Go Softly On

11th May - July 2024

Our Summer exhibition features selected artists whose work is all inspired by the landscapes of the British Isles and beautifully harmonises to present a tranquil and

inspirational exhibition.

Featuring paintings by Emma Gillo, wood forms by Glenn Dane, ceramics by Mary Kaun English and Iona Crawford Tops.

EMMA GILLO - Emma Gillo is a contemporary landscape artist, her work is an emotional response to the landscape of Sussex where she has lived her whole life. She seeks to explore her own feelings about place, memory and history through her sensitive approach to painting.

“ My motivation is not to replicate where I’ve been as a recognisable place, but to capture how the place made me feel. It is important to me that there is enough abstraction that the viewer can find their own connections within my work - that my paintings evoke an emotive response through the interplay of light and shadow, form and abstraction.”

GLENN DANE - Wooden sculptural forms - “ My work centres on sustainability, using responsibly sourced green wood from trees felled by storms or decay. Each piece reflects a delicate balance of shape, colour and texture, honouring the inherent beauty of the material. Every knot and imperfection tells a story— a testament to the tree’s journey through time and place.”

“ My art is the celebration of the connection between humanity and nature, revealing the transformative power of craftsmanship and the enduring power of the natural world.”

MARY KAUN ENGLISH - Ceramic art inspired by the Cornish landscape - “ The pit fired pieces speak of the dark granite cliffs and rocks. The ceramics were fired in an earthen pit kiln my studio, being patinated by the fire and smoke during this alternative firing process. The glazed pieces speak of the clean Atlantic surf crashing onto the land, a never ending cycle - sometimes smooth and gentle, at others rough and angry.”

All her pieces are handmade, using clay mined in Cornwall. Some are thrown on a potter’s wheel, others are hand built, and sometimes both. “

IONA CRAWFORD TOPP - Ceramics - Iona’s work is both material and process led, she firmly believes in the importance of craftsmanship and the benefit of making with our hands. All of her work is made with functionality in mind, they are designed and made to be used every day in the home.

Inspiration for Iona’s work comes not only from the material and the function but also from natural variations in our landscape, specifically the coastlines of the UK and Ireland.

Traces

10th February - May 2024

Our Spring exhibition is our first show of 2024, featuring the work of Alison Hunt and Nicola Martin, painter and ceramicist respectively.

Alison and Nicola are Surrey artists who frequently work and show together, resulting in a beautifully cohesive display. In addition to their work we are delighted to welcome

back Elaine Peto with her wonderful ceramic sculptures.

ALISON HUNT - Alison works in acrylics and mixed media to express her response to the natural landscape: “ When planning a new painting, the elements I take for my inspiration are shape, form and colour. I record the landscape on my daily walks and journeys and use photographs and sketches to piece together a new idea. My paintings are not necessarily of a particular location but relate to multiple images and feelings I gain when immersed in the landscape.”

NICOLA MARTIN - “ My stoneware vessels have become a canvas onto which I paint based on what I see in the world. Disturbing images of global warming have deeply affected me and these images, along with aerial photographs, have inspired me to create a series of ‘ Earth Books ‘. With these pieces I use a pouring technique, applying glazes in a free and intuitive way, creating patterns and effects that resemble the Earth’s surface seen from above. I enjoy the tension between the attempted control of the alchemy of different glazes and the unpredictability of the outcome. The finished pieces express my awareness of the fragility of our Earth and form a visual record of its beauty. “

ELAINE PETO - Elaine makes a very welcome return to the gallery with a collection of her stunning ceramic animal sculptures.

Winter

4th November - 24th December

Our ‘Winter’ show runs up to Christmas Eve and is full of magical, curious and beautiful art from artists both new to the gallery and returning.

Michael Barratt - We are delighted to welcome Michael back to the gallery with more of his wonderful prints, including some in his series of artist’s dogs and artist’s cats.

Hannah Battershell - Curious worlds in vintage tins. We have always stocked Hannah’s lovely cards, so it is great to have some of her original pieces in the gallery at last.

Jacob Crivello - New to the gallery, Jacob’s miniature worlds are excite - to quote his words: ‘ In my work I attempt to create emotion through re-imagined micro landscapes. Where contemporary figures are dwarfed by vast landscapes of craggy moss covered rocks, sandy cliff edges, water gulleys, sparse vegetation and tiny alpine flowers. Reminiscent of the work of well known Victorian watercolorists and poets.’

Sue Gunn - Another artist new to the gallery, Sue hand builds her unique ceramic candleholders in a variety of clays and surface decoration. ‘ The tangled ceramic sculptures echo systems in the human body but are also reminiscent of bone, shell, fossils and tree roots found in the natural world. ‘

Eleanor Meredith - New quirky porcelain creatures in her unique style.

Alexandra Barto - A new collection of work from this popular ceramist in a wide range of gorgeous colours.

Rosie Wates - We have a new selection of Rosie’s theatre boxes, each one its own magical and enigmatic story.

Reflected

16th September - 28th October

Paintings by Paul West, new to the gallery, supported by a collection of new work from ceramicists Raewyn Harrison and Jack Durling

Paul West - Paul works in a variety of media - oils, acrylics, liquid charcoal, charcoal and conte to create bold, gestural landscape paintings and drawings. In his words: the furrowed horizons and huge skies, the mystery of woodlands and solitary trees are key to firing my imagination. I strive to record the rugged terrain of the countryside in my landscapes whilst allowing a looseness in my style to give my paintings an energy.

Raewyn Harrison - Making a welcome return to the gallery, we have a selection of Raewyn’s Mudlarking vessels, incorporating embedded mudlarking finds and decorated with ceramic transfers of old maps of London.

Jack Durling - Just arrived for Autumn, some fabulous new ceramic wildlife sculptures from one of our gallery regulars.

Traces II

17th June - 9th September

A collection of work which focuses on marks and traces, within landscapes and on ceramic forms.

Clare Cutts - printmaker - We are delighted to welcome Clare back to the gallery, with a selection of her screen prints and woodcut silhouettes. Several of these are artists proofs of work exhibited at the royal Academy.

Adele Goulty - Ceramics -New to the gallery are the exquisite porcelain vessels and sculptural forms by this Surrey ceramicist.

Caroline Lingwood - Painting , ceramics and mixed media - New work from our very own curator, glorious summer landscapes in acrylic exploring the landscape seen each morning on her daily dog walk.

Fragile Earth

18th March 2023 - 10th June 2023

It seems to have been a long time coming, but spring is officially here and we are celebrating with an exhibition of paintings and ceramics curated to complement each other perfectly, and reflect the landscapes and delicate colours of early spring.

Alexandra Barto - Clay by Design - We are delighted to welcome Alexandra to the gallery with a collection of her textural, subtly coloured moon jar forms and vessels.

Ruth Taylor : Landscape paintings - Ruth is making a very welcome return to the gallery. Her paintings are inspired by English landscapes, frequently those of Sussex and the south Downs.

Eleanor Meredith - A wonderful new collection of Eleanors quirky ceramic creatures .

The gallery is full of other wonderful ceramics, prints, sculptures, cushions, jewellery and cards.

Dog Days

10th September 2022 - 5th November

Our autumn exhibition sees work from new and returning artists.

Michael Barratt - Printmaker, “ a narrative artist whose work is steeped in imagery relating to art history, literature, theatre and everything else that overfills his bookshelves. “Amongst the work on show will be a selection of his Artists’ Dogs original prints.

Effie Burns - glass sculpture, everyday natural objects transformed through the processes of casting, building and engraving to create a series of miniature glass sculptures.

Elaine Peto - ceramic sculpture: Dogs and more from this wonderful anomalies sculptor.

Kerry Hastings - ceramics : New collection of Kerry’s beautiful pots.

Affinity

2nd July 2022 - 28th August 2022

We are delighted to welcome four exciting new artists to the gallery for our summer exhibition, carefully selected and curated to compliment and

balance each others work.

Susan Halls - Ceramic sculpture. A pair of wonderfully characterful ceramic ‘ Mantel ‘ cats in stoneware with bone ash and dolomite glazes.

Lucy Beale - Oil painting. A series of abstract landscapes in oils exploring her creative and emotional interpretation of place.

Caroline Couzens - “ My ceramic inspiration comes from home, life daily rituals. I enjoy designing and making objects to use, share and interact with.

Jasmine Simpson - Ceramic sculpture, Enchanting and extraordinary ceramic animal sculptures.

Charcoal : Paper : Clay

9th April 2022 - 25th June 2022

A fresh and dynamic look for the gallery this April with our latest spring exhibition, featuring beautiful work by -

Su Jameson - Stoneware sculptures: “People and their stories, particular or universal, form the nub of my explorations using hand built ceramics. Throughout the process I look for physical and emotional exchanges whilst responding to the materials and underlying narrative. “

Elaine Bolt - A firm favourite at the gallery , Elaine returns with her ceramic vessels inspired by the natural world, in porcelain, stoneware and mixed media.

Angela Edwards - Charcoal drawings on paper , created as a response to Lockdown.

Elaine Peto - Another returning artist , with stunning ceramic animal sculptures.

Carolyn Tripp - Chinese inspired hand thrown and slip cast porcelain vessels.

Caroline Lingwood - Resident artist, has created a new collection of porcelain, silver and mixed media utensils inspired by lockdown walks in the countryside around her Surrey Hills home .

Renewal

5th February 2022 - 9th April 2022

Our first exhibition of the year brings the colours of Spring to the gallery. Featured artists.

Emma Franc - Evocative oil paintings, both still life and figurative.

Sue Mundy - Returning to the gallery are Sue’s elegant nature inspired ceramic forms.

Kerry Hastings - Beautiful landscape inspired ceramics, both sculptural and domestic.

Plus of course beautifully curated displays of ceramics, prints, sculpture and textiles from our gallery regulars.

Winter

13th November 2021 - January 2022

Our fabulous annual Winter show, with wonderful work selected with Christmas in mind from artists and makers both new to the gallery and returning.

Sarah Kirby : Artist and printmaker with an enduring interest and love of plants, buildings, special places and the way we value and order the spaces we create. Showing with us for the first time, we have a series of her beautiful and evocative linocuts and monotypes.

Amy Douglas : We are thrilled to welcome Amy to the gallery with a small collection of her extraordinary sculptural work formed from broken Staffordshire pottery figurines, surreal interventions connected to the original body of the pottery - “ extreme kintsugi repair with the craft of gesso and gilding materials “

Maria Riese : Another artist making her debut at the gallery with a series of exquisite unique mixed media and carbon paper prints. Maria makes small editions of prints and books using experimental techniques in both anologue and digital photography. Inspired by the threads of influence from childhood memories of Vienna.

Frances Spice : Delicate porcelain vessels and spoons, which make perfect Christmas gifts.

Rachel Larkins : A gallery regular, not to say favourite, we not only have new jewellery from Rachel but two stunning box framed merpeople !

Jack Durling : We are happy to be showing a selection of Jacks ceramic wildlife sculpture , including his wall hung Rhino heads and a fabulous flock of Emperor King penguins.

Caroline Lingwood : New mixed media “Bloom Reticules” from our own gallerista ! Embroidery, textiles, porcelain and paper framed in Perspex boxes.

Tall Tales

11th September 2021 - November 2021

After a summer break we are now open with some fabulous new work from some of our favourite artists and makers, including :

PENNY GREEN : Fantastial ceramic sculptures drawn from myth and folklore.

ClAIRE NEWMAN-WILLIAMS : Photographic artist showing mixed media story boxes, light boxes and limited edition prints.

GEORGIA LINGWOOD : Botanical drawings in pencil and silverpoint.

DEINIOL WILLIAMS : Textural hand built ceramics

SJB SCULPTURES : Miniature sculptures in wood, wire, paper and steel by Sarah Jane Brown.

VIVIENNE ROSS : Domestic ceramics, earthenware with slip and graffito figurative decoration.

CAROLINE LINGWOOD : Landscape paintings inspired by the Surrey Hills in Acrylic on canvas and board.

Wild Times

26th June - 29th August

Our summer exhibition themed around the natural world and wildlife promises to be exciting and varied. Sadly, current COVID rulings preclude an open day or private view, but the exhibition will be officially open from 26th June, and all work will go onto our website.

Featured artists include :

Cathy Butcher - Ceramic sculpture Cathy uses a single sheet of clay which she drapes like a skin or fabric over a newspaper core. She avoids using reference material or preparatory sketches so that letting go of preconceptions, she is able to embrace chance and be guided by the clay and how it wants to move. She experiments with colour and pattern within the clay body by using stains and oxides, smoke and rake firing.

Jack Durling - A sculptural ceramicist who creates artwork that is emotively driven by his passion for conservation and love of wildlife. In celebration of the animals depicted Jack uses decorative embellishments, such as lustres and porcelain details upon ceramic forms to create a visual language that subtly highlights beauty with an underlying conservation message.

Fauxidermy - Textile trophy heads by Helly Powell : “ Inspired by the autumnal woodland of a medieval deer park tucked away in the Brecon Beacons

Tammy Mackay - Printmaker : Tammy’s work is a journey of feelings linked to an object, moment or past memory. Images are often conceptualised as a series called HOPE and FEAR “. All are personal explorations of themes that are both layered in process and layered in meaning. Animals and birds have become central to her current work and convey a subtle symbolism within their depiction.

Daniel Morley - Mixed media : Daniel is a self taught artist who works in a variety of disciplines to explore the artist’s emotional connection to various themes and ideas. His works are quiet and contemplative preferring a subdued palette and small scale which invite you in close to explore the intimate nature of the works.

Elaine Peto - Elaine makes a very welcome return to the gallery with more of her wonderful ceramic sculptures of native fauna.

Laura Wade - Ink Drawings - “ I find the simplicity and unforgiving nature of ink as a medium appealing, and that brush and ink on paper creates one of the most honest marks. Working with this medium allows me to focus on the clarity of shape and the curious quality of the silhouette. The lowering darkness and lengthening shadows at dusk amplifies that play between shadow and light, the magical way it blurs and blends attune the senses differently and feeds into my work “.

Elemental

Wednesday 14th April -

We are so excited to be reopening on the 14th of April - with a stunning new exhibition from selected artists and makers. Current social distancing restrictions preclude an opening party, but we are greatly looking forward to welcoming customers again. All work will be going on the products pages of the website as well, if you prefer o browse and order from home

Carole Bury - Drawings and mixed media. Carole works fluidly across and between textiles and drawing reflecting her love and passion with the created world around her

Carys Davies - Carys makes porcelain pots for looking at and use. Her inspiration , the landscape: in autumn, winter, in weather. But it’s a remembered landscape, with all the connections to history and fairy tales - deep dark wood in the snow, the Glastonbury Tor.

Celia Dowson - Inspired by the movement in nature, her work reflects the colours, the changing light, the mystery of the natural world. Porcelain vessels, embedded with mark and gesture capture an evolving landscape.

Rosa Wiland Holmes - Rosa grew up on the beautiful, isolated island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. She discovered ceramics six years ago and has been obsessed by its possibilities ever since, creating unique pieces which explore shape, texture and colour and communicate her passion for both the medium and the landscape which has inspired her. Fans of the Great Pottery Throwdown will remember Rosa as 2020’s winner.

Caroline Lingwood -

Lynne Rossington - Contemporary vessels for interiors using porcelain contrasted with gritty black clay, metal accents and occasional pops of colour.

Virginia Ray - Born and raised in Nidderdale, North Yorkshire, the marks and colours of this landscape are engrained in her work. Referencing family photographs and incorporating materials gathered from the land, Virginia seeks to create an interwoven layering of local history, personal identity, experience and memory through building layers, scratching, erasing and then rebuilding, with multi layered surfaces of paint and mixed media.

Autumn

Saturday 10th October - Thursday 24th December

The change of seasons sees a change around in the gallery, with exciting new work arriving to delight and intrigue ! Under current social restrictions we still are unable to hold an opening party, but will be all set up by Saturday 10th October.

Michael Barratt - Printmaker and narrative artist whose work is steeped in imagery relating to art history, literature, theatre and cinema.

Flora McLachlan - Flora is a long standing regular at Lingwood Samuel and we are delighted to be showing her new prints and watercolours.

Sue Mundy - Making a welcome return with her elegant hand built sculptural ceramic forms.

Snow paper cutting - Small worlds created with hand cut paper, often housed in vintage artifacts.

Reawakening

Friday 10th July - Saturday 3rd October 2020

We are delighted to be able to open the gallery once again and hold our annual summer exhibition, with figurative work from some very exciting artists:

MARGARET ASHMAN - Specialising in photo etching, creating delicately coloured original prints based on gesture, dance and sign. “ I strive for a spiritual elegance and simplicity in my finished works, in contrast to the lengthy, complicated process of making. A poem, phrase or idea is given to the dancer as a starting point, from which the work evolves.”

HENRIETTA CORBETT - Henrietta’s prints, ceramics and paintings are rich in textures and simple yet dynamic form. Her totemic creatures, her stylised horses and birds stand, or are forged, in the abstracted landscape.

SHARON GRIFFIN - Sharon uses clay as an artistic medium to be witness to the inner self, drawing upon her passion for nature, folklore and stories; as well as her own experiences of being a woman.

CLARE PHELAN - A printmaker working with nineteenth and twentieth century coding technology artefacts, such as jacquards, music box discs and IBM punch cards. “ I’m interested in their cultural significance as the physical ancestors of our intangible digital world.

The Wilding

2nd May - 18th July 2020

A virtual exhibition.

A celebration of the natural world in all its forms, with featured work from:  ELAINE BOLT,  ceramics; ANDI JESSE gardenalia; ELISA M LAFUENTE, acrylics; CAROLINE LINGWOOD acrylics, porcelain and mixed media: GEORGIA LINGWOOD, drawings; JENNIE MCCALL, ceramic sculpture;  PAUL WEST acrylics; DEINIOL WILLIAMS, ceramics; . 

Please see the products page for available work from this exhibition, or contact us for details of any piece that is not on there.

Flow

8th February - 25th April 2020

Open day : Saturday 8th February 11am - 5pm

Our first exhibition of 2020 features a selected group of artists from FLUX Exhibition 2019, supported by new ceramic work from Cathy Butcher and Claire Ireland. FLUX has established itself as the platform for contemporary artists to be discovered; curated and organised by it founder Lisa Gray.

Artists include:

Amy Oliver, a self taught conceptual artist, using photography and digital manipulation to express her ideas.

Lindsay Simons, a figurative painter living and working in London.

Nick Huck, a largely self taught figurative artist working with oil paints on layers of perspex over wood and canvas.

Sophie Wake, a contemporary artist using oil or gouache, known for her animal figure paintings.

Enchanted

9th November - 24th December 2019

A Magical Exhibition with Christmas in mind.

Boxes, books, ceramics, wire, jewellery, paintings and more… featuring oil paintings by Sarah Raphael Balme, wire sculpture by Sarah Jane Brown, mixed media boxes by Kate Iles and Claire Newman-Williams, collaged 3D artwork from old books by Alison Stockmarr, ceramics by Alison Coaten, Vivienne Ross and Frances Spice.

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Earthbound

7th September - 2nd November 2019

Open Day: Saturday 7th September, 11.00-17.00

A new and exciting exhibition for autumn. We are delighted to welcome to the gallery ceramicists Justine Allison, Eleanor Bartleman, Rich Miller and Deiniol Williams. Returning are printmakers Claire Cutts and Tammy Mackay, and Frances Bloomfield, mixed media boxes.

During the course of this exhibition Caroline Lingwood will be holding porcelain flower workshops, please contact us for more details…

Flora and Fauna

18th May - 31st August 2019

Open day Saturday 18th May 1100-1700

Celebrating the natural world in all its forms. New work will include: botanical drawings from Georgia Lingwood, prints by Jazmin Velasco, paintings and sculpture by Caroline Lingwood, garden sculpture by Andi Jesse, ceramics from Carolyn Tripp and Kerry Hastings, sculptures by Ostinelli and Priest and textile sculptures by Holy Smoke.

During this exhibition we will be hosting workshops by Georgia Lingwood - botanical illustration - and Caroline Lingwood - porcelain flowers. More details on the workshop page of the website.

The Spring Alchemist

14th February 2019 - 11th May 2019

Our first exhibition of 2019, featuring still life and interior paintings from Emma Franc, sculptural ceramics from Elaine Peto and Eleanor Meredith and decorative ceramics from Ruth Fairhead, supported by our gallery regulars.

 Objects of Desire

8th November 2018 - 9th February 2019

An eclectic and exciting exhibition curated with Christmas in mind.

Introducing Harriet Porter, Cathy Butcher, Sarah Raphael Balme, Justina Kochansky and Michelle McKinney, supported by our gallery regulars.