A contemporary painting perspective.
This exhibition offers a unique opportunity to view the work of leading figurative artists, both contemporary and historic.
The exhibited works reflect the artists’ personal ideas and processes to explore visual appearances. For an artist, translating what is seen onto a flat surface is complex. Therefore, these artists observe and work directly from their subject to question the elusive and beautiful appearances of the visible world, searching for ‘evidence’.
Contemporary artists:
Robert Amesbury Brooks, Jill Barthorpe, James Bland, Claudia Carr, Peter Clossick, Alex Cree, Sarah Dancey, Robert Dukes, Mark Dunford, Anthony Eyton RA, Trevor Felcey, Ann Gardner, Georgia Georgallas, Judi Green, Ben Henriques, Kate Hopkins, Victoria Jinivizian, James Lloyd, Lisa Micklewright, Andy Pankhurst, Jane Patterson, Alex Pemberton, Ian Poulton, Daniel Preece, Melissa Scott-Miller, Daniel Shadbolt, David Shutt, Laura Smith, Sarah Spackman, Charlotte Verity, Kay Vinson, Jason Walker, Gregory Ward, David Woodcock.
Historic works
The works create new dialogues between important historic loans and contemporary responses. This exhibition now brings them together for the first time. In particular, the historic artists include co-founders of the Euston Road School (1937-39): Claude Rogers, Graham Bell, Victor Pasmore and Sir William Coldstream. Additionally, the show features their students and associates: Patrick George, Myles Murphy, Christopher Pemberton, Howard Brown, Patrick Symons, and Euan Uglow.
The influential Euston Road School reacted to the avant-garde in the 1930s. It was known for its teaching of objective observation and the need to look harder to question what is seen. Additionally, works by our gallery’s namesake, Thelma Hulbert, are also featured, as they reflect her involvement in the Euston Road School alongside Coldstream and Rogers.
This exhibition is co-curated by Mark Dunford and Tim Craven.
Coordinating events:
Private View: Saturday 14 March, 3 – 5pm
Artist talk: Saturday 21 March, 5 – 6pm. Co-curators Mark Dunford and Tim Craven in conversation with exhibiting artist Alexander Pemberton. £5.
Measuring Workshop: Saturday 2 May, 2 – 4.30pm. Drawing workshop with exhibiting artist Alex Cree. £50/£45 THG Friends
Credits:
Patrick Symons, Still life with Jacob and Laban © Browse & Darby
Roy at 21 © The Estate of Euan Uglow. All rights reserved 2026 Bridgeman Images
© Laura Smith, Aphrodite
© Kay Vinson, Interior with Boy 2
© Alex Cree, A Corner of the Artist’s Studio
© Daniel Preece, Blaenau Structure
