Mark Munroe-Preston

Location   -  Gallery Uno, 14A High St, Seaford BN25 1PG

Dates       -  Wednesday 4 September – Wednesday 25 September
                    Monday to Saturday 10.00am – 4.00pm Sunday 12.00 – 3.00

Details      -  A group show at this fantastic gallery in the heart of Seaford as part of the Lewes Artwave Festival, featuring a wide variety of local artists and makers.

Location  -  Star Brewery Gallery , Lewes, Sussex

Dates      -   7 - 22 September 2024 Open 10-4pm Daily

Details     -  A group exhibition about the Art of Life - Celebrating nature in its many forms. Part of the Artwave Festival

Location   -  Made in Isfield, Isfield, Sussex

Dates        -  7-8 September 2024 (open 11-5pm)

Details       -  Group exhibition with a diverse collection of artists and makers from the Isfield area as part of the Artwave Festival

Location    - Victoria Pavilion Arts - Victoria Pavillion, Vicroria Pleasure Ground, Uckfield, TN22 5BU

Dates         - 14-15th September 2024 (Open 10am to 4pm)

               -  Private View Friday 13th from 7-9 pm, please come along they are always lovely events.

Location      -  Brighton Art Fair -  Brighton Dome – Corn Exchange, Church Street, Brighton BN1 1UE

Dates           -  20th - 22nd September 2024 open 10:30 - 5pm Fri - Sun

             - Private View Thursday 19th 6-9pm

                     -  Please email me for event tickets and Private View invite

Details         -  After a seven year hiatus The Brighton Art Fair returns to the Corn Exchange in Brighton.

Location   -  Barcombe Nurseries, BN6 5TH

Dates       -  Sat 21st, Sun 22nd,  Sptember 2024

           Open 11am - 5pm

Details      -  A small group show in the in the wonderful setting of Barcombe Nurseries organic farm, with artists, makers and a film 

Location   -  65 Mill Road, Worthing BN11 5DX

Dates       -  Sat 21st, Sun 22nd, Sat 28th & Sun 29th Sptember 2024

                 open 11am - 5pm

Details      -  A small group show in the home of Amalia Sanchez de la Blanca as part of the Worthing Arts Trail

Location   -  Gigglewick Gallery,  14 The Royal Arcade BN11 1DR

Dates        - Sat 21st, Sun 22nd, Sat 28th & Sun 29th Sptember 2024

                    open 11am - 5pm

Featuring Exhibiting Artists

Fiona Champion - Wildlife Paintings & Bronze Sculptures
Mike Cole - Luminous, Landscape Oil Paintings
Tricia Findlay - Fine Art Wildlife in Pastels
Desiree Hart - Chinese Brush Wildlife Paintings
Sue Mulholland - Vibrant Acrylic and Ink Paintings
Mark Munroe-Preston - Brushed Aluminium Treescapes
Natalia Samarina - Nature themed Oil Paintings
Umair Zia - Nature themed Ink Drawings

Location   -  Art Surrey - Epsom Downs Racecourse KT18 5LQ

Dates       -  4th, 5th & 6th October 2024

         - FREE TICKETS HERE

Details      -   Largest Art Fair is Surrey returns this Autumn

Location - Rochester Art Fair with Francis Iles Gallery

Dates       -  4-6th October 2024

Details      -   A unique Art Fair set against the lavish backdrop of the 18th Century Rochester Corn Exchange

Location   -  Art Fair East,  The Halls, St Andrew Plain, Norwich, NR3 1AU

Dates       -   7-10th November 2024 

Details      -  East Anglias largest Art Fair in the historic setting of The Assembly House, Norwich.

Location    - Victoria Pavilion Arts - Victoria Pavillion, Vicroria Pleasure Ground, Uckfield, TN22 5BU

Dates         - 13-14th  July 2024 10-4 pm

Details        - A group show with six local artists at the Victoria Pavillion Arts Gallery venue to raise funds for Victoria Pavilion  Community Arts Project

Location      - Ayot St Lawrence Art Show - St Lawrence Church, Ayot St Lawrence, Herts, AL6 9BZ

Dates           -  14th - 16th June 2024

Details         -  The 49th Ayot St Lawrence Art Show featuring over a hundreed artists and pieces of work all for sale to raise money for the upokeep of the church

Location   -  The Birley Centre - 4 Carlisle Rd, Eastbourne BN21 4EF

Dates       -  31st May - 2nd June 2024

Details      -   An exhibition with Susie Monnington and Joanne Olney as part of the Eastbourne International Singing Competition

Location   - Sussex Art Fair at Goodwood Racecourse, PO18 0PS

Dates        - May 2024

Details       - You can find me on Stand 28 in the Atrium - same as last year

Location - Rochester Art Fair with Francis Iles Gallery

Location   -  Bluebell Roebuck, 45 Westbourne Gardens, Hove, Sussex

Details       -  Sadly this was the last AOH hosted by Bluebell as part of the West Hove Arts Trail

Location   -  The Grange Gallery - Rottingdean, Brighton BN2 7HA

Dates       -  24th April - 5th May 2024

Details      -   I will be bringing a large collection of my latest Treescapes to the wonderful setting of The Grange Gallery in Rottingdean.

Location - Fresh: Art Fair – Cheltenham Racecourse - with Francis Iles Gallery

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

Location   -  Chalk's Gallery -  29 St Thomas St, Lymington SO41 9NE         

Details      -   A wonderful exhibition honouring the dawn of a new year and showcasing artwork that focuses on colour, light and atmosphere.

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.

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

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

Location   -  Harrogate Art Fair, Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate, HG2 8NZ

Dates       -   14-15th October 2023   

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

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

Location    - Victoria Pavilion Arts - Victoria Pavillion, Vicroria Pleasure Ground, Uckfield, TN22 5BU

Location    -  Fresh: Art Fair – Ascot Racecourse, High Street, Ascot, Berkshire. SL5 7JX                                 

                    -  with Francis Iles gallery

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Location   -  Old Lockup Gallery - Swifts Hollow, 19 The Hill, Cromford, Matlock DE4 3RF

Dates       -   June 2023

Details      -  Open Call exhibition

Location   -  Star Brewery Gallery, Lewes, Sussex

Dates        -  19 - 29th May 2023

Details       -  A joint exhibition with artists Gareth Hayward

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

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

Location - Fresh: Art Fair – Cheltenham Racecourse - Stand 42 with Francis Iles gallery

Dates - 28 – 30 April 2023

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.

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.

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.

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.

Location   -  Art Fair East,  The Halls, St Andrew Plain, Norwich, NR3 1AU

Dates       -   2nd to 4th December 2022

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

Location   -  Guildford Arts Show at Mill Studio, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford

Dates       -   July 2022

Location   -  Talented Art Fair at Brighton Racecourse, Brighton BN2 9XZ

Dates       -   July 2022

Location - Ayot St Lawrence Art Show

Dates - June 2022

Location - Art5 Gallery, Brighton, Sussex

Dates - June 2022

Location - Sussex Art Fair at Goodwood Racecourse, PO18 0PS

Dates - May 2022

Details - You can find me on Stand 80 in the Atrium

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. 

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.

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.

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.

Location  -  Star Brewery Gallery , Lewes, Sussex

Dates      -   November 2021

Open       -  11am - 4pm daily

Details     -  A group exhibition celebrating trees in reality and the imagination.

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.

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.

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

Location   -  Arts Portfolio Mayfield, Sussex

Dates        -  June 2021

Details       -  Collection of local artists display a range of art in the heart of Mayfield.

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.

Location   -  Melford Gallery, Mayfield, Sussex

Dates        -  March 2021

Details       -  A display of collected works by Mark Munroe-Preston in Mayfield High Street.

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

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 

Location   -  Made in Isfield, Isfield, Sussex

Dates        -  September 2020

Details       -  Group exhibition with artists from the Isfield area as part of the Artwave Festival

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

Location   -  Sanddown Racecourse, Esher

Dates        -  March 2020

Details       -  Contemporary Art Fair Surrey

Location   -  Obsidian Gallery, nr Aylesbury

Dates        -  January 2020

Details       -  Contemporary Art Exhibition

Location   -  The Shard, London

Dates        -  December 2019

Details       -  Group exhibition by members of Artcan Organisation

Location   -  The Corn Exchange, Lewes

Dates        -  November 2019

Details       -  Brighton Art Fair in Lewes.

Location   -  Trinity Gallery, London

Dates        -  October 2019

Details       -  Group exhibition by members of Artcan Organisation . Winner of the GreatArt.com best in show award

Location   -  Brighton Racecourse, Sussex

Dates        -  October 2019

Details       -  Sussex Art Fairs

Location   -  110 Northcote Rd, London SW11 6QP

Dates        -  October 2019

Details       -  Northcote Gallery

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.

Location   -  Arts Portfolio High Hurstwood, Sussex

Dates        -  April 2019

Details       -  Collection of local artists display a range of arts and crafts in HIgh Hurstwood.

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.

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!