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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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Announcing the location of our new home.
Kellie Miller Arts (KMA) Gallery makes landmark move to historic Dockerills site in Church Street, Brighton, UK
Smile to the Sun
Helen Phoenix—her first name, Helen, means light, warm, and shining; her last name, Phoenix, is destined to take all birds under her creative wing.
The Phoenix is a mythological immortal bird that appears in Greek, Egyptian and Persian folklore. Being associated with the sun, it resembles the Greek legend of Icarus, who flew too close to its rays and burned his wings.
More than Words
To connect with the visual arts, you need to set time aside to feel. The messages conveyed can be just whispers. With many distractions and activities vying for our attention in a social media—and technologically dominated era, if we are not still enough in this noisy, demanding world, we can easily miss the sometimes hidden, treasured meanings.
Form over Function
Croatian-born Branka Vrhovski-Stanton's ceramic vessels grab our attention. The execution of her pieces harks back to the Palaeolithic era, where the earliest evidence of pottery production was unearthed. Unique pieces are created by hand, either built by coils or from slabs of clay. The nature of coiling her vessels and the predominately dry, porous surfaces pay homage to ancient traditional techniques.
Goddesses, Earthmothers and Madonnas
Jessie Mooy has an empathetic relationship with all animals. Through her art, she wants to bring awareness to those who are abused, exploited, and on the brink of extinction. She also wants to keep the conversation about our climate emergency alive.
Drawing with Light
Photography—drawing with light—uses light to record an image using various methods, including digital, magnetic, camera-less, and analogue. Ann Petruckevitch uses an array of techniques to explore her interest in image interpretation. At the heart of what she does is a thirst for experimentation. She challenges herself to create images that attempt to capture the subject matter's depth, shape, and visual impact by presenting them on media, enabling an organic exploration.
In the Moment
Mary Jones is a ceramic artist otherwise known as The Brick Thief. KMA Gallery was the first to showcase Mary Jones' characterful sculptural heads. Since then, Mary has been headhunted by designer Paul Smith to produce a collection for his new art venture.
Mary's work is a response to conversations she encounters with people in her everyday life. She is particularly interested in dialogues with strangers on public transport. She gathers these heart-to-hearts with visual information and returns with them to her studio
Circle of Life
The representation of the circle has a profound symbolic meaning in religious, mathematical and spiritual realms. It signifies wholeness, infinity, growth, rebirth, death, potential, perfection, godliness, unity and divinity.