Lee Scully

Come join us for the opening of Cahoots at the @phoenix_artspace
in Brighton, on Thursday 9th October, 6–8pm!

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Cahoots is a group exhibition of painting that brings together alumni of the University of Brighton, artists connected to the Freelands Foundation, and others working within Brighton’s wider artistic community.

Co-curated under the platform Lee Scully by artist Tabby Li and current Freelands Studio Fellow at the University of Brighton, Toby Rainbird, the exhibition celebrates the shared networks that underpin contemporary painting in Brighton and beyond.

Though linked by only small degrees of separation—through education, residencies, awards, or shared contexts—the artists are united by a deeper concern: the potential of painting as both a material language and a vessel for complex ideas.

Featuring small-scale works by fourteen artists, Cahoots offers a playful snapshot of contemporary approaches to painting, highlighting the fluidity of practice and the ways artists connect through parallel paths and divergent methods.

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Opening times:
8th–19th October 2025
Wednesday–Sunday
12:00–17:00

Phoenix Art Space,
Project Space,
10–14 Waterloo Place,
Brighton
BN2 9NB

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Artists:
Kirsty Bell @kirstybell.art
Michael Clarence @michaeljohnclarence
Ben Coleman @bbencoleman
Alex Crocker @crockeralex
Pippa El-Kadhi Brown @pippa.elkadhi.brown
Grant Foster @foster_grant
Olivia Guillot @oliviaguillot_
Daniel Pettitt @__daniel_pettitt__
Toby Rainbird @toby_rainbird_art
Georgina Stone @georginastone_
Lydia Stonehouse @lydia_stonehouse_
Rosie Tuff @rosietuffpainting
Joshua Uvieghara @joshuauvieghara
Henry Ward @henzward

Exhibition essay: Anna Moss @anna__petrovna

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