& Still Different Worlds

Thames-side Studios Gallery presents & Still Different Worlds a group exhibition featuring seven artists
working in the UK today.
Miranda Boulton, Martyn Cross, Sam Douglas, Michael Gurhy, Kirsty Harris, Paula MacArthur, Donna McLean

“I learned that just beneath the surface there’s another world, and still different worlds as you dig deeper…there is goodness…but another force, a wild pain and decay, also accompanies everything.”
David Lynch

Michael Gurhy, Trauma doesn’t like to be touched, 3D Printed Sculpture, 202

Donna McLean, Place to Be, Oil on board, 30x36cm, 2020

Sam Douglas, Dalsfjord, Oil on board, 35x25cm, 2017

Kirsty Harris, Encore, Oil on unstretched linen, 152.5 x 117, 2025

Miranda Boulton, Turn Around Again, Oil and acrylic spray paint on canvas, 100x80cm, 2021

Paula MacArthur, Such a stillness, oil on canvas, 70 x 50cm, 2025

Something is pressing up from beneath. The surfaces hold back histories and myths, they do not feel like fixed boundaries but rather, thresholds. The artworks share a preoccupation with forces that exceed our control; erosion, detonation, evaporation, spectral return, decomposition, ecological fragility or blinding light. Considering painting as an object or monument, the mark making becomes almost stubborn, confidently holding its ground at the eye of the storm.

Opening Reception: Friday 17 October 6-9pm

Exhibition open: 18 October – 2 November 2025

Hours: 12- 5pm, Thursday-Sunday & by appointment

Artist Talk: Sunday 2 November 12-2pm

Finissage: Sunday 2 November 2-4pm

Location: Thames-Side Studios Gallery, Harrington Way, Warspite Road, London, SE18 5NR

#andstilldifferentworlds

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