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Summer
2014
Emma Dunbar A few of my favourite things
26 Ap r i l t o 14 J u n e Private view: Fri 25 April, 6-8pm
Emma Dunbar in conversation with Norma Corkish, Chair of New Ashgate Trustees, 25 April, 5.30-6pm, free admission. Emma Dunbar, Fiona’s quinces in Judith’s bowl
Emma works on board in acrylic, occasionally incorporating collage with gold and silver leaf. Her training as a printmaker is evident both in the use of blocks of flat colour and in the scratches through surfaces that reveal pre-laid colours underneath. Her influences come from Cornish holidays, cats and children wandering onto wet paint, beautiful fruits in the greengrocer and her growing collection of cups, mugs A much-awaited solo exhibition by
and jugs.
Emma Dunbar brings colour and
Emma’s paintings have been
bold forms to New Ashgate Gallery.
internationally reproduced in
Emma’s paintings have been painted
greetings cards, posters, limited
in Hampshire and Cornwall. She
edition etchings and fabric designs.
gathers ingredients from landscape
Emma describes her pictures as
to create colourful and recognisable
though they were a stage set: a jug
paintings. Her attraction to colour
of favourite anemones taking centre
and the decorative qualities in
stage while other elements are set
everyday objects provide the
back in their plane as painted flats
foundation for her art.
to create distant views.
Summer Craft Collection Summer Treats 10 May to 10 August
The Summer Craft Collection brings an exciting display of summer treats by a variety of emerging and established contemporary makers. Original, beautiful and affordable jewellery, textiles, ceramics and glass carefully handpicked by the gallery team to reflect a range of contemporary practices. A special feature will focus on the work by Peter Layton, the glass maker with an excellent reputation for versatility in design and the innovative use of material and technique, including blowing, kiln forming and casting to create architectural elements and sculptures that enrich the spaces for which they are conceived. Also presenting new work by: • Vicki Ambery-Smith
• Akiko Hirai
• Lydia Barclay
• Sian Hughes
• Ciara Bowles
• Marie Krazizky
• Fliff Carr
• Melissa Simpson
• Justine Free
• Rosie Sutcliffe
• Emily Gliddon
• May Wild Ceramics
• Meg Green
• Emma Williams
• Catherine Hicks
Peter Layton, Pink Tahiti stoneform
Ashraf Hanna, Two Vessels
Ashraf Hanna
Maker in Focus 26 April to 7 June Ashraf Hanna is an
tactile qualities of the surface and
internationally acclaimed
how this influences our ability to
ceramic artist whose work
read and comprehend a form. This is further emphasised when choosing
is concerned with exploring
the material, solid, dense ceramics
how scale, colour, texture and
or translucent glass.
material inform our perception
Ashraf is interested in lines and
and understanding of form.
spaces that develop through
The space an object occupies
forms and also their relationship
through its scale has a significant
to one another. The interaction
role in determining our relationship
between sharp and organic lines
with it. Colour, whether bright, soft,
creates subtle and sometimes
intense or vivid has a powerful effect
pronounced curves that invite the
in defining its character. Textural
eye to engage with the sculptural
treatment invites us to examine the
aesthetics of the form.
manipulation of the volume within
T h e Jewe l l e rs a n d S i l ve rs m i t h s N et wo r k (J SN)
Message - Beyond Adornment 26 April to 7 June Private view:
Members of the Jewellers and Silversmiths Network
Fri 25 April, 6-8pm
(JSN) have looked at the concept of ‘Message Beyond Adornment’ in their designs that is more
than just decorative and to express a range of ‘messages’ that are environmental, social, personal or philosophical. The group has also worked with the public to share their views through jewellery. JSN is run by and for its members with the aim of strengthening links and opportunities between makers in the local area around Farnham and Surrey. The skills and use of materials of the
Janet Richardson
members are diverse and numerable, creating a dynamic selection of pieces. The exhibition will present work by Dani Crompton, Poppy Porter, Rebecca Skeels, Ruta Brown, Sarah Broadhead, Chantal Walters and Janet Richardson.
Lucy Burley Maker in Focus 14 J u n e t o 26 J u l y Private view:
After studying Ceramics at Wimbledon and
Fri 20 June, 6-8pm
Camberwell Art Schools, Lucy moved out of London and works from a studio in the
Hampshire countryside, an environment that Lucy finds a great source of inspiration. Responding to the changes in seasons, Lucy creates a feeling of harmony through simple forms and a broad but delicate colour palette. Bowls, jugs and bottles are thrown on the wheel using white earthenware clay. Lucy finishes the vessels with a smooth earthenware glaze of her formulation, which gives an eggshell like texture. The work has a sense of timeless simplicity intended to be both decorative and functional. Lucy is inspired by the still life paintings of Italian artist Giorgio Morandi whose work featured groups of vessels, noted for their tonal subtlety.
Lucy Burley, earthenware
Hothouse 4
New Ashgate Selects 21 June to 2 August Private view: Fri 20 June, 6-8pm
In 2013, Crafts Council announced 38 makers for its sixmonth Hothouse programme from January 2014, which is
Celebrating the talent in the programme, New Ashgate Gallery
delivered in partnership across
invites twelve makers, three from
four regions: the South West,
each cohort to exhibit in the gallery’s
North, South East and Midlands.
summer exhibition that will focus on bespoke, collectable crafts, priced
Alongside the Craft Study Centre,
ÂŁ1,000 or less. While showcasing the
Farnham and Making Space,
work, the exhibition will also be a
Havant, New Ashgate Gallery has
collector opportunity for those who
been supporting the programme of
wish to buy the work and invest in
emerging makers in the South East.
new talent.
Katharina Eisenkoeck, Icon Lamps
Paula Ortega, Liminal Bangle
Visiting exhibition, 10-21 June: Borderlands Artists’ Consortium A group of professional artists from the borders of Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire.
Denise Franklin
Light - Water - Passage 28 June to 2 August
Denise mainly works in oil and acrylics on canvas and paper and enjoys the instinctive way the work comes through during the processes. The work keeps a sense of depth but with a subtle feel. The method used for both oil and acrylic mediums are similar, approaching the work with an instinctive objective allowing for the image to evolve creating a balanced empathy between the colours and surface plains. The paint is worked in stages allowing layers of colour to come
Denise Franklin, Morning Light
though creating rich textures thus forming an element of ambiguity which has been an important focus of her work. Denise has painted abstract seascapes and the image of the boat in a pure tranquil form that creates a fragile and ethereal quality to the work.
Opening hours Tuesday–Saturday 10am–5pm. Free admission and groups are welcome All exhibition rooms are accessible to wheelchair users. Guide dogs are welcome. Directions We are situated on the edge of Waggon Yard, just off Downing Street. By road: Farnham is 11 miles southwest of Guildford, Surrey, and is clearly signposted from the A3, A31, M3 and A287. There is a pay and display car park in front of the Gallery. The adjacent car park has four dedicated disabled parking spaces.
By rail: The Farnham Station is served by London Waterloo. The Gallery is a five-minute walk from the station. By bus & coach: Buses run from Farnham to surrounding towns and villages, generally every hour. For enquiries contact Traveline on 0871 2002233 or visit traveline.info The New Ashgate Gallery is an educational charity that promotes contemporary visual arts and crafts to as wide a public as possible, through a programme of changing exhibitions, projects with artists, makers, and projects of support and development delivered by the trust with local, regional, national and international partnerships and educational events. New Ashgate Gallery Waggon Yard, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7PS gallery@newashgate.org.uk 01252 713208
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