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Private View: Friday 2nd of October 2009 – 6 pm to 11 pm
Exhibition runs from: Friday 2nd to Thursday 8th of October 2009
Gallery Opening Hours: Fri, Sat, Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs: 2.30 pm – 6.30 pm Sun: 5pm to 10.30pm
Last day of Exhibition: Thurs 8th of October: 11.00am to 5.00pm Read more…

Red Gate Gallery presents
The Fugitives

A photographic exhibition and live shows by ‘The Fugitives’, a three-piece post punk alternative rock band from Sheffield. Read more…

This is an exhibition that seeks to preserve and express the voices of society’s outsiders. The artists in this exhibition come from different social and ethnic backgrounds. Although physically they live within society’s walls, they stand apart. They are or have chosen to be themselves outsiders; and they perceive and face society through the outsider’s eyes. It is from this conflict that the seeds of this exhibition derive.

Based on their experiences, the artists have put together this exhibition, seeking to question and challenge society’s presumptions of outsiders and hoping that the collection will enhance our understanding and inquiry of society’s ‘others’.

Mark Knight: Knight picked up the brush in his youth but his passion for art was hidden until a back injury gave him the time to rekindle his zest for creativity. Mark is still exploring himself as an artist and currently experimenting with style and media, this is reflected with his wide variety of works. His pieces are instantly striking and provoke an immediate response.

Tim Miller: Miller has been creating serious art for over 15 years and has now developed his own individual, fiery and abstract style. His work ranges from images of New York to the
subtle tones of the orchid. Read more…

Drawn together by Kymberly O’Carroll-Fitzpatrick ‘The Contemporary 5’ are a group of artists presenting the viewer with international cutting-edge and contemporary talent. Each participating artist excels in individual practice and interpretation. Works range from painting, photography to sculpture showing very distinct points of view and angle. A distinctive current-day mood and artistic observation resonate through this collection of artwork.

Kymberly O’Carroll-Fitzpatrick’s artwork echoes 60’s and 70’s popular culture. Her main sources of inspiration are magazines, advertisements, comics, cartoons and books. Bold, black outlines, bright colours and underlying humour dominate her artwork. Read more…

Join Christine Allison as well as fellow artists and art lovers at Red Gate Gallery for a celebration of her recent works about human connection, in particular her transcription of Titian’s ‘Bacchus and Ariadne’. Love at first sight will be the focal point. The talk and festivities will be accompanied by free sparkling wine, canapés and live music. The evening forms the basis for a networking event, where people can connect and enjoy themselves. The venue is easily reached by great public transport links (gallery directly opposite Loughborough Junc – only 10 mins away. Nearest tutbe station – Brixton). There is also a bar on site. If you would like to attend please RSVP with a quick email to info@redgategallery.co.uk www.christineallison.com

collective exhibition of works by Portuguese artists:
Francisco Urbano, Carla Taveira, José Cunha, Florentina Resende & Maria Rafael

Private View: Friday 10th of July 2009 – 6 pm to 11 pm
Exhibition runs from: Friday 10th to 23rd of July 2009
Gallery Opening Hours: Fri, Sat, Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs: 2.30 pm – 6.30 pm
Last day of Exhibition: Thurs 23rd of July: 11.00am to 5.00pm

This forthcoming exhibition aims to bring the UK closer to current trends of Portuguese contemporary art. These five artists echo trends and styles from masters of the past but approach them in very individual and modern ways. These artists have brought contemporary art to the forefront of the Portuguese art world by pushing their ideas and methods to previously unexplored areas. All five have unique styles and techniques however their shared Portuguese heritage provides a common thread through their work. This common thread is what sets these artists apart form other modern artists as it provides a very unique and rich influence from which to work from. Bringing this exhibition to the UK will provide a window to the most current developments in contemporary art from artists that are making an impact on the movement itself. Outlined below are the five individual artists:

Francisco Urbano: “In the work of Francisco Urbano there is a curious and rich combination of elements. The synthesis of these is the ability to transform each work in a particular fantastic realism that is just amazing in itself.” – Oscar D’Ambrosio

Carla Taveira: “Her works have always attracted many people’s interest due the materials she uses within her pieces of artwork. Departing from established aesthetic forms, Carla Taveira uses unusual materials that immediately arouse the interest of the spectator. On closer inspection of the works one discovers that the layered textures are made up of such as gum, resin and recycled resources.”
José Rodrigues Figueira – Mayor of Vendas Novas City Read more…

Private View: Friday 3rd of July 2009 – 6 pm to 11 pm
Exhibition runs from: Friday 3rd to 9th of July 2009
Gallery Opening Hours: Fri, Sat, Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs: 2.30 pm – 6.30 pm (Closed Sun)
Last day of Exhibition: Thurs 9th of July: 11.00am to 5.00pm

“Identity” a term most commonly understood to describe personal identity, or the idiosyncratic things that make a person unique. An important part of ‘identity’ is gender identity, as this dictates to a significant degree how an individual views him or herself both as a person.

The forthcoming show “Made-up” disrupts the fabric of convention of fashion photography and identity by literally blurring boundaries. Martin Edwards’ photographic works centre on form, colour and scale on one level, yet explore deeper feelings and issues of ‘self’. Melissa Hartzel is a London-based makeup artist whose work has featured in ‘Health and Fitness magazine’ and ‘Look Magazine’ and she has also worked on the Miss England competition.

Working in close collaboration with make-up artist Melissa Hartzel, the five installations that form “Made up” are evocative close-ups of lips, eyes, hands, the body and legs. But there is a catch. Although all the photographs appear to be close-ups of women, Martin worked with members of the transgender community and professional fashion male models that feature in the photographs. Read more…

An exhibition of Photographs by Martin Edwards in collaboration with make-up artist Melissa Hartzel

Private View: Friday 3rd of July 2009 – 6 pm to 11 pm
Exhibition runs from: Friday 3rd to 9th of July 2009
Gallery Opening Hours: Fri, Sat, Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs: 2.30 pm – 6.30 pm (Closed Sun)
Last day of Exhibition: Thurs 9th of July: 11.00am to 5.00pm

“Identity” a term most commonly understood to describe personal identity, or the idiosyncratic things that make a person unique. An important part of ‘identity’ is gender identity, as this dictates to a significant degree how an individual views him or herself both as a person.

The forthcoming show “Made-up” disrupts the fabric of convention of fashion photography and identity by literally blurring boundaries. Martin Edwards’ photographic works centre on form, colour and scale on one level, yet explore deeper feelings and issues of ‘self’. Melissa Hartzel is a London-based makeup artist whose work has featured in ‘Health and Fitness magazine’ and ‘Look Magazine’ and she has also worked on the Miss England competition.

Working in close collaboration with make-up artist Melissa Hartzel, the five installations that form “Made up” are evocative close-ups of lips, eyes, hands, the body and legs. But there is a catch. Although all the photographs appear to be close-ups of women, Martin worked with members of the transgender community and professional fashion male models that feature in the photographs. Read more…

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THE ALOPECIA SERIES An exhibition of works by artist Rebecca Fontaine-Wolf

Private View: Friday 12th of June 2009 – 6 pm to 11 pm
Exhibition runs from: Friday 12th to 18th of June 2009
Gallery Opening Hours: Fri, Sat, Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs: 2.30 pm – 6.30 pm
Last day of Exhibition: Thurs 18th of June: 11.00am to 5.00pm

Rebecca Fontaine-Wolf’s latest series begins to examine the effects of illness on personal image and identity through a study of three female alopecia sufferers (alopecia is a medical condition where hair is lost from the head or body, sometimes to the extent of baldness).
Rebecca’s work always focuses on the human form, especially the female form and images of feminine beauty that both captivate and terrorise. This concern with female beauty, image and identity has lead to an interest in the way in which the ’self’ can be extended and expressed through the addition and alteration of a multitude of objects to the body, objects which then almost become an inseparable part of the individual itself. One way that women in western culture often ‘add’ to themselves as individuals, is by expressing their personality and style through their hair – a particularly important part of the body as it is one of the few aspects of our natural physiology that we actually have the power to alter. There are as many different hairstyles as there are people on earth, and each is laden with it’s own meaning; worn one way, another, or not at all. These meanings are inescapably bound up to our personal identity and the way that we define ourselves. Most importantly hair is something through which a woman can enhance and express her femininity. This series of works investigates what happens when a woman looses her hair – one of her primary outlets for defining herself as a female, and what importance prostheses can take on for these individuals. Is there a change in the way that sufferers relate to themselves, and to these new objects now that certain choices have been removed?
Rebecca explores these ideas by using images of feminine beauty as points of departure from where she can delve into zones of feeling, as well as colour, texture, and surface. She works with oils and other media, exploring paint through form and vice versa.