Kate Westbrook British

The gallery is proud to present Moor to Sea, a mixed exhibition featuring work by a collection of talented artists.
Dartmoor is the main focus of the exhibition – a beautiful, wild and diverse landscape that provides endless inspiration, from its distinctive granite tors and standing stones to wooded valleys, tumbling streams, open moorland and much-loved Dartmoor ponies. Covering an area of 978 square kilometres, there are many places on the moor where you can catch a glimpse of the sea along the South Devon coast. This is the inspiration behind the ‘Moor to Sea’ theme, with the exhibition also featuring paintings of well-known beaches and coastal landmarks.

Among the artists exhibiting is eco-artist Emma Lamb, who seeks to highlight the environmental challenges facing the moor through her original 3D work on handmade paper. Kate Aggett is known for her atmospheric collages depicting familiar landscapes, while award-winning artist Emma Carter Bromfield brings her distinctive work to the exhibition.

James Tatum, Andrew Miller and Michael Hill are each exhibiting new work inspired by Dartmoor’s landscapes. Karen Popham, much loved for her still-life painting, is showing her talent for landscapes with some beautiful Dartmoor scenes, while Yvonne Coomber, renowned for her bold and brightly coloured flowers, is exhibiting a small collection of her work.

Throughout the exhibition, we are delighted to be supporting Dartmoor Futures, a charity working with partners and communities to shape the long-term health and resilience of Dartmoor.

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Kate Westbrook, a talented musician and artist, has produced a wonderful series of detailed paintings depicting scenes relating to the myth about Diana and Actaeon.

Fernando Asian, a popular surrealist artist who was forced to flee Venezuela in 2019 due to political unrest, is showcasing some astonishing large paintings full of the intensity and vivid colours that he is famous for internationally.

New to the gallery, Connor McIntyre is well known for his acting roles in theatre, film and television and only discovered his artistic talent at the age of fifty. The paintings that Connor is showing are inspired by the "shifting weather systems of the mind - where memory, myth and melancholy collide. They invite viewers to navigate a terrain that's as much about feeling as form." His work is held in private and institutional collections worldwide.

The second artist also exhibiting for the first time, is Jo Thorne who specialises in contemporary expressionist painting. Jo describes her work as "visual narratives that explore human connection through abstract painting and experimentation." She cleverly uses colour and expressive mark-making to spark a connection with the viewer.

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