The first major exhibition to celebrate Sussex as a place of inspiration for artists.

Sussex has a unique sense of place. Its distinctive chalk-cliff coastline and the rolling hills of the South Downs have inspired artists for centuries. From some of our greatest landscape artists like Constable and Turner to contemporary artists working in the area today, this exhibition lets you discover Sussex as a place of creativity, exploration, retreat and alternative lifestyles.

Whether it’s William Nicholson’s beautiful, sparse paintings of the Downs, Duncan Grant and Vanessa Bell’s colour-drenched depictions of the pond at Charleston, or Lee Miller’s photographs of the farms around her house, this wide-ranging exhibition, which encompasses print, sculpture, photography and digital works, will show you Sussex as you have never seen it before..

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Kevis House Gallery is delighted that some of our artists have work included in this important exhibition: Emma Jamison, Jonathan Newdick, Tuëma Pattie and Katharine Swailes have work representing contemporary interpretations of Sussex, and wood engravings by Gwenda Morgan (1908-1991) are shown with those by Eric Ravilious and William Blake.

Paul Nash. The Rye Marshes, East Sussex. 1932. © Ferens Art Gallery / Bridgeman Images

Full catalogue / book of the exhibition

Every picture in the highly regarded Pallant House exhibition is illustrated in the book, including Turner, Constable, Blake, Ravilious, Hitchens - and Emma Jamison, Gwenda Morgan, Jonathan Newdick, Tuëma Pattie, and Katharine Swailes.

The book includes several essays by Simon Martin, Dr Lydia Miller and others, as well as poems by Hillarie Belloc and Rudyard Kipling.

136 pages. Buy here