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Introducing: Spring Exhibition

07 Feb, 2020

Introducing: Spring Exhibition

With winter drawing to a close and the daffodils making an early appearance, we’re taking a sneak peek at the artists coming to the gallery this spring. Featuring work from over 250 artists, our Spring Exhibition sees new faces and returning favourites adorning the walls.
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21 Nov, 2019

In the Studio / Rob Van Hoek

Dutch landscape painter Rob Van Hoek returns to the gallery this winter as our headline artist, adorning the walls with explorations into the pattern and atmosphere of cultivated landscapes throughout the seasons. This blog goes behind the scenes to find out more about the artist and his work.
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24 Sep, 2019

In the Studio // Olivia Turner

2018 Open Contemporary Young Artist Award winner Olivia Turner unveiled her largest solo show here at The Biscuit Factory at the beginning of the season. To find out more about the artist and her collection, we joined her in the studio for a chat.
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In the Studio / Simon M Smith

19 Jun, 2019

In the Studio / Simon M Smith

This summer, Simon M Smith returns to the gallery as our headline artist. To find out more about his striking floral paintings, we joined him in the studio for a chat.
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26 Feb, 2019

In the Studio / Peter Hallam

This spring we welcome back one of The Biscuit Factory's popular painters, Peter Hallam. Ahead of our Spring Launch we went behind the scenes to find out more about Peter and his artistic process.
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In the Studio / Megan Rea

31 Oct, 2018

In the Studio / Megan Rea

Megan Rea recently graduated with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art from Edinburgh College of Art and was the winner of our Open Contemporary Young Artist Award 2017. To find out more we spoke to Megan about how she works and where she draws her inspiration from.
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