Full Circle - Greece and Bevere

An exhibition of original paintings by Christopher Hughes

1^st - 30^th December 2007

The Gallery closes for Christmas at lunchtime on 24th and reopens on 27th December

Christopher Hughes left the famous Royal Worcester Porcelain Company in 1980 to become a freelance artist. His watercolours, oils and ceramics have been sold throughout the UK, Europe, USA, Japan and Australia.

He began teaching painting at Bevere Vivis around 1985 which led to him taking painters from England to the small Greek island of Alonissos, where his painting holidays became extremely popular.

Since those early days the Christopher Hughes Gallery in the Tything, became the centre for all his work. Three years ago, Chris and his wife Jane bought an olive grove in the forest of Alonissos and designed their own house and studio, where he now holds painting holidays. This commitment has meant releasing his gallery, in the Tything, but as things often go full circle, he has joined forces with Alastair and Kim Taylor at The Gallery at Bevere, where his paintings and prints can be seen, he intends to establish painting classes and workshops at The Gallery too.

Gallery owner Alastair Taylor says "We are delighted to be the new home of Chris's work in Worcester and to be exhibiting a large body of his recent work to include traditional local landscapes and his modern scenes from the Mediterranean".

Also featuring
Ceramics by Kyoko Takahashi, Jacob van der Beugel,
Jo Lee, Allison Weightman and Wied & Diederik Heyning

This show combines figurative, functional and decorative work in our celebration of the art as well as the craft in contemporary ceramics. Jo Lee is a debutante who graduated from Wolverhampton this year, Stuart Dickens the gallery's ceramics curator says "In our view she is a talent to watch".

Forthcoming events and exhibitions

January 5th - February 24th 2008

Ceramics	The Graduate Show
Paintings	Carole Baker, Anthony Bridge, Mike Healey

March 1st - March 30th 2008

Ceramics	Joy Bosworth, Jean Jenkins, Andrew Palin, Susan Nemeth
Paintings	Derek Williams, John Scott Martin

April 5th 2008 - June 1st 2008

Ceramics	Kiln to Table - a selection of work from 14 makers with dining in mind
Paintings	Still Life and Floral work in a variety of mediums from 8 professional artists to include Nel Whatmore and Beth Fletcher

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7th June - 29th June 2008	Henri Matisse at The Gallery - An exhibition of Henri Matisse Original Lithographs
5th April - 1st June 2008	The Art Of Dining - An exhibition of Paintings and Ceramics
1st March - 30th March 2008	From The Same Earth - An exhibition of Pastel Paintings and Ceramics
12th January - 24th February 2008	The Graduate Show - update
12th January - 24th February 2008	The Graduate Show - Work by 17 of the best graduates from 2007 in ceramics and glass
1st December - 30th December 2007	Full Circle - Greece and Bevere - an exhibition of original paintings by Christopher Hughes
3rd November - 25th November 2007	Individual Voices - an exhibition of Ceramics and Paintings
6th October - 28th October 2007	Tradition and Talent - an exhibition of Ceramics and Paintings
1st September - 29th September 2007	Peninsula Exhibition - an exhibition of Ceramics and Paintings
4th August - 25th August 2007	Exploring new boundaries - an exhibition of Ceramics and Paintings
1st July - 28th July 2007	If you go down to the woods today......
2nd June - 28th July 2007	The Craft Potters Association at fifty - a veritable who's who and A-Z of style, technique and expression
5th May - 26th May 2007	"New Pots" solo exhibition featuring stoneware pottery by Phil Rogers
7th April - 28th April 2007	"Spring Surprises - New Vessels" featuring John Jelfs with Claudia Lis and Françoise Dufayard
3rd March - 31st March 2007	"Figures, Objects, Abstracts" featuring John Higgins, Jude Jelfs and Christy Keeney
3rd Feb - 24th Feb 2007	"Difference and Diversity in Clay" by Bethan Lloyd Worthington, Clare Crouchman, Ninna Gøtzsche, Annabel Faraday and James and Tilla Waters
6th Jan - 22nd Jan 2007	"New Faces, New Work" by 2005 Degree Show potters from Harrow and Wolverhampton Schools of Ceramics
2nd Dec - 30th Dec 2006	"Raku - The Spirit in the Fire" works by Tim Andrews, David Jones and Emma Johnstone
4th Nov - 25th Nov 2006	Porcelain - A Capricious Beauty" by Chris Keenan, Jack Doherty and Joanna Howells
7th Oct - 28th Oct 2006	An exhibition of Ceramics by Emma Rodgers and Tina Vlassopulos
2nd Sept - 30th Sept 2006	"Now and Then" by Jitka Palmer and Earthenware, Stoneware and Porcelain by Roger Lewis
5th Aug - 26th Aug 2006	"Ceramics by Two Potters"
1st July - 29th July 2006	Solo ceramics exhibition by Paul Jackson.
3rd June - 24th June 2006	Ceramics and Art Exhibition - Featuring slipware pottery by Clive Bowen and Michael Eden.
5th May - 27th May 2006	Ceramics Exhibition - Featuring the works of Jane Hamlyn, John Pollex and Gilda Westermann