Next ~ Alex Heaton - paintings

London artist Alex Heaton will be filling the gallery with his latest paintings in December. Heaton graduated from Central St Martins in 2005 and since then his career had gone from strength to strength with over half of his output since then finding its way into private collections, which is not surprising as the content of his oils is often startling and the execution detailed and extremely thorough.

Heaton, an experienced mountaineer, derives inspiration from his annual alpine expeditions. He has only just returned from his latest and the work in this show will be about his experiences whilst in the mountains.

More information soon...

Start date to be announced

Now ~ Asha Bantan - Collector's Journey

Asha is a rastafarian gentleman who has filled his small council flat in Hillfields, Coventry, from floor to ceiling with a breathtaking and bewildering array of genuine African artworks and European objects with Africa and African people as their theme.

When we first met Asha at his home we were inspired to run an exhibition celebrating his collection, but soon realised that Asha himself would have to be the centre of the show.

Kate Rossin has produced a series of photographic portraits of Asha and his house, Jon Randle a documentary video and Jeff Hatt has curated a selection of sculptural artefacts from Asha's astounding collection.

Show runs from 7th November - 28th November

*** Asha will play a selection of his music (he's also a DJ on Hills FM and MC for a Coventry sound system) deliver a talk and hold a Q&A session about his life and the collecting instinct that has transformed his house beyond recognition, on SATURDAY 14th NOVEMBER at 2PM. Admission £3 on the door ***

Recent past ~ Josephine Powers

This was the first full gallery one artist show at Fishbone and Josephine Powers first one woman show, so we were very proud to present Recursion, a delicate yet powerful installation that intersected both gallery spaces.

Show ran from 8th August - 4th September