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BRYAN PEARCE | SHOWCASE OF SIGNED SILKSCREEN PRINTS
25 Oct - 2 Nov 2024 We are delighted to showcase this group of fresh and colourful signed Artist Proof silkscreen prints by Bryan Pearce, from the personal collection of Ruth Jones – Bryan's official biographer. Ruth and Eric Jones opened the Sheviock Gallery in Cornwall where Pearce exhibited, and they arranged the first production of... Read more -
SHOWCASE | NEW WORKS BY JOANNE LAST AND CLARE CONRAD
11 Oct - 2 Nov 2024 Read more -
DYLAN BOWEN
New Sculptural Slipware 14 Sep - 12 Oct 2024 Dylan Bowen’s expressionistic slip decorated sculptural vessel forms use both traditional and contemporary materials and techniques. He works on a small but ever-changing range of thrown plates, carved forms and distorted jugs. The coloured slips are applied by pouring, trailing and brushing. Bowen’s work has its roots in traditional slipware... Read more -
SEA BREEZES | SUMMER SHOW
20 Jun - 7 Sep 2024 The bold strokes and sweeping colours of Andrew Bird’s captivating abstracted acrylic paintings work in a magical dialogue with the meditative and calming sea horizon vista paintings by Martyn Perryman, which recall the intense, indescribable blue and rising hypnotic light over St Ives Bay. Jenny Hirst’s spontaneous and atmospheric paintings... Read more -
FIRST BLUSH | SPRING COLLECTION
4 May - 8 Jun 2024 The Porthminster Gallery celebrates the long-awaited arrival of Spring, with a curated show of new contemporary artworks by selected gallery and guest artists. This uplifting show also marks a return to the gallery of sculptural jewellery by Cornish and British makers, in this 'rebirth' at Easter. Amy Albright oil paintings... Read more -
LIMITED EDITION | Original Artists' Prints
12 Feb - 23 Mar 2024 Selling show of original artists' prints for sale by contemporary and modern St Ives and British artists: Melvyn Evans linocut prints; Trevor Price relief engravings and etchings; Sally Spens etchings: Albert Irvin; Ben Nicholson: David Hockney; Patrick Heron; Sandra Blow; Barbara Hepworth. Read more -
WHERE ROCKS BECOME SEA | Autumn–Winter Show
4 Nov 2023 - 6 Jan 2024 Gallery show of contemporary art for sale, featuring new paintings by artists Sara Dudman, Masako Tobita, and ceramics by Peter Hayes, Charlotte Jones, Mitch Pilkington, Antonia Salmon, Paul Wearing, and prints by Melvyn Evans and Trevor Price, and sculptures by Tommy Rowe and Michael Thacker. With supporting works by leading 20th Century modern artists: Terry Frost, Barbara Hepworth, Victor Pasmore and Joe Tilson. Artworks also available for sale by St Ives and British Artists: Wilhelmina BARNS-GRAHAM, Peter BLAKE, Sandra BLOW, Patrick CAULFIELD, Lynn CHADWICK, Maurice COCKRILL, Terry FROST, Barbara HEPWORTH, Patrick HERON, David HOCKNEY, Bryan INGHAM, Albert IRVIN, Margaret LOVELL, Henry MOORE, Ben NICHOLSON, Victor PASMORE, Bryan PEARCE, Tommy ROWE, William SCOTT, Joe TILSON. Read more -
COLLECT | MODERN ART
9 Sep - 4 Nov 2023 Gallery exhibition of Modern St Ives and British art for sale, featuring art – paintings, prints, drawings, and sculptures – by leading 20th Century artists, including: Wilhelmina BARNS-GRAHAM, Peter BLAKE, Sandra BLOW, Patrick CAULFIELD, Lynn CHADWICK, Maurice COCKRILL, Terry FROST, Barbara HEPWORTH, Patrick HERON, David HOCKNEY, Bryan INGHAM, Albert IRVIN, Margaret LOVELL, Henry MOORE, Ben NICHOLSON, Victor PASMORE, Bryan PEARCE, Tommy ROWE, William SCOTT, Joe TILSON. Read more -
SUMMER SHOW: EDIT 2 | JOANNE LAST, ANNE BARRELL, CRAIG UNDERHILL & TREVOR PRICE
5 Aug - 7 Oct 2023 New collections of Cornwall coastal-inspired abstract paintings by Joane Last feature alongside the Cornish coastal- and still life-themed original prints and paintings by the multi award-winning St Ives-based artist, Trevor Price. The works are complemented by new ceramics collections by Anne Barrell and Craig Underhill. JOANNE LAST | 2023 SUMMER... Read more -
SUMMER SHOW: EDIT 1 | ANDREW BIRD & JENNY HIRST
27 May - 7 Oct 2023 A dynamic new series of Cornwall coastal-inspired abstract paintings and monoprints by Andrew Bird is featured alongside the sublime new collection of paintings of the wild, windswept, rocky shorelines of West Penwith’s ‘hidden’ places by Jenny Hirst, in this two-person solo Summer edit. ANDREW BIRD | 2023 SUMMER COLLECTION Inspired... Read more -
NICK BODIMEADE | A Landscape of Echoes
solo show of large-scale paintings in oil and acrylic 22 Apr - 20 May 2023 The paintings will be complemented by a collection of fresh new ceramics by Barry Stedman Read more -
NEW FACES : 2023
group show of artists new to the gallery 18 Feb - 15 Apr 2023 The gallery's 2023 programme of exhibitions and events kicks off with this curated selling show of emerging and established artists new to the gallery. We are proud to represent the following four artists in their debut to St Ives; each having a strong afinity with both the rich artistic heritage... Read more -
BARBARA HEPWORTH
signed prints from the 1970s 18 Feb - 18 Mar 2023 As one of the leading British artists of her generation, Barbara Hepworth was the first woman sculptor to achieve international recognition. From 1939 she was based in St Ives, where, along with Naum Gabo, Ben Nicholson, Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, Peter Lanyon, and Patrick Heron, she was implementable in driving the international... Read more -
CHRISTMAS SHOW online
22 Dec 2022 - 7 Jan 2023 If summertime in St Ives now seems a distant memory – with the recent cold snap – you can now enjoy reliving those happy memories of summer by the sea with our special online Christmas collection of colourful newly arrived artworks by: Anne BARRELL Sam BOUGHTON Clare CONRAD Joan GILLCHREST... Read more -
SPOTLIGHT: EMBRACE THE TEA BOWL
Warming, comforting ceramics for an austere digital age 25 Nov 2022 - 7 Jan 2023 A show spotlight on handmade fired clay drinking vessels – 'Tea Bowls', 'Chawans', 'Yunomis', and 'Sake Cups' – by British and International studio potters. Read more -
SEPTEMBER FESTIVAL 2022 EVENT: AN AFTERNOON WITH TREVOR PRICE
21 Sep 2022 Join us for a rare opportunity to meet with best-selling gallery artist, Trevor Price, and gain an exclusive behind the scenes insight into his printmaking process and strategy. Event schedule: 3 pm • Meet in gallery for artist talk, all works available on display 4 pm • Guided studio visit... Read more -
SPOTLIGHT: ANDREW BIRD : NEW PAINTINGS
5 Aug - 24 Sep 2022 This solo spotlight celebrates the dynamic new series of coastal inspired abstract paintings by longstanding gallery artist, Andrew Bird. Read more -
SAFE HARBOUR: SUMMER COLLECTION: 1
2 Jul - 24 Sep 2022 Welcome to the first of a two-phase uplifting and enervating curated Summer show featuring fresh, new artworks by eight leading award-winning contemporary artists. Celebrating the joys and beauty of summertime by the sea in Cornwall, we hope that you enjoy it! F E A T U R I N G... Read more -
FIRST BLUSH: Spring Collection
11 Feb - 11 Jun 2022 This group exhibition brings together new paintings, prints, ceramics and sculptures by selected artists, whose practice celebrates their reawakening from winter's lockdown: Sam Boughton, Melvyn Evans, Trevor Price, Erin Ward, and Rachel Wood All of these artists are creating works that reflect their personal inner spaces in response to the... Read more -
WINTER GLOW
A glittering showcase of winter delights 3 Dec 2021 - 5 Feb 2022 Showcasing precious handpicked offerings by guest and gallery artists, including: Ann Armitage's rich still life paintings; Michael Thacker's hand-carved stone sculptures embellished with 24k gold; Sotis Filippides' ceramic bowls lined with 24k gold, and platinum ; Tony Scrivener's painterly still lifes ; Lara Scobie's ceramic vessels with 23k gold interiors;... Read more -
PENWITH RHYTHMS: ANCIENT AND SACRED LANDSCAPE
Cornwall’s Prehistoric landscape is the focus of this exhibition of guest artists’ works 23 Oct - 27 Nov 2021 The dramatic landscape of west Cornwall has captured the imagination of writers and artists for three centuries, and now this ancient and sacred landscape is explored and celebrated anew in this thoughtfully curated show of artworks by guest artists in Penwith Rhythms: Ancient and Sacred Landscape, a new exhibition featuring... Read more -
CONTEMPORARY CERAMICS: FORM THROUGH FIRE
Celebrating the very best of contemporary ceramic practice in the UK today 4 Sep - 22 Oct 2021 Celebrating the very best of contemporary ceramic practice in the UK today, this major show at Cornwall's award-winning Porthminster Gallery in St Ives features fresh and experimental works by invited young, emerging, and new names to the gallery: Björk Haraldsdóttir; Ho Lai; Nicholas Lees; and Paul Wearing, alongside some of... Read more -
A SPACE TO BREATHE
Post-lockdown contemporary paintings and ceramics 3 Jul - 31 Aug 2021 St Ives Porthminster Gallery's upcoming exhibition 'A Space to Breathe' opens on Saturday 3rd July, with a breath of fresh air at the launch of artist and "gallery favourite" Nick Bodimeade's new series of post-lockdown paintings. The exhibition will also debut fresh new paintings and ceramics made during those trying times by permanent gallery artists, Joanne Last, Freya Horsley, Barry Stedman and Geoffrey Swindell.
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SEA STORIES
Mixed exhibition of contemporary paintings, prints, and ceramics 1 May - 26 Jun 2021 Porthminster Gallery’s new exhibition Sea Stories opened with a burst of Spring optimism on 1st May.
Featuring uplifting contemporary paintings, prints and ceramics by seven gallery artists, and one invited guest artist, in a celebration of the seaside and rocky coast for which St Ives and West Cornwall is famous
craig underhill ceramics, anne barrell ceramics, sgraffito, earthenware, handmade, painted, alfred wallis, sailing boats, ships, trawlers, harbours, sea, coast, mike bernard mixed medai paintings, andrew bird abstract paintings, ian harrold paintings, jenny hirst paintings, martyn perryman paintings, trevor price prints and paintings, for sale, ceramicist, potter, slab-built, vessels, clay, painterly, exhibitions, shows, exhibiting, exhibited, landscape, semi-abstract, coastal Read more -
MARGARET LOVELL AT 82
Exhibition of Bronze Sculptures by the Distinguished British Sculptor 12 Mar - 30 Apr 2021 This special exhibition, celebrates the 82nd birthday of the eminent British sculptor Margaret Lovell D.Litt. Hon FRBS RWA with a selection of patinated, and polished cast bronze sculptures. Read more -
COLLECT: MODERN ART
Exhibition of original art by leading 20th Century St Ives & British Artists 12 Mar - 30 Apr 2021 Our annual selling exhibition of original art by leading 20th Century St Ives and British Artists, provides exciting opportunities for new and seasoned collectors alike. With the boost in growth of the Modern British Art market during the 2020 lockdown, the award-winning Porthminster Gallery in St Ives presents this curated... Read more -
CONTAINED
New contemporary ceramics by leading UK and International ceramicists 12 Mar - 9 Apr 2021 The Porthminster Gallery in St Ives has a strong reputation for showing quality ceramics by emerging and collected names and is delighted to launch its 2021 season of shows with ‘Contained’, a curated selection of new ceramic 'vessel' forms for Spring by artists showing for the first time with the gallery in St Ives:
Gabriele Koch Ruth King Sotis Filippides Stephen Murfitt Mitch Pilkington Read more -
RELOCATION
11 Sep - 24 Oct 2020 The opening collection at our new premises at 22 Fore Street is a changing showcase of artworks by some of the many established and emerging British Artists whom we represent, along with collectable works by major Modern St Ives and British names. Read more -
COAST 2020
4 Jul - 5 Sep 2020 A colourful and uplifting exhibition celebrating the unique beauty of the Cornish coast through the varied mediums and creative approaches of selected gallery artists: Andrew Bird, Sara Dudman RWA , Jenny Hirst , Freya Horsley , Martyn Perryman and Trevor Price with a new collection of ceramics by Barry... Read more -
FINDING GODREVY: CRAIG UNDERHILL
4 Jul - 5 Sep 2020 Craig's exploration and 'discovery' of the unpeopled, dramatic, and beautiful coastal landscapes of Godrevy, found on his new doorstep, inspired him to make the Finding Godrevy collection. Informed initially through drawing and painting on location, Craig uses innovative techniques of surface mark-making and layering of engobes, slips, underglaze colours, and... Read more -
RENEWAL
28 Mar - 30 Jun 2020 After a long winter of being battered by seemingly constant storms and now the Coronavirus-19 lockdown, Porthminster Gallery begins its 2020 season of specially-curated seasonal shows with an online exhibition optimistically-titled ‘Renewal’. This online exhibition heralds new collections of paintings by Ian Harrold and Joanne Last , along... Read more -
GALLERY RE-OPENING: 2020
14 Feb - 27 Mar 2020 Porthminster Gallery celebrates its 2020 re-opening with a mixed exhibition of vibrant new abstract paintings by gallery artists, Ian Harrold and Patrick Haughton and a fresh collection of hypnotic seascapes by Martyn Perryman . Popular gallery ceramicist, John Pollex , has boldly created a stunning new collection of pots with... Read more -
WINTER SHOW 2019
9 Nov 2019 - 4 Jan 2020 Porthminster Gallery welcomes winter with a mixed exhibition highlighting paintings by gallery artist Masako Tobita , ceramics by Charlotte Jones and Barry Stedman , and exclusive new collections of jewellery by Tate St Ives artist Helen Feiler and Roberta Hopkins . Sculptor Lisa Pettibone’s artistic versatility is... Read more -
FESTIVAL INTO FALL
7 Sep - 13 Oct 2019 To celebrate this year’s St Ives September Festival the Porthminster Gallery hosts ‘Festival into Fall’ a selling show of new artworks by gallery artists. Paintings by Sara Dudman and Erin Ward , with ceramics by Lara Scobie. Also featuring artworks for sale by Modern St Ives and British names. Read more -
HELEN WARD: PAPER ENTOMOLOGY
18 May - 24 Aug 2019 This new collection of startlingly eye-catching 'paper entomology' artworks by Bristol-based artist Helen Ward is inspired by her collection of rare Victorian hand-marbled papers, which she uses to create incredibly detailed cut paper insects, butterflies and bugs, with some works also incorporating gold leaf. The colourful paper 'specimens' are pinned... Read more -
ST IVES SUMMER SHOW: 12
18 May - 24 Aug 2019 Porthminster Gallery in St Ives hosts its summer exhibition of coastal landscape and sea inspired paintings and ceramics by gallery artists Nick Bodimeade, Jenny Hirst, Freya Horsley, Joanne Last, Martyn Perryman, Sarah Perry, Geoffrey Swindell and Jane Muende. Read more -
LANDSCAPE ABSTRACTED
30 Mar - 11 May 2019 Porthminster Gallery hosts its second specially curated exhibition of 2019 with this selling show of collectable paintings and ceramics by four well-established artists. The ongoing engagement in each artist's work with the semi-abstraction of the natural or manmade landscape can be seen as a fresh, contemporary progression of the St... Read more -
NEW BEGINNINGS: EXPRESSION
9 Feb - 23 Mar 2019 Show of contemporary abstract paintings and ceramics for sale by Iain Robertson, Simon Williams, Lindsay Mapes, Ian Harrold, Stephanie Wright, Simon Pegg. Read more -
TERRY FROST PRINTS
9 Feb - 23 Mar 2019 Celebrating the rich abstraction of the celebrated St Ives artist's work with a selling exhibition of vibrant collectable signed silkscreen prints by this great British modern master. Read more -
LAYERS
New Paintings by Patrick Haughton and Masako Tobita 20 Oct - 17 Nov 2018 A selling show of new paintings by two artists whose works are concerned with layerings of time, space and place: Patrick Haughton Masako Tobita Read more -
FESTIVAL! TWO PERSON SHOW
ANN WINDER-BOYLE and NICK BODIMEADE 8 Sep - 13 Oct 2018 Show of new mixed-media artworks and sculptures by Ann Winder-Boyle, and new oil on canvas paintings by Nick Bodimeade.
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SCULPTURAL CERAMICS
14 Jul - 1 Sep 2018 This beautifully crafted show of 'museum-quality' artworks celebrates the excellence and innovative skills and techniques of contemporary British ceramicists and sculptors working to create sculptural ‘fine art’ forms, as opposed to tableware and domestic vessels. Bernard Leach, along with the master Japanese potter Shoji Hamada, played a key role in... Read more -
ST IVES SUMMER SHOW : NINE ARTISTS
MIXED SHOW 16 Jun - 1 Sep 2018 Our eleventh annual summer exhibition is a richly diverse showcase of expressive and sometimes surprising works by nine artists, all of whom are inspired by St Ives and Cornwall: Painters: Jane Askey, Anne Davies, Jenny Hirst, Freya Horsley, Joanne Last, Martyn Perryman, Erin Ward. Ceramicists: Craig Underhill, Sasha Wardell. Read more -
COASTAL RHYTHMS
PAINTINGS & CERAMICS BY FOUR ARTISTS 28 Apr - 9 Jun 2018 A selling show of new paintings by Angela Charles and Sara Dudman, and new ceramics by Clare Conrad and Sarah Perry, inspired by Cornwall’s changing coastline. The show explores both the permanent, elemental nature of Cornwall’s land and sea, and the more transient light and weather which keep it in... Read more -
HIGH TEA
CERAMIC CHAWANS & YUNOMIS BY SIX POTTERS 28 Apr - 9 Jun 2018 This selling show of contemporary ceramic chawans and yunomis by six acclaimed potters explores the themes and tradition of the Eastern tea bowl: Tim Andrews, Sun Kim, Tim Lake, John Pollex, Matthew Tyas, and Maggie Zerafa. Read more -
ANDREW BIRD 'FAVOURED PATHS'
SOLO SHOW 24 Mar - 21 Apr 2018 The eagerly-awaited solo show of new abstract Cornish landscape-based paintings and assemblages by permanent gallery artist Andrew Bird. This Derbyshire based artist creates many-layered compositions in repsonse to his frequent visits to the upland moors, rugged coastlines and busy harbours of Cornwall. In his work he is interested in... Read more -
NEW BEGINNINGS: AFTER THE STORM
10 Feb - 17 Mar 2018 In the aftermath of flood damage caused by Storm Eleanor, the award-winning Porthminster Gallery in St Ives re-opens its (new) doors to launch its 2018 season of selling shows with 'New Beginnings: After The Storm'. The exhibition will showcase a diverse selection of original contemporary artworks by six artists new... Read more -
PRIZED
25 Nov 2017 - 6 Jan 2018 The award-winning Porthminster Gallery in St Ives celebrates the festive season with a sparkling showcase of highly-prized and desirable new ceramic and jewellery creations by specially selected guest and gallery artists : Tim ANDREWS : Priceless new raku fired works by the acclaimed Devon based studio potter. Lucy COYNE :... Read more -
CORNUCOPIA
9 Sep - 9 Nov 2017 The award-winning Porthminster Gallery celebrates the rich autumnal bounty of original art with its latest curated selling show in St Ives. A ‘cornucopia’ of delights – a visual feast – awaits the collector and non-collector alike, with the works of seven mature leading lights in their fields: Painters: Nick Bodimeade,... Read more -
CONTEMPORARY SCULPTURAL CERAMICS SHOW
29 Jul - 3 Sep 2017 This beautifully crafted show of 'museum-quality' artworks celebrates the excellence and innovative skills and techniques of contemporary British ceramicists and sculptors working to create sculptural ‘fine art’ forms, as opposed to tableware and domestic vessels. Bernard Leach, along with the master Japanese potter Shoji Hamada, played a key role in... Read more -
ST IVES SUMMER SHOW: 10
17 Jun - 3 Sep 2017 Our tenth annual summer exhibition is a richly diverse showcase of expressive and sometimes surprising works by eight artists, all of whom are inspired by St Ives and Cornwall: Painters: Jane Askey, Anne Davies, Patrick Haughton, Jenny Hirst, Linda Weir, Ann Winder-Boyle. Ceramicists: John Pollex, Geoffrey Swindell. Read more -
COAST 10: EIGHT ARTISTS AND THE SEA
13 May - 10 Jun 2017 We are very excited to announce our tenth coastal-themed exhibition 'COAST 10', celebrating the wonderful Cornish coastline through the eyes of eight of your favourite established painters and ceramicists: Read more -
TEN YEARS ON: SHOWING OFF
25 Mar - 6 May 2017 To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Porthminster Gallery in St Ives, ‘Ten Years On: Showing Off’ is a unique exhibition showcasing eight artists new to the gallery, alongside gallery favourites. The new names featuring in the show are: Mike Bernard RI – semi-abstract, impressionistic St Ives and Cornish harbour... Read more -
Winter Showcase
11 Feb - 18 Mar 2017 Winter is still here in St Ives and as thoughts turn again to cosy nights-in, our lovingly crafted wonderful winter showcase of beautiful luxury handmade works of art will help warm your heart and enhance your home. There are still some covetous works avialable from our hand-picked selection of exquisite... Read more -
Sir Peter Blake Solo Exhibition
10 Sep - 29 Oct 2016 A welcome return to the gallery by the 'godfather of British pop art', Sir Peter Blake with a new solo exhibition of prints from the past 25 years of his career. Read more -
St Ives Summer Show 2016
2 Jul - 3 Sep 2016 Summer is finally here in sunny St Ives! Come along and join in the fun at our award-winning beachside gallery to celebrate our sizzling Summer Show. With nostalgia-evoking works about childhood at the seaside by Ann Winder-Boyle, and large-scale peopled beach paintings by Nick Bodimeade, to name just two, there... Read more -
Collect | Modern St Ives + British Art
21 May - 25 Jun 2016 A specially curated selling exhibition of collectable artworks by major St Ives and British names. The exhibition will also feature new sculptures by Margaret Lovell and Peter Hayes, and paintings by Matthew Lanyon. Read more -
Tide Lines
30 Apr - 25 Jun 2016 Featuring stunning new collections of paintings and ceramics inspired by Cornwall's spectacular and atmospheric coastlines by six leading artists: Paintings by Angela Charles, Joanne Last, Kathy Ramsay Carr and Masako Tobita and ceramicists Craig Underhill and Sasha Wardell. Read more -
Geometry of Space
19 Mar - 23 Apr 2016 The Porthminster Gallery is delighted to present 'Geometry of Space', a curated exhibition showcasing new works by four gallery artists who are inspired by architectural space. Internationally acclaimed London-based artist Regina Heinz uniquely combines sculptural form, colour and pattern in her tactile ceramic sculptures. Falmouth University graduate Charlotte Keates, explores... Read more
