Christmas Exhibition in Association with Jonathan Poole
Compton Casey Gallery, near Withington, Gloucestershire, GL54 4DE
Private Views:
6pm - 9pm Saturday 5th December
12 noon - 3pm Sunday 6th December
The exhibition continues until Christmas
Riley Contemporary Art will be showing work by Gallery Artists, including paintings by Sam Charles; Michael Edwards; Caroline Elkington; Karen Stamper; Faisal Khouja; William Scott; Alex Charles-Jones; Daniel Crane and Michael Sofroniou and sculpture by Neil Dalrymple and Priscilla Hann.
Jonathan Poole will be showing the work of renowned landscape painter Patrick Gibbs www.jonathanpoole.co.uk, jonathanpoole@comptoncassey.demon.co.uk, 01242 890 224
RIley Contemporary Art - Publications
In November 2009 we launched Riley Contemporary Art – Publications with its own dedicated website www.rileycontemporaryart.com.
The first print is Riley’s Gastronomic Guide to the British Isles© – originally published in 1950. It is a forgotten chart of the food and drink of Britain.
Sixty years on this extraordinary map is now available for the first time as a single graphic work in celebration of British Cuisine and as an intriguing document of Social History.
The Illustration to the right shows detail of the South West corner of the British Isles. Please click here www.rileycontemporaryart.com for further information.
Food and Drink Exhibition - November 2009
The Wheatsheaf Hotel, Northleach is hosting an Exhibition of Paintings mounted by Riley Contemporary Art in early November.
On the theme of Food and Drink the exhibition also coincides with the inaugural Cotswold Bloody Mary Challenge on Friday 6th November. A new, lighthearted, tongue-in-cheek, bibulous event with six Cotswold hotels* competing for the annual trophy.
Featured Image: Gypsy Peppers by Caroline Elkington
Michael Edwards, Caroline Elkington, Jeremy Houghton, Dylan Lloyd Michael Sofroniou, Karen Stamper and Lucy Vichery will be exhibiting their paintings and Riley Contemporary Art will be launching a new full colour print featuring local foods and recipes from around the United Kingdom.
The exhibition opens on Sunday 8th November and runs for two weeks.
More information about the Wheatsheaf Hotel from www.cotswoldwheatsheaf.com
Animalier - Joint Exhibition with Jonathan Poole
We are delighted to be holding this joint exhibition with Jonathan Poole at the Compton Cassey Gallery, near Withington. Martin Riley and Jonathan Poole can trace their shared activities in the world of contemporary art over the past 25 years.
On this occasion, paintings by Philip Sanders and Sam Charles, and Gill Parker’s bronzes, form the subject matter for the joint exhibition.
Gill Parker is one of the foremost animalier bronze sculptors working today, her early work centred around the horse, still an abiding passion, and she has subsequently moved onto more monumental work both in style and magnitude, exemplifed by her magnificent bronze of a leaping Marlin.
Martin Riley showed Gill’s work in the 1990’s at the same time as he was promoting the work of the emerging Phillip Sanders, who was then finding his feet in London with one of the longest established sporting art dealers in the country – H C Dickins. Sanders’ current work reveals his sensitive understanding of his subject, capturing the incidental moments of a meet of foxhounds or a day at the races.
Sam Charles distinctive contemporary paintings bring a further dimension to the exhibition.
The Exhibition takes place at the Compton Cassey Gallery, nr Withington with Private Views on
Saturday 26th September from 5:30pm to 8:00pm and Sunday 27th from 11:30am to 3:00 pm.
The Exhibition runs until 25th October (Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pm, or by appointment) but please note that Gill Parker’s bronzes will be removed for Exhibition at Art London from 6th to 11th October.
Featured image by Philip Sanders
Coast - an exhibition of paintings and sculpture - 27th and 28th June 2009
This exhibition of paintings and sculpture will be focused loosely around the theme of the coast - the beach, rock pools, seabirds, waders, seascapes, boats and fishing etc etc etc - to coincide with the onset of summer and happy thoughts of seaside holidays...
The exhibition will include work by new and established gallery artists, including James Astor, Michael Edwards, Jeremy Houghton, Faisal Khouja, Dylan Lloyd, Mike Lythgoe, Sophie Macpherson, Gabrielle Masefield and Gary Stinton.
Examples of the work which will be on show are included in the gallery section of this website, under "Coast Exhibition - artist's name".
Opening parties: June 27th and 28th - the exhibition then runs for one week.
Featured image: Diving Gannet with very Wee Fish by Michael Lythgoe
Exhibition of Paintings by Lucy Kent and James Astor
We were delighted with this show, which has just finished. In addition to the usual positive reaction to Lucy Kent's work, we were very pleased by the way in which James Astor's landscapes - mainly of Gloucestershire and Morocco - were received.
Many of the paintings on exhibition were sold, but further examples of Lucy's and James' work can be found in the Gallery section of this website.
Exhibition of Paintings by Lucy Kent and James Astor
The featured images are:
Gloucestershire Valley, Oil on Canvas, by James Astor (above right)
Guernsey Blue, Mixed Media on Canvas, by Lucy Kent (right)
Exhibition of Wildlife and Sporting Art
Paintings and Sculpture from contemporary artists including
Sam Charles, Terence Coventry, Daniel Crane, Neil Dalrymple, Geoffrey Dashwood, Priscilla Hann, Tim Jaques, Terence Lambert, Michael Lythgoe, Jonathan Poole, Gary Stinton. The exhibition runs from Saturday 15th November to Saturday 22nd November; please join us at the private views:
Saturday 15th November: 6pm - 8pm
Sunday 16th November: 12 noon - 4pm
We have very much enjoyed putting together this exhibition of wildlife and sporting art and a particular pleasure is to have the work of Terence Lambert and Geoffrey Dashwood. Since Martin Riley exhibited their work when they were relatively unknown over twenty years ago, both artists have enjoyed international success, and we are delighted to be working with them again.
The work on show varies widely, both in style and in price; Tim Jaques’ framed cartoons (original work for books and articles by the renowned sporting writer Piffa Schroder) would make excellent gifts; while the acclaimed bronzes by Coventry and Dashwood are significant and sound investments.
Bright Young Things - September 2008
We are very excited about our next exhibition, which will focus exclusively on the work of young artists, the majority of whom are based close to our gallery in Gloucestershire.
We will be showing paintings and sculpture by Charlie Calder-Potts, Sam Charles, Charlotte Fothergill, George Henriques, Lucy Kent, Gabrielle Masefield and Alex Thornton - examples of the work on display will appear shortly on the "Gallery" section of this site.
The show will run from 27th September - 3rd October, with Opening Parties on
Saturday 27th September: 5pm - 8pm
Sunday 28th September: 12noon - 4pm
Please contact info@rileycontemporaryart.co.uk for an invitation
Featured image: Kneeling Figure, Bronze by George Henriques
Exhibition Calendar
Planned events include:
Exhibition of Sporting and Wildlife Art
25th October - November 7th 2008
Opening Parties: Saturday and Sunday 25th and 26th October
Please contact info@rileycontemporaryart.co.uk for an invitation
Christmas Exhibition - 6th - 19th December 2008
Opening Parties: Saturday and Sunday 6th and 7th December 2008
Please contact info@rileycontemporaryart.co.uk for an invitation
Featured Image: A Merry Dance; Limited Edition Print by Daniel Crane