Bird’s Eye Views: LAUNCH PARTY

Conclave presents

Bird’s Eye Views – THE LAUNCH PARTY
27th April 2023
6-8pm

To mark the launch of our new group show, BIRD’S-EYE VIEWS, we’re having a launch party!

Get to meet the artists, admire the artworks (and maybe snap up a preview bargain before everyone else!) and enjoy a drink whilst being the first to see more than 150 new works from 28 artists:

Barrie J Davies / Barry D Bulsara / Beav-Art / Billy Chainsaw / Bobby Dazzler / Corkie / Curlymark / Dave Pop! / Ganzfeld Studio / Gavin Jay / GraphicExistence / heartshapedmouth / It’s Raining Art / J David Bennett / Jonny Edmund-Jones / Lady Sculptura / Lucy Nickholds / Marty Anscombe / Mass Roman / Merny / Michael Panteli / Paper Draper / Sfelez / Tiffany Crisp / True Spilt Milk / Twydall P. / Vicky Scott / Yureiwomb

Entry is FREE but tickets required. Please reserve your space here

Expect to see:
One-Off Originals
Limited-edition Prints
Drawing
Digital Art
Pop Art
Street Art
Spray-Paint
Mixed Media
Abstracts
Collage
Painting
Screen Prints
3D
Illustration
Painting

WALKING ON THIN ICE: the Winter group show

WALKING ON THIN ICE is Conclave Brighton’s 19th group show of affordable art in our central Brighton gallery space.

3rd November 2022 – 15th January 2023

Exhibiting 27 artists (8 new to Conclave) and over 150 new works, including one-off originals, limited edition prints and 3D sculptures – 95% under £95 (and 100% fabulous) – perfect for getting that unique and meaningful Christmas present sorted (or just for treating yourself!)

Featuring:
Amy Louise Baker / Billy Chainsaw / Beav-Art / Barrie J Davies / Cassette Lord / CurlyMark / Daniel Haskett / Daniel Mortimer Skinner / Dave Pop! / Emma Holmes / Gavin Jay / heartshapedmouth / Josef Cabey / Junkhead Creative / Jarvis Weaver / Keziah Furini / Laura Backeberg / Luke Pantelidou / MyPenLeaks / Russ Cast / Skatin Chinchilla / Stee Louw / Sprite / Tiffany Crisp / Tula Parker / Twydall P / Dr Will Houstoun

Exhibition Opening Times:
Tuesdays: 12-6
Wednesdays: 12-6
Thursdays: 10-6*
Fridays: 10-6
Saturdays: 10-6
Sundays: 11-5
Mondays: Closed

* 10-8 Late night shopping on 1st, 15th and 22nd December
Closed: 25th-26th December and 1st-2nd January.

Chainsaw & The Girl: Hell-Raisers PRIVATE VIEW

Conclave presents
CHAINSAW & THE GIRL

Hell-Raisers Private View
Friday 26th August, 5-8pm

Join us and the artists to celebrate the opening of this very special new exhibition in our basements events space.

Chainsaw & THE GIRL is a unique collaboration between artists BILLY CHAINSAW & GIRL SH*T: one that explores their shared love of, and fascination with subcultures and the darker sides of the human and social experience.

BILLY CHAINSAW artist statement: “In my early teens I developed an obsession with American comic books, masks, the movies, magick, and author William S. Burroughs… elements that repeatedly feature in my mixed-media, cut up pop art.”

THE GIRL (aka GIRL SH*T) artist statement: “GIRL SH*T is informed by a love of subcultures, music, ’zines, gig posters, fashion, art, design and punk feminism.”

The HELL-RAISERS show will feature new solo creations by both artists, alongside new collaborative work.

The main exhibition runs in the Conclave Basement Space from Saturday 27th August – Sunday 4th September 2022. See the event listing here.

LICENCED BAR SERVICE WILL BE AVAILABLE
UNDER 18s MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT AT ALL TIMES

CHANGES: Private View & Launch Party

CHANGES: Private View & Launch Party
4th August, 5-8pm

We’re holding a launch party for our new group show!
Wanna come? Book your place on EVENTBRITE

There will be more than 100 new artworks to feast your eyes upon, music, chat, art, art and more art, and – most importantly – the opportunity to get your hands on some of the HOTTEST new works from the 24 artists in show:

Featuring:
Yureiwomb / Twydall P / Tiffany Crisp / Studio Goggin / Russ Cast / MsDre / Michael Panteli / MC Cashback / Marnie Baker / Louis TF / Kelly Sullivan / Josef Cabey / Jarvis Weaver / Girl Sh*t / Fanny Fielding / Emma Holmes / Daniel Mortimer Skinner / Corkie / Billy Chainsaw / Beav-Art / Barry D Bulsara / Barrie J Davies / Alexandra Owen / A.Pozas

FREE entry, but advance tickets required – head over to Eventbrite to reserve a place
Licensed Bar

The exhibition will continue in the main (ground floor) gallery space until 30th October 2022. Opening times:

Mondays: CLOSED (bank holidays 12-6)
Tuesdays: 12-6
Wednesdays: 12-6
Thursdays: 10-6
Fridays: 10-6
Saturdays: 10-6
Sundays: 11-5FREE ENTRY

CHANGES: The Summer-Autumn group show of affordable art

CHANGES
4th August – 30th October 2022

A curated exhibition of affordable artworks, from a wide variety of genres, styles, themes and media.

More than 100 artworks from 24 artists, working in paint, collage, screen-printing, relief printing, 3D modelling, digital art, spray-paint and mixed media.

OPENING TIMES:

Mondays: CLOSED (bank holidays 12-6)
Tuesdays: 12-6
Wednesdays: 12-6
Thursdays: 10-6
Fridays: 10-6
Saturdays: 10-6
Sundays: 11-5

CONCLAVE PRESENTS: Chainsaw & The Girl: Hell-raisers

Conclave presents
CHAINSAW & THE GIRL

Hell-Raisers
27th August – 4th September 2022

Chainsaw & THE GIRL is an ongoing collaboration between artists BILLY CHAINSAW and GIRL SH*T, one that explores their shared love of MUSIC, SUBCULTURE and MAGICK. For their latest show HELL-RAISERS they deliver both solo and collaborative artworks that embrace the incendiary nature of limitless, boundary pushing individuals.

CHAINSAW says:
“The original wave of punk rock changed my life, empowered and transformed me into a tenacious individual able to pursue my dreams and become all the things I’d ever dreamt of becoming (and more): personal assistant to Siouxsie and The Banshees from 1979-1996, journalist, film critic, adult-magazine editor, actor, experimental filmmaker, club MC, singer, and dark pop artist. Now felt the optimum time to delve into that inspirational aspect of my past. I was able to do so thanks to a friend from 1978, Ray Stevenson, the first photographer to document punk rock in the UK – particularly the hell-raising Sex Pistols. Ray generously allowed me access to his archives and granted me permission to create artworks using his photos.”

GIRL SH*T says:
“My interest in the notion of ‘Hell Raisers’ is seeped in subculture and popular culture. What is a ‘Hell Raiser’? Here’s where it gets interesting. At the core it’s about complete freedom, to be without personal boundaries or censorship. Like the perception of the ‘Rock God’, the ‘Hell Raiser’ is generally a man. Envied for his freedom and celebrated for his virility dressed as bad behaviour. Women are usually punished for similar traits yet our history is crammed full of revolutionary women looking for the same freedoms. In this work I seek to celebrate these women… they are all of us…”

ARTIST STATEMENTS

BILLY CHAINSAW: “In my early teens I developed an obsession with American comic books, masks, the movies, magick, and author William S. Burroughs… elements that repeatedly feature in my mixed-media, cut up dark pop art.”

THE GIRL (aka GIRL SH*T): “Girl Sh*t is informed by a love of subcultures, music, ’zines, gig posters, fashion, art, design and punk feminism.”

OPENING TIMES:

Saturday 27th August: 10-6
Sunday 28th August: 11-5
Monday 29th August (bank holiday): 12-6
Tuesday 30th August: 12-6
Wednesday 31st August: 12-6
Thursday 1st September: 10-6
Friday 2nd September: 10-6
Saturday 3rd September: 10-6
Sunday 4th September: 11-5

FREE ENTRY

This exhibition contains sensitive material which may not be suitable for some viewers. Please use your discretion, and feel free to ask before entering if unsure.

Entrance is 18+ unless accompanied by a responsible adult.

Chainsaw & THE GIRL: Music, Subculture & Magick

A Collaboration between
BILLY CHAINSAW and GIRL SH*T

Chainsaw & THE GIRL is a unique collaboration between artists BILLY CHAINSAW & GIRL SH*T: one that explores their shared love of MUSIC, SUBCULTURE & MAGICK, one that will take over the CONCLAVE Brighton basement exhibition space with a very special, week-long installation.

Chainsaw & THE GIRL: Music, Subculture & Magick

BILLY CHAINSAW artist statement: “In my early teens I developed an obsession with American comic books, masks, the movies, magick, and author William S. Burroughs… elements that repeatedly feature in my mixed-media, cut up pop art.”

THE GIRL (aka GIRL SH*T) artist statement: “GIRL SH*T is informed by a love of subcultures, music, ’zines, gig posters, fashion, art, design and punk feminism.”

OPENING HOURS:

Sat 26th Oct: 10-6
Sun 27th Oct: 11-5
Mon 28th Oct: CLOSED
Tues 29th Oct: 12-6
Wed 30th Oct: 12-6
Thu 31st Oct: 10-6
Fri 1st Nov: 10-6
Sat 2nd Nov: 10-6
Sun 3rd Nov: 11-5

Please note: This exhibition contains materials and content that may NOT be suitable for children and those under 18 years old.

See more of Chainsaw’s work here.

Works available for sale after the close of the show can be found here.

Barrie J Davies’ Artworld

Barrie J Davies is an Artist!

His artwork is an exotic cocktail of graffiti, street, graphic and pop art. He graduated from the Southampton Institute with a Fine Art degree in 2000 and completed his Master’s Degree at the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff in 2004. He now lives and works in sunny Brighton where he works from his studio in the wonderful Brighton Lanes.

His artwork is inspired by social media, graffiti, consumerism, pop culture and the urban life in which he lives. The materials he uses to make his artwork are a mix of acrylic, household paints, spray paint, glitter, screen printing, markers, and mixed media collages of comic books, digital prints and found objects.

His street-art inspired subversive pop-art works are a fun, colourful psychedelic and humorous approach exposing the human condition: notions of success, money, glamour, love, death, sex, gender and religion are picked at with dry, comedic use of tragedy meshed with absurdity.

His work is in many public and private collections worldwide (and is also owned by Noel Fielding and Norman Cook, aka Fatboy Slim!)

For his solo show at CONCLAVE BRIGHTON (basement space) Barrie will be showcasing a series of affordable paintings, mixed media and print works, and launching of his new limited-edition book “Barrie J Davies is an Artist”.

More information to follow!

See more of Barrie’s work here.

EXHIBITION OPENING TIMES:

Fri 11 Oct (LAUNCH PARTY) 5-8pm
Sat 12 Oct: 10am-6pm
Sun 13 Oct: 11am-5pm
Mon 14 Oct: CLOSED
Tue 15 Oct: 12-6pm
Wed 16 Oct: 12-6pm
Thu 17 Oct: 10am-6pm
Fri 18 Oct: 10am-6pm
Sat 19 Oct: 10am-6pm
Sun 20 Oct: 11am-5pm

Conclave presents

Bird’s Eye Views – THE LAUNCH PARTY 27th April 2023 6-8pm

Conclave presents CHAINSAW & THE GIRL

Hell-Raisers Private View Friday 26th August, 5-8pm

CHANGES: Private View & Launch Party 4th August, 5-8pm

CHANGES 4th August – 30th October 2022

Conclave presents CHAINSAW & THE GIRL

Hell-Raisers 27th August – 4th September 2022

Bird’s Eye Views – THE LAUNCH PARTY
27th April 2023
6-8pm

Conclave presents
CHAINSAW & THE GIRL

Hell-Raisers Private View
Friday 26th August, 5-8pm

CHANGES: Private View & Launch Party
4th August, 5-8pm

CHANGES
4th August – 30th October 2022

Conclave presents
CHAINSAW & THE GIRL

Hell-Raisers
27th August – 4th September 2022