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The Whittox Gallery is a contemporary art gallery showcasing the finest contemporary professional artists and designers. Located within RISE, a beautifully restored church dating back to the early 1800s. The Gallery is a bright and innovative elevated art space overlooking the Rye Bakery café. The gallery boasts carefully curated work from cutting-edge artists, and for the past five years, has established the gallery's reputation for exhibiting the highest standard of works. All art works are available for sale through
the gallery.

Each show is expertly curated in-house by Sarah Robson. Sourcing local and national artists and designers from all different mediums and styles, Sarah’s previous background in the fashion and textile design industry and eye for detail and colour, ensures each collection promises to inspire and excite visitors to the unique gallery setting, while also complimenting the historic and architectural features of the building.

Open to the public 5 days a week and all exhibitions are free to attend. Visitors are welcome to explore the gallery and the innovative works of art throughout the year.

Current Exhibition

PENNIE ELFICK RWA

Solo Exhibition - 'Patterns of Silence'

2nd March - 21st April

‘I am an abstract artist whose practice is informed by the world around me. I see
colour, line and shape wherever I look, it could be a fleeting movement of light, an
ancient mosaic, architectural shapes both modern and old, the formal layout of an
apple orchard, shadows cast by natural or manmade items. This visual information is
used as the basis of my work.

At times it may seem as if I use geometry as a base for my imagery, however, nothing
could be further from the truth, although I am interested in geometric shapes, their
mathematical construction eludes me, I work intuitively. I make small rough drawings
to plot out how the shapes may work in a space, sometimes these are cut out shapes
which can be moved around the space and continually reordered until it ‘feels
right’. The imagery is then loosely transferred onto the surface, when further
adjustments are made. The work that is in my show has been through all these
processes even though the multiple layers beneath the surface are hidden from the
viewer, the tranquillity of the imagery has been hard won.’

Pennie Elfick lives and works in Somerset and has exhibited her work all over the UK. She studied MA painting at the Wimbledon School of Art and completed her degree
at London Guildhall University. She is a member of the Somerset Printmakers and in
2023, Pennie was selected to become an RWA Academician

OPENING TIMES: Tuesdays to Saturdays 9-4pm

Please see our calendar for opening times and on Instagram @thewhittoxgallery for future events. For any queries please email info@thewhittoxgallery.com