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OTHER PLACES
12 – July 16 August
Gallery at the Old Fire Station, Gloucester Green
Three dynamic young painters with powerful and individual artistic voices, come together for a group
exhibition at the Old Fire Station that takes us into the realms of dreams, fantasy and vivid
imagination. Figures and scenes drift between the real and unreal; sensations are evoked that lie
between playful and disturbing; new worlds may be dreamlike or fantastic. Let Bull, Howse and Boyd
take you to Other Places.
The distinct and highly individual world of Tom Howse is populated by the strange and surreal;
figures or objects are monumentalised to bestow them with a greater power, albeit irrelevant and
superficial. His absurd and inadequate attempts to make sense of the world create something that is
mysterious, raw and primal.
Presenting figures that are often masked or concealed Lindsey Bull draws upon a lexicon of imagery
from witchcraft to the occult. The known world slips away leaving fragmentary images that rest
between the seen and the hidden. Figures are often in some way concealed, enacting and
unknowable.
Gabriella Boyd’s enigmatic works ultimately stand between the light and playful and something more
disturbing. An overt playfulness presented through bold pattern and bright colour is finely balances by
melancholic or erotic undercurrents that are never far below the surface. Tight theatrical settings
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invite the viewer’s exploration of the canvas leaving the private emotions of the characters fully
exposed.
This exhibition has been curated by the High House Gallery in Clanfield. Martin Jenner, curator of the
exhibition and Director of High House Gallery comments,
“I am very pleased to be able to present these three dynamic new artists together to provide an
example of some of the wonderful new talent that is emerging in the UK”
Emily Alexander, Gallery and Shop Manager, comments on the exhibition,
“We are delighted to be able to work with such an innovative gallery as High House, and it’s really
exciting for us to bring together these three outstanding artists, for their first exhibition together.”
OTHER PLACES runs from 12th July to the 16th August. The opening night will be on Friday 12 th July,
5.30-7.30pm.
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High resolution images, and interviews are available upon request - contact Sebastian Thomas
/ 01865 263990 / seb.thomas@oldfirestation.org.uk OR
Anna Munday / 01865 263988 / anna.munday@oldfirestation.org.uk
OTHER PLACES runs from Friday 12th July – Friday 16th August, 2013
Gallery at the Old Fire Station is open Tuesday – Saturday, 10am-5pm.
The private view is being held on Friday 12th July, 5.30-7.30pm. All are welcome.
Arts at the Old Fire Station, 40 George Street, Oxford, OX1 2AQ. 01865 263980 /
www.oldfirestation.org.uk
More information can be found at www.oldfirestation.org.uk
Interviews can be arranged with Martin Jenner, Director of High House Gallery and Emily
Alexander, Gallery and Shop Manager at the Old Fire Station
Arts at the Old Fire Station
Arts at the Old Fire Station is a charity and social enterprise offering performances and exhibitions for
all to enjoy, support for emerging artists and enterprising ways to sustain and develop art as a
business. We have a shop, a gallery, a theatre and a studio and we work closely with Crisis Skylight
Oxford to enable homeless people to access training and work. We aim to help artists make and
showcase work, to entertain and engage the public and to help homeless people develop skills and
confidence.
Website: www.oldfirestation.org.uk
Facebook: www.facebook/artsattheoldfirestation
Twitter: @ArtsatOFS and @ShopatOFS
High House Gallery
Founded in 2011 and situated within a grade II listed Victorian mansion and recently-restored formal
gardens located in the Oxfordshire village of Clanfield, the gallery promotes only the best in
critically-engaged contemporary art. The innovative exhibition programme features both solo shows
and curated group exhibitions from an international roster of gallery and invited artists.
Website: www.highhousegallery.com
Twitter: @HHGallery
Lindsey Bull
Lindsey Bull is a graduate of Manchester School of Art (BA) and Chelsea College of Art and Design
(MA). She was shortlisted for the Griffin Prize 2012, has won The Red Mansion Prize (2011) and Brenda
Landon. Pye Prize (2009). She lives and works in Manchester. Solo Exhibitions include Darkling,
Motorcade/FlashParade, Bristol (2012), Out of the Cosmic Storm, Transition gallery, London (2012).
Group exhibitions include The Griffin Art Prize, Griffin gallery, London, The Manchester
Contemporary, Spinningfields, Manchester, Santorini Biennale, Greece, Apophenia, China Shop
gallery, Oxford, Triptych, Piccadilly place, Manchester (2012), National Open,
Motorcade/FlashParade, Bristol, Pulp Fictions, Transition gallery, London, Dissipatio HG ‒ Chiostro Di
Voltorre, Italy, Heavens to Murgatroyd! (2011).
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Tom Howse
Tom Howse has a BA in Fine Painting from Wimbledon College of Art. He was shortlisted for the
Catlin. Prize (2012) and the Saatchi Gallery and Channel 4 New Sensations Prize (2011). He also has
featured in The Independent, Glass Magazine, Elephant Magazine and Dazed Digital.. Solo Exhibitions
include. Fantastic Salad, Down Stairs Gallery, Hereford (2012), Big Face, Zero10 Gallery, London
(2011). Selected Group Exhibitions include Chester, CO2 Gallery, Rome, Italy (2013), London Art Now,
Glos, Apophenia, The China Shop Gallery, Oxford, The Catlin Prize, Londonewcastle Project Space,
London (2012), Art Below, Saatchi New Sensations, Regent's Park underground, London, New
Sensations, Saatchi Gallery / Channel 4, Victoria House, London (2011)
Gabriella Boyd
Gabriella Boyd is a graduate of Glasgow School of Art (BA Hons) where she received The Chairmans
Award 2011. She received a Special Commendation from the Saatchi Gallery (2011) and was Catlin
Prize shortlisted (2012). She has also featured in The Guardian and The Independent. Solo Exhibitions:
In Disguise, High House (2013), Group exhibitions: Silas Marder Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY (2013),
Beijing International Art Biennale, National Museum of China, Summer Exhibition 2012, Royal
Academy, Creative Cities Collection, Barbican, Polemically Small, Orleans House, London, The Yellow
Wallpaper, The Cob Gallery, London, Catlin Art Prize, The Londonewcastle Project Space, London,
London Art Fair, (all 2012), Polemically Small, Charlie Smith Gallery, London, New Sensations Saatchi,
Victoria House, London (2011).