Conversations with Lines

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Conversation with Lines: A Solo Exhibition by Nic Gear

3rd—10th June

Opening Night: Friday 2nd June, 18:00-21:00

This June, Surface welcomes back Nic Gear, winner of last year's open, Abstract, and his solo exhibition, Conversations with Lines.

Conversations with Lines explores the relationship between landscape and art, and considers the way we experience and mark those landscapes in which we live, work, and walk. The artwork on display has a direct relationship with the steps taken by Gear in the “edgeland” landscapes of Nottinghamshire, and also refers further afield to the Peak District and Lake District national parks. Using material discovered in the places explored, Gear collates photographic records of walks undertaken, makes handmade oak gall ink, and creates found object collections. These techniques have an intentional quality and explore how past and present generations converse back and forth through our landscapes. Gear’s physical experience of walking and the spiritual essence of place are also interwoven within the work. Threads become suggestions, traces of place, expressing the unseen and our collective impact on earth. 

Opening Night

Friday 2nd June, 6-9pm
Surface welcomes The Artefact, two spell-binding guitarists in dialogue, and the creation of the ambient soundscape for scintillating Conversations with Lines.

Artist Talk

Saturday 3rd June, 12pm and 2pm

Gear will talk about his diverse body of work, which includes photography, sculpture, drawing, and mixed media pieces. He will discuss issues around a culture of walking and how this affects his practice. Navigating his way through the exhibition, Gear will provide a unique insight into the process of creating the work, and the way his art is metaphorically framed. 

Coffee Morning: In Support of the Maggie’s charity

Weds 7th June 11am – 12.30pm

This is a drop-in coffee morning in support of Maggie’s. All money raised by the event will go to Maggie’s, a charity that provides free cancer support for people diagnosed with cancer, and for their friends. Everyone is welcome, and anything you can spare for this valuable charity will be gratefully received.

Artist Walk: Retraced

Saturday 9th June 11am 

The walk will begin at the gallery and will take approximately 1.5 hours. 

10 places available – book with the gallery

Free

Conversations with Lines opens in the Main Gallery in conjunction with Conversation with Kith in the Project Space. This opens a conversation between both spaces, and between Gear and the Kith Artist Collective, of which Gear is a founding member. As always, there will be a donations bar with ales from local brewery, Pheasantry.

Free Entry: Everyone Welcome

Notes to Editor:
 

Gear was born in the market town of Nuneaton, Warwickshire. He graduated with an MA in Fine Art from Nottingham Trent University in 2015. He has exhibited widely throughout the UK, including Cambridge, Grasmere, London, Sheffield, and Nottingham. His work is held in private collections in Europe and the UK. As well as the Surface prize, Gear was awarded the Winsor and Newton Product Prize at the RI Watercolour Painters 211th Exhibition, 2023.

Opening Hours:

Opening night: Friday 2nd June, 6-9

Exhibition dates: 3rd–10th June

Tuesday to Friday: 12:00-17:00

Saturday: 11:00 -17:00

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16 Southwell Road 

Nottingham 

NG1 1DL

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