Past Events

Carpet Pages II: Roots is the second in a series of group shows presented by artist and curator Vaishali Prazmari. The dazzling title pages of both Islamic and Medieval European manuscript books were called Carpet Pages in reference to their intricate rug-like patterns. These exquisitely detailed and highly ornamented and illuminated surfaces were covered in arabesques and geometric patterns and often included the use of gold and jewel-like, precious pigments. As book pages are sequential, so future shows will build on this second chapter.

Our experience of time can make minutes seem like days and days pass almost without a trace. Works of art have this capacity to engage with both memory and time in their production and reception. The current show exhibits a wide range of approaches to and engagement with the experience and concept of time.

Amalgamation is a group exhibition of emerging and established artists whose practices range across the spectrum of art from figurative to abstraction.

‘There are names for groups; a ‘Flock of Seagulls’, a ‘Herd of Bison’, a ‘Murder of Crows’. Maybe we can describe a group of artists as a ‘Ship of Artists’. The painters who have gathered themselves together for this show certainly initially got on board the notion of a kind of boat, most specifically the idea of a two hulled catamaran type, and they’re fueled up ready to set sail on the ambitious basis of a unity of form and colour. (…)”
Phil King, 2019

We are delighted to invite you to a private view taking place at Kingston Museum to celebrate new work on show by Loraine Monk, our 2019 Artist in Residence, and three refurbished gallery cases displaying ceramics from our Marsh and Wren collections.

Please RSVP