Current Exhibition
John Watts
Two Harbour Towns
3rd November to the 23rd November
Originally trained as a graphic designer, John spent 30 years running a Mayfair based consultancy, working extensively through Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Having established a following with his figure photography, he moved to Ramsgate five years ago and applied his unique approach to landscapes
This exhibition represents his love of two harbour towns - Ramsgate and Nice.
Upcoming Exhibition
Karen King
'Foreshore'
24th November to the 14th December
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Karen H-King
Artist & Illustrator
Heavily influenced by nature, Karen King is a multi-disciplinary artist working in gouache, oils, acrylic, resin and watercolour. She loves experimenting with texture and colour and producing work both ‘en plein air’ and in the studio. In recent years she has exhibited widely across the UK, and her work is now collected around the world. She has over 160k followers on TikTok, where she regularly paints live and demonstrates techniques.
Karen originally trained as a Scientific Illustrator at Middlesex University in the 1990’s gaining a 1st Class BA(Hons) degree. Following this she was a freelance illustrator for world famous publishers such as Penguin, HarperCollins and Dorling Kindersley and went on to become a graphic designer for the Fire Service for over 12 years.
Since 2010, Karen has lived in Broadstairs, Kent, where she opened the New Kent Art Gallery & Studio. Here, she exhibits her own work alongside a collective of fellow Kent artists and makers and has developed an extraordinary reputation in her field.
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Recently she was made Vice Chair of the East Kent Art Society, shortlisted for the Royal Institute of Marine Artists and has been a Wild Card artist for the Sky Arts Artist of the Year Competition. ‘The Good Bug’ book was published in 2024, featuring 40 of her illustrations and she was selected for the Making Space for Nature project by Kent County Council.
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One of her aims is to bring art to all and use art to help local charities such as the Town Team, and in 2021 was selected to design and paint a public art sculpture that featured as part of Elmer’s Big Heart of Kent Parade, raising money for Heart of Kent Hospice. Her design featured inspirational quotes on equality and diversity and was auctioned for over £11,000 for charity and was also selected for the Shaun the Sheep Trail in 2024. She continues to encourage younger artists and champion the benefits of creativity for mental health.
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Solo and Group Exhibitions and Notable Achievements
York Street Gallery, Ramsgate Solo 2016
East Kent Open Houses Solo 2016
Ash Church, Ash 2017
Nice Things, Ramsgate 2017
Sky Arts Landscape, Wild Card 2017
Pie Factory, Margate 2018
Sky Arts Landscape, Wild Card 2018
McGillan & Woodall, Ramsgate Solo 2019
York Street Gallery, Ramsgate Group Collective 2021
Bluewater Shopping Centre, Over the Rainbow collective Nov 2021
Pie Factory, Margate Collective 2021
Sky Arts Landscape, Wild Card 2021
EKAS, Sandwich 2021
Elmer Parade, Maidstone 2021
The Horsebridge Centre, Collective Whitstable 2022
East Kent Open Houses, Broadstairs 2022
Palm Bay Arts Auction, 2023
From the Isle , Horsebridge Arts Centre 2023
Shaun the Sheep Art trail 2024
From the Isle , Whitstable 2024
Making Space for Nature Summer commissioned artist Kent 2024
Halpern & Nucleus Arts, Chatham 2024
East Kent Art Society Summer Exhibition & Vice Chairship
Website – www.karenhking.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/karenhking_art
TikTok – www.tiktok.com/newkentart
Upcoming Exhibition
Peter Campbell-Saunders
'As Nature Intended'
15th December to the 11th January
Exhibiting with Turner Rowe Art Centre
We have a fabulous galIery wall in the studio to show off your work in all it's glory! You will have approximately 9m of hanging space, on up to 3 levels with extra plinth space. We provide the hanging service, packaging and sales card costs are included, as well as a private view with snacks and drinks.
Hiring our wall costs £200 for a three week period for 2025. With a 25% commission on sales.
Collectives/groups are welcome. Our stewards work hard on your behalf, so all you have to do is drop off your work, invite all of your friends, family and clients, publish details on social media then collect any unsold work. If you would like to exhibit with us, please email or submit our contact form in the first instance.
We are more than happy to offer advice to new exhibitors. Pop in for a chat!
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Dates for your diary 2024 & 2025
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John Watts 3rd November - 23rd November
Karen King 24th November - 14th December
Peter Campbell-Saunders 15th December - 11th January 2024
Mixed show 12th January - 25th January 2025
Pippa Howard 17th February - 25th February 2025
Art <100 26th February - 23rd March 2025
Skye Tobin Sunday 20th April - Saturday 10th May 2025
Katrina Dallamore Sunday 11th May - Saturday 31st May 2025
Brian Bartlett Sunday 1st June - Saturday 21st June 2025
Alaster Caulder Sunday 22nd June - Saturday 12th July 2025
Laurence Short 13th July - 2nd August 2025
Peter Saunders New Work 3rd August - 23rd August 2025
Kim Saint 24th August - 13th September 2025
Cathy Harvey - 17th September - 4th October 2025
Mixed Show Sunday 5th October - Saturday 25th October 2025
Laurence Short 16th November - 6th December 2025
Print Show 4th January - 24th January 2026
Art <100 25th January - 15th February 2026
Mixed Show 11th October - 31st October 2026
Dates Available for 2025
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Sunday 26th January - Saturday 16th February 2025
Sunday 23rd March - Saturday 12th April 2025
Sunday 26th October - Saturday 15th November
Sunday 7th December - 27th December
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Dates Available for 2026
15th March - 4th April
5th April - 26th April
27th April - 16th May
17th May - 6th June
7th June - 27th June
28th June - 18th July
19th July - 8th August
9th August - 29th August
30th August - 19th September
20th September - 10th October
1st November - 21st November
22nd November - 13th December
14th December - 2nd January (2027)
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Exciting new opportunity
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We have a large portfolio of artists showing in our permanent digital exhibition.
Our clients are invited to view the digital gallery, once they have made their selection, we print on demand. We have had a fabulous response so
If you would like to join us, please message, call or pop in to the studio to find out how it all works.
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