OMBRA
A group show at The Inspection Pit, West Sussex
OMBRA opens on 8th June and continues to 31st July. By appointment, telephone 07901781870

Press Release

'The English translation of the Italian word ombra can mean shadow, shade or darkness. This exhibition showcases the work of nine artists, working in different media, who have in some way highlighted this particular quality. This may be in physical effect or in subject matter. We hope to highlight connections made, across a longer timeline, material investigations that relate to this word full of nuance and mystery.

The sculpture and site-specific installations by Kester and Moor respectively, demonstrate viscerally the substance of darkness and shadow whilst the paintings of Will Vetch, Roma and Rolph have a pictorial/psychological underpinning this is also evident in the photographic work of Katy Vetch.

Piper, Moore and Matisse’s pared down markings present the subject of form and its accompanying darkness or shadow in a considered, materially inventive, abstract way.'

'The Park-Bench Vacation / Summer’, 2021. 49.5 x 30.5 cm.

‘ The Municipal Pigeon/ Autumn’, 2021. 61 x 51 cm.

'The Good Air / Spring’, 2012. 35 x 25 cm.

For ART CAR BOOT FAIR 2021 Marion Piper presented NEW GARDEN, a series of paintings on paper, and a limited edition print.
'Juggling geometric forms, rhythms and colour interactions across a grid, Marion's works act as gathering places for her collected studio references from art history, literature and interiors, from nature and the city. '

NEW GARDEN - LIMITED EDITION GICLÉE PRINT email to purchase from the studio £95

Archival pigment giclee print on 300g Hahnemule smooth paper. Image size 22.9 x 30.5 cm, total size including a white border 42.6 x 35 cm. Printed to order Norwich and approved, signed and numbered by the artist. delivery within 1-2 weeks. Free UK shipping.

The Drift ( Stack Switch/ Blue/10), 2020

23.3 x 27.4 cm
Acrylic on canvas,

During 2020 Marion Piper has been working on a series of paintings and drawings titled, ‘The Drift’ which explore her interest in art history and design, literature.

GRAND STANDING, 2018.

Twenty four part drawing, 2.58m x 1.21m

MK Calling 2020, Milton Keynes Gallery NOW OPEN UNTIL NOVEMBER 1st 2020, ENTRANCE IS FREE BUT BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL

Marion Piper_Grand Standing_MK Calling.j

A Little Painting Show, curated by Josie Jenkins, Tom Palin and Richard Baker at The Brunswick Gallery, Leeds. 17th - 30th January 2020

'Riverside ( EF/2)' 2019, acrylic on canvas, H 26 cm W 21cm

READER at Magdalen Art Space, Oxford.

A solo presentation of one hundred drawings and paintings

19th, 20th, 26th and 27th October 2019, 12-5pm.

By appointment 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th,

Artist talk, Transcript of the talk on my blog.

'End Use and Factors of Production'.

Sunday 27th October 3-4pm

OBJECT MEDITATION| curated by Tom Wilmott for After Nyne Gallery London. 4-19 October 2019

Marion Piper

Repeat Copier (Newcastle/ 1&2/20190

Parmar & Piper

Bharti Parmar and Marion Piper interview recorded at the Herbert Gallery.

Hybrid Painting Project, watercolour, drawing and project documentation, 2018-19. Developed for Coventry Biennial of Contemporary Art 2019 the Herbert Gallery, Coventry

from 5th October 2019 -26th January 2020

Riverside (East Finchley) 2019, acrylic on canvas. PROLOGUE, curated by Nick Scammell at Offshoot Art Space, London

Riverside (Osnabrück/1,2,3,4) 2019, pencil on paper, Be Absolutely Concrete! Hase 29, Osnabrück, Germany. A Drawing Collective exhibition.

Photo by: Bogumila Strojna

Catalogue design: Erdem Küçükköroglu

Margate Papers, 2018 on 'Journeys with the Wasteland', found newspaper.

Repeat Copier (Margate) 2018, gouache and oil glaze on canvas on panel, shown at, 'a Meeting', a Cally Shadbolt Studio project, Oxford

Repeat Copier (Marylebone/1and 2) gouache and oil on canvas, 2018.
Photo courtesy of Square Projects

The Link (NYC) 2017, acrylic and pencil on canvas on panel, Louder Than Bombs, Curator Gallery, NYC, USA.

Photo courtesy of curator, Douglas Witmer

The Link (Pink) 2017, acrylic and pencil on paper, China Art Academy CAA Museum, Hangzhou, China

The Link (Pink) 2017, acrylic and pencil on paper, China Art Academy CAA Museum, Hangzhou, China