About The Spirit of Charleston

6 February - 6 April 2025

A new generation of young artists have embraced the exuberant spirit of Charleston Farmhouse in the 1920s and 30s.

Taking inspiration from the colourful and patterned paintings and decorations with which Duncan Grant and Vanessa Bell filled their bohemian home, today’s artists echo the style in a new way in their own uplifting and energising works.

The exhibition features the work of 10 artists:

  • Camilla Perkins - oil pastel and paint
  • Naomi Munuo - acrylic on board or canvas, screenprints
  • Katy Papineau - oil, pastel, pigment on panel or paper
  • Lily Snowden-Fine - oils, acrylics, pastel and charcoal drawings
  • Rachel Bottomley - mixed media on paper
  • Laura Page - gouache and oil pastels
  • Hannah Watts - collages using patterned paper
  • Rosemary Worsley - sculpture
  • Sasha Compton – handmade and painted plates
  • Kathy Crisp – handmade lampshades

Exhibition Highlights

Rachel Bottomley, Tulip 3

Naomi Munuo, Reader 2

Laura Page, Coffee and Oranges

Katy Papineau, Dreams at Her Raillings

Camilla Perkins, Studio Flowers from Firle

Rosemary Worsley, Myrmidons

Lily Snowden, Fine The Hare Knows

Collage using different patterned paper which is cut into flower shapes on a white background with a black and white geometric pattern border. The main flower in the middle is in the shape of a bluebell..

Hannah Watts, Bell Flower

Sasha Compton