Activity
Upcoming events:
January 2024
Aurora
Location - Chalk's Gallery - 29 St Thomas St, Lymington SO41 9NE
Dates - 18th January 2024 - 11 May 2024
Details - A wonderful exhibition honouring the dawn of a new year and showcasing artwork that focuses on colour, light and atmosphere.
April 2024
Lansdowne Hotel Exhibition
Location - New Art Gallery exhibition at the Lansdowne Hotel - King Edward's Parade, Eastbourne BN21 4EE
Dates - Sat- Sun April 13-14th 10am to 4pm
Details - A small exhibition organised by the New Art Gallery
April - May 2024
Treescapes
Location - The Grange Gallery - Rottingdean, Brighton BN2 7HA
Dates - 24th April - 5th May 2024
Open Wednesday – Saturday 10am – 4pm
Sunday 1pm – 4pm
Details - I will be bringing a large collection of my latest Treescapes to the wonderful setting of The Grange Gallery in Rottingdean.
April 2024
Fresh Art Fair
Location - Fresh: Art Fair – Cheltenham Racecourse - with Francis Iles Gallery
Dates - 26th - 28th April 2024
Thursday 25th April 5.30 - 9.00pm with free wine and first pick of the art
Friday 26th April 11.00 - 6.00pm, Sat, 11.00 - 6.00pm, Sun 11.00 - 5.00pm
May 2024
Artist Open Houses
Location - Bluebell Roebuck, 45 Westbourne Gardens, Hove, Sussex
Dates - 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25 & 26 May 2024
Open 11-4pm
Details - A house full of fabulous art and crafts with everything from ceramics to paintings, candles to photography.
Past events:
Feb 2024
Bath Art Fair
Location - Bath Art Fair - Bath Pavilion
Dates - February 2024
Details - Why not be ORIGINAL? Affordable original art direct from artists from around the country. Be inspired
April 2023 - Jan 2024
Chroma 2
Location - Artcan Chroma 2 - America Square Conference Centre
Details - CHROMA 2 is our second exhibition hosted at the America Square Conference Centre. Artworks have been selected to reflect the exquisite location of a busy contemporary business venue in the heart of London, showcasing a refreshed curatorial design of monochromatic 2D pieces.
December 2023
Art Fair East
Location - Art Fair East, The Halls, St Andrew Plain, Norwich, NR3 1AU
Dates - 30th Nov - 3rd Dec 2023
Details - East Anglias largest Art Fair in the historic setting of St Andrew Plain, Norwich
October 2023
Forest and Folklore
Location - Chalk's Gallery - 29 St Thomas St, Lymington SO41 9NE
Dates - 3 Oct 2023 - 14 Jan 2024
Details - Collection of Art s & Crafts based around the theme of Forests and Folklore
October 2023
Harrogate Art Fair
Location - Harrogate Art Fair, Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate, HG2 8NZ
Dates - 14-15th October 2023
October 2023
Standing Tall: An Exhibition of Trees
Location - Byard Art - 14 King’s Parade, Cambridge CB2 1SJ
Dates - 5 Oct 2023 - 29 Oct 2023
Details - Pictures, Sculpture, Craftwork, Hand made original print, Jewellery in Cambridge
September 2023
‘The Art of Biodiversity - Celebrating nature in its many forms'
Location - Star Brewery Gallery , Lewes, Sussex
Dates - September 2023
Details - A group exhibition about Biodiversity - Celebrating nature in its many forms. Part of the Artwave Festival
September 2023
Art Wave
Location - Victoria Pavilion Arts - Victoria Pavillion, Vicroria Pleasure Ground, Uckfield, TN22 5BU
September 2023
Fresh Art Fair Ascot
Location - Fresh: Art Fair – Ascot Racecourse, High Street, Ascot, Berkshire. SL5 7JX
- with Francis Iles gallery
July 2023
Breathing Space Group Show
Location - Victoria Pavilion Arts - Victoria Pavillion, Vicroria Pleasure Ground, Uckfield, TN22 5BU
Dates - 8-9 July 2023
Details - A group show with six local artists at the Victoria Pavillion Arts Gallery venue to raise funds for the mental health charity Mind.
June 2023
Nature's Canvas Group show
Location - Turner Art Perspective - 21 Hutton Rd, Shenfield, Brentwood CM15 8JU
Dates - June - July 2023
Details - Nature's Canvas - An exhibition expressing nature through Abstract, Landscape & Floral works.
June 2023
Treescapes - Solo exhibition
Location - Gallery Uno, 14A High St, Seaford BN25 1PG
Dates - June 2023
Details - I will be exhibiting a collection of my latest works from around Sussex and beyond at this fantastic gallery in the heart of Seaford.
June 2023
Ayot St Lawrence Art Show
Location - Ayot St Lawrence Art Show - St Lawrence Church, Ayot St Lawrence, Herts,
AL6 9BZ
Dates - June 2023
Details - The 48th Ayot St Lawrence Art Show
June 2023
Greenfinch Art Show
Location - Greenfinch gallery - King Johns Nursery, Sheepstreet Ln, Etchingham TN19 7AZ
Dates - June 2023
Details - A small number of select artists will be exhibiting at the fantastic King Johns Nursery. Includes Free entry to the gardens just for this weekend. Lunch and refreshments will be on sale in Harry's charming cafe
June 2023
Dara - Tree of Life
Location - Old Lockup Gallery - Swifts Hollow, 19 The Hill, Cromford, Matlock DE4 3RF
Dates - June 2023
Details - Open Call exhibition
May 2023
Munroe-Preston & Hayward Exhibition
Location - Star Brewery Gallery, Lewes, Sussex
Dates - 19 - 29th May 2023
Details - A joint exhibition with artists Gareth Hayward
May 2023
Sussex Art Fair
Location - Sussex Art Fair at Goodwood Racecourse, PO18 0PS
Dates - 12 - 14 May 2023
Details - You can find me on Stand 80 in the Atrium - same as last year
April 2023
Solo Exhibition
Location - Obsidian Art - Layby Farm, Old Risborough Road, Stoke Mandeville. HP22 5XJ
Dates - 31 March to 28 May 2023
Details - A large selection of my work will be on display in the gallery throught April and May
April 2023
Freash Art Fair
Location - Fresh: Art Fair – Cheltenham Racecourse - Stand 42 with Francis Iles gallery
Dates - 28 – 30 April 2023
April 2023
Treescapes Exhibition
Location - Colonnade House Gallery, 47 Warwick St, Worthing BN11 3DH
Dates - 3-8 April 2023
Details - I will be exhibiting a collection of my latest works from around Sussex and beyond at this fantastic gallery in the heart of Worthing.
MARCH 2023
VAA International Exhibition & Scholarship Prize
Winner of the VAA International Exhibition & Scholarship Prize 2023
The Visual Artists Association has introduced an exhibition and scholarship worth £50,000. Created to support emerging artists to develop their arts businesses, The VAA International Exhibition & Scholarship Prize, launched in Summer 2022, aims to benefit emerging and re-emerging artists. This will be achieved by increasing artists’ international exposure, whilst raising funds for VAA artist education programmes.
March 2023
Affordable Art Fair
Location - Affordable Art Fair - Battersea Evolution, Battersea Park, London SW11 4NJ, UK
Dates - 9 - 12 March 2023
Details - Affordable Art Fair hosts its major spring edition in Battersea Park, London, bringing together a fantastic selection of leading galleries from across the UK and around the world.
March 2023
Contemporary Landscape
Location - Fronteer Art Gallery - Unit 4, upstairs at Orchard Square, Sheffield
Dates - 2 - 25 March 2023
Details - 'Contemporary Landscapes' brings together over 45 artists, each looking at landscapes within a contemporary art context. From the beauty of the great outdoors to the environmental pressures of climate change and everything in between, expect a diverse array of backgrounds, disciplines, styles and themes on display.
December 2022
Art Fair East
Location - Art Fair East, The Halls, St Andrew Plain, Norwich, NR3 1AU
Dates - 2nd to 4th December 2022
October 2022
Tenterden Artists Show
Location - Tenterden Artists Show at St Mildred's Church Hall, Church Road, Tenterden, Kent TN30 6AT
Dates - October 2022
Details - Tenterden Artists is a new(ish) group of three artists who organise exhibitions in the local area and invite exciting and innovative artists to join them
October 2022
Harrogate Art Fair
Location - Harrogate Art Fair, Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate, HG2 8NZ
Dates - October 2022
Details - Returning to my roots and heading back to Yorkshire for the first Contemporary Art Fair in Harrogate. You will be able to find me on stand 22
October 2022
Benenden Art Fair
Location - Grierson Galleries, Benenden Village Hall, Benenden, Kent TN17 4DE
Dates - October 2022
Details - Grierson Galleries presents their fourth Benenden Art Show, with 28 artists exhibiting both 2D and 3D works
October 2022
The Sussex Contemporary
Location - The Sussex Contemporary
exhibition at the i360 Brighton
Dates - October 2022
Details - Bringing together the best art inspired by the food and drink of Sussex, from still life observations to landscapes, portraits, restaurant scenes, farmlands, produce or a depiction of your favourite Sussex food we invite you to come and see this celebration of Sussex’ bounteous produce, producers and food scene.
September 2022
Artwave Festival Uckfield
Location - Lewes Artwave - Victoria Pavillion, Vicroria Pleasure Ground, Uckfield, TN22 5BU
Dates - September 2022
Details - A group show with six local artists at the newly openend Victoria Pavillion Gallery venue. Featring myself, Adele Scantlebury, Karen Potter, Joanna Farrow, Jane Johansson and Riga Forbes
September 2022
Artwave Festival Lewes
Location - Lewes Artwave - Southover Grange Gardens
Dates - September 2022
Details - I will be exhibiting my work outside in the spectacular Southover Grange Gardens in the heart of Ancient Lewes during the first two weekends of this years Artwave
September 2022
Legacy
Location - Crypt Gallery 165 Euston Rd, London NW1 2BA
Dates - September 2022
Details - 80 ArtCan artist members will participate in a new exhibition called 'Legacy' at The Crypt Gallery in London. Curated by ArtCan artists Rebecca Tucker, Jill Desborough and Lee
Eveson, works in this show intend to respond to the unique surroundings
of the gallery, located under the St Pancras Church.
September 2022
The Space Between
Location - Graham Hunter Gallery - 81 Baker Street, London W1U 6RQ
Dates - September 2022
Details - The Space Between explores the work of 8 UK based artists whose work could be defined as occupying the space between. Western culture often regards space as empty and formless whilst Japan has it’s own word ‘ma’. It is the space between the edges, a gap or a pause in conversation or musical notes, the distance between objects and time, but significantly Ma is filled with energy and feeling.
August 2022
Fronteer Independent Art Fair
Location - Fronteer Independent Art Fair Contemporary Art Space, Forum Shopping Centre, Northgate Street, Chester CH1 2BY
Dates - August 2022
Details - The inaugural Fronteer Independent Art Fair at Contemporary Art Space Chester (CASC) featuring a fantastic collection of artists from across the UK
July 2022
Guildford Arts Show
Location - Guildford Arts Show at Mill Studio, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford
Dates - July 2022
July 2022
Talented Art Fair
June 2022
Ayot St Lawrence Art Show
Location - Ayot St Lawrence Art Show
Dates - June 2022
June 2022
Ultra Vivid Scenery Show
Location - Art5 Gallery, Brighton, Sussex
Dates - June 2022
May 2022
Sussex Art Fair 22
Location - Sussex Art Fair at Goodwood Racecourse, PO18 0PS
Dates - May 2022
Details - You can find me on Stand 80 in the Atrium
April 2022
Through the Ethereal Groves
Location - Trinity Theatre Gallery, Church Rd, Royal Tunbridge Wells TN1 1JP
Dates - April 2022
Details - My exhibition "Through the Ethereal Groves" will be taking place in the atmospheric setting of the Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells during April.
March 2022
Lightscapes
Location - Colonnade House Gallery, 47 Warwick St, Worthing BN11 3DH
Dates - March 2022
Details - I will be exhibiting a collection of my latest works from around Sussex and beyond at this fantastic gallery in the heart of Worthing.
December 2021
Artist Open House Hove
Location - Bluebell Roebuck, 45 Westbourne Gardens, Hove, Sussex
Dates - December 2021
Details - A house full of fabulous art and crafts with everything from ceramics to paintings, candles to photography.
November 2021
Crypt 5 Exhibition
Location - The Crypt Gallery, Seaford, Sussex
Dates - November 2021
Details - “Crypt5” features five Sussex Artists; Gareth Hayward; Stefan Mucha; Bluebell Roebuck; Mark Munroe-Preston and Adele Scantlebury showcasing an exciting and diverse portfolio of contemporary art and print styles.
November 2021
The Tree Show
Location - Star Brewery Gallery , Lewes, Sussex
Dates - November 2021
Open - 11am - 4pm daily
Details - A group exhibition celebrating trees in reality and the imagination.
September 2021
Artwave Festival
Location - The Cowshed Collective, nr Lewes, Sussex
Dates - September 2021
Details - Twelve local artists display a range of art, ceramics and jewellery in the beautiful setting of Jane Johanson’s cowshed studio.
June 2021
Artist Open House
Location - Bluebell Roebuck, 45 Westbourne Gardens, Hove, Sussex
Dates - June 2021
Details - A house full of fabulous art and crafts with everything from ceramics to paintings, candles to photography.
June 2021
Brighton Fringe
Location - Art5 Gallery, Brighton, Sussex
Dates - June 2021
Details - Gallery exhibition as part of the Brighton Fringe featuring the work of Mark Munroe-Preston and Tiffany Lynch
June 2021
Mayfield Arts Fair
Location - Arts Portfolio Mayfield, Sussex
Dates - June 2021
Details - Collection of local artists display a range of art in the heart of Mayfield.
May 2021
'Half-Light' exhibition
Location - Star Brewery Gallery, Lewes, Sussex
Dates - May 2021
Details - ‘Half-Light’ is Mark’s first solo show and features a collection of his beautiful landscapes.
March 2021
Melford Gallery Exhibition
Location - Melford Gallery, Mayfield, Sussex
Dates - March 2021
Details - A display of collected works by Mark Munroe-Preston in Mayfield High Street.
February 2021
We are One
Location - Star Brewery Gallery, Lewes, Sussex
Dates - February 2021
Details - The celebrate the first birthday of the gallery this was an online exhibition of local Sussex artists due to exhibit in the gallery but have been postponed due to C19
October 2020
Sentinels exhibition
Location - Art5 Gallery, Brighton, Sussex
Dates - October 2020
Details - The gallery is taken over by Mark Munroe-Preston for his exhibition 'Sentinels', as part of the Brifgton Fringe Arts Festival
You can read about the show and me here
September 2020
Artwave Festival Isfield
Location - Made in Isfield, Isfield, Sussex
Dates - September 2020
Details - Group exhibition with artists from the Isfield area as part of the Artwave Festival
September 2020
Sussex Arts Collective
Location - The Crypt Gallery, Seaford, Sussex
Dates - September 2020
Details - Sussex Arts Collective group exhibition with artists from all overSussex as part of the Artwave Festival
March 2020
Contemporary Art Fair Surrey
January 2020
2020 Vision
Location - Obsidian Gallery, nr Aylesbury
Dates - January 2020
December 2019
Elevate 2 Exhibition
Location - The Shard, London
Dates - December 2019
Details - Group exhibition by members of Artcan Organisation
November 2019
Brighton Art Fair (in Lewes)
October 2019
"Counter | Balance"
Location - Trinity Gallery, London
Dates - October 2019
Details - Group exhibition by members of Artcan Organisation . Winner of the GreatArt.com best in show award
October 2019
Sussex Art Fair
October 2019
Northcote Gallery
August 2019
Artwave Festival 2019
Location - The Crypt Gallery, Seaford, Sussex
Dates - August 2019
Details - “Crypt5” features five Sussex Artists; Tiffany Lynch; Stefan Mucha; Marion McConighie; Mark Munroe-Preston and Adele Scantlebury showcasing an exciting and diverse portfolio of contemporary art and print styles.
April 2019
High Hurstwood Art Fair
Location - Arts Portfolio High Hurstwood, Sussex
Dates - April 2019
Details - Collection of local artists display a range of arts and crafts in HIgh Hurstwood.
June 2018
Uckfield Art Exhibition
Location - Uckfield, Sussex
Dates - June 2018
Details - After a year away from art I was back for the next Uckfield Art Exhibition with a couple of new pictures and even a couple of paintings (a very short lived idea). Little did I know how things were going to change for me in the following few months.
June 2017
Uckfield Art Exhibition
Location - Uckfield, Sussex
Dates - June 2017
Details - My first ever art exhibition, with my beautiful assistant, after being 'persuaded' by my wife to take part (she was on the organising commitee) . I think I only had ten pictures in my catalogue and was very nervous. It turned out to be great fun though and I even sold a couple of pictures!