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Directed by artist, curator and critic Kellie Miller, KMA gallery offers a unique and original voice. This blog offers our followers the opportunity to delve deeper into our world to discover more about the artists we represent, upcoming exhibition themes and collections, and to join the wider discussion as we explore and reflect on current events shaping the creative world we love so much.
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Conversations
Su Jameson's new collection 'Conversations' explores the connections and complexities of being human and the tools we use to communicate.
Celebrating the life of Adela Powell
The 14th of August, 2023 would have been Adela Powell’s 78th birthday. What better way than to mark the occasion by honouring her and her works.
Good Companions
Carolyn Bew is a British artist working as a painter and printmaker. Her prints use the traditional etching and aquatint process that goes back to the 15th Century. She is indebted to mark-making and gesture, always returning to an expressionistic handling of materials.
Windows of the Soul–The Works of P.X. Miranda
The saying The Eyes are the Windows of the Soul has been attributed to William Shakespeare. However, the exact origins are unknown and could be accredited to the bible or derived from the Arab World.
Buying art for the first time
Buying art for the first time should be an exciting new journey, but it can also be daunting. This guide will help you get started.
I see Pictures everywhere I go
Canadian artist Dana Cowie has an English heritage which naturally influences her paintings. If you were to cut her, no doubt paint would flow. Art is her language and love, she says:
I need to paint. It's an extension of who I am, how I see the world and how I declare my faith. Sometimes, I cannot find the words, yet I can communicate well using pictures.
Creativity is a Right not a Privilege
I was recently invited to contribute to an ITV Meridian feature about encouraging and supporting young people from deprived backgrounds to engage with the arts.
Things I must not say or do
When we first encounter Jemma Gowland's artworks, we are drawn to their delicate and beautiful appearance. These small to medium-scaled sculptures echo the figurines adorning the shelves of your grandmother's house—inviting and collectable figures that cheer any home. On closer inspection, though, these sculptures speak of loss, introspection and fragility.