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Member of Royal Society of Sculptors @royal_sculptors &
Talking Sculpture Making (TSM) @talkingsculpturemaking

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Just thought I would share images of the 5 sculptures I showed in the recent exhibition ‘Rebalancing the Abstract’ @themargateschoolofart

The images are:
1. ‘Optimistic Projection-Out’, 2025. Steel, oak, Jesmonite.
2. ‘Optimistic Projection - Cross’, 2025. Steel, Kauri wood, concrete, Jesmonite
3. ‘Standing Aside, 2026. Steel, larch, Jesmonite, silver spoon.
4. & 5. ‘In Conversation’, 2016. Steel, cor-ten, paint, furniture.

Curated by @talkingsculpturemaking
Other exhibitors:
@harleysculpture
@sheilavollmer
@melanieahmed.art

#abstractsculpture
#contemporarysculpture
#abstractsculpturebywomen by @gillianbrent

Artist spotlight - Gillian Brent

Gillian is exhibiting 'Offsetting the Arbitrary' @hyphastudios as part of @assembly_rss_exhibition in London.

The artist synthesises her observations of the physical world by assembling elements into abstract configurations of line, mass, space, colour and balance. These constructions generate unexpected relationships, actions, and reactions that allude to function and suggest narratives.

This sculpture is part of an ongoing series that sustains a deliberate sense of awkwardness and ambiguity of logic. It includes an integral plinth, yet resists resting directly upon it— hovering above, hanging off, and cantilevering outward. The plinth is both a physical and visual counterbalance, rather than a simple base.

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‘Assembly’, is a contemporary art showcase from @royal_sculptors exhibiting @hyphastudios curated by @studioalexandracarr and @breeze1778

Assembly
Hypha Gallery South Bank
Gallery 3
42 Southwark Bridge Road
London SE1 9EU

Private View: 12th October 2026, 6-9pm
Exhibition Dates: 8th October – 15th November 2026
Opening Hours: Thursday–Sunday, 12–6pm
Admission: Free

With thanks to @breezecreatives @hyperbolicorange and @artofwine.art

Second image taken by @carlozambon. All other images courtesy of the artist. by @gillianbrent

TSM would like to send a heartfelt thanks to all the people who came to our chaired discussion for ‘Rebalancing the Abstract’ @themargateschoolofart on 17 October.

It was a great pleasure and honour for us to have the knowledgeable, empathetic and incisive questioning from the Chair @johnbunker7272.

@gillianbrent @sheilavollmer and @harleysculpture were joined on the panel by @melanieahmed.art , sharing our histories, approaches and experiences of making abstract art over several decades.

It was a fantastic end to the show we curated in the beautiful gallery space. We would also like to thank The Margate School of Art community for their warm welcome and excellent support throughout.

A recording of the discussion is available on the TSM website (link in TSM bio).

TSM already have two shows programmed for 2027 so watch this space for our next exciting projects.

Photo: Ben Hawkins

#abstractsculpture #talkingaboutabstractart #womenabstractartists by @gillianbrent

Some views of Rebalancing the Abstract’ on show @themargateschoolofart until Sunday 18 October.

Join the artists @harleysculpture @gillianbrent @sheilavollmer @melanieahmed.art for a free and open discussion about our practices and making abstract art on Saturday 17 October, 1.30-4, chaired by @johnbunker7272

Images:
1. L-R Sheila Vollmer x2, Melanie Ahmed, Gillian Brent.
2. Gillian Brent, Melanie Ahmed
3. Alexandra Harley, Gillian Brent
4. Alexandra Harley
5. Sheila Vollmer

📸 @petergriffiths2d

#abstractsculpture #abstractpainting #margate #womenabstractartists by @gillianbrent

TSM are really looking forward to welcoming many of you to our free discussion event on Saturday 17 October, 1.30-4, @themargateschoolofart , chaired by @johnbunker7272 (link in bio to book)

The discussion which takes place alongside the exhibition “Rebalancing the Abstract’ is an opportunity for John to question us about our ideologies and experiences of working as abstract artists and offer an exchange of ideas around the languages of abstract art and the evolving nature of women’s practices.

John Bunker is an artist and writer whose work is characterised by an obsession with those twin disruptors born of Modernism, abstraction and collage, and their continuing powerful presence in contemporary art. John exhibits widely and also regularly curates exhibitions which have included artists as diverse as Frank Bowling RA and Harland Miller. He also writes regularly about art, with numerous reviews, catalogue essays and articles to his name. In 2018 he founded instantloveland.com with Matt Dennis, a website dedicated to exploring the histories and potential futures of abstract art.

John will be joined by TSM artists @harleysculpture @gillianbrent @sheilavollmer and invited artist @melanieahmed.art and will be asking them about their histories, collaboration and working abstractly and inviting the audience to contribute their responses to the discussion.

Images: John Bunker and installation shots of ‘Rebalancing the Abstract’, 📸 @petergriffths2d

@instantloveland1968

#abstractart #abstractsculpture #womenabstractartists #margate by @gillianbrent

🎨 Abstract art is taking over Margate!

“Rebalancing the Abstract” is on at The Margate School, bringing together sculpture and painting in an exhibition exploring materials, process, space, colour and visual connections. 🖼️✨

The exhibition also explores the experiences and practices of women working in abstract art, creating space for new conversations around the genre.

📍 The Margate School, 31-33 High Street, Margate
Show open 8-18 October.
Tues-Sun 10-4.
👀 Have you seen it yet?

#Margate #Kent #Art #thanet by @gillianbrent

Here are some details of works taken during the installation of Rebalancing the Abstract by TSM @themargateschoolofart

The show opens on Thursday 8 October with an informal artists’ tour/talk, 3 - 5, followed by the PV, 5 - 8.

Open 8 - 18 October,
Tues - Sun, 10 - 4.

Everyone welcome!

Images of work by
@harleysculpture
@melanieahmed.art
@sheilavollmer
@gillianbrent

#abstractsculpture #abstractpainting #contemporarysculpture #margate by @gillianbrent

I’m looking forward to the PV for ‘Assembly’ on 12 October, 6 - 9. Everyone is invited!

The exhibition showcases 35 members and fellows of the Royal Society of Sculptors at Hypha Gallery South Bank, curated by @studioalexandracarr and @breeze1778

‘Assembly’ brings together practices spanning installation, object-making, architectural intervention, film, performance and material experimentation. Across the exhibition, sculpture moves between the intimate and monumental, the poetic and political, the familiar and unexpected.

The exhibition will be accompanied by a programme of artist-led conversations, tours, performances, workshops and other encounters, creating opportunities to experience the exhibition through the artists themselves and to explore some of the ideas, processes and materials that underpin their practices.

Visit the link in bio @assembly_rss_exhibition to book event tickets.

Assembly Hypha Gallery South Bank
Gallery 3 42 Southwark Bridge Road London SE1 9EU

Private View: 12th October 2026, 6-9pm Exhibition Dates: 8th October – 15th November 2026 Opening Hours: Thursday–Sunday, 12–6pm Admission: Free

Wine generously sponsored by @artofwine.art

Hypha Gallery South Bank is in partnership with HUB Living and Bridges Fund Management

Exhibiting Artists:
@aminifarnoush
@tabathaandrews_art
@sallyjbarker
@ronnbt
@m_bournesculptor
@gillianbrent
@juliebrookstudio
@owenbullett
@rosburgin
@studioalexandracarr
@ali_darke
@headhearthole
@decourcysally
@inbuilt_obsolescence
@ebrudosekci
@vferrandscott_sculptor
@andrea.geile
@peter_hanmer
Steve Johnson
@joiner.b
@krauzeperla
@caroline.lambard
@juliaellenlancaster_ceramics
@olanalight
@jennypopeartist
@garypower8
@s.a.raines
@stefanreiss_
@sisapsford
@susanneschmidtnielsen
@lou_frances
@jilltownsleyart
@almuthtebbenhoff
@sarah_villeneau_ceramics
@susanyork.studio

With thanks to @breezecreatives @hyphastudios @royal_sculptors and @hyperbolicorange

#sculptureexhibition #rss_assembly #royal_sculptors by @gillianbrent

It’s less than a week now until ‘Rebalancing the Abstract’, curated by Talking Sculpture Making (TSM) opens @themargateschoolofart

The show has abstract works by @harleysculpture @gillianbrent @sheilavollmer and invited artist @melanieahmed.art

Join us for an informal pre-show discussion with TSM, 8 October, 3 - 5, followed by the Private View, 5 - 8.

Book on Eventbrite (link in TSM bio) for the Public Discussion
17 October, 1.30-4
Chaired by artist, writer and advocate for contemporary abstract art @johnbunker7272
Free and open to all.

#margate #abstractsculpture #abstractpainting #abstractsculpturebywomen #womenabstractartists by @gillianbrent

Today’s artist update is @sheilavollmer , member of TSM. Sheila works @aptstudiosgallery in London. She will be co-curating ‘Rebalancing the Abstract’ @themargateschoolofart with @gillianbrent and @harleysculpture .

Show open 8-18 October, Tuesday-Sunday 10-4
PV 8 October, 5-8
Artists tour 8 October, 3-5
Discussion chaired by @johnbunker7272, 17 October 1.30-4

This year Sheila has co-curated a show @morleygallery with @harleysculpture celebrating 50 years of sculpture @morley_college .
She has also had two shows in Ireland with @two_singers_one_song alongside painter @jackieaskew_painting , @thelinenhall_castlebar and @burrencollegeofart
She will be showing in ‘Small is Beautiful’ @flowersgallery Cork Street, London opening in November.

Playing with line, form, space, rhythm and colour, Sheila Vollmer constructs her sculpture in various materials including wood skirting boards, steel, Perspex and piano parts She works within both a systematic and spontaneous process of responding directly to materials and making; opening and containing space, searching to express the inside/outside pull of energy and emotion to achieve an organic wholeness.

Added colour accentuate the lines, forms and negative spaces, which in turn add to the viewpoints, mood and rhythm of the work. Inspiration comes from various sources within experiences
of architectural space, natural systems and our relationship to these.

1. Sheila in her studio
2. ‘Pezzo I’, 2026, wood piano keys, hinges, paint.

#abstractsculpture #margate #contemporarysculpture by @gillianbrent

Today’s artist update is @gillianbrent , member of TSM, and based in Sheffield. She will be co-curating and showing work in ‘Rebalancing the Abstract’ @themargateschoolofart with @harleysculpture and @sheilavollmer

Show open 8-18 October
Tues-Sun 10-4
PV 8 October 5-8
Informal artists’ tour, 8 October, 3-5
Public discussion event chaired by @johnbunker7272 , 17 October, 1.30-4. Link in bio.

This year she has shown work in @abjectgallery in Sunderland, with @thelondongroup and @haarlemartspace .At the same time as ‘Rebalancing the Abstract’ , she will have a piece in Assembly, @assembly_rss_exhibition a show of 35 members of @royal_sculptors in Hypha Gallery Southbank, one of the @hyphastudios spaces in London. She has also been recently invited to participate in an @whitenoise_projects show next year.

Gillian constructs sculpture in steel, with additional elements in materials such as wood, stone, concrete and objects cast in Jesmonite.

She synthesises her observations of the physical world by assembling elements into abstract configurations of line, mass, space, colour and balance that sustain a deliberate sense of awkwardness and ambiguity of logic. These non-representational constructions generate unexpected relationships, actions and reactions that allude to function and suggest narratives.

Image: ‘Optimistic Projection - Cross’, 2025. Steel, kauri wood, stone, Jesmonite.

📸 @petergriffiths2d

#margate #contemporarysculpture #abstractsculpture by @gillianbrent

It’s fantastic that the show of 35 members of @royal_sculptors , ‘Assembly’ @assembly_rss_exhibition is having a second iteration in London during the Frieze season. I am very excited to be showing my piece ‘Offsetting the Arbitrary’ again alongside works by some wonderful sculptors.

Curated by @studioalexandracarr and @breeze1778 the show is @hyphastudios Southbank, 42 Southwark Bridge Road.

Exhibition open 8 October - 15 November, 12 - 6, Thurs-Sunday.
PV 12 October, 6 - 9

There will be lots of events which you can book on Hypha Studio’s Ticket Tailor.

I will be taking part in the Panel Talk on 15 October, 6.30-8.30 and the informal artists’ tour on 15 November, 3-5.

@artofwine are generously providing the wine.

@hyperbolicorange
@breezecreatives
@hyphacurates

#contemporarysculpture #friezelondon by @gillianbrent