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Introducing A Room of One's Own artist no. 7: Reece Jones! Reece lives and works in Suffolk, UK. In recent years, a process led approach to making labour intensive drawings has shifted to a growing body of paintings on paper, board, canvas and panel. Application ranges from light, layered washes to built arrangements. Some are iterations on specific themes such as costumed hands reaching into space. Some are riffs on found images from film, documentary or his own archive of historic work. They focus on formal relationships and the luminosity of various layers of paint, but also (crucially) on the elasticity of their potential interpretation. They may be rhetorical or iconic, or they may be the origin of something which will slide into interpretive complexity. Reece studied at the Royal Academy Schools and was one of the founders and curators of the Rockwell project space in Hackney. He writes and curates occasionally. He is a lecturer in Fine Art at City & Guilds of London Art School, an Associate Lecturer in Fine Art at Anglia Ruskin University, guest mentor at PLOP and Good Eye Projects residencies and runs a program of bespoke, critical, close viewing sessions for artists in their studios. DM for enquiries, or come along to see the work in person: A Room of One's Own Gallery 66, The Old High St, Folkestone 29 May - 7 June, 10am - 5pm daily Collector's View (open to all) - Thurs 28 May, 5-8pm Late Opening - Fri 29 May, 5-8pm Artist Talks - Thurs 4 June, 5-6.30pm

Introducing A Room of One's Own artist no. 6: Olly Fathers! Olly is an artist based in Brixton, London. His work explores the relations between abstract shapes, different materials, and forms. Creating well finished, often playful pieces that encourage the viewer to take a closer look to understand the balance and precision involved. With a strict eye for detail, Olly takes great satisfaction in the making process and this often becomes influential in the outcome of his work. With a keen interest in woodwork, both as a skill and its use in Art and Design, Fathers has developed a desire to use wood in his practice and creates pieces using a range of different types and species. These works take inspiration from architecture, design, and culture including early computer technology and graphics. These pieces use incredibly intricately cut wood veneers brought together using self taught marquetry techniques. These works explore the visual language between simple forms and materials, working shapes into playful harmonies with one another to create this tranquil balance. Olly's work is shown regularly across the UK, including several appearances at Saatchi Gallery, and internationally including Greece, South Korea and Germany. His work is held in numerous collections, including several Soho House locations and private collections in UK, Europe, USA, Australia, and NZ. DM for enquiries, or come along to see the work in person: A Room of One's Own Gallery 66, The Old High St, Folkestone 29 May - 7 June, 10am - 5pm daily Collector's View (open to all) - Thurs 28 May, 5-8pm Late Opening - Fri 29 May, 5-8pm Artist Talks - Thurs 4 June, 5-6.30pm

Introducing A Room of One's Own artist no. 5: Janet Currier! Janet works across soft sculpture, installation, drawing and painting. She is interested in pattern and things that repeat, like the print on an old worn out pair of pyjamas, the motif on a scrap of wallpaper, or the act of arranging and rearranging a mass of soft sculptures in unexpected spaces. Repetition of marks, gestures and multiple forms become a stand in for the loving and often monotonous work of caring for others. Janet examines the ‘more than human’: the objects and organisms we coexist with. She explores the stickiness of things, the way stuff attaches itself to us, holds memory, demands our attention and needs so much looking after. Rooted in the domestic, and often intensely autobiographical, Janet’s work examines universal and shared themes of female subjectivity, physical vulnerability, care, motherhood, loss and transformation. Living and working in London, Currier received her MFA from Goldsmiths in 2017, winning the Warden’s Art Prize that year. Her work is held in various private and public collections including Goldsmiths College Collection. She was awarded the first Elephant Residency at Griffin Studios in 2017. She was shortlisted for the Denton Prize in 2020. She a current New Platform Arts participant. DM for enquiries, or come along to see the work in person: A Room of One's Own Gallery 66, The Old High St, Folkestone 29 May - 7 June, 10am - 5pm daily Collector's View (open to all) - Thurs 28 May, 5-8pm Late Opening - Fri 29 May, 5-8pm

Introducing A Room of One's Own artist no.4: Rebecca Byrne!! Rebecca is an American artist living in London, with a practice based in drawing and painting. In 2012 she complete her MA Fine Art from The Chelsea College of Art and Design. She was an artist-in-residence at Vincent Van GoghHuis Museum in 2017 and at The Florence Trust in 2018. Rebecca received a commission by the arts mental health charity Hospital Rooms for a project at Ipswich NHS (2019) and was awarded a DYCP Grant from the Arts Council England (2022). Rebecca recently had a solo show at @schoolgalleryfolkestone entitled Wild Land (2025); she also presented Room, at The Van Gogh Galerie, Netherlands (2017) after her residency there; both shows incorporate site-specific work, a consistent thread in her practice. DM for enquiries, or come along to see the work in person: A Room of One's Own Gallery 66, The Old High St, Folkestone 29 May - 7 June, 10am - 5pm daily Collector's View (open to all) - Thurs 28 May, 5-8pm Late Opening - Fri 29 May, 5-8pm

Introducing A Room of One's Own artist no. 3 - Orlanda Broom! Orlanda says of her work, "‘My paintings are layered compositions drawing from lush flora set in wild terrains and otherworldly landscapes. The familiar motifs of floral and landscape painting act as a language through which to explore nature's capacity for growth, decay, and renewal - and how this mirrors our own human experience." Orlanda is a British painter, based in the South East of England. She studied in Barcelona for an MA in Fine Art from Winchester School of Art in 1997. A Room of One's Own Gallery 66, The Old High Street, Folkestone 29 May - 7 June, 10am - 5pm daily Opening night - Thurs 28 May, 5 - 8pm Late Opening - Fri 29 May, 5 - 8pm

Introducing A Room of One's Own artist no.2 - Scarlett Bowman! Scarlett is a London-based multi-disciplinary artist, who uses the process of collage and assemblage as a metaphor for recording information. Highly tactile, her work is formed by the basic attributes of collage; juxtaposing various parts to make a whole, putting one thing together with another thing. Through a playful engagement of material exploration, her process is a mix of intuition and deliberate placement. Fragmented shapes loosely resembling everyday ephemera are removed from their original context and re-assembled to create entirely new narratives, enabling multiple references to be weaved into a single narrative. Inspired by movements such as Arte Povera and Outsider Art, Scarlett takes an archaeological approach to make work. Selected found materials are chosen both for their formal value (shape, colour, texture) and their autobiographical value (history, use value). A Room of One's Own 29 May - 7 June Gallery 66, Old High Street, Folkestone * Collectors' View - Thurs 28 May, 5 - 8pm * Late Opening - Fri 29 May, 5 - 8pm * Collector's Evening (with artist talks, drinks and dinner at Pomus) - Thurs 4 June, 5 - 9.30pm ticket link in bio

With just THREE weeks till A Room of One's Own opens at Gallery 66 on the Old High Street here in Folkestone, I wanted to introduce you to some of the artists whose work I will be exhibiting... First up: Dominic Beattie! Dominic lives and works between London and Spain. His work is based upon Modernist principles, specifically ideas of innovation and experimentation with abstraction, and an emphasis on materials, techniques and processes. His current output is concerned with the development of unique patterns and an exploration into the materiality of painting. Dominic has recently exhibited his work at Saatchi Gallery, The Royal Academy, JGM Gallery and Fold Gallery. In 2023 he won a prize in the Otero Baena painting competition in Bueu, Galicia and in 2015 he won the UK/Raine prize for painting. Images: Double Smile Union Tile Text OXI Tile Text IX Please DM for enquiries, or come along to the exhibition - launching on Thursday 28 May (5-8pm) and open 10am - 5pm every day between 29 May - 7 June.

SOMEWHERE BETWEEN PORTALS Solo Show by NAOMI AVSEC Curation by Becca Pelly-Fry @beccapf Handbag Factory @aschandbagfactory 3 Loughborough Street London SE11 5RB Gallery opening times: Thursday 11th 12-5pm Friday 12th June through to Monday 15th June 11-5pm PRIVATE VIEW Friday 12th June 6-9 RSVP essential to: [email protected] #naomiavsec #beccapellyfry #handbagfactory #worksonpaper #artheals

Absolutely stunning solo show by @zaynqahtani at @kristinhjellegjerdegallery London Bridge The Whisperings, Qahtani’s first solo exhibition at KH Gallery, explores the ways in which we connect with and interpret the subliminal messages that surround us. Despite appearances, all the materials used are organic and biodegradable. Qahtani undertakes laborious, rigorous processes whilst capturing fleeting, dreamlike moments - a feat of both engineering and imagination! As the gallery press release says, “Qatahni asks us to sit in a space between knowing and believing. The works do not resolve into fixed meanings, but instead trace the desire to reach beyond ourselves - to find patterns, signs or signals that might answer back” Exhibition runs until 16 May ✨🪐🙌🏼🌌✨

Long, fizzy, dreamy conversations with the incredible @ivyivymuami at her solo exhibition at @lycheeone - thinking about Italo Calvino, Galilieo, Jung, alchemy, dreams of flying, the formation of the universe and our inner worlds… very light chats! 😂 🪐🌌 If these things sound interesting to you, keep an eye/ear out for our episode of @artfictionspodcast - coming soon! 👀

Less than 4 weeks until my pop up exhibition, A Room of One’s Own, opens at Gallery 66 in Folkestone @eightsquaredfolkestone - opening night: Thursday 28 May 🥂🎊🥂 The week after the opening we are running a ‘Collectors’ Evening’ on Thursday 4 June, which includes welcome drinks at the gallery, an introduction to the exhibition by me, four of the artists talking about their work (Rebecca Byrne, Poppy Lennox and Steven Williams/David Froude), and then a four course tasting menu and drinks at the gorgeous @pomusfolkestone … ALL for the bargain price of £85 per person (+ booking fee)!! The four artists will join us for dinner, and there will be more artworks on display at the restaurant. Come and join us for a fun, relaxed evening of art, food and chit chat! Limited tickets available - get them while you can! Link in bio 🔗🎟️

Heading back to Folkestone (via a day of workshops at Tate in London) with my heart full, my soul singing and my body replenished from the most glorious week at @hogchesterarts in West Dorset. My residency partner @marcelle.joseph hunted down some brilliant Jurassic coast hikes, residency host extraordinaire @chantalpowell took us on some fascinating trips to a deep holloway and the famous ammonite pavement at Lyme Regis. We visited the gorgeous @southcombebarn on Dartmoor, where @luciapizzani was working for a few days, treated to lunch by @cassinellimills and taken on a tour of the land, ending the road trip with a visit to the remains of Bronze Age settlement, Grimspound. I woke to the sun streaming through my window every day, drank coffee while listening to the most amazing birdsong, walked and wrote and talked and laughed with Marcelle… all the while gently nudging our collaborative project along the road (more info to follow when we have more to say!). What a magical week. So deeply grateful for this time we had together and with Mother Nature in all her glory ❤️🌱❤️