Exhibitions

Painting the Ice Bear

Mark Adlington 4 - 21 Dec 2016 Having previously made something of a habit of pursuing rare, obscure, and little known animals, with this project I have found myself shoulder to shoulder with the whole human race in being spellbound by this most charismatic of arctic icons. Initially seen as a terrifying and savage predator of the... Read more

Recent Edition, 2015 – 16

Olivia Musgrave 10 Nov - 3 Dec 2016 A sculptor who carves can continue to modify his piece and change it until he is satisfied, but a decision to cast in bronze is a finite thing and the so the modeller has to decide on the form of a sculpture at a relatively early stage. Once the process... Read more

Mudlarks & Connoisseurs

Barry McGlashan 13 Oct - 5 Nov 2016 It seems apt that I’ve been making paintings about collecting this year, as it marks 20 years since graduating into the wonderful, curious and challenging world of art. Without collectors I wouldn’t be here, writing this now. But to say this exhibition is purely about the act of collecting isn’t... Read more

What The River Knew

Leon Morrocco 30 Jun - 6 Aug 2016 Artist Leon Morrocco exhibition What The River Knew from 2016 at John Martin Gallery Read more

The Garden of Opposites

Martin Finnin 26 May - 26 Jun 2016 In the course of preparing a book on my work last year I had an opportunity to think more deeply about the way I have worked over the last 25 years. It made me reflect on the way I perceive visual stimuli from my environment and how I have moved... Read more

Long Ago and Far Away

Rory Carnegie 21 Apr - 20 May 2016 Most strangers that want to belong try to blend in. These birds and animals stand out, by virtue of their beauty, incongruity and attitude. Very obviously present, they are also detached from their surroundings. Each one lingers in the memory, but changes every time you look at it. Our worlds... Read more