Colin Orchard is one of St Ives’ most respected resident artists, known primarily as a painter of interior scenes and the landscapes of Cornwall, East Anglia and Italy. His early work was…

Please join us for a festive private view afternoon on Saturday 10th of December 2pm – 4pmRSVPThis bright, eclectic exhibition presents work by some of Cornwall, the UK and Europe’s most notable…

Carol Hosking-Smith studied at Chelsea School of Art and Central St Martins School of Art, and began her career as a textile designer. Now a painter of vivid abstract works, she explores ideas of…

Martha Holmes captures the essence of the Cornish coastline through abstract studies of colour and light. Her work is emotively charged by a deep connection to the ocean and its ever-changing…

‘Rich tones and dark colours reflect the feeling of the still life Christmas series. Using a more vibrant approach to previous works, these compositions take note from Matisse’s use of tableware,…

Matthew Richardson studied at Central St. Martins, UWIC Cardiff and Kingston School of Art, and he has taught at Art colleges including UCA Maidstone, Norwich University and the RCA. His process…

Mark Surridge’s paintings often suggest archaeology – revealing traces, signs and codes, remembered and then transformed into works of ‘equivalence of experience’. He uses GPS technology to…

Neil Canning lives and works in West Cornwall. His works respond to the texture, dynamic and light of the visual world, brought to his paintings through intuitive abstraction, a creative energy…

Painter Anna Calleja is another recent Falmouth graduate, whose tender, intensely personal paintings explore moments of quiet introspection: in 2020 her painting Alone in Quarantine was awarded…

Justine Allison studied at Camberwell College of Art. Her porcelain works explore the boundary between function and decoration, but aesthetics are key to her making: her work is concerned with the…

St Ives artist Emma Jeffryes’ talent with colour and the lively characterization of people and places have made her work among the most recognized and best loved in Cornwall. This special…

Emily Powell studied at Norwich school of art and the Ecole Régionale des Beaux-Arts de Rouen She has exhibited with the Royal Society of Art, collaborated with MoMA and British Museum, and has…

Ria Poole is a contemporary painter living and working in West Cornwall.  Her work is intimately situated in the Cornish landscape, where she paints en plein air in all weathers, sometimes in…

Sarah’s work responds to the West Cornwall landscape where she lives and works, through a simplicity of colour and mark that is becoming her hallmark. This new collection was created over the…

My work is concerned with function but not necessarily utility. I am intrigued and inspired by the potency of archetypal vessel forms. Anonymous and uncomplicated pots from pre-history used for…

St Ives Modern and Contemporary exhibition includes a collection by artists living and working in St Ives from the 1920s.These artists include Alixe Jean Shearer Armstrong, Wilhelmina…

This new collection of paintings follows the artists exploration of the natural world. More specifically the ancient landscape and dramatic coastline of West Cornwall which have inspired most of…

This August, New Craftsman Gallery St Ives presents a collection of oil-on-canvas works by award winning painter Judy Buxton. Judy is a Fine Art graduate of both Falmouth College of Art and the…

Chloé graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2019. With a special interest in using and transforming organic materials in her work, her objects are a physical record of the agricultural…

Matthew Chambers is known for his distinctive sculptural ceramics, in which layers of coloured clay enclose more and more layers in a way that defies both physical and visual logic. Each work is…

In 2020, Neil Davies and his family acquired their first dog, a Border Beagle puppy named Obi. Having to walk a lively puppy twice a day has meant getting to know the immediate locality better…

This joint exhibition by husband and wife Jason Collingwood and Akiko Hirai will be Jason’s last and marks the end of his 30 year career as an internationally respected weaver. Over the last…

White Tide introduces Martha’s largest works to date, painted on a mix of canvas and board.“Every time I paint in the same landscape, I become more familiar with its character:…

This joint exhibition by husband and wife Jason Collingwood and Akiko Hirai will be Jason’s last and marks the end of his 30 year career as an internationally respected weaver. In celebration of…

The New Craftsman Spring Collection”Living and working beside the ocean is intuitive and gentle. This collection is slowly made with simple movements, forming large paintings on linen and canvas…

We are delighted to showing Emma’s latest collection for 2022 in a major solo exhibition.“Walking the coast path is the most fantastic way to experience how diverse and truly stunning a county…

We are very pleased to present a much anticipated exhibition of new ceramics by Yo Thom.Japanese potter Yo Thom works in the heart of the beautiful Dorset countryside, creating  pieces that…

We are delighted to be showing a very special collection of works by Lieke Ritman to celebrate her eightieth year!Lieke Ritman’s career as an artist is one enriched by international study, and a…

This special collection of paintings marks an important moment in the story of St Ives,and the career of distinguished artist Colin Orchard. Having been resident in the townfor…

For the very first time this December, we welcome Gregory Warren Wilson’s brilliantly colourful and innovative glass to New Craftsman Gallery.Gregory’s work plays with the translucent nature…

Following the success of their 2017 New Craftsman show Bloodlines, we present a second collaborative exhibition by father and daughter Ralph and Alice Freeman. Ralph and Alice’s recent work…

Following the success of their 2017 New Craftsman show Bloodlines, we present a second collaborative exhibition by father and daughter Ralph and Alice Freeman. Ralph and Alice’s recent work…

Sarah Purvey has produced a body of work which explores the relationship between her drawings on paper and her clay practice. Her large vessels bring together ideas of mark and form, and are known…

We are very pleased to present a beautiful collection of diminutive paintings by rising young Maltese artist Anna Calleja. Anna graduated with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art from Falmouth University in…

Painter and printmaker Sarah Woods achieves a pure andperfect translation of Cornwall’s unique light, wide spaces and low-key colour.This new collection is inspired by studies of the West…

St Ives Modern and Contemporary exhibition brings together artists working in St Ives from the late 1920s.These artists include Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, Terry Frost, Patrick Hayman, Barbara…

We will be showing a beautiful collection of woven stones by Felicity Hall.We will  also be co-hosting a workshop where you will make learn the craft of stone weaving.If you would like to join us…

Rowena works with heavily pigmented clays to construct evocative sculpturaland architectural forms. She was drawn initially to the motif of the abruptlyabandoned building…

Painter Nina Brooke has gained an international reputation for her colourful representations of the beach and surf culture, all seen from an aerial perspective. Soaring high above the shores of…

Ceramicist Lauren Nauman graduated from the Royal College of Art with a Masters in Ceramics & Glass. The traditional technique of slip casting is central to her practice, and the process of mold…

This summer we present rising painter Will Calver’s latest collection of still-life works. Will graduated with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art from Falmouth University in 2019, and now paints full time…

“Depending on the arrangement, and by using gradients of width, interval, tone and contrast, illusory spatial phenomena can appear and significantly influence our perception of forms. My methods…

Guy Royle’s handcrafted jewellery is known for its superb, handcrafted quality and distinctive motifs. His necklaces, bangles, brooches and earrings are created at his West Cornwall studio using…

This exhibition of fifty new works by rising young painter Martha Holmes is inspired by the beautiful Penwith coastline, and is comprised of a series of small studies and larger paintings which…

Chris Keenan began his career as apprentice to potter Edmund de Waal. His first task was working with tenmoku and celadon glazes, a skill that has since become Chris’s specialism. In 1998 he…

Adam Buick’s new Emergence collection considers the sea, in particular the boundary between sea and land, and coastal communities whose mutual experience of the sea is a relationship that…

Emma’s new collection is inspired by the abundance of natural splendour we witnessed in Cornwall during the spring and early summer of Lockdown #1. As roads were silenced, air traffic ceased and…

This new collection by Rebecca Polyblank celebrates the detailed beauty of nature, and the precious sights and sounds that can delight our senses if we take the time to notice them. Rebecca lives…

‘The gift of living in a small town beside the sea Breathing, up Windsor Hill.Down through Barnoonto greet those who’ve long gone.Along Porthmeor,allowing the sea into my boots.Around the…

The exhibition is accompanied by a rare collection of paintings by Cornelius Jakob Van Dop, and other works to inspire you for the Christmas season, including still life paintings by Clara Holmes…

‘I have always sought stillness in my paintings, and this year more than ever I have found comfort and inspiration in the slow progress of the seasons, in the world of nature that surrounds my…

This December we mark the 75th birthday of jeweler and Master Craftsman Cornelius ‘Kes’ Jakob Van Dop, with a celebratory exhibition of 75 of his beautiful works. Kes has been a valued friend…

‘A moment by the water and a cool sky lifts a soft pink sundown. We set up on the rocks, walk down and push into the sea with the evening light. Looking back the colours are turning and the land…

‘I take comfort in …Knowing the standing stones, paths and tracks are always thereWalking in this landscape and feeling its weather and elements is to feel alive Returning and noticing…

‘Absorbing myself within my practice that is impervious to the chaos surrounding us all, is a privilege I value every day.’ In support of those enduring the pandemic without the…

Diary Entry April 2020 ‘I dropped off some groceries for my parents today. Sat in the car, I picked up my phone to let them know I was outside with ‘the goods’. A quick…

During these periods of stillness, I have found a sense of freedom in the ocean – its continual movement almost meditative in form.It’s presence, for me, has been a natural tonic. In support of…

Is the slowing down of time a spiritual experience? With fewer distractions do we see things fused together as one? Colours that we didn’t have time to notice before? For me, this year has been…

This exhibition brings together the work of two very different artists, who nonetheless share an essential link to British Modernism and the history of painting in St Ives.Trevor Bell’s (1930…

This exhibition brings together the work of two very different artists, who nonetheless share an essential link to British Modernism and the history of painting in St Ives.Trevor Bell’s (1930…

The exhibition, Of Place and Time, brings together three artists working in distinctly different mediums; Painter, Martha Holmes, Wood Turner Adrian Mitchell and Ceramic Artist, Jack Doherty….

The exhibition, Of Place and Time, brings together three artists working in distinctly different mediums; Painter, Martha Holmes, Wood Turner Adrian Mitchell and Ceramic Artist, Jack Doherty. The…

The exhibition, Of Place and Time, brings together three artists working in distinctly different mediums; Painter, Martha Holmes, Wood Turner Adrian Mitchell and Ceramic Artist, Jack Doherty. The…

Creating and delivering ceramic works during a pandemic has its challenges but Akiko has achieved it all for her exhibition with us at The New Craftsman.We are pleased to present a  new collection…

New Craftsman Gallery presents landscape paintings by Neil Davies, exhibited at a moment when nature, now more than ever, has had a crucial role to play in both our physical and mental wellbeing….

We are pleased to be showing three of The Royal College of Arts’ most promising new Ceramics and Glass Masters graduates, alongside work by rising young painter and Falmouth University graduate…

We are pleased to be showing three of The Royal College of Arts’ most promising new Ceramics and Glass Masters graduates, alongside work by rising young painter and Falmouth University graduate…

We are pleased to be showing three of The Royal College of Arts’ most promising new Ceramics and Glass Masters graduates, alongside work by rising young painter and Falmouth University graduate…

Chloé Rosetta Bell is as an artist as researcher. Material-focused and primarily working in clay, her practice examines the livelihoods that are dependent on a specific landscape. This is driven…

“our homes are now world café’s. with libraries of cookbooks connecting us with world cultures and a fusion of global ideas about sharing, serving and presenting food. our tables are meeting…

We are pleased to be showing the latest collection of Emma Jeffryes’ paintings.  The exhibition entitled “At the Water’s Edge” will be on show from the 28th of March 2020 until 25th of April…

Christmas at New Craftsman5 DECEMBER 2019 to 4 JANUARY 2020Please join us for sherry, mince pies and a special preview of our Christmas exhibition on Thursday 5th December 2-4pm.We celebrate the…

This autumn, the New Craftsman Gallery presents a collection of  rare and exceptionally beautiful handmade prints and collages by St Ives artist Breon O’Casey, in association with the…

19th October 2019 to 30th November 2019A collection of work spanning several decades by ceramicist Elspeth Owen. Her practice is focused on the tactile qualities of clay and the process of…

14th September 2019 – 12th October 2019For the 2019 St Ives September Festival the New Craftsman Gallery will be showing the work of eight selected artists who use the act of gathering, collecting…

Hilary Mayo’s new collection of work continues her exploration of the spectacular Icelandic landscape. With a focus on hand-built forms detailed with multiple layers of glaze and applied marks,…

My new project funded by Art Council of Wales was launched in May 2018 to develop new techniques to create artworks which have the potential to influence the viewer’s perception in…

Guy Royle has exhibited at the New Craftsman Gallery for several decades and is known for creating handcrafted jewellery of exceptional quality. As assistant to artist Breon O’Casey for nearly 30…