News — Art Exhibition

We are busy here at the gallery making way for an exciting exhibition this week. Midge is going to be here with her new solo exhibition, 'Out There Somewhere Still.' Fans of Midge's work can expect atmospheric displays of work from skateboards to luggage tags and wooden 3d pieces. 

This weekend sees Simon Whitcomb bring his signatory blue ink to the Corner Collective. Working on a new body of work, he is exhibiting for one wknd only. The distinctive blue ink is there in all his creative collection but fans of the artist will see new characters as well as the Mariner 7 work that Simon is recognised for.

Catching up with the artist and seeing the display of art ready for the wknd, I managed to capture his thoughts on his new additions to his already successful work. There are several new pieces that offer a sea...

When We Were Cows has a well anticipated exhibition called 'In My Darkest Daydreams We All Survived' at the Corner Collective in Southsea on the 29th and 30th October from 11am until 4pm. The artist hasn't had a solo show since 2018 and brings a new depth to his work. Fans of the artist can expect a new exploration of art that connects with conservation and larger pieces on display that bring a sense of drama to the show.

Speaking to the artist John Ainsworth, I asked him where did the name 'When We Were Cows' come...

Meeting Lana Hodge for the first time, I was intrigued by her focus and direction, spending half her time being an artist and the other half being a vintage style Jazz, Swing, and Blues clarinettist. I have seen in recent years more people have a career that has two separate directions and I love how many people are making this work.

Lana is a veteran of HM Armed Forces, and having served in the Royal Marines for almost 10 years she left to pursue a path of creativity in her art and music. Looking for a place to...

Artwork on album covers were an essential part of a band or artist promoting their music and designing a cool cover that could go down in history as a legendary album really did define a band or musician. Fast forward to the here and now and most music is downloaded through an app where the artwork isn't as important as the music.