The First Gallery

Bitterne, Southampton, UK

The most unusual gallery in the South (BBC South)

1 Burnham Chase
Bitterne
Southampton SO18 5DG
Tel. (+44) (0)23 80 462723
E-mail (please follow link)

Director: Hilda Margery Clarke B.A.(Hons.) F.R.S.A.

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Joe Low's Pictures from the Open Portfolio Day July 2003

The CornerShop Picture Framing

Street map and Travel Instructions

to enable you to find "The First" Gallery

On the TV

In 2006, "The First" Gallery was one of the places featured in "The Hidden South", a Meridian TV mini-series about places of interest off the beaten track (by which criterion we certainly qualify!) The piece included work by the artist Eric Meadus (1931 - 70) and photographer Crispin Eurich (1936 - 76) both of whose births were commemorated that year.

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Touring Exhibitions

H. Margery Clarke at her easel 2006

"The First" Gallery is also a private house in Bitterne, where the Clarke family have for many years provided a venue for good but often little-known artists and craftspeople to show and sell their wares. They also have an important role in promoting the work of a previous generation of local artists and in keeping their memories alive. The late Leo Stable, the founder of the John Hansard Gallery on Southampton University Campus was an associate, and the City Art Gallery maintains close links. Lots of people have never heard of "The First" Gallery (part of an ordinary suburban house); many others have made a mental note to come and have a look. Do feel free to ring for directions. While we are tucked away, we're well worth finding!

"The First" Gallery's PRIME ROLE IS SIMPLY AS AN ENABLER, TO MAKE OPPORTUNITIES IN AN ENJOYABLE WAY TO:
  • ENCOURAGE ANYONE WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN THE ARTS TO SEE AND OWN SUCH THINGS

  • ENCOURAGE PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS AND MAKERS TO EXHIBIT AND SELL THEIR WORK WITHOUT STRESS

  • DEMONSTRATE HOW THINGS WOULD LOOK IN ONE'S OWN HOME, WELL-PRESENTED IN A DOMESTIC SETTING

  • SHOW THAT ART DOES ENRICH EVERYDAY LIFE JUST BY HAVING IT AROUND YOU

  • PROVIDE AN ATMOSPHERE OF CALM, WHERE VISITORS ARE GUESTS, SO THERE IS NO PRESSURE TO BUY

  • REMAIN SMALL SO THAT IT IS PERSONAL
LIKE TOPSY, "The First" Gallery ITSELF JUST GROWED FROM ITS SMALL BEGINNINGS IN 1968/9 (NOT THAT IT IS LARGE).

ORIGINALLY THE SPACE WAS MERELY THE SQUARE HALL BUT GRADUALLY EXTENDED UNTIL IT NOW INCLUDES ALL THE HOUSE EXCEPT THE BEDROOMS.

IN ORDER TO EXPAND, YET NOT INTERFERE WITH THE WELCOMING FEEL OF A FAMILY HOME, "The First" Gallery TOURING SHOWS WERE INTRODUCED AND HAVE BEEN ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, FROM THE Isle of Wight TO THE Shetlands AND FROM Falmouth to Wick.

SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LITTLE Patio Show OF POTS AND GARDEN RELATED THINGS HAS ALSO "GROWED" AND A PREVIOUSLY HIDDEN PATCH OF GROUND WAS TRANSFORMED INTO THE NEW "Secret Sculpture Garden" IN June 2000.


Paul Clarke (Margery's son, framer and assistant)

EXHIBITIONS PROGRAMME 2006-8

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2006 had originally been mooted as the launch-date for the Eric Meadus, because it's his 75th anniversary. Since part of our "policy" (inasmuch as we have anything so formal!) is to keep his flame alive, we are commemorating his birthday (18 May 1931) in a small way with some activities around two exhibitions of his paper-based work (most of them never before exhibited):

[regulars, please note: unusual night for our Previews]

Thursday 18th May 6 - 9 pm
ERIC MEADUS: PORTRAITS AND PLACES on paper
PRIVATE VIEW at "The First" Gallery

Friday 19th May 2 - 7 pm
Exhibition open to view, at "The First" Gallery

Saturday 20th May 11am - 7 pm
Exhibition open to view, at "The First" Gallery

IDENTIFICATION DAY: we'd like anyone with local knowledge of Southampton and its hinterland in the early 60s to come along and help identify the distinctive, but intriguingly unannotated, landmarks and unsung corners of his home town that caught Eric Meadus' eye.

While local historians, esp. those with photographic collections, would be invaluable to this process, anyone who may have walked past the same locations day in, day out, e.g. on their way to work, might be prompted to remember what they think they've forgotten by the sight of these drawings. The discussions occasioned by the meeting of like minds often prompts more detailed recall. (During a previous exhibition, a retired beat policeman was able to identify several locations, including some consisting just of rooflines, since the police are trained to keep an eye on upper storeys, as Eric Meadus - for more aesthetic reasons! - was also wont to do. So you don't need any particular historical knowledge to be of help).

Eric drew in many areas, as well as Swaythling for which he is renowned: the City Centre (esp. round the Pirelli factory; Central Station / Polygon; Bedford Place; Manchester Street; Portland Terrace; Chapel & The Deanery; Terminus Terrace; Queen's Park, down to the Floating Bridge terminal) almost any area which had bomb-sites; St. Mary's; Northam; Mount Pleasant; Bevois Valley; probably Derby Road area (before it became red-light); St. Denys; Shirley (we believe); West End; Netley; Weston; Eastleigh; Chandler's Ford. Anyone familiar with those areas may help in our research.

Friday 19th to Wednesday 31st May (incl.) Tues - Sat 10am - 5pm
DISPLAY of LOCAL IMAGES by Eric Meadus, at PETER RHODES Bookshop

21 Portswood Road Southampton (023) 8039 9003

For those who do not already know of this bookshop, it is a treasure worth finding. Not only is it brimming with tempting secondhand books, but really good tea and coffee, etc. are served. There are chairs and little tables where you can sit in the friendly atmosphere for as long as you like. In the summer some are outside (in fact, they've already appeared on sunny days this year!)

Sunday 21st 11 am - 2 pm
SPECIAL OPENING at "The First"

Sunday 21st 2.45pm (till approx. 4.30 / 5pm)
RIDE-&-WALK-ABOUT starting at Peter Rhodes Bookshop
(window display will be viewable, even if not entire exhibition there: see below).

IF THE WEATHER IS INCLEMENT, THE RIDE-&-WALK-ABOUT WILL BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE FOLLOWING (Bank Holiday) SUNDAY, 28th May

On Sunday, the shop is normally closed, but it is possible Peter may open specially for the half-hour before the Ride-&-Walk-about. Eric Meadus was born in Rigby Road, right round the corner.

For more on this walkabout and some Meadus examples, see "The First" Gallery Spring Newsletter

Monday 22nd to Wednesday 31st May (incl.)
Exhibition at "The First" open BY APPOINTMENT

- this can be mornings, afternoons or evenings (from Tuesday 23rd, exhibition at Peter Rhodes continues, open during his shop hours: Tues - Sat 10 - 5)
The Red Church 1970
A WORK FROM THE CITY'S COLLECTION at
Southampton City Art Gallery May 19 - June 18
Also in 2006, Margery herself had a show of

works on paper in the foyer of Southampton City Art Gallery

opening on 10 June 2006 and running until the end of July.

CRISPIN EURICH, photographer (1936 - 76)

Crispin Eurich would have been 70 this year (see the full text of the newsletter from which this extract is taken at the top of the page). We intended to celebrate this with a full exhibition of previously unseen work and launch a dedicated website. On reflection, it needed more time to produce the standard of show envisaged, so we have postponed it. Instead, a less ambitious exhibition is already open, running until the Xmas Show in November. This can be seen by appointment (023) 8046 2723. "The First" Gallery is entrusted with the Eurich photographic archive, a large collection of negatives and prints. Our aim is to re-establish Crispin's reputation, eventually with his own national tour and perhaps a publication.

Collections of postcards / books with photo-illustrations by Crispin Eurich are available at "The First" Gallery now, and will be made available by mail order through this site over the coming weeks. We hope to put up a small virtual photo-gallery, so those not within geographic reach of us can enjoy the talents of this remarkable photographer.

Crispin was the son of the painter Richard Eurich RA (1903 - 92). Initially he intended to follow in his father's footsteps, so began training at Southampton Art College. An accident to his hand, coupled with winning first prize in a 1950s Photokina competition, changed his direction. Henceforward the camera became his constant companion.

Before moving to London, where he was based for most of his career, Crispin lived with his family at Dibden Purlieu, in the north-eastern New Forest near Southampton Water. Fascinated by technology, he approached Esso (who have a major oil-refinery at Fawley, a few miles down the estuary) for permission to take photos at their plant, but was refused. In typically determined Eurich fashion, he proceeded to take pictures of the terminal from outside and submitted the results to them. Immediately the gates were opened for him and he was engaged by them freelance for the rest of his life. He travelled widely on assignments and was in the midst of a successful career when, before reaching 40, he died of a brain tumour. The full breadth of his oeuvre cannot be depicted by just a few images. His background and training bring an exceptionally painterly eye to bear on his subject. There is much kindly but sly and / or hidden humour, typical of the man. Artistically, there is an astonishing level of acheivement in many fields: (among others) people, architectural, industrial; areas which are usually photographic specialisms in their own right.

In 1987, we were planning an exhibition to commemorate the Lowry Centenary. He had connections with the city (hence "The Floating Bridge" painting in the Southampton City Art Gallery Collection) but their paintings were in Salford for the big national show. We decided to show drawings, just to mark the occasion. We knew about Crispin's now famous image of Lowry standing in his black coat outside his house in Mottram (which has since become a defining image of him, used enormously enlarged at the R.A. memorial exhibition and now, with others of Crispin's portraits, at The Lowry in Salford). Thanks to the late John Bulford* we discovered the posthumous publication "The Gentle Eye" (which title has been adopted by the octogenarian photographer Jane Bown; it was originated by Richard Eurich for the book), produced [we understand] to accompany Crispin's retrospective at The Photographers Gallery, London, in 1979. (Miss Bown had requested the use of it for her own NPG exhibition in 1980).

We originally contacted Richard for permission to use the photo on our publicity but, seeing the full stature of Crispin's work and the risk of its being lost, we decided to make a joint exhibition "Two Memorable Men", giving each equal prominence. This mushroomed into a long-running national tour — and a rich friendship with the Eurich family — with the further hope (achieved, in practice) of putting Crispin's work before audiences who would be tempted to come and look because of the Lowry name. Interspersing the two men's work illustrated some unsuspected parallels of compositional ideas, subject matter and co-incidence of places.

Unfortunately, for copyright reasons, we can't put any Lowry images on the site to show you what we mean, but this highly Lowryesque shot was (surely coincidentally) taken at one of his favourite seaside resorts.


Men Sitting on Railings, Lytham St. Annes

Crispin would have been 70 this year [2006]. We intended to celebrate this with a full exhibition of previously unseen work and launch a dedicated website. On reflection, it needed more time to produce the standard of show envisaged, so we have postponed it; 2008 is, we believe, 50 years since he turned professional, so we hope to have several events and exposures of his work. Meanwhile, a selection of his original prints will form part of the Xmas Show in November. "The First" Gallery is entrusted with the Eurich photographic archive, the bulk of Crispin's negatives and prints. Our aim is to re-establish his reputation, eventually with his own national tour and perhaps a publication.

Collections of postcards / books with photo-illustrations by Crispin Eurich are available at "The First" Gallery now, and will be available by mail order through this site after March 1st 2008. We hope to put up a small virtual photo-gallery, so those not within geographic reach of us can enjoy the talents of this remarkable photographer.

* Southampton Art College tutor, who taught Crispin cabinet-making (which would have formed part of his complementary studies, as would have been standard practice in the 50s)

There are more details about the touring exhibition on this link "Two Memorable Men"
and some more of Crispin's Photographs on view.

33rd Christmas Show
Sat. 10th - Sat. 24th NOVEMBER 2007


Private View: Fri. 9th Nov. 6 - 9pm
until Sun. 18th, incl.: 2 - 7pm, (or by appointment) daily
after 18th, just ring 023 80 462723 to fix a mutually agreeable time to visit (am / pm /eve'gs)
Festive Final Morning Special: Sun. 25th Nov. 11am - 2pm

A more compact display remains visitable by appointment until Dec. 24th

The First ’s 33rd Xmas Show features over two dozen makers who exhibit widely but sparsely: some are well-known, others obscure, but all have that rarely-found extra spark of originality. Despite the proliferation of ‘Open Studios’, we maintain our fresh feel, with a consistently high quality, springing from our policy of only showing what we ourselves would wish to own.

Money is not our prime motivation, but we don’t hide our prices, which range from less than £1 to over £100, with most between £20 and £50.

We always feature people we’ve not exhibited before: our renowned warm welcome is extended to all visitors (and makers) but especially to this year’s newcomers,

Pictures from the Show

porcelain by Sasha Wardell

glass by Jonathan Andersson

and Andrew Potter & Rebecca Morgan

papier-mâché by Philip Cox

and Renate Forsyth

watercolours & acrylics by Jan Janes

photographs & hand-made books by Liz Knight

jewellery by Wai-Yuk Kennedy

(her first showing in the Central South)

and Iona MacKenzie Laycock

wood-turning by Colin A. Smith


Regulars include:

POTS by Alvin Betteridge | Clive Bowen | Lotte Glob | Sarah Perry

PAINTINGS by Philippa Bambach | H. M. Clarke | Richard Head | Eric Meadus (1931 – 70) | Tim Robinson

FABRIC by Lynne Hudson | Elizabeth Nash | Rachel L. Reynolds

JEWELLERY by Geoff D. Clarke (1925 – 98)| Lynne Hudson | Sarah Perry

AUTOMATA by Robert Race | John Lumbus | Peter Markey | Jeff Soan | Angela & Laurence St. Leger

also TOYS | FRAMING | PRINTS


sculpture

Jacqui Lea

Suzie Marsh

Geoff Poulton

leadlights

Colin Twinn

forged iron

Jayne Wilson

photographs

Crispin Eurich (1936 – 76)

turned wood

Tony Caplin

Peter Westermann

Malcolm Wiggins

and others

There and Here

Hilda Margery Clarke's paintings from Thailand, Oz, NZ and England 2004-7

29 March - 12 April 2008 - now Extended to 20 April (this overlaps with our glass display)

Follow Link for an Extensive set of Reproductions on the web

Open Morning Sunday 13 April 11-2
Ring for an appointment at other times

FOCUS ON...

A series of small, themed displays for 2008, each running for approx. a month between our main events. No Private Views, no Open Mornings. To visit, it's your call — literally! Just ring up 023 8046 2723 and tell us when you'd like to come. This can be mornings, afternoons or evenings, anything from (say) two weeks hence to sometime within the next 20 mins. (because you're "just round the corner"). If it's not convenient then, we'll say so; otherwise you can pop in.

Focus on... Glass

the Gallery's entire stock of glassware and related material (e.g. leadlights, enamel, deep-glazed ceramics, etc.)

Open until Sunday 18th May by appointment only.

Work by William Walker, Potter-Morgan (Andrew Potter & Rebecca Morgan), Tim Casey, Jonathan Andersson, Colin Twinn, Lotte Glob, Geoff. D. Clarke (1925 - 98) and probably others.

Follow link for pdf file with images and descriptions of many of the works on display.

Focus on... Prints

On now until Thurs July 17th Open by appt.

Display of framed and unframed work by Tony Évora, Elizabeth Nash, Christopher Browne, H. M. Clarke, Stephen Powell, Robert Tavener and others
Illustrated in linked pdf files: a selection of exhibits:-
  • Tony Évora
  • Elizabeth Nash and Stephen Powell
  • Christopher Browne and H. M. Clarke
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    OPEN PORTFOLIO WEEKEND 2008

    Discover for yourself “the most unusual gallery in the South” (BBC South) and enjoy the unpretentious, welcoming atmosphere of our Gallery-in-a-House

    5 INVITED ARTISTS with work in their folios

    SARAH VAN NIEKERK

    ELIZABETH NASH . SUSAN ANDERSON

    ELIZABETH KNIGHT . MAURA SUMMERS

    View, discuss and buy artwork direct from the makers
    Price range c. £30 – £150+

    Though not here in person (and believe me, we tried!), Cuban designer
    TONY ÉVORA has a display of ’70s / ’80s work in The Space Upstairs. Sat 12th & Sun 13th July 11.30am – 4.30pm

    In practice, most artists will be present from 11am. If coming to see anyone especially, do ring to check their availability. On Saturday, both Sarah van Niekerk and Elizabeth Nash are travelling from a distance, hence our later ‘official’ start-time; on Sunday, only Liz Nash is.

    Many print-based media: engraving, monoprint, collagraphy, etching, screenprint, photography, etc. While all the exhibitors are printmakers (in some sense of the word) most will also be displaying other aspects of their output. Some artists may undertake small-scale demonstrations during the day.

    ‘ THE FIRST ’ GALLERY The First Burnham Chase Bitterne SOUTHAMPTON (023) 8046 2723

    "September Already?" top automatist Paul Spooner hits 60

    Record-breaking exhibition to mark the year he hits 60

    Paul Spooner in his workshop, Sept. 2005 © by Alan Mahon

    The most widely-known UK automatist in the world (may still be true, even without "UK") marks the year of reaching his dotage with a display of new (and probably some past) work. In salute of his qualifying for free bus-travel, some 40 other automata-makers (click to download pdf brochure), and about a dozen other creative friends, family members and fans exhibit work alongside. We think this is the largest concentration of automatists ever in the South. Since new names are still being located, and invited, it may turn out to be the UK's biggest ever, with a fair-sized international contingent. Click here for a rough-cut of exhibit images (you'll need a full-screen window for some of these - on a modern browser you can scale the image by using the right hand button and the 'view image' or similar menu entry).

    Sat 13th - Sat 27th September 2 - 7pm (or by appt.) daily, incl. Suns.

    We will be devoting one corner to mark the centenary of Sam Smith (1908 - 83) a Southampton man whose sculpted and jointed figures, while most emphatically not automata, darkly caricature the human condition, and stimulated a fair proportion of Paul Spooner's co-exhibitors to become automatists themselves. Sam was also personally encouraging to two [now] doyens of the movement, Peter Markey and Frank Nelson.

    Virtual Gallery Tour

    Some General Views of the Gallery Exhibition for "September Already?":

      

      

      

    34th Christmas Show

    Sat. 8th – Sat. 22nd November 2008

    Private View: Fri. 7th Nov. 6 – 9pm

    UNTIL Sun. 16th, incl.:  2 – 7pm, daily
    or by appointment (which can be mornings, or later in the evenings)

    AFTER 16th, just ring 023 8046 2723 to fix a mutually
    agreeable time to visit (mornings, afternoons, or evenings)

    Festive Final Sunday:  23rd Nov.  11am – 2pm

    A more compact display remains visitable by appointment until Dec. 24th


    [Click on an image for enlarged version]

    Something fishy at this year’s show?
    Jeff Soan’s dramatic blue moveable wooden fish [photo A] (the largest of quite a flotilla!)
    Ian Gregory’s brown salt-glazed ceramic one     [photo B];  newcomer Beryl Hines’ raku ‘shoal’ [photo C] swim up one wall
    Lotte Glob’s huge (67cm / 26½") fish-shaped platter     [photo D] would make a spectacular centrepiece for any dinner party,
    and contrasts sharply with the TINY goldfish bowl automata by Angela & Laurence St. Leger [photo E;  also – look closely! – D].
    A goldfish bowl     [photo F] is also the subject of one of Tim Robinson’s collages (a taster of his solo show here in the Spring).
    There is a Seaside  mug and cup, with marine motifs (including ‘eel’ handles)     [photo G], by UK-based Japanese potter Taja.
    Exhibits from Peter Lennertz     [also photo G] spill over from “September Already?” (that wonderful automata show) while
    Robert Race’s mesmeric Fluttering Fish piece     [photo H] is part of a larger selection of his new work this November.
    Fishing-flies     [photo I] all the way from New Zealand, resplendent in their wooden box,
    complement a range of sushi dishes     [photo J] by New Forest potter Jonathan Garratt
    and decorated fabric iPod®-carriers     [photo K] by Elizabeth Nash.

    This doesn’t mean the show is totally piscine!  Despite the fish in the bill of Philip Cox’ papier mâché seagull [photo L], or
    Sue Evans’ sea-themed automata and wooden decorations     [also photo L], or fishing-port houses and boats [photo M] made of
    decorated reclaimed wood by Victor Stuart Graham, there are plenty of non-watery goodies in this wide-ranging show.
    As usual, the normally ‘hard-to-find’ is here in profusion, making this exhibition the one where you’ll find something
    “exactly right”, rather than “just about OK”, for your special friends or loved ones.  “That’ll do” is not good enough for us!

    Prices range from under £2 to over £300, with a wide choice between £20 and £50.

    Virtual Tour of the Show



    EXHIBITOR LIST   [IN CAPS = quite a few pieces of work previously unshown here;   * = “new face” at The First ]
    number varies, according to style / size of work

    CERAMICS by  Maria Andrews |  Clive Bowen |  Bruce Chivers |  JONATHAN GARRATT |  Lotte Glob |  Paul Green |  Beryl Hines * |  Sarah Perry |  Taja

    IMAGES by  Susan Anderson [prints] |  H. M. Clarke [paintings & prints] |  Elizabeth Knight [photographs] |
                                   TIM ROBINSON [collages] |  Sarah van Niekerk [wood engravings]

    FABRIC & TEXTILES by  Margery Clarke [soft toys] |  HAZEL BURROWS [silk scarves] |  LYNNE HUDSON [knitted scarves & jackets;  crocheted
                  oil-lamp & Xmas Tree decorations] | ELIZABETH NASH [painted / dyed silk hangings, accessories & canvases] | Rachel L. Reynolds [stitched felted pictures]

    JEWELLERY by  LYNNE HUDSON [mizuhiki] |  WAI-YUK KENNEDY [stitched embroidered felted ear-rings / brooches]

    AUTOMATA by  Sue Evans |  John Lumbus |  Peter Lennertz |  PETER MARKEY |  ROBERT RACE |  JEFF SOAN |  ANGELA & LAURENCE St. LEGER

    GLASS by  Jonathan Andersson |  Andrew Potter & Rebecca Morgan |  Colin Twinn |  William Walker

    SCULPTURE by  Suzie Marsh |  Geoff Poulton

    PAPER PRODUCTS by  H. M. Clarke [hand-coloured gift-wrap] |  PHILIP COX [papier mâché] |  Elizabeth Knight [hand-made books] | SYLVIA ROBINSON [découpage boxes] *

    TURNED WOOD by  Tony Caplin |  Joe Freeman |  John MacKinven |  Colin A. Smith |  Peter Westermann |  Malcolm Wiggins

    OTHER WOOD by  Paul Clarke [hand-coloured framing] |  SUE EVANS [jigsaw-cut sculptures] |  VICTOR STUART GRAHAM [sculptures & decorations]

    also  BOOKS CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS CUT-OUTS & CARDS


    Touring Shows

    Meadus Tour

    Following on from the Meadus Exhibition at the Tudor House Museum in Bugle Street, Southampton, a Meadus Tour/Exhibition

    "An English Francophile"

    was arranged, timed to celebrate what would have been Meadus' 70th birthday.

    Although no longer available in this format pending the 75th Anniversary Tour (or thereabouts), it may be of interest to see what was done then.

    For additional information about Meadus, click here.

     

    Two Memorable Men

    Crispin Eurich (1936 - 76)

    L.S.Lowry (1887 - 1976)

    Seen at Beverley and Gateshead Art Galleries, Yorkshire, Spring 2000

    (to coincide with the LOWRY CENTRE MILLENNIUM EXHIBITION in Salford)

    Now on tour again in Hampshire:

    Eastleigh Museum     25 High Street     023 8064 3026     until Sat. Oct. 27th

    Aldershot Military Museum    Queen's Drive    01252 314598    Sat. Nov. 3rd — Sat. Dec. 22nd

    The Allen Gallery, Alton    Church Street    01420 82802    Sat. Jan. 12th — Sat. March 1st 2008

     

    Architect at Leisure

    Watercolours and Drawings by Arthur Mattinson (1853 - 1932)

    Available for hire

     

    Jacqueline Mair Tour

    [No Longer available in this form]

    was previewed with a selection of the works at "The First" Gallery on Sunday 19 September 1999.

    It was based on her one-woman exhibition in June 1997 at the Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth, organised by Les Buckingham (who also wrote the catalogue) but with later additions, including some relating to Mexico.

     

    Spring 2006 Newsletter:-
    Peter Markey's Birthday Party * Meadus mini-Shows and Walkabout * Plans

    A selection of works by "The First" Gallery artists

    2005 Programme and News

    2004 Programme and News

    2003 Programme and News

    2002 Programme and News

    2001 Programme and News

    2000 Programme and News

    1999 Programme, News and Brief Artistic History

    The First ... 25 Years

    Summary of 1996-1998 Programme

    Visit FOSMAG Friends of Southampton's Museums Archives and Galleries.

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