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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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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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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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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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

Opening on Thursday 4th Dec

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