Harvey’s Channel Crossing Exhibition

Private View | Thu 19 Mar 2026, 5pm to 7pm

Public Exhibition | Fri 20 Mar to Wed 8 Apr 2026

We’re pleased to present Channel Crossing, the first solo exhibition by multi media artist Harvey Taylor.

The exhibition brings together visual art, performance poetry, spoken and written word, and percussion to explore the idea of “channeling” as a creative experience. Many artists describe moments when ideas seem to arrive almost fully formed, as though they have been received rather than consciously constructed. For Harvey, this mysterious process sits at the heart of creativity.

Using the metaphor of a channel as a flowing stream of experience, the exhibition reflects on how we move through life encountering influences, memories, emotions and events that shape the stories we tell and the art we create. Some journeys are direct, others wander or circle back on themselves, but each crossing is unique.

Alongside these reflections on creativity, the exhibition also touches on contemporary social and cultural debates, encouraging thoughtful exploration and conversation between visitors.

Preview evening

The public preview takes place on Thursday 19 March from 5pm to 7pm. During the evening Harvey will present live spoken word and performance elements between approximately 5.30pm and 6.30pm, offering visitors a chance to experience the work in a more immersive way.

Channel Crossing Conversations

Visitors are also invited to join Harvey for two informal discussion evenings exploring the creative process and the ideas behind the exhibition:

26 March, 5.15pm to 6.45pm
2 April, 5.15pm to 6.45pm

Harvey also hopes to spend much of the exhibition period working from the gallery, giving visitors the chance to meet the artist and talk about the work.

Admission is free and everyone is welcome.

EBS Showcase

Annual Group Exhibition 2026

Private View | Thu 9 Apr 2026, 5pm to 7pm

Public Exhibition | Mon 13 Apr to Wed 27 May 2026

English Bridge Studios (EBS) is pleased to present our new annual showcase at the Gateway Gallery. This exhibition is a brand new yearly event for us, bringing together the different work created by our resident artists all in one place.

As a studio that covers many different styles, the showcase features a wide range of artwork. Visitors can expect to see everything from printmaking and drawing to photography, ceramics, and mixed media—reflecting the many different talents found within our Shrewsbury studios.

This exhibition is a celebration of our local creative community and an invitation for you to see the latest projects coming out of EBS. Whether you’re a regular at our studios or just curious to see what we do, we welcome you to drop in and enjoy this varied collection of local work.

La Pared - Faye Lorente Shyllon

Private View | Thu 28 May 2026, 5pm to 7pm

Public Exhibition | Mon 1 Jun to Fri 12 Jun 2026

Light Loss Destruction Devotion

By Natalie Chapman, Rory Chapman, Lola Chapman, and Harriet Chapman

Private View | Fri 19 Jun 2026, 5pm to 7pm

Public Exhibition | Mon 22 Jun to Fri 17 Jul 2026

Exhibition Overview

Light Loss Destruction Devotion brings together four artists whose practices sit in conversation with one another through shared experience, material sensitivity, and an unflinching engagement with the human condition.

Working across painting, photography, and abstraction, Natalie, Rory, Lola, and Harriet Chapman each explore different facets of memory, identity, and emotional survival. The exhibition moves between the personal and the collective, holding space for vulnerability, resistance, and transformation.

Themes of trauma, perception, landscape, and psychological tension run throughout, creating a body of work that is both intimate and confrontational. Rather than offering resolution, the exhibition invites reflection. It asks what is lost, what is carried forward, and what remains when we strip things back to their most honest form.

This exhibition will feature new work created specifically for Gateway Gallery.

The Artists

Natalie Chapman

Natalie Chapman’s practice centres on the human experience, navigating trauma, healing, and the inequalities faced by women. Through bold, expressive painting, her work captures both vulnerability and resilience, using colour and gesture to convey emotional intensity.

Her work engages deeply with the psychological and the social, exploring how personal histories intersect with wider structures of power and expectation. Through this, she creates spaces for reflection, catharsis, and empowerment.

Natalie’s work has been exhibited widely, including at MOMA Wales, RBSA Birmingham, and the National Library of Wales, and she has been shortlisted for several major prizes including the Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Prize.

Links
www.nataliechapmanartist.co.uk
Instagram: @nataliechapmanartist

Rory Chapman

Rory Chapman works across photography and film, creating photo textual narratives that explore psychology, identity, and socio political tension. His practice draws from documentary, editorial photography, and narrative cinema, often rejecting traditional ideas of polish or perfection.

His work challenges the viewer directly, confronting themes of mental health, repression, and the pressure to conform. Rather than aesthetic comfort, Rory’s work offers confrontation and reflection, questioning the cost of perfection and the realities we suppress.

Rory’s work has been exhibited internationally and is held in the permanent collection at Cyfarthfa Castle following his award in the Juxtaposed Art Prize 2025.

Links
www.rorychapman.com
Instagram: @blindeyerory

Lola Chapman

Lola Chapman’s work translates the lived experience of landscape into colour, movement, and form. Drawing from the terrain of West Wales, her paintings capture atmosphere rather than depiction, creating immersive, sensory responses to place.

Working instinctively, Lola builds compositions through layered gestures that echo shifting light, weather, and memory. Her work exists between abstraction and recognition, holding both the intimacy of personal experience and the expansiveness of the natural world.

Links
Instagram: @lolarosechapman.art

Harriet Chapman

Harriet Chapman’s work explores internal landscapes through abstraction, drawing on memory, dreams, and personal symbolism. Her paintings transform autobiographical material into layered visual language, where meaning is suggested rather than fixed.

Recurring motifs and familiar forms appear throughout her work, acting as carriers of memory and emotional resonance. By maintaining ambiguity, Harriet creates space for viewers to connect their own experiences with the work, bridging the personal and the universal.

Links

http://www.harriettchapman.com/
Instagram: @harriettchapmanartist

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