The Autumn Show ‘23

A collection of works by new and established artists.

We are exhibiting from the 21st of October until the end of the Canterbury Festival on the 4th of November.

The show launches at 2pm on the 21st offering a chance to meet some artists in person. Refreshments have been provided by Canterbury Rugby Club.

This is a FREE admission event.

Monday-Saturday

10am-5pm

To celebrate the upcoming 65th birthday and highly anticipated retrospective of one of the UK’s most influential figurative painters Peter Howson, we will be displaying rarely seen limited edition prints and original pieces by the artist for two weeks only. Howson’s retrospective ‘When the Apple Ripens: Peter Howson at 65’ will be held in the Edinburgh City Art Centre in May.

Many of his paintings derive inspiration from the streets of Glasgow, where he was brought up. He is renowned for his penetrating insight into the human condition, and his heroic portrayals of the mighty and meek. His art is described by Robert Heller as “founded in Humanity, especially the human face”.

Howson was born in London in 1958. He studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1975 – 1977, and returned in 1979 to complete a Masters degree . In 1985 he was made the Artist in Residence at the University of St Andrews and also a part-time tutor at Glasgow School of Art. In 1992 he was commissioned by the Imperial War Museum to record the conflict in the former Yugoslavia. He was appointed official British war artist for Bosnia in 1993 and a few years later in 1996 was awarded Doctor of Letters Honoras Causa, University of Strathclyde.

His work has been shown in major shows around the world including the ‘Eye on Europe’ exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and ‘The Naked Portrait’ exhibition in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in 2007.

Prior to converting to Christianity in 2000 , Howson responded to pain by pursuing hedonism. His experiences of abuse – whether self-inflicted and substance-related or the traumatic events of his childhood – have afforded him an affinity with those individuals who are classed as somehow ‘on the edge’.

His work has caught the attention of a number of prominent cultural figures, celebrities and creatives as well as striking a chord with prisoners, a voiceless demographic from whom Howson receives many letters of support. His ability to speak to the peripheries – to both the exclusive echelons living ‘the highlife’ and the socially alienated outsiders labelled ‘low lives’ – is proof of his enduring skill at capturing the maverick, excessive and non-conformist, while also seeking spiritual change.

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SHOW EXTENDED UNTIL 16TH DECEMBER

We are excited to announce our upcoming solo show with Whitstable based artist Anna Allworthy!

The show will feature a brand new and atmospheric collection of artworks that have drawn inspiration from locations both near and far, including New York, Amsterdam, London, Margate and (of course) Canterbury!

If you are a fan of Anna’s work, this will not be one to miss…

The show launched on Friday 25th November and we gloriously well attended and received!

A special thanks to those that attended and, to the incredibly delectable Whitstable Harbour Gin for sponsoring this event.

Anna’s show ‘Global Explorations’ is available to view now up until the 11th December, you will not be disappointed.

A huge thank you to those who attended the launch party for our Autumn Show, we had a wonderful time! Special thanks to Bella at Kentish Pip for providing the seasonably delicious cider.

The Autumn Show features a collection of works by forty new and established, local and not-so-local artists. It will run until Saturday 12th November 5pm.

For a sneaky peek at some of our featured artists, follow us on insta @lilfordgalleryandframing

Garry Raymond-Pereira is a Norwich-based painter, renowned for his atmospheric land and seascapes.

With over 200 highly successful shows within the last ten years across the UK, Europe, the U.S. & Canada, and a body of collectors worldwide, we are extraordinarily delighted to announce ‘Joyland’ - a new and exclusive solo show with Garry, coming to Lilford on the 15th October.

The show will feature over 30 original oil paintings inspired by landscapes across the United Kingdom.

Another solo exhibition from one of our favourite multi-media artist LUAP. This time we will be showcasing a brand new series of original watercolours!

We are enjoying this show so much we have extended until 25th June!

We are beyond excited to announce Huddie Hamper’s first ever solo exhibition will be here in Canterbury at Lilford Gallery. The son of prolific creative Billy Childish brings his own unique style and voice to us with his first solo show, featuring never-before seen works including original paintings and a selection limited prints.

Due to the overwhelming success of this show, we have extended the event until 14th May and brand brand new original artworks have been added.

We are beyond excited to announce Huddie Hamper’s first ever solo exhibition will be here in Canterbury at Lilford Gallery. The son of prolific creative Billy Childish brings his own unique style and voice to us with his first solo show, featuring never-before seen works including original paintings and a selection limited prints.

Due to the overwhelming success of this show, we have extended the event until 13th May and brand new original artworks have been added.

Elizabeth Akehurst always draws on particular experiences, such as meals with friends, watching builders and decorators at work or going to concerts.

The paintings arise slowly out of a long period of work. Initially rapid, preliminary studies are made in pen, ink or watercolour. The sketches, which are sometimes supplemented by photographs, are used to produce a large number of small pieces exploring compositional forms, colour and tone. Some of these may develop into larger watercolour, gouache or collage works.

Paint is applied using a range of brushes, rollers or even a palette knife. Additional line is added, a vital compositional element in the work, with charcoal, oil pastel or the end of the brush. Texture and depth is created in planes; drawing the paint forwards or backwards animates the surface.

It is five years since we lost David Bowie, Lilford Gallery presents five artists’ varied views of him. Each artist has prints that give us a glimpse into Bowie’s ever fast-moving persona. Using pop colours, the various editions use media in the form of hot foil, Instax prints, digital and traditional hand-pulled screen- printing techniques. David Bowie left his mark across Pop, Rock as well as breaking ground into the mainstream art world with movies and electronic innovation. From his early teenage mind he crafted stories, music and emotions that resonate across generations.

The Exhibition is presented by Vincent McEvoy and Emily Smeaton of Hypergallery

We are delighted to present a new show of paintings by this talented and popular artist.

We have been working with Jonathan for more many years and his is consistently our best selling artist. Like a lot of artists he has spent his year in lockdown working on a new body of work and this is what we present here. We know you’ll love it as we do.