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Shoosmith Gallery Open Studios 2025 Exhibition
As part of this year’s Northants and Rutland Open Studios Festival in September, a talented group of artists will be showing their work at the newly opened Shoosmith Gallery at Delapré Abbey from 1st September to 3rd October 2025.
Northamptonshire artists Cordell Garfield, Michael Leaman and Stamford artist Dawn Isaac will be exhibiting a selection of their work at the Shoosmith Gallery space. With over 300 artists taking part in this year’s event, opening their studios and exhibiting throughout the county and beyond, with a showcase exhibition at Lamport Hall, Open Studios promises to be the premier art event in Northamptonshire. The Shoosmith Gallery was re-opened in April 2025 at its beautiful gallery space, formerly the Common Ground Café at Delapré Abbey, and holds a permanent collection of artwork of the renowned Shoosmith family of Northampton. The show at the Shoosmith Gallery will be the perfect complement to the permanent collection, bringing to the public an exhibition showing the rich diversity and quality of artwork produced by these 3 artists, with paintings in oils, gouache, prints and ceramics.
During the Open Studios Arts Festival there will be a chance to meet the artists at the gallery, with the 3 artists also demonstrating their techniques and work. Offering a glimpse of the artist at work, meeting these artists provides a unique insight into their approach and how their art is produced. The artists will be at the gallery on the following dates in September and all artwork will be for sale:
Dawn Isaac - Thursday 4th Michael Leaman – Saturday 13th
Cordell Garfield – Saturday 20th
Northamptonshire artists Cordell Garfield, Michael Leaman and Stamford artist Dawn Isaac will be exhibiting a selection of their work at the Shoosmith Gallery space. With over 300 artists taking part in this year’s event, opening their studios and exhibiting throughout the county and beyond, with a showcase exhibition at Lamport Hall, Open Studios promises to be the premier art event in Northamptonshire. The Shoosmith Gallery was re-opened in April 2025 at its beautiful gallery space, formerly the Common Ground Café at Delapré Abbey, and holds a permanent collection of artwork of the renowned Shoosmith family of Northampton. The show at the Shoosmith Gallery will be the perfect complement to the permanent collection, bringing to the public an exhibition showing the rich diversity and quality of artwork produced by these 3 artists, with paintings in oils, gouache, prints and ceramics.
During the Open Studios Arts Festival there will be a chance to meet the artists at the gallery, with the 3 artists also demonstrating their techniques and work. Offering a glimpse of the artist at work, meeting these artists provides a unique insight into their approach and how their art is produced. The artists will be at the gallery on the following dates in September and all artwork will be for sale:
Dawn Isaac - Thursday 4th Michael Leaman – Saturday 13th
Cordell Garfield – Saturday 20th
Monday 1 September
The Shoosmith Gallery, Delapre Abbey, London Road Northampton, Northamptonshire NN4 8AW
1st September to 3rd OctoberOpening times - 10am to 4pm
Free Admission
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