From landscape lovers to theatre buffs, give the gift of art this Christmas with our top picks For the Gardening Guru From Bruce McLean’s bold blooms (left) to Vicky Oldfield’s delicate botanicals (right), we’ve got the perfect prints for the green-fingered. Check out Angie Lewin, Wai Wong, Emiko Aida and Sarah Knight’s beautiful plant-inspired works,
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From Art Deco icons to Scandi florals, we’ve got the perfect art for all this Christmas Vintage glamour Queen of collage Maria Rivans creates stunning dreamscape portraits of Hollywood icons, injecting a dose of the surreal into images of 1950s perfection. Shop ‘Bonbon’ here. For the love of dog For those in thrall to their
Read MoreMeet the Artists I A Printmaker’s London
Join us every Saturday afternoon throughout our exhibition, A Printmaker’s London, for a series of lovely and informal ‘Meet the Artist’ events. Over a glass or two of wine and a relaxed viewing of this stunning group show, you can meet and chat with many of our exhibiting printmakers and learn a little about the
Read MoreWhat’s New I A Printmaker’s London
A blockbuster exhibition of printmakers’ original works on the theme of London opens this autumn Coming to For Arts Sake this September, we are thrilled to announce one of the biggest ever group shows of original prints devoted to the capital. ‘A Printmaker’s London’ features never-before-seen new works from 60 of the leading contemporary British
Read MoreExhibition I Emiko Aida, ‘Seeing in Tune’
A spellbindingly beautiful new collection of oil paintings from the Tokyo-born artist In our lower gallery this summer we present the enchanting oils of Japanese artist Emiko Aida. Emiko’s work aims to conjure the ineffable – wisps of sound, vibration, movement, light and memory – to explore notions of consciousness and identity. “My work is
Read MoreTop 10 Prints for Father’s Day
From bears to the Beano, browse our round-up of the perfect prints for Dad 1. In My Father’s Footsteps by Martin Ridgwell A timeless and gentle ode to fatherhood. Etching, edition of 50, £120, find it here. 2. ‘After the Storm’ by Martin Langford True life, etched, from the master of the cartoon skit. Etching,
Read MoreCollage collaborators | Q&A with Maria Rivans & Bonnie and Clyde
They share a Brighton studio and a love of the stunning and surreal art of collage. We speak to Maria Rivans and Bonnie and Clyde – aka the artist Steph Burnley – about their work and new joint show Glitter Bunnies Basics first – where do you live?Maria: Hove, 100 yards from the seafront. I love
Read MoreExhibition I ‘Glitter Bunnies’
The queens of contemporary British collage combine for a glittering new show at For Arts Sake this spring We are delighted to present a blockbuster three-hander from the queens of contemporary British collage this May – printmakers Maria Rivans and Bonnie and Clyde alongside ceramics artist Amy Douglas. From the dreamscape glamour of Rivans’ vintage
Read MoreWhat’s New | Exhibitions in 2019
Rare silkscreens by Peter Blake, a collective London spectacular and fresh prints from the queens of contemporary collage line up for the year ahead Iona Stern, ‘A Place in Time’ Described by artist Iona Stern as a “collection of memories” of time and place, this is a captivating exhibition of abstract monotype silkscreen prints, acrylic
Read MoreExhibition | Iona Stern, ‘A Place in Time’
Through hidden coves to enchanted cottage gardens, abstract landscapes sing with colour in this captivating new exhibition of prints and paintings British painter and printmaker Iona Stern describes her work as an ‘expressive response to place, object or memory’. And in this, her first solo exhibition at For Arts Sake, her colour-soaked abstract landscapes take
Read MoreExhibition | Clare Grossman, ‘New York Suite’
New York’s swirling energy and shifting moods are captured in a glorious suite of etchings and paintings Inspired by the architecture and energy of New York, painter-printmaker Clare Grossman has created a beautifully captivating collection of work celebrating the iconic city. ‘New York Suite’ is a visual skit on the notion of a musical suite:
Read MoreCapturing life in colour | Q&A with Louise Davies
A nostalgic urge to recall the landscapes of her childhood inspires the glorious art of Louise Davies Captivated as a child by the West Country landscape, painter and printmaker Louise Davies, 55, has made it her life’s work to explore the emotions and memories that surround time and place. As her major new solo exhibition,
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