Liminal Gallery Podcast

Liminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Olivia Strange, during her solo exhibition ‘It Softens The Blow, That Deep Melodic Bliss’ in Liminal Gallery's Main Space, in Margate from 6 July until 31 August 2024. Pulling together the multifarious strands of Strange’s practice "It Softens the Blow, That Deep Melodic Bliss" explores notions of escape and survival th...

Liminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Thomas Langley, to coincide with his solo exhibition ‘Nest’ in Liminal Gallery's Main Space, in Margate. Through the lens of painting and drawing, Thomas Langley's practice is deeply concerned with the fundamental mechanics of image creation, manifesting in pulsating rhythmic compositions. The foundation of this body of...

Liminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Lucy Lyons, to coincide with her solo exhibition ‘Seven and a half’ in Liminal Gallery's The Cupboard, in Margate. This exhibition provides a unique realm where the boundaries between reality and imagination blur, offering a glimpse into the intricate workings of the human mind.   Between the 7th and 8th floor of t...

Liminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Abigail Hampsey, to coincide with her solo exhibition ‘Walking in Limestone Country’ in Liminal Gallery's Main Space, in Margate. Having returned to the land of her youth on the edge of the greenbelt between Lancaster, the Lake District and West Yorkshire, this new body of work is an exploration of landscape, a retrieva...

Liminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Louise Frances Smith, to coincide with her solo exhibition ' ‘It gathered here’ in The Cupboard at Liminal Gallery in Margate. The exhibition presents a series of site specific sculptures, playing with scale, the organic, body-like forms appear to be engulfing the small space, growing, crawling and spreading around the...

Liminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with internationally renowned contemporary artist Laura Ford, to coincide with her solo exhibition ' ‘Little Lords’ in Liminal Gallery's Main Space in Margate. The exhibition showcases a collection of sculptural and wall-based works which explore the boundaries between desire and imposition, inviting viewers into the realm of play and imaginati...

Liminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Maud Whatley to coincide with her first solo exhibition 'Haunches' in our Main Space at Liminal Gallery in Margate. The exhibition showcases Whatley's coloured pencil drawings which layer images sourced from art-historical paintings, online archives, personal photographs, and Google image results. Her work explores the...

Liminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Mercedes Workman to coincide with 'Turner's Female Contemporaries' a solo exhibition in our second exhibition space, The Cupboard at Liminal Gallery in Margate. The exhibition brings to light the forgotten, yet remarkably talented women artists of the past.   ‘Turner's Female Contemporaries’ presents a meticulously...

Liminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Eleanor McCaughey to coincide with 'Swallowing Mist to Lick Your Mouth' a solo exhibition in our Main Space at Liminal Gallery in Margate.   ‘Swallowing Mist to Lick Your Mouth’ is the first UK solo show by Dublin based artist Eleanor McCaughey. This immersive solo exhibition delves into the complex terrain of fema...

Liminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Julia Ellen Lancaster to coincide with 'Deadly Bloom' a solo exhibition in our Main Space at Liminal Gallery in Margate.   Julia Ellen Lancaster's work delves deep into the relationship between humans and the landscape and encourages us to embrace the beauty of difference. 'Deadly Bloom' showcases Lancaster's innov...

Liminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Emma Richardson to coincide with 'The Pull of the Tides' a two person exhibition, also featuring Anna Blom, in our Main Space at Liminal Gallery in Margate. The exhibition delves into the depths of human emotion, nature's mysteries, the interplay between the conscious and unconscious realms and the passage of time. &nbs...

Liminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Anna Blom to coincide with 'The Pull of the Tides' a two person exhibition with Emma Richardson in our Main Space at Liminal Gallery in Margate. The exhibition delves into the depths of human emotion, nature's mysteries, the interplay between the conscious and unconscious realms and the passage of time.   Emma Rich...

Liminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Thelma Speirs to coincide with her solo exhibition 'Night Walks ' in The Cupboard at Liminal Gallery in Margate. Located inside our Margate gallery, The Cupboard is a tiny but sleek space is open to artists living and working in Thanet. Aimed to help support the local creative community, we accept all proposals from all...

Liminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Henrietta Armstrong to coincide with her solo exhibition 'Sanctum Futurum: Relics and Forbidden Desires' in our main space at Liminal Gallery in Margate. The exhibition opened on Friday 11th August and continues until 26th August 2023. A journey into a shrine-like space where old gods are left behind and new ones emerge...

Liminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Catherine Chinatree to coincide with her solo exhibition 'Again Again' in our main space at Liminal Gallery in Margate. The exhibition opened on Saturday 22nd July and continues until 5th August 2023. Featuring bespoke work created for Liminal’s unique space alongside Christie’s saturated wall-based minimalist sculpture...

Liminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Cedric Christie to coincide with his solo exhibition 'Infallible' in our main space at Liminal Gallery in Margate. The exhibition opened on Saturday 3rd June and continues until 29th June 2023. Featuring bespoke work created for Liminal’s unique space alongside Christie’s saturated wall-based minimalist sculptures, the...

Liminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Andrew Torr and Director of the AOP Gallery Gemma Peppé to coincide with Torr's solo exhibition 'Nocturnes' in our main space at Liminal Gallery in Margate. The exhibition is co-curated by Liminal Gallery and The AOP Gallery and opened on 6th May 2023. It isn’t too far-fetched to say that Torr has invented his own versi...

Liminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Jemima Sara, who is the first artist to exhibit in our new exhibition space 'The Cupboard' with a solo exhibition titled 'The Toilet' which opened on 11th March in our Margate-based Gallery.  Jemima Sara is a multidisciplinary artist who incorporates the fluidity of everyday life, mental health and freedom of expre...

Liminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Flora Bradwell, who has artwork in our current group exhibition 'Try a little...Tenderness' which opened on 4th February in our Margate-based Gallery.  A compulsion towards the carnivalesque and a vibrant trashy aesthetic are key to Flora Bradwell's playful practice. Encompassing painting, sculpture, video and perf...

Liminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Ingrid Berthon-Moine, who has artwork in our current group exhibition 'Try a little...Tenderness' which opened on 4th February in our Margate-based Gallery.  Ingrid Berthon-Moine is a French multi-disciplinary artist based in London. Her work examines the construction of gender identity and its behavioural conseque...

Liminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Damien Flood, who has artwork in our upcoming group exhibition 'Try a little...Tenderness' which opens on 4th February in our Margate-based Gallery. Damien Flood b. 1979, is an Irish artist based in Dublin. His work is grounded in early writings on philosophy, theology, alchemy, and the natural sciences and explore...

Liminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with contemporary artist Alexis Soul-Gray, who has a solo exhibition 'Dancing in the Dark' in our Margate-based Gallery. Alexis Soul-Gray (b.1980), lives and works in Devon and is currently studying MA Painting at The Royal College of Art. She is an alumni of The Royal Drawing School having completed the Postgraduate Drawing Year betw...

Liminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with artist Lindsey Jean McLean, who has a solo exhibition 'Oversized Swords, Chains and Gloves' in our Margate-based Gallery. Lindsey Jean McLean studied her BA in painting at Glasgow School of Art (2009-2013), she is a Drawing Year graduate from The Royal Drawing School (2013-2014) and a recent post-graduate in painting from The Slade Sc...

Liminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with artist Jennifer Nieuwland, who is exhibiting a painting in our current group exhibition 'Matrescence'. Jennifer Nieuwland is a contemporary artist who lives and works in London. She is Dutch by nationality and spent her formative years in Milan, Italy. Nieuwland was mostly self-taught before embarking on an MA in Fine Art at City and...

Liminal Gallery Podcast host, Louise Fitzjohn, speaks with artist Sarah Maple who is exhibiting a painting in our current group exhibition 'Matrescence'.  Sarah Maple is an award winning visual artist known for her bold, brave, mischievous and occasionally controversial artworks that challenge notions of identity, religion and the status quo. Much of Maple's inspiration originates from her mi...