5th - 27th January 2008
'SECOND'

Exhibition of work by the photographers who attended the gallery’s photo shoots in 2007.

2nd February - 30th March 2008
'Life in the Landscape'
Mike Rae
Semi-finalist 2007 Shell Photographer of the Year.

Born in Nigeria, Mike has lived in Suffolk for most of his life and since his early childhood he has had an interest in wildlife both at home and further afield. More recently he has begun to record the images that he sees through the lens of his camera. He is particularly interested in showing animals behaving naturally in their environment. Sometimes this involves capturing the essence of the animal as in his pictures of migrating wildebeest in the Serengeti. At other times he spends many hours waiting for the right light conditions such as those in his pictures of the family of Orcas at rest in Johnson Strait off the west coast of Canada.

4th - 27th April 2008
'Highlands and Lowlands'
Jon Gibbs

Jon Gibbs is a semi-professional landscape photographer from Norfolk and the 2007 winner of the Take a view - Landscape photographer of the year competition.

The main aim of his work is to capture the beauty and moods of our wonderful landscape here in the UK.

He has been working in the digital format since 2004 after a period of using 35mm and 6 x 7 cm slide film. His aim for the future is to visit more of the UK and move towards becoming a full time professional.

Please visit his website at: www.jon-gibbs.co.uk. Here you will find the opportunity to browse his galleries and purchase prints or contact him if you require further
information regarding commercial or commissioned work.

2nd - 26th May 2008
VORTICISM -The New Art
Christian N. Atkinson

Christian N. Atkinson has spent most of his working life as a portrait painter and sculptor but this exhibition is devoted to Vorticism, an art movement which peaked in 1912 but suffered the loss of three of its artists in the first world war. Names such as Wyndham Lewis, Sir Jacob Epstein, William Roberts and Lawrence Atkinson (Christian’s grandfather) all have Vorticist works in the Tate collection.

Christian’s exhibition of standing sculptures and wall plaques emphasises his own interpretation in continuance of this art form.

More of Christians work can be seen on http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk and search=CHRISTIAN N. ATKINSON.

30th May - 22nd June 2008
'BLUR'
Bob Heath

My interest in portraiture started when I was studying for an MA at the Norwich School of Art and Design. On this course I developed a style of imagery which deconstructed the traditional view of a portrait. Fundamental to my work is that this arrangement lends itself to investigations and interpretations of identity.

With this panel of images, it is my intention to present portraits that offer no contextual help in their reading and are of a strong yet simplistic design that will fascinate and intrigue.

4th - 27th July 2008
'Country Walk'
Jill Hodgson

Beyond the Image plays host to a collection of work entitled ‘Country Walk’ by professional artist Jill Hodgson (GRH). Her technique is a contemporary use of plaster and paint, similar to pargetting of old, creating a highly textured finish. The collection consists of panels in various combinations illustrating the countryside, reflecting the seasons, from a line of trees bordering a ploughed field, to Summer Grasses.

Jill was an Art & Design student in 1980, graduating in interior design 1984, thereafter embarked into the commercial world of architecture and interior design. It wasn’t until her time in Australia 1999 – 2000 that her talents as a designer moved to that of an artist, successfully exhibiting in various shows and galleries in Melbourne. Returning to England, she settled back into interior design but discovered a new medium to excite her as an artist, Plaster and Paint, exploring all types of subject matter from landscapes, figurative to abstract, the success of which has drawn her away from the interior design world and further into the Arts. Since 2003 she has exhibited in various shows and galleries throughout Suffolk and Essex.

1st - 17th August 2008
'A New Way Of Looking'
'WIDE ANGLE'

WIDE ANGLE is a group of five ladies, who first met when they enrolled on the newly introduced BA (Hons) Photography Degree Course at the UCS (University Campus Suffolk), Ipswich in September 2006.

"We discovered that joining the course and studying the required texts, covering everything from History of Art to Philosophy, has changed the way we view our photography for ever. We have chosen to exhibit a selection of images, from set projects that have been part of our degree course, to personal projects, that show our personal journeys from snapshot images to making conceptual contemporary photographic images, as art".

22nd - 31st August 2008 (inc. Mon 25th Aug)
'Impressions'
nineprint

nineprint is a diverse group of artists who have joined together to develop their work using printmaking techniques.

Techniques include collagraph, lino-cut, dry-point, monoprinting and etching.

www.nineprint.com

5th - 28th September 2008
'Burble & Roar'
Josie Allen
Part of the Waveney Springs Art Trail

This exhibition by Josie Allen is part of the newly formed art collective Waveney Springs.

Waveney Springs Art Trail.
Visit the studios and workshops of the 21 artists on the Norfolk and Suffolk borders. The studios will be open for two weekends in September and entrance is free. Artists will be happy to show visitors their work and discuss techniques. There will be a wide range of media including drawing, painting, sculpture, textiles, printmaking and photography, to see in various environments from garden sheds and kitchen tables to architect designed purpose built studios.

All studios will be open Saturday and Sunday from 11-5 unless otherwise stated. Most studios should have disabled access, please check before your visit.

Josie's exhibition will be on permanent display from 5th - 28th September during normal gallery opening hours.

For more details on the Waveney Springs Art Trail visit www.waveneysprings.co.uk

4th October - 9th November 2008
'Dungeness'
Nigel Gooch

"The unique and varied landscape of this windswept peninsular serves to heighten ones sense of time and place. When I was making these pictures it became as much about what I felt about the place,as what I saw."

I regard this collection to be a work in progress with further visits planned for the future.

15th - 23rd November 2008
Graham Portlock ABIPP ARPS
Fine Art Photographer - European Landscapes & Still-life

Having spent most of my career undertaking complex commissions for ever-demanding clients, I have come to realise that the simplest images are the best. I love the landscape, and my interest in design and modern architecture results in me making stronger and more graphic images without any visual distraction.

Biography:
Studied photography at the London College of Printing & Graphic Art.

Set up own business as an editorial, advertising, architectural and fine art photographer. He has been commissioned by many national institutions and agencies, and his work has appeared in many leading publications and books.

Has lectured at Norwich School of Art and at Harlow College and has been a photographic consultant to the Open University. He is an Associate of both the British Institute of Professional Photography and the Royal Photographic Society.

He now accepts just a few arts, craft and architectural commissions, whilst having more time to pursue his own personal landscape and still-lfe work which is exhibited and sold internationally.

This summer he has had two works accepted for the prestigious Royal West of England Academy first photographic Open Exhibition.

29th November - 28th December 2008
'Forgotten Norfolk'
Brian Wells

Brian Wells is not one of those photographers who roam the countryside in search of the inevitable 'chocolate box scene'.

His mission is to unearth the places that the torch hasn't shone on for many a long year; his camera zooming in on all things derelict and deteriorating across Norfolk - an original celebration of our local land.

Brian still prefers to shoot on film using his trusty ancient Rolleiflex; he enthuses 'that the quality of Zeiss lenses are legendary'.

An ongoing project that started back in 2000, has taken Brian to many different locations including Grand Country Houses, RAF bases, Churches, Farmhouses and even a Tuberculosis Hospital to name but a few.

His most successful technique is the simplest - scouting for locations by hook or by crook, armed with a weatherproof ordnance survey map.

If decay is in the air, Brian will sniff it out!