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Clive McBain, Tabitha McBain & Peter Clothier

11 - 16 April

This April the Oxmarket is pleased to welcome back artist Clive McBain, his daughter Tabitha and her partner Peter to our main gallery.

Clive has sold illustrations and paintings worldwide. His work has been featured in ITV Meridian television and extensively in the Sussex press. He has exhibited in London and across the south and has had six two-week solo exhibitions at Petworth House to great acclaim.

For one week only, this exhibition showcases Clive’s hallmarks - his love of detail and its meticulous rendering. It’s these qualities and vision which is so suited to his favourite subjects.

Fans of Clive will not be disappointed with new works on display. Many of his works take weeks to complete and therefore is reflected in the price for an original, however for this exhibition only, Clive will be offering a much

reduced price - if you have thought about it before but not made the leap - this is a real opportunity to collect a Clive masterpiece!

Tabitha will be exhibiting her highly decorative paintings of animals and birds which are inspired by medieval illuminated manuscripts and bestiaries. Peter will exhibit his cold cast bronze sculptures of hares.

For more information visit: www.paintingsbyclivemcbain.co.uk www.tabithamcbainstudio.co.ukhttps://www.westdean.org.uk/study/tutors/peter-clothier

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Clive McBain Tabitha McBain

Peter Clothier

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Pearl Goodman

11 – 24 April

At the age of 96 and a half, true Cicestrian icon and widow of celebrated Chichester artist David Goodman, Pearl is holding her debut art exhibition!

Prompted to paint while she convalesced from colon cancer, Pear recounts :

“I always illustrated my books with little cartoon figures, but I never thought I could paint. But then my daughter Caroline gave me some paints. That was about two years ago, and I thought I couldn’t be bothered. I just thought ‘I can’t paint!’ But then six months ago, I started. I have done 20. They are a mixture of what I call pop art and painting in old age.”

Over her extraordinary life she has been a singer and performer, both in Sussex and in the

1940s as a founder member of the famous Theatre Workshop with Joan Littlewood, touring the country in a lorry doing avant-garde theatre and singing with Ewan MacColl. She left Theatre Workshop to become a mother of three girls and wife of the artist, businessman and Chichester conservationist David Goodman. At the age of 70 Pearl began to write, producing and illustrating two successful books, A String of Pearl’s and More Pearl’s, a witty and poignant account of growing up in Chichester, which was adapted for the stage at the Minerva.When she was 15 Pearl won a scholarship to art school, but her parents couldn’t afford for her to go. This is the first exhibition of her paintings. Her delightful, humorous and colourful acrylics in the naïve style will be exhibited in the Foyer 11– 24 April. The proceeds will be donated to St Wilfrid’s Hospice – where she sang at its inauguration.

For more information email: mmasonjones@aol.com

Pearl with her paints!

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Canine Partners Textile Challenge

25 - 30 April

Canine Partners is a national registered charity who promote the advanced training of the amazing dogs that bring a greater independence and quality of life to their disabled partners.

The Textile Challenge was founded in 2015 by Olive Rowell, who was part of the team of embroiderers who helped create the Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding dress in 2011. For this exhibition, the charity are delighted to have the support and expertise of Dr Sharon-Michi Kusunoki, internationally renowned Curator and Executive Director of Surrealism and the Arts, who is advisor for this project.

Guest exhibitors include well-known local artist and sculptor Maureen Brigden, designer, pattern cutter and seamstress Maria Pulley, ceramic artist Annie Flitcroft and printer Heather Lowe. Creative adults and children have been challenged to design and produce a piece of textile art using a pack of 25 fabric squares purchased from the charity. The finished works of art are on show for one week only. All proceeds from art sales will go to Canine Partners.

For more information email: JennyD@caninepartners.org.uk

Maria Pulley - Silk & Muslin

Kim Tattersall

23 May - 4 June

Kim Tattersall comes from a textile background, specialising in print, and is very much driven by process and materials. Her fascination with surface and texture, be it shiny/matt, rough/smooth, or the play of light and shadow, is evidenced is her previous textile works.

Kim draws inspiration from nature and her work is underpinned by the Japanese aesthetic of wabi sabi - the beauty of imperfection found in nature. Being a keen photographer, she is never without a camera in her pocket.

This exhibition is the start of a collection of glass works exploring the interweaving of two

disciplines - textiles and glass, where one informs the other.

For more information, please visit www.kimtattersall.com

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The Maritime Art Group

6 - 18 June

The much respected Maritime Art Group makes a welcome return to the Oxmarket this June with an exhibition of over 100 original paintings with a distinctly nautical flavour. The Group has seventeen Members, many of whom have exhibited at the London Mall Galleries with the Royal Society of Marine Artists. The Group is pleased to be exhibiting here; Chichester Harbour being a regular venue for the Group’s outdoor painting days, with Emsworth, Dell Quay, Birdham and West Itchenor being amongst the favourites. There is a fair smattering with sailing experience in the Group, so you can expect some seagoing paintings as well as local views.

For more information visit:www.maritimeartgroup.co.uk

LAUNCHING THIS APRILChichester Art Society

20 June - 2 July

The ever popular annual exhibition of the Chichester Art Society returns this summer.

A wide variety of affordable original paintings, prints, sculpture, ceramics and greetings cards by members will be available for sale as well as demonstrations during the show.

Chichester Art Society was founded in 1939. Members enjoy a full and lively programme of demonstrations by professional artists, workshops, awards and illustrated talks covering anything from still life in oils to street scenes in pastel, watercolour seascape or art on an i-Pad. An untutored Figures & Faces Group meets regularly for life and portrait studies and there are sketching outings in the summer. A well-stocked library of books and DVDs is also available for the use of members. Full details of can be found on www.chi-art-soc.org.