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12th Septemebr - 31st October 2026

“Look Out” at Close Ltd

I’m very pleased to have been invited by Freeny Yianni and her team to show three new works – two of my long-form drawings and a mezzotint – at the very elegant Close Ltd in Somerset.  ‘Look Out’ is a landscape survey and I particularly like the title…Look Out…I read it as an injunction to... Read more »

August 2026

Holburne Museum, Bath

Thanks to the Golder-Thompson Gift, the Holburne Museum in Bath has acquired two mezzotints this year.  ‘Common Quaker Moth” and “I saw the Moon asleep, wandering among the reeds”.

Hardback book to accompany the exhibition ‘Birded and Eyed’ available now.  The book is a very personal collection of essays, field notes, mezzotints and drawings from recent years, with a foreword by Katharine Martin of the V&A. Published by The Letter Press. To purchase please go to:  https://www.sarahgillespie.co.uk/product/birded-and-eyed/

20th June - 6th September

Birded and Eyed – Solo exhibition at Kestle Barton

Opening Saturday 20th June 2 – 5pm.  At 3pm I’ll be in conversation with Lara Goodband, Curator of Contemporary Art at RAMM, Exeter.  This will be followed by a demonstration mezzotint printing by master printer Simon Marsh “Kestle Barton is pleased to present ‘Birded and Eyed’, a second solo exhibition by Sarah gillespie, following her... Read more »

19th June - 29th August

Bound to Us – Greenhill Arts, Dartmoor

I’m very happy to be once again showing at the wonderful Greenhill Arts in Moretonhampstead on Dartmoor. This fascinating exhibition includes some very interesting artists and is on a theme close to my heart: human-animal connection, conflict and coexistence.

22nd May - 15th June

Nocturnes – Coombe Gallery, Dartmouth, Devon

A three person show about the night, with friends Josephine Birch and Martin Prothero. Martin is a photographer and expert tracker – his lightboxes made by the animals themselves bring you right into the woods at night and are really something to see.  Josephine is a an alumna of the Royal Drawing School and ‘draws... Read more »

14th -17th May 20206

London Original Print Fair

The London Original Print fair returns to Somerset House, this year and I am delighted to be represented once again by Rabley Gallery in Room S5. Rabley Gallery represents a remarkable group of highly esteemed artists, and I am proud to be showing four new mezzotints this year, including the little ‘Clouded Border’ illustrated here.... Read more »

2nd Feb - 26th Feb 2026

Entographia

I’m very happy to be collaborating once again with 15 other insect-inspired artists and the Royal Entomological Society to present “Entographica” at the Bath Royal Scientific and Literary Society, (Queen’s Sq. Bath). The exhibition is open to all and FREE.  I think it will interest everyone but children are especially welcome to explore the fascinating... Read more »

Until 5th June 2026

A unison of feeling: John Constable and David Lucas at the V&A

Marking 250 years since the birth of John Constable, this exhibition explores his collaboration with printmaker David Lucas in making the English Landscape print series and features Constable’s paintings alongside the 22 prints they inspired. Discover the powerful collaboration between celebrated landscape painter John Constable and virtuoso printmaker David Lucas in John Constable and David Lucas:... Read more »

12th - 15th November 2025

Woolwich Contemporary

This November sees the tenth edition of the Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair in the Woolwich Arsenal, London.  I’m very fortunate to be represented at the fair by Rabley Gallery on Booth 28. This year I am offering three new mezzotints which you can see on the Rabley Gallery Stand for the first time as part... Read more »