ART GALLERY AT DENBIES
We opened our Picture Gallery in 2002 and since then it has been an inspiration for the hundreds of artists and photographers who exhibit in the gallery every week. The Gallery predominantly hosts local artists and is located on the mezzanine level of Denbies reception area, offering a unique space which attracts thousands of visitors each year.
Digital Photography Exhibition – The Royal Entomological Society
In partnership with the Royal Entomological Society, Denbies has created an online gallery exhibition, showcasing an array of different insects from a wide group of photographers.
Please click here to view our Digital Photography Exhibition for Insect Week 2023
19 August – 01 September 2024
Croydon Art Society
Believed to be one of the oldest Art Societies outside of London (dating back to 1878). The Society is proud to have included throughout its history many distinguished artists as members: names such as Jack Merriot, Juliet Pannett, William Watkins and Cicely Mary Barker of ‘Flower Fairy’ fame.
02 September – 08 September 2024
The Poetry of Landscape – Edward Hyde & Vanda Ralevska
“When people look at my pictures I want them to feel the way they do when they want to read a line of a poem twice.”
Robert Frank
They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. But can we truly compare them? It really distills down to what kind of thousand words. Poetry, words strung together in a way deemed beautiful, can evoke equally powerful emotions as a breathtaking view of a stunning landscape. They cannot be separated from each other, they are deeply intertwined. A poem is a creation of beauty in words that cannot be seen. A picture is a poem that cannot be heard. Both use their own language to express impassioned feelings and emotions.
As the title suggests, this exhibition is focused on finding poetry in the world that surrounds us and conveying it through photography. It brings together works of two contemporary photographers, Edward Hyde FRPS and Vanda Ralevska. The common denominator for both artists is their endeavour to capture distinctive atmosphere and the poetic essence of a place they find themselves in, whether it is by the sea, in a woodland, in the countryside or in a city.
09 September – 15 September 2024
Oxshott Art & Crafts Exhibition
We are a small, friendly and diverse group of artists working in a variety of media, for example painters, photographers, woodworkers, embroiderers and other craftsmen. Current members include Tricia Baldwin, a painter and jeweller, Wendy Hale, a textile artist and embroiderer, and woodturner Roger Marsden.
23 September – 29 September 2024
Surrey Artists Collective
An exciting art collaboration of nine very different Surrey-based artists, offering original and contemporary artworks, photography, prints and unique gifts. Artists work in a broad range of media, including oil and acrylic paintings, photography, textiles, glass and mixed media. A rare opportunity to meet the artists directly and perhaps purchase or commission a piece too.
30 September – 13 October 2024
Surrey Hills Artists
A return to Denbies for 10 local artists who live and paint in the beautiful Surrey Hills Area. A contemporary selection of work ranging from the traditional to the abstract and in varied media covering many subjects. Not to be missed.
14 October – 20 October 2024
Karen Pearson
‘Echoes’ art exhibition will run daily 10am-5pm starting on Monday 14th Oct 12.00 until Sunday 20th Oct 4pm at Denbies Wine Estate. Three local artists, Karen Pearson, Victoria Phillips, and Reiko Evans will be showcasing and selling their work. This will include an exciting mix of paintings, sculpture, silver jewelry, and ceramics. Karen Pearson is a painter, sculptor, and tutor. Her work is inspired by the natural world but also reflects her travels and spirited side of life. Many of her paintings are completed en plein air on and around Leith Hill where she lives. Her sculpture ‘Celestial Totem’ has just been shortlisted for the Leonardslee Gardens prize www.karenpearsonart.com. Victoria Phillips brings a carefully curated collection of silver jewelry for sale, designed and made in her studio on Ranmore. Her work reflects her own personal passions and the beautiful natural environment www.silver-anvil.co.uk. Reiko Evans creates functional tableware in porcelain and stoneware. Her work is inspired by her surrounding and the Japanese culture from which she comes. She uses the Kintsugi technique on broken pit fired pots which breathes exciting new life into the work.
25 October – 27 October 2024
Dorking Group of Artists
The Dorking Group of Artists, one of the largest art groups in Surrey, is delighted to welcome you to our next exhibition which will be at Denbies Wine Estate in October in the Denbies Gallery and Suite. Exhibiting members, many professionals among them, will be displaying over 200 pieces of exciting new and original art, all for sale at affordable prices. The paintings should appeal to every taste, featuring different subjects and styles and covering a wide variety of media. There will be large selection of unframed paintings for sale too. Come and buy your early Christmas presents – original art makes a unique and thoughtful gift. Entrance to the exhibition is free and Denbies has a good café and restaurant, runs tours of the vineyard and has an excellent shop. So come and make a day of it! There is plenty of free parking.
4 November – 10 November 2024
David Sprot
David took up painting at the suggestion of his wife Cecilia, and painting is a major part of their lives. David paints in acrylic, watercolour and oil, and his subjects are mainly landscapes and seascapes, though he seizes upon any subject which catches his eye. His work tends to be bold and bright, and he is often drawn to detail.
25 November – 1 December 2024
Dorking Camera Club
Established in 1955, the Dorking Camera Club is a friendly club for anyone with an interest in photography, regardless of level of skill or camera equipment. If you want to take your photography to the next level, consider joining us and get more out of your hobby. The DCC are very proud to announce they won the Surrey Advertiser Challenge Trophy Competition on 5th March 2024.
2 December – 15 December 2024
Lina Alousta
Lina is a Surrey-based intuitive abstract artist with a BA(Hons) degree in Graphic Design, and her work is all about creating bold, intuitive gestures inspired by the colours in her surroundings and the changing seasons of nature. Her main disciplines include painting, collage and mixed media, and she additionally uses layering and editing to build on the richness of textures in her art. She aims to capture magical moments and childhood memories and she states that “creativity is my magic”.
16 December – 22 December 2024
First For Art Exhibition
First for Art is an inclusive exhibition group, created to ensure all styles of art can be displayed via our exhibitions. Our artists are professional painters, many experimenting with a different style from their norm. By encouraging, sharing, and supporting each other, we find the art on exhibition is eclectic, well-priced, and presented to a high standard. We do not pre-judge the art; we aim to simply assist our artists in their creative journey. Alongside original art, we include a selection of prints and cards based on the artists’ original works, to offer a wider range of items for our exhibition visitors.
The group consists of eight core member artists: – Dale Sheen, Rue Stanley, Richard Orr, Laurence Berle, Eszter Rigo, Rachel Laving Taylor, Susan Sheen, and Kirsty Mills. At every exhibition we include space for various guest artists. The latest exhibition news can be found on our website at www.firstforart.com
23 December – 29 December 2024
Lawrie Arduino
Lawrie is a watercolourist at heart, but in recent years he has introduced a variety of mixed media into his work, using various ink products, charcoal, acrylic and many of the newer products which have come to the market (such as the iPad). Adapting some of his own work to digitalisation is proving a very creative method of changing and enhancing paintings and drawings. Originally, his career took him away from art, but now he is able to follow his passion.
