This end of the UK is a well-known haven for painters, printers & photographers. We’ve the quality of light and freshness of air. And rugged cliffs, dramatic seas and rolling countryside providing endless inspiration. Mousehole sits in the middle of this Venn diagram.
We pay homage to the pedigree of local artists and are proud to present their works on our walls. At any given moment you’ll find paintings & prints from a dozen or more artists, usually in the bars and restaurants, but also in the bedrooms. All pieces for sale.
Featured artists
Here’s a handful of some of our artists of the moment. By no means a full team-sheet.
We rely on the discerning eye of our curator and local artist Gillian Cooper to work out the whos, whats and wheres. If you’re interested in seeing your work on our walls or being a part of future exhibitions, you can contact us here.
Graham Black
Graham Black moved to Cornwall after a long career as an art director in London to rekindle his love of printmaking.
His specialism is silkscreen printing focussing on the myriad textural complexities, forms and shapes of the ancient granite rocks and cliffs that dominate Land’s End where he lives.
Gillian Cooper
A multi-disciplinary artist whose work encompasses drawing, print and installation.
Using a highly gestural, particularly stark, semi-figurative language of mark making, Gillian excavates that which is intangible, overlooked or abandoned. Drawn to everyday, found or domestic materials and processes and their uncanny ability to reflect on human nature, the domestic or female, her work is inspired by the realms of landscape, natural history, botany and natural phenomena.
Laura Terry
One of our newer artists showing here in Mousehole, Laura’s work is inspired by the ever-changing light and beautiful skies here in Cornwall. Her paintings develop through long walks and time spent sketching and soaking up the atmosphere of a place.
Sometimes she creates oil paintings en plein air, creating smaller works that stand alone but also serve to inform larger works in the studio.
Exhibitions
Our rotation of wonderful artists gives our dining and public spaces a bit of a gallery feel. But once or twice a year we take it up a notch with a full exhibition complete with previews and a chance to meet the artist(s).
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Next Art Exhibition
“Horizon” by Laura Terry & Ceri Shaw
27 April – 29 June 2025
An oil painter (Laura) and ceramicist (Ceri) with contrasting works and differing practices, but both with the same inspiration: Sweeping skies, long beaches, and that distant line that lies between them.
Meet the Artist: 10 May (10.30 – 11.30am), no need to book
And in case you missed them (or perhaps you didn’t) see below a list of some of our past shows here in Mousehole. And we’re not even a gallery. We’ve done our best to include links off to our various past exhibitors. Click their names and you can be whisked off to somewhere else on the inter-web.
| Past Exhibitions | Date | Artists |
|---|---|---|
| Sailing in the Bay | June 2024 | Vicki Norman |
| Trio of Printmakers | April 2024 | Sara Bevan | Graham Black | Gillian Cooper |
| Sea Fever | April 2023 | Penny Rumble |
| From Mousehole to Marazion | July 2022 | Sophie Harding | Sasha Harding | Gemma Pearce |
| Anita Reynolds | April 2019 | Anita Reynolds |
| Monochrome | October 2017 | Gillian Cooper | Catherine Harvey-Jefferson | Trudy Montgomery | Paul Wadsworth |
| Paul Armitage | May 2017 | Paul Armitage |
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