Skin Deep - Meet the Artists
12 July 2025
Meet the Artists - Saturday 12 July 2-3pm
Join us in the Kenny Gallery on Saturday 12 July for an introduction to our latest Kenny Gallery Exhibition - Skin Deep, with an opportunity to meet exhibiting artists.
Using the female body as protagonist and cipher, six artists tell stories both personal and universal in very different ways. In a show consisting of Painting, Drawing, Video, Performance, Stitch and Photography, female architypes abound.
Exhibiting artists: Eileen Cooper RA RWA (Hon), Jessa Fairbrother RWA, Valda Jackson MBE MA MRSS RWA, Wendy Elia RWA, Charmaine Watkiss RWA, Adelaide Damoah FRSA RWA
This event is free - there is no need to book this talk in advance, simply come along on the day from 2pm - 3pm
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image: Valda Jackson MBE RWA MA MRSS, still from Handle With Care (two) ©Valda Jackson MBE RWA
Skin Deep
08 July - 31 August 2025
Using the female body as protagonist and cipher, six artists tell stories both personal and universal in very different ways.
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Soft Power: lives told through textile art
17 May - 10 August 2025
Curated by Alice Kettle and Lesley Millar, an exhibition celebrating the skills and craftsmanship of textile artists and the art of storytelling.
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