Sat 28th November

Opening hours:
Tues - Sat: 10.30 am - 6.30pm (5.30pm on Sat)
Sun & Mon: closed

www.peopleofprint.com

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SPIKE ISLAND ARTISTS BOOK FAIR Sat 31st October

Spike Island 133 Cumberland Road, Bristol BS1 6UX

We will be setting up shop at Spike Island alongside artists and publishers from across the country. The book fair is open 1-6pm.
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2009-09-22T11:01:00.000+01:00

Yellena grew up and attended art school in war-torn Sarajevo, moved to the U.S. when she was 18, and continued to pursue her study of art and design. In her artwork, she combines complex abstract forms into images that take on lives of their own.

Her colourful arrangements of organic shapes and tangled lines are at once floral and alien, organic and sci-fi, crafty and fantastic. The Oregon-based artist doesn't pinpoint specific inspiration, but believes that her work reflects "places, things, dreams, and a desire to define beauty and spark imagination.

www.yellena.com

Preview: Thursday 24th Sept, 7 - 9pm
exhibition continues Friday 25th Sept - Sat 24th Oct

Admission free

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2009-09-02T14:54:00.000+01:00

The dreamachine, was conceived by artist and writer Brion Gysin sometime in the early 1960's, after reading William Grey Walter's book, The Living Brain.

Brion Gysin was a close friend of William S. Burroughs (who often receives credit for the invention) and Burroughs's "systems adviser" Ian Sommerville was called upon to produce the machine for them.

The dreamachine produces pulses of light between 8-13 Hz, the frequency of alpha-waves in the brain during the dream stages of sleep. The pulsating light stimulates the optical nerve and alters the brain's electrical oscillations.

Viewed with the eyes closed, the viewer experiences bright, complex swirling patterns of colour behind their closed eyelids.

Part of the worldwide NAKEDLUNCH@50 celebrations, marking the 50th anniversary of the first publication of William S. Burroughs’ groundbreaking novel. There is a programme of live events and films taking place on Sunday 13th September, at the Cube Cinema, Bristol.

Tuesday 8th - Saturday 19th September

Admission free

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2009-06-23T12:06:00.000+01:00

THE JOYFUL BEWILDERMENT

Curated by The Outcrowd Collective (Simon Peplow, Lawrence Roper, Marcus Oakley, Holly Wales), The Joyful Bewilderment is an international group exhibition showcasing the outpourings of over 100 like-minded image-makers, including:
Ben Newman, Christopher Bettig, Cornelia O’Donovan, French, Holly Stevenson, James Jarvis, Josh Petherick, Lucy Mclauchlan, Marcus Oakley, Matthew Feyld, Mike Perry, Nigel Peake, Rob Ryan, Ryan Jacob Smith, Steven Harrington, Stuart Kolakovic, Simon Peplow, Supermundane...

Preview: Tuesday 7th July, 7.00 - 9.00pm

continues Wednesday 8th July - Saturday 29th August 2009

Admission free

For further details, download the Press Release, or visit www.joyfulbewilderment.blogspot.com

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2009-05-29T12:47:00.000+01:00

Here Gallery presents a new exhibition of multi-disciplinary work by three contemporary female artists who, through their varied practices all manage to find beauty in the mundanity and ugliness of the everyday.

Preview Fri 5th June from 7pm

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2009-04-14T11:11:00.000+01:00

Take it to the Hills is an exhibition of new drawings, collages, prints and paintings by Lindsey Stainer and Bjørn Lie.

Come along to the Opening Night for May Day merriment and enchanting music performed by the resplendent Timothy Weary of The Weary Band.

Friday 1st May from 7.00pm

Looking forward to seeing all you fine folks there!

view the artwork

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2009-02-25T16:08:00.000Z

Preview 14th March 2009, continues until 25th April 2009

David’s work illustrates ideas rubbing against each other, drawing on references to ancient mythology along side popular culture; creating a dialogue and vocabulary that skips between the historic and the contemporary.

“My work deals with an ongoing quest to control and define the human condition. The work depicts all the devious devices we use to conceal and reveal our true identities as we struggle both to fit in and stand out. I make work that illustrates the shifts between the multitude of fictions we labour under and the reality of who we are.

I often work directly onto objects I find so I can give up full control of what I make. This is very important to me as I am drawn into a dialogue between myself and my ever changing environments. My work shifts and mutates under the influences of external ideas, environments and conditions. I make things that force me to consider what it is to be human.”

David is a freelance artist and his work has been applied to a variety of contexts, including illustration, graphic design and theatre set design. Clients include Chicken Shed Theatre Company and The British Council. David is resident artist and curator of the Nowhere North Gallery, London.

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2009-01-14T15:20:00.000Z

DREAMSCAPES an exhibition of photography by Eleanor Hardwick
5th February - 9th March, 2009

Here Gallery is very proud to launch its 2009 exhibition schedule, with the debut solo show by Eleanor Hardwick.

Eleanor was born in Oxford, England in 1993. She became interested in photography at the age of twelve when she bought a doll and took some photos of it. The hobby then progressed into a passion for portraiture and fashion.

Since then she has had features with publications including The Independent and Dazed and Confused, and others worldwide. By the age of fifteen she already had offers for several exhibitions, and has worked with various professional models, musicians and individuals.

Eleanor usually uses a Canon EOS 400D with a 50mm f.1/8 lens for her work, however she also enjoys using Polaroids and film SLRs every now and then, a selection of which will form part of this exhibition. She often works with natural light, and although she does manipulate many of her images, tries to minimise post production. Eleanor’s work is often staged outdoors and can involve a variety of props, and has even been known to take baths into flower beds, doors into fields, and mattresses to the beach.

In 2009, she plans to study Photography, English and Fine Art at a sixth form college. She hopes to then travel the world, working fulltime in fashion and documentary photography.

Christmas & New Year opening times

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Opening on Thursday 4th Dec

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Featuring exclusive works by Felt Mistress, Jonathan Edwards, Ben the Illustrator, Stuart Kolakovic, Ben Newman & Jill Bliss

Opening night: Thur 4th Dec, 6.00 – 9.00 pm

continues until Wed 24th Dec and into the new year

Expect everything from amazing originals to plush toys, screen & digital prints, vending machine toy dispensers and much more. All ready to buy and take away and reasonably priced for those loved ones, or just for you!

Extended opening times for December:

Mon – Sat: 10.30am – 6.30pm
Sun: 12.00am - 4.00pm

Eleanor Rudge: Oh Golly, Oh Gee!

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Our new exhibition, by Stroud based illustrator Eleanor Rudge, opens thursday 6th November from 6-9pm, all welcome...

New website in development

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Hello,
We're working on a new improved website, with a fantastic online shop, up to date news and more...this means some links may not yet be working

In the meantime, you can see what we're doing now on our flickr pages

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