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2024

Don't eat the Pomegranate?, May 2024 - Sevenoaks Kaleidoscope Art Gallery

Don't eat the Pomegranate? | 1-18 May 2024

Sevenoaks Kaleidoscope Art Gallery | Buckhurst Lane, Sevenoaks, TN13 1LQ

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We were celebrating the signs of Spring, the natural world reawakening after winter. Throughout the globe there are seasonal changes which guide us through time. These changes are a great inspiration for artists and many myths, legends and tales explain the eternal cycles of Nature's death and rebirth.


One such myth is the story of Persephone and Hades, represented in Michael Hempstead’s paintings which were the theme of his talk on Saturday 11th May. The significance of the pomegranate is that by eating six pomegranate seeds Persephone was destined to spend 6 months with Hades in the Underworld and 6 months in the Upper Earth so her father divided the year into 2 parts: Dark Winter and Radiant Summer.
We posed the question “Don’t eat the Pomegranate?” to invite you to consider how would you feel without these contrasts?


The exhibition was accompanied by a series of talks, demonstrations and workshops.

Featured artists: ​Victoria Atkinson • Rosalind Barker • Nicholas Cheeseman • Joanna Ciechanowska • Louisa Crispin • Veronica van Eijk • Marek Emczek Olszewski • Leila Godden • Alexandra Harley • Michael Hempstead • Richard Heys • Maria Kaleta • Solange Keschmann • Malgorzata Lapsa- Malawska • Owen Legg • Rod McIntosh • Alex McIntyre • Peter Murry • Bettina Reiber • Bina Shah • Helen Twigge-Molecey • Sally Ward • Adam Zoltowski

2023

FPS @THE MUSE, April 2023 - Portobello, London

2022

FPS @THE MUSE, February 2022 - Portobello, London

Previous exhibitions:

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31 Oct - 10 Nov 2019 | Bargehouse Gallery, Oxo Tower Wharf, Barge House St, London SE1 9PH | https://www.oxotower.co.uk

The London Ultra was set in one of the most iconic and atmospheric old industrial spaces in Central London, offering a transformative art experience featuring the creations of over 100 selected artists and performers including light shows, installations and interactive works.

Congratulations also to our award winners Uriya Juric (Ultra Prize 2019) Mark Welland (Roy Rasmussen Prize) and Tate pavior & Erin Ross (Ultra 2019 under 30 award)

See private view photos HERE


Courtesey of Guy Bell @GuyBPhotos | www.gbphotos.com

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Photographs courtesy of Guy Bell | @GuyBPhotos | www.gbphotos.com

the LONDON ULTRA 2018

Bargehouse Gallery - Oxo Tower Wharf 

6-9 DECEMBER 2018

This brand new and exciting experimental format showcased over 100 artists across all art mediums including performances, sculptures and mind blowing installations.

Congratulations to our Roy Rasmussen Award winner Richard Farrington and new London Ultra award winners Michael Hempstead (1st) and Tim Major (2nd)

2018

FPS @THE MUSE, October 2018 - Portobello, London

 

AFFORDABLE ART FAIR, May 2018 - Hampstead, London

 

2017

 

FREE, September 2018 - Clerkenwell Gallery, London

A FREE MOMENT, June 2017 - gallery@oxo, Oxo Tower Wharf, South Bank, London

 

 

2016

FPS Members Summer Exhibition - Fitzrovia Gallery, London

 

2015

 

FPS Open Exhibition - Menier Gallery, London

 

 

FPS Members Exhibition - Menier Gallery, London

2014

 

FPS Open Exhibition - Menier Gallery, London

 

 

Missing Narrative - Menier Gallery, London

 

 

2013

 

Without Boundaries - Menier Gallery, London

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Works on Paper - The Espacio Gallery, Shoreditch, London

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2012

 

60th ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION - Royal Opera Arcade Gallery, Pall Mall, London

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2011

 

 

 

FPS OPEN EXHIBITION - Conflict and Resolution - La Galleria, Pall Mall, London

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selected Artists, 'Untitled' Chelsea Arts Fair - Chelsea Old Town Hall, London

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2010

Winter show 'Place'  Campbells of London, South Kensington
Summer show 'Life'  The Framer's Gallery, Windmill Street, London

2009

​Boxfield Gallery, Herts
Sculpture Show,  St. Pancras Crypt, London
'Artwords'  Foyle's Gallery, London

2008

Atmosphere' at Lauderdale House, London
Foyle's Gallery, London

2007

Foyle's Gallery, London
Lauderdale House, London
Osterley House Gallery, London
Bankside Gallery, London

2006

Blythe Gallery, Manchester



​Please contact FPS for details of exhibitions prior to 2006

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