Spring Exhibition 2008 at Pepperton Gallery South London

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Pepperton Gallery – 8th February – 29th March 08
Tue - Sat, 12noon - 10pm,
Free Admission
Press View: Friday 8th February 12noon – 2pm or by appointment
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This Spring, Pepperton Gallery presents 12 london artists of very different styles, mediums and genres:

Melanie Alfonso Jane Bohane Bula Chakravarty Agbo Jack Chapman Nicole Heron Louise Jackson Katherine Jones Mary Mellish Sally Mellish Kim Noble Carol Tarn Sophie Louise Wells

This exhibition brings together traditional portraiture, contemporary print & photography, innovative glass sculpture and installation at its very best.

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Performing artist Jack Chapman allows the viewer a glimpse into his life’s journey as ‘Julie is slowly but surely becoming Jack’, a moving experience of a friend who is undergoing a sex change.

Traditional portrait painter Carol Tarn’s “Congolese Girl” was inspired by an article (original photograph by Aubrey Wade) about the Eastern Congo and Kindu, a hospital that had been reduced to little more than a mortuary through the combined ravages of civil war disease and malnutrition. That was over five years ago and since then Merlin, a UK specialist rapid-action aid agency has supported the hospital and built a legacy of improved healthcare and hope. Tarn’s “Congolese Girl” captures a little girl who has experienced life and reveals a wisdom that goes well beyond her infant years.

Melanie Alfonso, local photographer who captivates some intriguing reflections from the neighbouring waters of Norwood Lake, whilst also seeking out a “Crimson Dream” landscape from the very roots of Japan at the Winkworth Arboretum, Surrey. An artist, who definitely likes to play with colour and light!

Katherine Jones, a multiple award winning contemporary printmaker marries together the bold and the sublime to create a magical “other world” experience, the stuff that fairy tales are made of, with intrigue and posing questions for the viewer.

These are just four of the varied experiences brought to you by the twelve artists, to find out more about the rest, come and visit Pepperton Gallery.

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This exhibition is curated by Bula Chakravarty Agbo, gallery director & artist.

View images from the exhibition [ here ] -soon
Private view images [ here ] - soon

Editors note:
For images and any further information please contact:
Bula Chakravarty Agbo at Pepperton Gallery, 020 8683 4462