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Kath Thompson, Painter's Dinner, Black painting series, 2008 © the artist
Exhibition
Kath Thompson: Yesterday and Tomorrow
10 Jun 2017 – 10 Sep 2017
Regular hours
- Saturday
- 11:00 – 17:00
- Sunday
- 11:00 – 17:00
- Wednesday
- 11:00 – 17:00
- Thursday
- 11:00 – 17:00
- Friday
- 11:00 – 17:00
Cost of entry
Please visit our website for information about admission prices.
Address
- Hastings Contemporary
- Rock-a-nore Road
- Hastings
England - TN34 3DW
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- The 20, 100 and 101 buses from Hastings train station stop at the Stade bus stop which is a short walk away.
- Hastings Contemporary is approximately 15 minutes’ walk from Hastings train station. Direct train services run regularly to London, Brighton and Ashford International.
Kath Thompson’s bold, brightly coloured paintings take inspiration from the history of painting, modern global politics, and the world that she sees around her.
About
When asked what inspires her paintings, Thompson said: ‘My work is about things, people and places in the world. I am influenced by painting from the ancient past as well as the present. Essentially it’s the visual world that excites my imagination. It can be images I see anywhere, on a beach, in a room, a news item on the telly, medieval painting, old manuscripts, a visit to a museum plus things I might read or hear to which I have a visual response’.
This exhibition features a mixture of new work and paintings from the past decade, presenting an overview of the recent practice of this extraordinary artist.
Born in London in 1948, Thompson studied at Harrow School of Art, Sheffield College of Art and Chelsea School of Art, and completed a degree in philosophy at the University of London. Her work has been exhibited at a range of venues including the Royal Academy, Maidstone Museum and as part of the Canterbury Festival. Thompson lives and works in Kent.
Image: Kath Thompson, Painter's Dinner, Black painting series, 2008 © the artist
