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Liminal Gallery PodcastEpisode 27 - Olivia StrangeLiminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Olivia Strange, during her solo exhibition ‘It Softens The Blow, That Deep Melodic Bliss’ in Liminal Gallery's Main Space, in Margate from 6 July until 31 August 2024. Pulling together the multifarious strands of Strange’s practice "It Softens the Blow, That Deep Melodic Bliss" explores notions of escape and survival through snapshot moments of euphoria and pleasure, as an act of resistance.The work celebrates the freedom and intimacy found within singular moments in varying spaces from the domestic environment, the natural landscape to the rave s...
2025-02-071h 13Liminal Gallery PodcastEpisode 26 - Thomas LangleyLiminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Thomas Langley, to coincide with his solo exhibition ‘Nest’ in Liminal Gallery's Main Space, in Margate. Through the lens of painting and drawing, Thomas Langley's practice is deeply concerned with the fundamental mechanics of image creation, manifesting in pulsating rhythmic compositions. The foundation of this body of work lies in traps, nests, and vessels, serving as anchors for concepts of place, home and travel. Langley imparts permanence to these temporal structures through a sculpted and almost drawn approach to painting, with thick impasto application. Here we ar...
2024-09-1159 minLiminal Gallery PodcastEpisode 25 - Lucy LyonsLiminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Lucy Lyons, to coincide with her solo exhibition ‘Seven and a half’ in Liminal Gallery's The Cupboard, in Margate. This exhibition provides a unique realm where the boundaries between reality and imagination blur, offering a glimpse into the intricate workings of the human mind. Between the 7th and 8th floor of the Martin-Flemmer building is a small hidden doorway through which you can enter the mind of John Malkovich. At the back of Liminal Gallery is a small doorway, a different kind of portal through which...
2024-07-2347 minLiminal Gallery PodcastEpisode 24 - Abigail HampseyLiminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Abigail Hampsey, to coincide with her solo exhibition ‘Walking in Limestone Country’ in Liminal Gallery's Main Space, in Margate. Having returned to the land of her youth on the edge of the greenbelt between Lancaster, the Lake District and West Yorkshire, this new body of work is an exploration of landscape, a retrieval of place and a recording of the relationships formed within them. With a sense of homecoming, Hampsey's brushstrokes become a conduit for the deep-rooted connections she holds with these terrains. "Walking in limestone count...
2024-05-201h 08Liminal Gallery PodcastEpisode 23 - Louise Frances SmithLiminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Louise Frances Smith, to coincide with her solo exhibition ' ‘It gathered here’ in The Cupboard at Liminal Gallery in Margate. The exhibition presents a series of site specific sculptures, playing with scale, the organic, body-like forms appear to be engulfing the small space, growing, crawling and spreading around the walls - posing the question of what the repercussions of human intervention is on our fragile coastal ecosystems, hiding behind the door of The Cupboard.The sculptures in ‘It gathered here’ are created from seaweed collected by the a...
2024-04-2252 minLiminal Gallery PodcastEpisode 22 - Laura FordLiminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with internationally renowned contemporary artist Laura Ford, to coincide with her solo exhibition ' ‘Little Lords’ in Liminal Gallery's Main Space in Margate. The exhibition showcases a collection of sculptural and wall-based works which explore the boundaries between desire and imposition, inviting viewers into the realm of play and imagination. Laura Ford's 'Little Lords' sculptures take centre stage, portraying three boy-like figures adorned in vibrant, parrot-inspired costumes. The figures exude a conspiratorial charisma, commanding attention with their playful yet enigmatic presence. While mimicking the stances of superheroes, their conce...
2024-03-2551 minLiminal Gallery PodcastEpisode 21 - Maud WhatleyLiminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Maud Whatley to coincide with her first solo exhibition 'Haunches' in our Main Space at Liminal Gallery in Margate. The exhibition showcases Whatley's coloured pencil drawings which layer images sourced from art-historical paintings, online archives, personal photographs, and Google image results. Her work explores the politics of observation, the eroticism born from juxtaposing disparate ideas, and the alluring, unconventional nature of repetitive drawing techniques. In ‘Haunches’ Whatley looks at the intricate relationship between human perception and the dissection of animal bodies, drawing inspiration from historical event...
2024-02-1948 minLiminal Gallery PodcastEpisode 20 - Mercedes WorkmanLiminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Mercedes Workman to coincide with 'Turner's Female Contemporaries' a solo exhibition in our second exhibition space, The Cupboard at Liminal Gallery in Margate. The exhibition brings to light the forgotten, yet remarkably talented women artists of the past. ‘Turner's Female Contemporaries’ presents a meticulously crafted and entirely tiled space, unveiling the faces of female artists who have long been overlooked by history, each of whom were creating their own work during J. M. W. Turner’s lifetime. Mercedes Workman's installation serves as a poignant reminder of the...
2024-02-071h 11Liminal Gallery PodcastEpisode 19 - Eleanor McCaugheyLiminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Eleanor McCaughey to coincide with 'Swallowing Mist to Lick Your Mouth' a solo exhibition in our Main Space at Liminal Gallery in Margate. ‘Swallowing Mist to Lick Your Mouth’ is the first UK solo show by Dublin based artist Eleanor McCaughey. This immersive solo exhibition delves into the complex terrain of female identity, presenting the artist's multifarious practice including installation, paintings, sculptures, and a sound collaboration with Irish sound artists Bosca Nua, offering an exploration into the history, politics, and societal constructs of the female body...
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Woman Up!Woman Up! On Tour Margate - Liminal GalleryIn this episode we are in Margate at Liminal Gallery talking to founder and curator Louise Fitzjohn and Margate based artists Mercedes Workmen and Catherine Chinatree. Liminal Gallery represents contemporary artists working across the UK and Ireland. Its main ethos is to present an all-round snapshot of what is happening right now in contemporary art, showcasing artists at all stages of their careers working across all mediums. Mercedes is a self-taught artist; predominantly working in ceramics but also other areas of sculpture, painting and drawing.After her mum died in January 2020 she decided to...
2023-12-2351 minLiminal Gallery PodcastEpisode 18 - Julia Ellen LancasterLiminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Julia Ellen Lancaster to coincide with 'Deadly Bloom' a solo exhibition in our Main Space at Liminal Gallery in Margate. Julia Ellen Lancaster's work delves deep into the relationship between humans and the landscape and encourages us to embrace the beauty of difference. 'Deadly Bloom' showcases Lancaster's innovative approach to ceramics, where she experiments with different clay bodies and complex glazing techniques, and employs her signature practice of digging clay from her local area in Thanet. A celebrated ceramic artist known for her distinctive exploration o...
2023-10-211h 07Liminal Gallery PodcastEpisode 17 - Emma RichardsonLiminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Emma Richardson to coincide with 'The Pull of the Tides' a two person exhibition, also featuring Anna Blom, in our Main Space at Liminal Gallery in Margate. The exhibition delves into the depths of human emotion, nature's mysteries, the interplay between the conscious and unconscious realms and the passage of time. Emma Richardson's intricate paintings draw inspiration from the dichotomy of the ocean, which embodies both vitality and devastation. This mirrors the unconscious mind's uncharted depths, encompassing fears, desires, and impulses. Within these canvases, the i...
2023-09-2655 minLiminal Gallery PodcastEpisode 16 - Anna BlomLiminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Anna Blom to coincide with 'The Pull of the Tides' a two person exhibition with Emma Richardson in our Main Space at Liminal Gallery in Margate. The exhibition delves into the depths of human emotion, nature's mysteries, the interplay between the conscious and unconscious realms and the passage of time. Emma Richardson's intricate paintings draw inspiration from the dichotomy of the ocean, which embodies both vitality and devastation. This mirrors the unconscious mind's uncharted depths, encompassing fears, desires, and impulses. Within these canvases, the interplay o...
2023-09-2159 minLiminal Gallery PodcastEpisode 15 - Thelma SpeirsLiminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Thelma Speirs to coincide with her solo exhibition 'Night Walks ' in The Cupboard at Liminal Gallery in Margate. Located inside our Margate gallery, The Cupboard is a tiny but sleek space is open to artists living and working in Thanet. Aimed to help support the local creative community, we accept all proposals from all practices and it is free to apply. It is a unique and playful space for artists to experiment with new ideas, to build on their existing practice and a valuable opportunity for a solo...
2023-09-0651 minLiminal Gallery PodcastEpisode 14 - Henrietta ArmstrongLiminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Henrietta Armstrong to coincide with her solo exhibition 'Sanctum Futurum: Relics and Forbidden Desires' in our main space at Liminal Gallery in Margate. The exhibition opened on Friday 11th August and continues until 26th August 2023.A journey into a shrine-like space where old gods are left behind and new ones emerge. 'Sanctum Futurum: Relics and Forbidden Desires' questions the historical authenticity and often gruesome nature of sacred objects, including reliquaries which traditionally house fragments of human remains and curios believed to be from saints or even...
2023-08-241h 08Liminal Gallery PodcastEpisode 13 - Catherine ChinatreeLiminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Catherine Chinatree to coincide with her solo exhibition 'Again Again' in our main space at Liminal Gallery in Margate. The exhibition opened on Saturday 22nd July and continues until 5th August 2023.Featuring bespoke work created for Liminal’s unique space alongside Christie’s saturated wall-based minimalist sculptures, the exhibition invites viewers to question notions of infallibility, self-identity, and the intersection of art and spirituality while showcasing the artist's ability to ignite meaningful conversations. Created during her transformative Artist Residency in Motherhood amidst Sintra...
2023-08-011h 02Liminal Gallery PodcastEpisode 12 - Cedric ChristieLiminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Cedric Christie to coincide with his solo exhibition 'Infallible' in our main space at Liminal Gallery in Margate. The exhibition opened on Saturday 3rd June and continues until 29th June 2023.Featuring bespoke work created for Liminal’s unique space alongside Christie’s saturated wall-based minimalist sculptures, the exhibition invites viewers to question notions of infallibility, self-identity, and the intersection of art and spirituality while showcasing the artist's ability to ignite meaningful conversations. ‘Infallible’ delves into the concept of unquestionable authority, asking viewers to reflect...
2023-06-261h 02Liminal Gallery PodcastEpisode 11 - Andrew Torr & Gemma PeppéLiminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Andrew Torr and Director of the AOP Gallery Gemma Peppé to coincide with Torr's solo exhibition 'Nocturnes' in our main space at Liminal Gallery in Margate. The exhibition is co-curated by Liminal Gallery and The AOP Gallery and opened on 6th May 2023. It isn’t too far-fetched to say that Torr has invented his own version of landscape painting with his Nocturnes. Each painting has a thin bright line that runs along the horizon and below the trees. The line contains a hive of city life, car...
2023-05-231h 06Liminal Gallery PodcastEpisode 10 - Jemima SaraLiminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Jemima Sara, who is the first artist to exhibit in our new exhibition space 'The Cupboard' with a solo exhibition titled 'The Toilet' which opened on 11th March in our Margate-based Gallery. Jemima Sara is a multidisciplinary artist who incorporates the fluidity of everyday life, mental health and freedom of expression into her practice. Her formal training in Puppetry at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (graduating in 2018) followed by a MFA in Drawing at Camberwell (graduating in 2021) has enriched her drawing practice, allowing h...
2023-05-1253 minLiminal Gallery PodcastEpisode 09 - Flora BradwellLiminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Flora Bradwell, who has artwork in our current group exhibition 'Try a little...Tenderness' which opened on 4th February in our Margate-based Gallery. A compulsion towards the carnivalesque and a vibrant trashy aesthetic are key to Flora Bradwell's playful practice. Encompassing painting, sculpture, video and performance Flora's work revels in the generously grotesque. Compositions of frescoes, cult manifestoes and nursery rhymes are squeezed through a fantastical filter to create dimly recognisable imagined worlds. Camp and theatrics are employed to demonstrate the ridiculousness of patriarchal systems and g...
2023-02-221h 06Liminal Gallery PodcastEpisode 08 - Ingrid Berthon-MoineLiminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Ingrid Berthon-Moine, who has artwork in our current group exhibition 'Try a little...Tenderness' which opened on 4th February in our Margate-based Gallery. Ingrid Berthon-Moine is a French multi-disciplinary artist based in London. Her work examines the construction of gender identity and its behavioural consequences in our society. In 2020, she created the online project ‘I Lack it, I Like it’ where she interviews womxn, who work in various fields of the artistic and creative industries, on their notion of lack. Berthon-Moine has exhibi...
2023-02-171h 03Liminal Gallery PodcastEpisode 07 - Damien FloodLiminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Damien Flood, who has artwork in our upcoming group exhibition 'Try a little...Tenderness' which opens on 4th February in our Margate-based Gallery. Damien Flood b. 1979, is an Irish artist based in Dublin.His work is grounded in early writings on philosophy, theology, alchemy, and the natural sciences and explores the mutability of 'reality' and language.Flood has exhibited extensively both nationally and internationally including Dubai, New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris, Berlin, Cologne, Knokke, Modena. Solo shows include: DIG, Green on Red Gallery, D...
2023-02-011h 20Liminal Gallery PodcastEpisode 06 - Alexis Soul-GrayLiminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Alexis Soul-Gray, who has a solo exhibition 'Dancing in the Dark' in our Margate-based Gallery. Alexis Soul-Gray (b.1980), lives and works in Devon and is currently studying MA Painting at The Royal College of Art. She is an alumni of The Royal Drawing School having completed the Postgraduate Drawing Year between 2006-7. Her undergraduate degree is in Drawing from Camberwell College of Art, graduating in 2003 after completing a foundation course at Central Saint Martins College of Art. Soul-Gray has held lecturing positions in universities, worked as an independent curator an...
2023-01-201h 53Liminal Gallery PodcastEpisode 05 - Lindsey Jean McLeanLiminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with artist Lindsey Jean McLean, who has a solo exhibition 'Oversized Swords, Chains and Gloves' in our Margate-based Gallery. Lindsey Jean McLean studied her BA in painting at Glasgow School of Art (2009-2013), she is a Drawing Year graduate from The Royal Drawing School (2013-2014) and a recent post-graduate in painting from The Slade School of Fine Art (2019-2021). Selected exhibitions include Solo Show at Galerie Wolfsen (2022, Aaborg, Denmark), Power of Femininity at Kutlesa Gallery (2022, Goldau, Switzerland) Veiled Bodies at Liliya Gallery (2021, London, UK) and London Grads Now at The Saatchi Gallery (2021, L...
2022-12-1353 minLiminal Gallery PodcastEpisode 04 - Jennifer NieuwlandLiminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with artist Jennifer Nieuwland, who is exhibiting a painting in our current group exhibition 'Matrescence'. Jennifer Nieuwland is a contemporary artist who lives and works in London. She is Dutch by nationality and spent her formative years in Milan, Italy. Nieuwland was mostly self-taught before embarking on an MA in Fine Art at City and Guilds of London Art School, completed in October 2021. This resulted in a marked shift in her practice, which now focuses on exploring bodily memory and the sensory. She has been shortlisted for a variety of prizes such a...
2022-11-2459 minLiminal Gallery PodcastEpisode 03 - Sarah MapleLiminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with artist Sarah Maple who is exhibiting a painting in our current group exhibition 'Matrescence'. Sarah Maple is an award winning visual artist known for her bold, brave, mischievous and occasionally controversial artworks that challenge notions of identity, religion and the status quo. Much of Maple's inspiration originates from her mixed religious and cultural upbringing.Sarah’s artwork, film and performances have been exhibited internationally at galleries and institutions including Tate Britain, Golden Thread Gallery and Tallin Art Hall. Her recent commissions include The Baltic, New Art Exchange and Sky Art...
2022-11-171h 06Liminal Gallery PodcastEpisode 02 - Catherine LetteLiminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with artist Catherine Lette who is exhibiting a painting in our upcoming group exhibition 'Matrescence'. Catherine Lette is a painter from Cornwall now living and working in South London. With a BA in Fine Art from Central Saint Martins Lette has developed her painting practice over the past few years at Turps Art School.Lette’s work is concerned primarily with the figure and questioning the impact of contemporary life upon body and mind. Inspired by current events, Lette works from life, memory and collage to explore embodiment and disembodiment in...
2022-11-031h 12Liminal Gallery PodcastEpisode 01 - Damien CifelliLiminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with artist Damien Cifelli during his solo exhibition 'Tarogramma'. Damien Cifelli is a multidisciplinary artist from Edinburgh, now based in London. His work explores a fictitious land named Tarogramma. Referencing the scale and compositions of history paintings and historical sculpture, he has built a detailed culture with its own aesthetic, way of living, and understanding of the world; one that is at once alien, and eerily similar to our own. The paintings are a visual representation of this alternative society - documentary images of a new world. Recent sol...
2022-10-1056 minLiminal Gallery PodcastEpisode 00 - IntroIntroduction episode for Liminal Gallery's Podcast with host, Founder and Director of Liminal, Louise Fitzjohn. On this new arts-based podcast, Fitzjohn speaks with the contemporary artists exhibiting in the Margate-based Gallery. With an exciting programme of solo and group exhibitions, it is a fantastic way to delve deeper into the artists practice and to probe their innermost thoughts about their exhibitions.Liminal Gallery was founded in April 2021 and works with contemporary artists currently practicing in the UK & Ireland, showing the incredibly diverse creatives that are based here. Please join us, both on this podcast and down in M...
2022-10-1001 min
Art on a PodcastSpring has Sprung - Art on a Postcard Mini Auction Curated by Jealous GalleryWe're excited to announce the launch of our mini Art on a Postcard Auction curated by Jealous Gallery. Spring has Sprung is packed full of all the idiosyncrasies we love about Jealous, the artwork is playful, has a sense of humour and is imbued with optimism.
Artists such as Stanley Donwood, who has a number of print releases and a forthcoming solo exhibition with Jealous, is most famous for Radiohead’s artwork and his numerous prints for Glastonbury; Miss Buggs who had an eye-poppingly great show at Jealous Gallery prior to lockdown with subverted resin ice lollies containing syringes, razors an...
2021-03-3121 min