January: INNERSCAPES by Maryam Hashemi
We are delighted to announce that Maryam Hashemi is The All Good Bookshop's first artist in residence! Throughout January Maryam will be at the shop in person - making work here, giving workshops and appearing at events. Meanwhile in the gallery space we'll be exhibiting her latest show.
INNERSCAPES is a series of mixed media collage works incorporating textile and objects, each acting as a window to Maryam's internal world where different aspects are integrating and coming together.
Many of the elements that are used in the works connect to a memory and have a story which makes each work dense with narrative and personal history.
February: CRITICAL MINERALS by Emma Pugmire
"We no longer ground Lapis or Earth Colours but I still regard paint as a critical mineral vital to convey and communicate our understanding of the world. I am influenced by Impressionism, Surrealism, Sci Fi and Fantasy Art and Pop Art. I like to paint and draw my local parks and green spaces. I also take my pictures from magazines, advertising, hotel and hospitality layouts. I rework them to make my own interior landscapes based on associations, feelings and memories. As a Stuckist Artist I think 'Painting pictures is what matters.' I also attend Counterfire meetings at this venue and try to explore political and ecological themes in my work."