Our August Gallery Show ‘Beyond the Frame’ is an open theme and we are happy to host a group exhibition with a varied mix of styles, subjects and mediums. You can meet the artists at our Launch Night and get to see the full exhibition which will continue throughout the month of August. So, come and be inspired, enjoy a drink from the bar and find out more about our community creative space.
Exhibiting Artists..
Phil Cheatle @philcbristol
“A largely self-taught painter using acrylics. My work is inspired by landscape and the human form. After a long gap due to career, parenting etc. I returned to painting in 2015 eventually developing a distinctive style of flowing, blended forms. I’ve been exhibiting in art trails and exhibitions since 2022.”
Frankie Carvalho @Captures-by-carvalho
“I started my journey into photography a few years ago just after completing a few photographic holidays.
I'd always had a keen interest in photography but didn't know a thing about it. I learnt studio and outside shots and the most intriguing was the darkroom work. It was just amazing. I could work for hours in the darkroom.”
Carolina Delgardo @carolletta.delgado
“I am a multinational emerging artist living in London. I am exploring experimental abstract art, digital art and mixed media. I have a craving for creation and an appetite for expression, my most profound desire is to conceive a body of work that express an abstract universe not yet explored. Most importantly, I believe that I can bring a new perspective to the art world. I am interested in colour, texture, shape and construction of smaller elements that build up the composition. I am sometimes absorbed in the transformation of the medium or support of the work of art. I am like a sculptor of paintings, interested in the metamorphosis of the canvas and working with modelled objects building new compositions that have depth. In my approach I tend to do series of work of art rather than individual pieces. I think it is necessary to have the time to explore and push an idea further through iteration.”
Maria Makripoulias @makry_poulia
“Maria is a London-based collagist, designer, and visual artist whose interdisciplinary practice bridges the visceral and the cerebral. A self-taught creator, her work is deeply rooted in the interplay of music, nature, cultural identity, and corporeal exploration, combining her academic background in Modern Greek literature, and sociology into layered visual narratives. Under the alias ‘M’, she crafts striking artwork for record sleeves and audio-visual media, employing a hybrid of analogue mixed media—vintage ephemera, hand-cut paper, textured substrates—with digital manipulation to evoke fragmented yet harmonious dialogues between body, memory, and sound. Her work, recognised for its delicacy and tactile complexity, is fast establishing her as a significant voice in contemporary collage.”
Malcolm Turner @malturner_art
“A multimedia creative who enjoys mark making in charcoal, acrylic paint, heavily drawn to nature and landscape. I’ve been experimenting with 3D objects for the past few years to express my mental health issues. Originally trained as an illustrator in the 80’s with a leaning towards stylised work, after 16 years of work drying up, I side stepped into retail to make ends meet. I’ve continued to paint and create something I’ve always done from a child, an invaluable means of focusing my mind during periods of depression and in later life realising I’m on the autism spectrum.”
James Prior @jimmys_sketching
“An Urban Sketcher based in SE London using line and wash to capture their authentic responses to places locally, within the UK and Abroad. Like many I started dabbling in Watercolours over lockdown then was very lucky to stumble across the Urban Sketching Movement, and particularly the London Group. I decided to make some prints of some of my favourite sketches and have carried on from there!”
Lou Anand @loonar72
“Abstract Artist working in mixed media. I have been painting since childhood, using art to express my emotions and imagination, inspired by nature and a deep love of colour, I enjoy experimenting with different mediums and exploring how they interact. My creative process often begins with chaos, which I gradually shape into works that balance movement with moments of stillness.”
Phoebe Newlan @sketchyphoebe
I am an Artist and Actor based in Crystal Palace. My artistic practice explores the meaning of nature and the temporality of seasons within our changing planet. I am inspired by real and imagined landscapes, often derived from imagery around Crystal Palace Park. I primarily layer a mixture of oil pastels, colouring pencils and acrylic paint in my work, and more recently I have returned to a focus on form and tone through ink drawings. I have exhibited in a number of group shows locally including at the Anna Lovely Gallery, Tom Cox Gallery, and a recent pop-up exhibition at The Department Store, Brixton.
Ceri Stanaway @ceri.stanaway.art
“Having previously focused on oil painting, Ceri was inspired to move into pen and ink drawing by the simple beauty of Japanese line art. After initially creating in black and white, she moved onto experimenting with 'pops' of colour in her pieces, to highlight particular features in her art without losing the cleanness and simplicity of her original inspiration. For her subjects, she draws inspiration from nature, her travels, and her local area around Crystal Palace.“
Image credit - Phil Cheatle - Frankie Carvalho - Lou Anand
Hope to see you there!
