Exhibitions

2026

Rukmini, from the 'We are all Stars' series, is a circular painting with a warm chalky background over which flow gold and greyish lines from the centre to the edge. In the centre are a series of golden dots, mainly arranged along an axis from North East to South East. Rukmini is painted both sides and is suspended by a thread, allowing it to move freely and to catch the light, adding a sculptural piece to a home.
Rukmini (Recto), 2026, Acrylic on Moulin de Larroque paper, 50cm

We are all Stars

Currently on show in Galerie Ruth Dent,

35 Place des Arcades, 47150 Monflanquin

 

Open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 11am to 3pm.

Open Thursdays 6pm to 10pm until 3 September.

2025

Terre et Étoiles Magiques

Exhibited in the Salle Culturelle, Pujols from 25 September to 7 October.

Thanks to L'association Pujols Initiative.

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Warm Red Earth

Exhibited in La Galerie between mid-June and mid-November.

 

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Cosmic Dreams

At La Galerie Ruth Dent between April and mid-June

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Songs of the Ancient Earth 

At Galerie Ruth Dent, 35 Place des Arcades, Monflanquin, January to March

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2024

Songs of the Ancient Earth at La Galerie, Monflanquin

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2023

Galerie view of Shadow and Light exhibition, showing Resistance, Amber, I See and Zigzag

Shadow and Light

At La Galerie, Monflanquin, France

Weaving threads through the forest, the year and the seasons.

Accepting that we need darkness to see the light.

With music by Alec Dent.

2022

Interior of the Chapelle at Cancon, showing Pitaya on what was the altar, during my Impressions de la Réunion exhibition.
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Impressions de la Réunion

At La Chapelle, Cancon, France

A series of works inspired by a visit to the island of Réunion in March 2022.

With music by Alec Dent.

2021

View framed by the entrance to the church at Valette of Uprising, flanked by Ginan and Fafnir at the exhibition titled The Day the Sky Shattered and Flew Away.

The Day the Sky Shattered and Flew Away

At Monflanquin and L'Eglise de Valette, Lougratte, France

 

An installation with soundscape by Alec Dent.

 

I have lain down within the central circle of Serenade.

Held close by Mother Earth, I look up to see the sky and the clouds …

My feelings and emotions ricochet between awe, anger and wonderment; darkness and light - reflecting the precarious state of Planet Earth and our life upon it.

2019

A close-up of the Mars-Violet canvas from Serenade. A mix of blues, greys and mars violet plus silver, a brown-violet colour on unprimed canvas.

Breathing Space

At Sevenoaks Kaleidoscope Gallery, Kent, UK

and Monflanquin, France

 

A space celebrating nature and the spirit
A meeting  place
A place where ideas float, colours mingle and the joy of life is palpable
A safe haven to free ones mind and set ones spirit free - soaring
A clearing in the forest
I invite you to enter…

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2018

Britten War Requiem Prints

At Kevis House, Petworth, Sussex, UK

As the visual artist for Petworth Festival's 40th year and their 1918/2018 anniversary strand , Kevis House Gallery presented Britten's War Requiem Print Exhibition.

 

Dies Irae lll - a background of dark purple smudges, as the sun shines overhead and a figure lies on the ground in green. An original print from the Britten War Requiem Series. Monoprint, screenprints and linocut on Moulin de Larroque paper, 33 x 50cm.
Dies irae III, 2014, screenprints and linocuts on Moulin de Larroque paper, 33 x 50cm

Labyrinthe ll

At Le Théâtre des Treize Vents, Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France

Invited to install Labyrinthe at Le Théâtre des Treize Vents by Director Christophe Mandaroux.

Created by Joël Coupé, Sabine Dugarry, Isabelle Tapie and I, with a sonic landscape by Alec Dent.

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2017

Britten War Requiem Prints

At The Royal Engineers Museum, Gillingham, Kent, UK

This beautiful chapel like space provided a fitting setting for the prints.

Exhibition view of Ruth Dent's Britten War Requiem Prints in a chapel-like space at the Royal Engineers Museum in Gillingham, Kent, with a rug of poppies between two black benches
Britten War Requiem Prints, L to R: Dies Irae I, Dies Irae II, Dies Irae III, Offertorium, Sanctus, Agnus Dei, 2014, screenprints and linocuts on Moulin de Larroque paper, 33 x 50cm

Labyrinthe

At Le Prieuré de Mesnil St Martin, 47210, Montaut, France

Throwing Le Prieuré into darkness and setting out a pathway with artworks illuminated along the way.

Created by Joël Coupé, Sabine Dugarry, Isabelle Tapie and I.

It took 2 days to install and 2 hours to take down!

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2016

Papier et Mains

At Moulin de Larroque, Couze, France

An entire show using the superb Moulin de Larroque handmade paper.

Vortex, from the Visible, Invisible, Veiled series contains circles and lines creating a web in pale blue, yellow ochre, green and browns. Acrylic on Moulin de Larroque paper, 50 x 50cm.
Vortex, 2016, Acrylic on Moulin de Larroque paper, 50 x 50cm

SVAF Open

At Sevenoaks Kaleidoscope Gallery, Kent, UK

An annual exhibition.  Always a different curator.

In a state of osmosis is a multi-layered yellow, green, blue and red painting, with distinct areas of each colour plus broken grids over, again in each colour. Oil on canvas, 100 x 100cm.
In a state of osmosis, 2015, oil on canvas, 100 x 100cm

2015

Britten & Ireland

At Nucleus Gallery, Chatham, Kent, UK

A solo show of the Te Deum paintings and Britten War Requiem prints in this lovely space.

Exhibition view of Ruth Dent's 'Te Deum' series of 4 paintings, from left: L'Éte, L'Automne, L'Hiver and Le Printemps, at Nucleus Gallery, Chatham, Kent
Left to Right: L'Éte, L'Automne, L'Hiver and Le Printemps, 2011, acrylic on canvas, 100 x 100cm

National Open Print Exhibition

At Bankside, London, UK

Dies irae 1 was selected for this national show, and it won the John Purcell Paper Award.

Dies Irae l - a blue and pale bronze figure, representing Mother and Child, atop the same colours in the horizontally striped background. There are blue lines, for a river, flying grey rectangles, a circle of yellow ochre, and text from the birth certificate of Harry Alfred George Hayter. An original print from the Britten War Requiem Series. Monoprint, screenprints and linocut on Moulin de Larroque paper, 33 x 50cm. This print won the John Purcell Paper Prize at the National Open Print Exhibition in 2015
Dies irae I, 2014, monoprint, screenprints and linocuts on Moulin de Larroque paper, 33 x 50cm

2014

Exhibition view of 3 Art for Evensong banners (Nunc Dimittis, Creed and Lesser Litany) in the nave of Bradford Cathedral
Bradford Cathedral, Art for Evensong, L to R: Nunc Dimittis, The Creed, Lesser Litany, 2012, acrylic on canvas, 135 x 250cm

Art for Evensong

At Bradford Cathedral, West Yorkshire, UK

 

The final stop on the Art for Evensong tour.  The cathedral is the oldest building in Bradford, situated in a landscape steeped in a rich heritage of fabrics and weaving.

Art for Evensong at Worcester Cathedral, view in the nave of six banners, from left: Psalm, First Reading, Hymn, Opening Responses, Afternoon Star and Entrance
Worcester Cathedral, Art for Evensong, Top to Bottom, L to R: Psalm, First Reading, Hymn, Opening Responses, Afternoon Star, Entrance, 2012, acrylic on canvas, 135 x 250cm

Art for Evensong

At Worcester Cathedral, Worcestershire, UK

 

Worcester Cathedral was founded in 680 with the building of the present cathedral starting in 1084.  The tomb of King John is situated in the Quire.

2013

The Reference Section

At Sevenoaks Kaleidoscope Gallery, Kent, UK

A couple of works inspired by Virginia Woolf's The Voyage Out were shown in this show which I proposed and co-curated.

A painting on both sides of the glass in a porthole. Swirls of blue, green and orange. Response to a quote from Virginia Woolf's first novel, The Voyage Out: 'nobody ever said a thing they meant, or ever talked of a feeling they felt, but that was what music was for'
"Nobody ever said a thing they meant, or ever talked of a feeling they felt, but that was what music was for" Virginia Woolf in 'The Voyage Out', 2012, Oil on porthole, 66cm diameter

Art for Evensong

At Peel Cathedral, Isle of Man, UK

First stop on the Art for Evensong tour was Peel, on the Isle of Man.  The cathedral was consecrated in 1980, although it was built between 1879 and 1884.

View of both sides of the nave of Peel Cathedral of the exhibition of Ruth Dent's Art for Evensong banners.
Isle of Man, Peel Cathedral, Art for Evensong, L to R: Nunc Dimittis, The Creed, Lesser Litany, Anthem, Psalm, First Reading, Magnificat, Second Reading, 2012, acrylic on canvas, 135 x 250cm

2012

View of the Prayers and Exit banners illuminated with reflected colours from the stained glass windows, whilst Ruth Dent's Art for Evensong was displayed in Rochester Cathedral
Rochester Cathedral, Art for Evensong, Top to Bottom: Prayers, Exit, 2012, acrylic on canvas, 135 x 250cm

Art for Evensong

At Rochester Cathedral, Kent, UK

Art for Evensong was initially created to show at Rochester Cathedral.  I was invited by the Dean and Chapter to create large-scale banners based upon my Celebrating Evensong screen prints, themselves inspired by Choral Evensong at Rochester Cathedral.  Rochester is the second oldest cathedral, having been founded 604.  The present building dates back to 1080.