THE YEAR AHEAD
Exciting exhibitions to look forward to at Yew Tree Gallery this season!
‘GENERATIONS’ - a guest exhibition, curated by Christine Feiler, opens on 26th April for three weeks. Centring around the paintings of her mother JUNE MILES (1924-2021) are ceramics by CHRISTINE, paintings by her father PAUL FEILER and her two sons Ben and Paul, as well as sculpture by PAUL MOUNT, June’s second husband. June lived in St Just for many years and several of her paintings reflect the scenery of Penwith, as well as her travels in Spain and France.
Spanish Rooftops 50 x 40 cm
Double-rimmed bowl 34cm diam
Following this on 31st May, TREASURES OF THE MIND reveals a newly discovered cache of remarkable work by JOHN MALTBY – dating from his early years as a potter and model-maker until his death in 2020. Hidden away in cupboards at his home in Devon, this collection includes choice pieces he wanted to keep for himself. A privilege indeed to show them here!
Footed Dish – Boats & Windmill
‘Henry’ with Bird
KIng
Another rare opportunity in this same exhibition is the offer of a group of paintings and original prints by renowned artist – BREON O’CASEY (1928 – 2011). He and John respected each other’s work and showed together in their lifetime.
Crowning the 3D display of the Maltby work will be a distinctive collection of contemporary paintings by TABBY BOOTH. In striking silhouette her stylised animals, birds and insects stand out against a light background, framed in dark wood.
Jewellers NANCY PICKARD and GUY ROYLE and potter KATE SAMPSON add the richness of their vision to this mind enhancing show.
The next exhibition for your diaries is WEB OF LIFE (6th September – 30th October). Exquisite paintings by FIONA OWEN are shown with the delicate ceramics of ANNA LAMBERT, figurative sculpture by ANNA NOEL, felt birds by RUSSELL WILSON and TAMSIN ABBOTT’s stained glass panels.
More of this anon! We look forward to welcoming you to YEW TREE GALLERY and its sculpture gardens and hope you enjoy what we have in store for you.
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JOHN MALTBY - A Life of Creativity
Second Edition - updated and with more pages and illustrations.
Originally written to accompany the ‘Homage to John Maltby’ exhibition of Summer 2022, this beautiful hardback book contains examples of John's work spanning his entire career. A true celebration of his life of creativity, it is available through us here at the Yew Tree Gallery and costs £28 unwrapped and £30 wrapped in our exclusive John Maltby paper, plus £4 UK postage. Please contact Gilly to discuss overseas shipping.
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Wrapped in John Maltby
PERFECT AS A GIFT, you can also purchase copies of ‘JOHN MALTBY - A Life of Creativity’ wrapped in our exclusive Maltby wrapping paper. Available only through us here at the Yew Tree Gallery at £30 plus £4 UK postage. Please contact Gilly to discuss overseas shipping.
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Maltby Wrapping Paper
John Maltby wrapping paper, from a detail of a large platter photographed by Nigel Dutt. This paper is A2 (420 x 594 mm) in size, printed on a heavy 120gsm paper. Available in packs of 5 sheets of wrapping paper for a special price of £12.50 plus £4 Post and Packing (papers will be rolled). Please contact Gilly to discuss overseas shipping.
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‘THIS BOOK SHOULD BE AN ESSENTIAL ADDITION TO THE LIBRARY OF ANYONE WITH AN INTEREST IN STUDIO CERAMICS – BEAUTIFULLY PRODUCED, INFORMATIVE AND SO WELL ILLUSTRATED.’
PETER LONGMAN (FORMER DEPUTY DIRECTOR CRAFTS COUNCIL)
Other feedback:
'It truly is a terrific creation. As a Maltby collector myself it was a delight and gave me a much wider and depth of knowledge of John Maltby and his career.'
‘Definitely the best book on a great potter that I have ever seen’
‘The publication is excellent quality and is an outstanding achievement’
‘The layout is great and contributions from other artists really provide depth to the story of John’s creative life’
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ABOUT US
YEW TREE GALLERY, on the West coast of Cornwall, is set among fields and gardens facing the broad Atlantic against a backdrop of the ancient moors of Penwith. The village of Morvah lies about a mile away, with the erstwhile mining community of Pendeen and Botallack to the west.
The gallery buildings nestle into the landscape at Keigwin, a farming hamlet on the B3306 coast road between St Ives and St Just. Exhibitions are held from Easter to the end of October, curated by Gilly Wyatt Smith who previously ran Yew Tree Gallery in Derbyshire then Gloucestershire for 30 years.
Many of the exhibitions follow a theme that links us to our environment – both particular to this place but also embracing the wider realm of the planet.
Nationally respected artists living in Cornwall and beyond are selected for solo and themed exhibitions. Throughout the gallery’s history, emphasis has been on showing work of the highest calibre in a variety of disciplines – painting, sculpture, ceramics, glass, textiles, wood or jewellery.
Visitors to the gallery are invited to wander through the sculpture gardens and organic potager with its wildlife pond, enjoy the views as well as the works of art and perhaps linger for a coffee or tea and freshly baked biscuit at our converted ‘Potting Shed’ kitchen. Plants, herbs and saladings are for sale too (when crops are abundant) and our free-range hens lay delicious large eggs!
