Welcome to swarm

Welcome to swarm. Home to a very personal selection of contemporary fine art, including photography, painting, installation and sculptures.

Occupying the space between commercial 'art for interiors' and over hyped modern art so often in fashion, swarm is an anti art-clique haven for some talented emerging artists.

Let us know what you think about the work on display here, just email christine@swarmgallery.com, or visit one of the shows below and tell us in person.

NEW SHOWS:

'PAINTING FILM' John Vincent, Roselina Hung, Jill Fehrenbacher, France Dubois, Yonatan Vinitsky, Augustin Gimel, Claire McArdle, Peter Hardie, Ellina Kevorkian, Jon Gershon, Courtney Rile, John Blandy.

It is nearly two hundred years since a photo-sensitised surface was first used successfully to capture a faithful picture of the world. The mechanically produced image has changed forever the way we live and the way we look at our surroundings. Painting Film brings together an international group of artists, all of whose work is drawn from photographs and film.

6th - 21st December, Lounge Gallery and Studios, Unit A, 2nd Floor, 28 Shacklewell Lane, London E8 2EZ.

Open Wed - Fri: 11am - 7pm and Sat - Sunday: 10am - 6pm.

PAST SHOWS:

'LONG WEEKEND' Helen Barff, Miranda Cowper, Rachel Gadsden, Sally McKay, Jennifer Merrell, Hugo Platt, Sarah Sparkes, Joseph Stokes, Jennifer Talbot
21st, 22nd and 23rd October 2005
Scholar's House Studios, 49 Clapham High Street, SW4 7TN
An exhibition of painting and sculpture.
www.showoff.uk.com / www.scholarshousestudios.com

SWARM PRESENTS...HELEN BARFF
Private view Tuesday 25th October 2005, 6 - 9pm
Publicis, 82 Baker Street

'DEFINITE ARTICLE' Cathy Wade, Roger Ackling, Eric Butcher and Marc Vaux
6th October - 15th November
Vertigo Gallery, London
Curated by Catherine Shearn & Eric Butcher
www.vertigogallery.co.uk

'One of the most exciting things about surface making is the extraordinary tension which can be created between the surface and the object of which it is a surface.'
Eric Butcher
Touring to Toomey-Tourell Gallery, San Francisco dates to be confirmed.

'TRANSITION 6' Cathy Wade
Transition, an opportunity unique to Newlyn Art Gallery, is two weeks of work-in-progress showings. The aim of Transition is to enable artists to experiment and use the gallery spaces in an informal way; to try out and explore ideas away from the studio and in a public setting. You can see Cathy's work there form 17th - 19th October, the show is open from 17th October - 2nd November 2005.
Newlyn Art Gallery, New Road, Newlyn, Penzance, TR18 5PZ.
www.newlynartgallery.co.uk

'THINGS FROM THE THAMES' Helen Barff (solo show)
Bearspace, Deptford
25th November - 22nd December
Private view 24th November
www.thebear.tv/gallery.html

Helen Barff (group show)
4th - 27th November
Alma Enterprises, Vyner Street, E2
Private view 26th November

Helen Barff (group show)
14th November - 11th December
Wine Gallery, SW10
Private view 14th November

'THE HOUSEWARMING' featuring John Vincent and others
23rd August - September 10th
This scenario styled exhibition entices visitors into a staged derelict living room where peeling walls and scattered works unite to form a haunting diorama of a past life. Featuring drawing, painting, video, and mixed media work.
The Residence, 168A Victoria Park Road, London, E9 7HD
www.residence-gallery.com

'SWARM PRESENTS JOHN VINCENT'
John Vincent's work is often described as Hopper-esque and not without reason. For the first time swarm presents a collection of 7 pieces, including two brand new works. His work captures the essence of paranoia in the 21st Century yet in a distinctly elegant and skillful style.
Daily, 9am - 6pm until 5th August 2005
Publicis, 82 Baker Street, London, W1U.

'THE VIEW FROM HERE' Nathan Apperley
Nathan's collection is currently on show at advertising agency, Publicis.
Daily, 9am - 6pm until 10th June
82 Baker Street, London, W1U.

'SMART LATINO' George Westren and Group Show
25th May - 8th June
Diorama Arts, 34 Osnaburgh Street, London, NW1 3ND.

'CITY INTRIGUE' John Vincent and Group Show
7th June - 25th June
Signature's Gallery, 38 Duke Street, St. James's, London, SW1Y 6DF.

'CHANGES' George Westren and Others
10th May - 22nd May
The Gallery, St. Martin's in the Crypt, London, WC2.

'ORIEL MOSTYN OPEN 2005' Helen Barff and others
Until Saturday 7 May
Oriel Mostyn Gallery, 12 Heol Vaughan, Landudno LL30 1AB.

'THE VIEW FROM HERE' Nathan Apperley
21st April - 2nd May
Apperley's gritty portraits of Cornwall undermine our assumptions of bucolic bliss in Britain's favourite holiday destination.
Nancy Victor Gallery, 36 Charlotte Street, London, W1T 2NA, 10am - 6pm.

'WHITE LINES' George Westren
7th April - 20th April
Himself homeless for 25 years, George invites you to consider your own precariousness. On show is a selection of op-art inspired works on paper. Supported by The Big Issue.
Nancy Victor Gallery, 36 Charlotte Street, London, W1T 2NA, 10am - 6pm.

'DRAWING WITH LIGHT' Helen Barff, Joseph Beuys, Roger Ackling and others
13th March - 24th April
Rabley Contemporary Drawing Centre, Rabley Barn, Wiltshire.