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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.

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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

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Upcoming Exhibition

Peter Campbell-Saunders
 'As Nature Intended'
15th December to the 11th January

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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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