Marsden Woo Gallery: 2014

19 December 2014

SEASONAL GREETINGS FROM MARSDEN WOO GALLERY!

Best wishes for the festive season and happy new year from all of us at Marsden Woo Gallery. This year our greeting comes in the form of an animated gif by creative consultant Alida Sayer.

16 December 2014

LAST DAYS OF CURRENT SHOW!

Carol McNicoll and Jacqueline Poncelet's joint exhibition will close at 6pm on Saturday 20 December. Be sure to visit before then to avoid disappointment!

Marsden Woo Gallery will be closed from 21 December 2014 to 5 January 2015 inclusive. Our next show will open on 14 January 2015 with Laura Potter, Fictional Final Goal: A Material Portrait of a Disillusioned Woman. For more information about this upcoming show please see our website: http://marsdenwoo.com/press-next.htm

Installation view of Carol McNicoll and Jaqueline Poncelet at Marsden Woo Gallery (2014)
image © Philip Sayer, courtesy of Marsden Woo Gallery, London

13 December 2014

MARSDEN WOO GALLERY ARTIST DAWN YOULL SHOWING IN 'CRAFT GENERATION' AT ST. ANDREWS MUSEUM

Marsden Woo Gallery artist Dawn Youll is currently showing in 'Craft Generation' taking place at St. Andrews Museum, Fife, until 1 March 2015.

Fife Contemporary Art and Craft are celebrating the achievements of contemporary Scottish craft and the continuation and renewal of skills. Established craft artists exhibit alongside artists from the following generation whose work they admire.

For more information about this engaging exhibition, please see the FCA&C website here.

Some fantastic images of Youll's work at Marsden Woo Gallery throughout the years below...

Dawn Youll, (l-r) Maintenance, Brace and Veneer (2012), Marsden Woo Gallery


Installation image of Dawn Youll, 'Locale' at Marsden Woo Gallery (2013), focus on 'Recreation'

Dawn Youll, 'Be Prepared' (2014), Marsden Woo Gallery

All images © Philip Sayer, courtesy of Marsden Woo Gallery, London

28 November 2014

NOW ON: CAROL MCNICOLL AND JACQUELINE PONCELET UNTIL 20 DECEMBER 2014

Carol McNicoll and Jacqueline Poncelet's new joint exhibition is a riot of colour and just the tonic for these dreary winter days. Have a look at some fantastic installation images by Philip Sayer below to tempt you into making the trip to our new premises on Charlotte Road, Shoreditch.

Installation view of Carol McNicoll and Jacqueline Poncelet at Marsden Woo Gallery (2014)
image @ Philip Sayer, courtesy of Marsden Woo Gallery

20 November 2014

CAROLINE BROADHEAD AND MARIA MILITSI FEATURE IN 'FINDING' AT THE FOUNDLING MUSEUM

Marsden Woo Gallery artist Caroline Broadhead and associated artist Maria Militsi are currently showing new work at 'Finding' - a Central Saint Martins BA Jewellery Design project at The Foundling Museum, Brunswick Square, London.

'In response to the Museum's Collection and the Foundling Hospital story, lecturers and students from Central Saint Martins have created a series of new artworks around the subject of jewellery. Their creation express some of the conflicting feelings that the Collection evokes: abandonment and belonging, uniformity and individuality, the loss of identity and the chance for a new life.'

For further details about this incredibly moving project, please see the Foundling Museum website here. The show is on now and continues until 30 January 2015.

19 November 2014

NOW SHOWING: CAROL MCNICOLL AND JACQUELINE PONCELET 19 NOVEMBER - 20 DECEMBER 2014

Carol McNicoll and Jacqueline Poncelet are contemporaries and friends and have been showing work together for almost a decade. This new joint display, featuring McNicoll’s animated ceramic sculptures and Poncelet’s intricately composed paintings, is a celebration of colour and pattern and demonstrates both artists’ differing, yet intuitive, connection with their surroundings.

For more information about this show, and future exhibitions, please see our website: http://www.marsdenwoo.com/press.htm

The exhibition is now on and will run until 20 December 2014.

Image: detail views of Carol McNicoll, 'Trio' (left) and Jacqueline Poncelet, 'Mawrth 8' (right) both 2014

21 October 2014

NOW SHOWING UNTIL 15 NOVEMBER: ALISON BRITTON AND JIM PARTRIDGE, 'CUT AND RUN'

Some beautiful atmospheric installation images below of the first show at our new premises on Charlotte Road, 'Cut and Run' by Alison Britton and Jim Partridge.

For more details please see the exhibition press release here.

Installation view of Alison Britton and Jim Partridge, 'Cut and Run' at Marsden Woo Gallery (2014)
image © Philip Sayer, courtesy of Marsden Woo Gallery

15 October 2014

NOW OPEN: ALISON BRITTON & JIM PARTRIDGE 'CUT AND RUN' 15 OCTOBER - 15 NOVEMBER 2014

The first show at our new premises is now open! Alison Britton and Jim Partridge's joint exhibition, 'Cut and Run' features a new series of Britton's tall pots alongside Partridge's newest vessels and studio furniture.

The show runs until 15 November 2014. Here's a taster, with some fantastic images by Philip Sayer...

Alison Britton, 'Slide' and Jim Partridge, 'Rectangular Scorched Burr Oak Dish' (2014)
image © Philip Sayer, courtesy of Marsden Woo Gallery

Jim Partridge, 'Hemispherical Bleached Burr Oak Bowl' (2014)
image © Philip Sayer, courtesy of Marsden Woo Gallery

Alison Britton, 'Scope' (2014)
image © Philip Sayer, courtesy of Marsden Woo Gallery

25 September 2014

MARSDEN WOO GALLERY ARTISTS FEATURE IN 'EUROPE AND BEYOND' AT THE COACH HOUSE GALLERY, DUBLIN

A quick reminder to our readers based in Ireland that Saturday 27 September is the last day to see 'Europe and Beyond', an exciting exhibition bringing together a host of international ceramic sculptors at the new Coach House Gallery at Dublin Castle, in the heart of Dublin City.

Marsden Woo Gallery artists Gordon Baldwin and Ken Eastman and Marsden Woo Gallery associated artist Babs Haenen feature as part of the twelve world-class artists who specialise in clay.

To read more about this exhibition, please click here.

Gordon Baldwin, 'To Catch a Cloud Perhaps I' & 'Klee Cloud Vessel II' (2009)
photo © Couch House Gallery, Dublin

Ken Eastman, 'Miles To Go' (2014) photo © Couch House Gallery, Dublin

Babs Haenen, 'Desert Blues I' (2013) photo © Couch House Gallery, Dublin

GORDON BALDWIN AND ALISON BRITTON SHOWING AT 'VASE, VESSEL, VOID' AT OLIVER SEARS GALLERY, DUBLIN

We at Marsden Woo Gallery are thrilled that two of our artists - Gordon Baldwin and Alison Britton - are showing work at Vase, Vessel, Void, a group exhibition curated by Brian Kennedy at the Oliver Sears Gallery in Dublin. The curation is a response to works that Oliver Sears has either collected or been interested in during the last twenty years.

The show is now on, and will run until 2 October 2014. For further details please click here.

24 September 2014

INAUGURAL SHOW AT OUR NEW PREMISES: ALISON BRITTON & JIM PARTRIDGE, 'CUT AND RUN' 15 OCTOBER - 15 NOVEMBER 2014

The inaugural show at our new premises on Charlotte Road will be 'Cut and Run', featuring work by Alison Britton and Jim Partridge.

This highly-anticipated joint exhibition will bring together a new series of Britton's tall pots, with loosely poured slip and brush work over buff clay bodies, and Jim Partridge's newest vessels and studio furniture featuring irregular planes and scorched and bleached carved wood.

The show will run from 15 October - 15 November, for more information please click the link: http://www.marsdenwoo.com/docs/press_britton_partridge_14.pdf

We look forward to welcoming you to our new space!

22 September 2014

MARSDEN WOO GALLERY IS MOVING!

We are delighted to announce that we are re-locating and will be sharing our new premises with Studio Tord Boontje in the heart of Shoreditch.

The inaugural show in our exciting new space will be Alison Britton and Jim Partridge, 'Cut and Run', running from 15 October - 15 November.

Please note that our opening hours will be Tuesday to Saturday 11:00 - 18:00.

Marsden Woo Gallery
23 Charlotte Road
Shoreditch
London EC2A 3PB

Top image: 23 Charlotte Road © Philip Sayer (2014)

18 September 2014

MARSDEN WOO GALLERY ARTIST JAMES RIGLER WINS EUROPEAN CERAMIC CONTEXT NEW TALENT AWARD!

Many congratulations to Marsden Woo Gallery artist James Rigler, who has won the European Ceramic Context New Talent Award! See below for images of 'Ancestor I & II', his winning work. For more information about this sensational news please click here.

The exhibition is currently taking place in Bornholm, Denmark, but for London-based readers, a new installation by James can be seen in the Cast Courts of the V&A until the 21 September. Please see our previous blog post.

James Rigler, 'Ancestor I' (2013), photographed at Chatsworth House

James Rigler, Ancestor II (2013), photographed at Chatsworth House

17 September 2014

MARSDEN WOO GALLERY ARTISTS NAO MATSUNAGA AND JAMES RIGLER SHOW LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL DISPLAYS AT THE V&A

Marsden Woo Gallery artists Nao Matsunaga and James Rigler are showing work at the Victoria and Albert Museum as part of London Design Festival. To coincide with both artists' ceramic residencies at the V&A, they were invited to exhibit a new piece of work inspired by the museum's vast collection.

As Nao is the current ceramic artist in residence, there will be opportunities to meet him at his studio space in the museum on 17, 19 & 20 September from 1pm - 4pm to see works in progress, as well as visit his fantastic new piece 'Live Up/Blank Totem'.

James's wonderful installation 'Military Secret' in the Cast Courts is showing until 21 September, and he will be giving gallery talks on 17 & 19 September if you would like to discover more about his display inside Trajan's Column.

For further details please see the V&A website:

http://www.vam.ac.uk/blog/artists-residence-va/sneak-peek-at-naos-ldf-display

http://www.vam.ac.uk/blog/artists-residence-va/sneak-peek-at-james-riglers-ldf-display

Nao Matsunaga, 'Live Up/Blank Totem' (2014) photo © Nao Matsunaga

James Rigler, 'Military Secret' inside Trajan's Column (2014) photo © Sue Smart
(London Design Festival at the V&A 2014)

28 June 2014

SHOWS NOW ON: BRYAN ILLSLEY (MAIN GALLERY) AND MARINE DUROSELLE (PROJECT SPACE)

Some wonderful installation images of our current shows by Philip Sayer below...

For more information on these exhibitions please see: http://marsdenwoo.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/new-shows-now-open-bryan-illsley-fun.html

Installation image of Bryan Illsley, 'Fun and Games' (2014) focus on 'Discomfort'
photo © Philip Sayer, Marsden Woo Gallery

Installation image of Bryan Illsley, 'Fun and Games' (2014) focus on 'Hoarse' and 'Discomfort'
photo © Philip Sayer, Marsden Woo Gallery

Installation image of Bryan Illsley, 'Fun and Games' (2014) focus on 'Nosey' and 'Riveting'
photo © Philip Sayer, Marsden Woo Gallery

26 June 2014

NEW SHOWS NOW OPEN: BRYAN ILLSLEY 'FUN AND GAMES' AND MARINE DUROSELLE 'PREVIEW OF SHADES'

Our new shows are now open!

In the main gallery, Bryan Illsley limits himself to two elements of his extraordinarily accomplished diverse practice - his lively abstract collage paintings and spirited ceramic sculptures. Meanwhile, the Project Space hosts Marine Duroselle's vibrant graphic print works and playful ceramic creations.

Both shows run until 31 July.

For more information about these shows please see the press releases on our website -
Bryan Illsley: http://www.marsdenwoo.com/docs/press_illsley_14.pdf
Marine Duroselle: http://www.marsdenwoo.com/docs/press_duroselle_14.pdf

17 June 2014

LAST WEEK OF CURRENT SHOWS!

We have now entered the last week of our current shows.

Emma Woffenden's 'Falling Hard' and Jim Woodall's 'Landscapes of Uncertainty' will close this Saturday 21 June at 4pm. Make sure to visit before then to avoid missing these captivating exhibitions!

Installation view of Emma Woffenden, 'Falling Hard' at Marsden Woo Gallery (2014)
photo © Philip Sayer, courtesy of Marsden Woo Gallery

Installation view of Jim Woodall 'Landscapes of Uncertainty' at Marsden Woo Gallery Project
Space (2014) photo © Philip Sayer, courtesy of Marsden Woo Gallery

Jim Woodall 'Untitled' featured in 'Landscapes of Uncertainty' at
Marsden Woo Gallery Project Space (2014) image © Jim Woodall