Past
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A New Home
2 Mar - 30 Apr 2023 Pontone Gallery is delighted to announce the assimilation of its long-standing partner, and predecessor, The Albemarle Gallery. This will bring a wide variety of distinguished artists under one roof and make for more effective promotion of such a wealth of creative talent. Read more -
Iain Faulkner
Voyager 15 Dec 2022 - 26 Feb 2023 Albemarle Gallery is excited to announce a new solo show by the acclaimed Scottish painter Iain Faulkner. Iain Faulkner ’ s enquiry into the male image continues with a suite of new paintings which locate his subject in dramatic Scottish landscape. These scenes are set on and around water. Faulkner... Read more -
Jeong Woojae
Afterglow 1 - 25 Sep 2022 Korean artist, Jeong Woojae invites us to experience a surreal situation, where a young girl’s constant companion is a tropical fish. She goes about her everyday life against a backdrop of park, suburb and street accompanied by various sumptuous and over-scaled specimens, which seem perfectly at home in an alien... Read more -
Kyle Barnes
Second Skin 21 Jul - 28 Aug 2022 Kyle Barnes paints portrait busts of a young woman whose head and shoulders have been coated in a creamy, viscous liquid, as if she has been dipped into a slick of some anointing oil. These images suggest the moment of a baptismal immersion. The resultant glistening carapace is a protective... Read more -
Christopher Thompson
Out of the Shadow 28 Jun - 17 Jul 2022 Christopher Thompson paints solitary figures in urban settings. He works from shadow, building up chiaroscuro images on an underlying framework of charcoal blacks and translucent greys. Subtle tones of flesh and clothing are laid on to establish the solid fact of the subject. His men and women come to life,... Read more -
Philip Muñoz
To the Horizon 28 Jun - 17 Jul 2022 Albemarle Gallery presents ‘To the Horizon’, an exhibition of paintings by Philip Muñoz. This is a series of pictures that document specific English pastoral landscapes. Topographically accurate and forensically representational, they resonate with a sense of specific time and place. Read more -
J Louis
Silhouette 29 Apr - 29 May 2022 Albemarle Gallery is delighted to exhibit a new sequence of paintings by J Louis. He deploys a polished technique to paint portraits of young, beautiful women. His cast of characters throw dynamic shapes, posing like fashion models. Well-versed in the art of self-presentation, they offer themselves up to our gaze,... Read more -
Richard Harrison
A Painter’s Progress 4 - 27 Mar 2022 Acclaimed English artist Richard Harrison returns to Albemarle Gallery with a new set of vibrant and expressive paintings. Dramatically rendered landscapes are articulated by bursts of turbulent abstraction that emphasise otherworldliness and their place in the realm of dream and imagination. In some pieces characters appear out of the welter... Read more -
Pontone & Albemarle Group Show
4 - 26 Feb 2022 Pontone Gallery and Albemarle Gallery are proud to present a selection of new paintings by Iain Faulkner, Henry Jabbour, and Tim Wright. Read more -
Luciano Ventrone
In Memoriam 30 Jul - 26 Sep 2021 Albemarle Gallery announces an exclusive, posthumous exhibition of paintings by the Italian master, Luciano Ventrone. This a solemn occasion for the gallery as it marks the end of a long and creative association. Sadly, Luciano Ventrone died in April this year. The core of this show are works that came... Read more -
Summer Group Show
30 Jul - 22 Aug 2021 The Albemarle Gallery is delighted to present a selection of paintings by Ron Hicks, Alfredo Roldan and Salustiano, three artists unified by their shared meditation on the human figure. Read more -
Christopher Thompson
15 Jul - 29 Aug 2021 The Albemarle Gallery is pleased to present a collection of paintings by British artist Christopher Thompson at Pontone Gallery's downtown Augusta location. The youthful figures captured in these works are painted in Thompson’s trademark ‘chiaroscuro’ style. Anonymous but distinctive, they are self-contained, avoiding or unaware of the viewers’ gaze. Their... Read more -
The Albemarle Gallery
Opening Exhibition 15 Apr - 16 May 2021 To celebrate the opening of our new London gallery space on Newman Street, The Albemarle Gallery features a selection of paintings by Kyle Barnes, Iain Faulkner, Park Jieun and Christopher Thompson that present distinctly personal scenes, imbued with stillness, solitude and reflection. Read more -
Iain Faulkner
A Solitary Man 15 Oct 2020 - 10 Jan 2021 Acclaimed painter, Iain Faulkner, continues his enquiry into the expressive potential of the solitary male figure. Whether located in a luxurious international hotel room or the rugged landscape of his native Scotland, his technically-accomplished compositions evoke a sense of contained isolation and brooding introspection. Read more -
Ron Hicks
17 Sep - 11 Oct 2020 Ohio-born Ron Hicks is a mid-career, American painter with a long string of exhibitions to his name. His subject is the figure and the medium is oil. His mature style exploits to the full the aesthetic pleasures of his technique. He relishes the possibilities and outcomes offered by emphatic handling,... Read more -
Kyle Barnes
17 Sep - 11 Oct 2020 Born in 1986, Kyle Barnes grew up in Cookstown, Northern Ireland. He graduated in Fine and Applied Arts from The University of Ulster, Belfast. Today his work is represented in numerous private and public collections including the National Self Portrait Collection of Ireland and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.... Read more -
Christopher Thompson
Alone 17 Sep - 11 Oct 2020 British artist, Christopher Thompson, presents a new series of portraits. The subjects are all young and attractive, painted in Thompson’s trademark ‘chiaroscuro’ style. Anonymous, but distinctive, they are self-contained, avoiding, or unaware of, the viewers’ gaze. Read more -
The Albemarle Shows
at Art Moorhouse 25 Jun - 15 Sep 2020 The Albemarle Gallery is delighted to present an exhibition of works by three distinctive South Korean artists at Art Moorhouse. JHI, Jeong Woojae and Park Jieun are masters in their particular craft, each approaching the process of painting through their own entirely unique practice. Read more -
Joung Young-Ju
The Living City 8 Jun - 5 Jul 2020 South Korean artist Joung Young-Ju paints unique cityscapes inspired by her native country. Softly lit at twilight, her works capture sprawling urban scenes that stretch beyond view, speckled with flickering lights that hint at a dense yet unseen human presence. Read more -
Alfredo Roldan
The Rituals of Relaxation 8 Jun - 5 Jul 2020 Albemarle Gallery presents a new series of paintings by acclaimed Spanish artist Alfredo Roldan. These works are sophisticated exercises in sumptuous colour and subtle tonalities. Rich passages of reds, blues and greens are played off against muted, earthy shades and ochre flesh tints. The flattened perspectives, fractured surfaces and graphic stylisations reference the cubism of Picasso and Juan Gris. There are echoes of Modigliani in the treatment of his female subjects and we can detect a homage to his 'heroes', Gaugin and Matisse, in his joyful and sensuous manipulation of colour. Read more -
Jeong Woojae
Constant Companion 26 Mar - 7 Jun 2020 South Korean painter, Jeong Woojae's subject is a particular, surreal relationship: he makes pictures of a girl and her gigantic dog. These are photo-realistic paintings of the pair acting out scenarios of companionship in a contemporary, urban landscape. The compositions evoke disparate themes of isolation, protection and mutuality. Read more -
Tim Wright | Inside the Eye
at Art Moorhouse 27 Jan - 4 Mar 2020 Albemarle Gallery, in collaboration with ArtMoorHouse, is pleased to present ‘Inside the Eye’, a comprehensive survey of recent work by London painter Tim Wright. This includes eight new, large-scale paintings and works on paper, and a selection of pieces from his two preceding exhibitions: Far-seeing Eye (2019) and Into the Deep (2018). Read more -
Park Jieun
Abstracted City 23 Jan - 22 Mar 2020 Park Jieun is a Korean artist who uses an intriguing combination of traditional and contemporary methods and materials. She superimposes painted images of modern cityscapes over expressive brushstrokes in ink, applied to Korean paper and decorated with gold leaf. The cityscapes are meticulously painted in acrylic and are a record of her personal travels. The brushed images are gesturally powerful, reminiscent of traditional Korean calligraphy. She describes these marks as descriptive of her emotional response to the stress and excitement of experiencing new places. Read more -
Neil Douglas
At Cannon Place 23 Jan - 28 May 2020 Albemarle Gallery is delighted to present an exhibition of work by British artist Neil Douglas at Cannon Place, 78 Cannon Street, London, EC4N 6HN.
Neil Douglas is a young, yet experienced, British artist with an impressive list of exhibitions under his belt. He is known for his skilfully rendered, mixed- media representations of urban landscapes, full of the densely charged atmosphere of the modern city. Read more -
Christopher Thompson
Urban Portraits 23 Jan - 22 Mar 2020 British artist, Christopher Thompson, presents a new series of portraits. The subjects are all young and male, painted in Thompson’s trademark ‘chiaroscuro’ style. Anonymous, but distinctive, they are self-contained, avoiding, or unaware of, the viewers’ gaze. Their poses are familiar from the world of advertising, film and fashion, evoking ideas of the lone protagonist and the existential hero. They inhabit a stark urban landscape of atmospheric shadow, where the hard surfaces of concrete, steel and glass speak of resilience and possible alienation. Read more -
J Louis
Subtle Fragments 23 Jan - 22 Mar 2020 The American artist J Louis is an accomplished painter of women. Their cropped and fragmentary images are strategically arranged to make dynamic and vibrant compositions. The subject is integrated into a formal schema of veils, skins and blocks of rich and subtle colour. The figure is described with a fluency of draughtsmanship; some passages are thoroughly articulated, while others are sketchily allusive. Delicately-rendered representations of flesh and hair contrast with the various textures of the surrounding painted surface. Read more -
The Albemarle Winter Show
8 Nov 2019 - 19 Jan 2020 The Albemarle is delighted to present an exhibition showcasing exceptional talent from it's roster of internationally renowned artists. Read more -
Fine Art Asia
In Association with Pontone Gallery 4 - 7 Oct 2019 The Albemarle Gallery is delighted to participate in the 2019 Edition of Fine Art Asia in association with our partner Pontone Gallery. Since its inception in 2006, Fine Art Asia has attracted leading international galleries, earning worldwide recognition. In 2019, the fair brings together a high-profile, sophisticated audience of leading... Read more -
Elisa Rossi at Pontone Gallery
9 Aug - 1 Sep 2019 The Albemarle Shows continue at Pontone Gallery with an exhibition of works by established Italian artist, Elisa Rossi. Exhibited internationally, Rossi's work conveys hyperreal scenes, where minute details are compiled to form her painted compositions. Delicate and refined forms of cloth, lace and flesh are revealed to the viewer as if under a microscope, perfectly preserved and presented to be experienced. Read more -
Davina Jackson
Close to the Sun (ArtMoorHouse) 19 Jun - 5 Sep 2019 Davina Jackson paints an intimate study of the family dynamic, where the relationship between husband and wife, parent and child take centre stage. Through tonality and form, she acutely conveys a subtle dialogue of care and affection, where embracing figures recline and comfort in the presence of the other. Though there is drama in these worlds too, as powerful contrasts in colour incur vivid motion and animation upon these figures that move towards and away from each other, as if dancing Read more -
Raffaele Rossi
Arcane Journey (ArtMoorHouse) 19 Jun - 5 Sep 2019 Albemarle Gallery presents an exhibition by established Italian artist, Raffaele Rossi in London at ArtMoorHouse (EC2Y 5ET). Rossi creates fresco and mixed-media paintings on board, which give expression to mysterious, archetypal images through the use of delicate draughtsmanship and subtle, evocative colour. Enigmatic, mythological figures and symbols hover on the brink of abstraction. Read more -
Tim Wright at Coningsby Gallery
Far-seeing Eye 28 Apr - 11 May 2019 In this series of paintings, Tim Wright deploys framing devices — wreaths, garlands and variegated assemblages of classical, baroque and rococo models — to lead the viewer into deep vistas of allusive paint. Turbid workings, marks and gestures combine with films, skins and veils of sumptuous colour to make a seductive and dynamic surface, into which the figurative elements are integrated. Glazes, pools and accretions play across the picture plane, making reference to the mist, spray and vapour of landscape and atmosphere, suggestive of a space beyond. Read more -
The Albemarle Relaunch at Pontone Gallery
7 Feb - 10 Mar 2019 For twenty years The Albemarle Gallery, founded and directed by Tony Pontone, represented an international stable of painters and sculptors in Mayfair. Showcasing highly-crafted artworks by technically-accomplished representational artists, The Albemarle Gallery became synonymous with the very best in contemporary figurative art.
Now, The Albemarle has a new home at Pontone Gallery. Under the directorship of Domenic Pontone, the gallery begins anew with a programme of contemporary shows at Pontone Gallery’s Chelsea space. Read more -
Alfredo Roldan
A Goddess at my Table 7 - 30 Sep 2018 Spanish artist Alfredo Roldán was born in 1965. Self- taught, with no formal training, and determined to be an artist, he initially sold his work in street markets. By the mid 1990s, after winning several competitions, he came to the notice of art galleries in Europe and America, notably The Albemarle Gallery in London. Its new incarnation, Pontone Gallery, is proud to present his latest exhibition. Read more -
Jamil Naqsh
Mohenjo-Daro 27 Jul - 2 Sep 2018 Albemarle Gallery is delighted to present a new series of powerfully evocative paintings by the esteemed Pakistani artist, Jamil Naqsh. Read more -
Into the Deep
Tim Wright - Kate Tedman - Dolly Thompsett 17 Jun - 22 Jul 2018 We are proud to present a journey through the imagined worlds of three British artists. Tim Wright's portals and openings lead to Kate Tedman's musings on sign and symbol and then plunge into the fantastic tales of Dolly Thompsett. Read more -
Luciano Ventrone
Malinconia Romantica 13 Apr - 13 May 2018 Born in 1942, Luciano Ventrone lives and works in his native Italy. A highly successful painter, with an impressive CV of international exhibitions, his work is collected worldwide. Albemarle Gallery is proud to present this exceptional collection of compelling still-life paintings. Read more -
Jeongwoong Lee
Laputa : The Fall 2 Feb - 4 Mar 2018 Korean artist, Jeongwoong Lee, was born in 1982 in Seoul. He graduated from Sungkyungkwan University in 2008, after which he exhibited extensively at home and abroad. He had a solo exhibition with Shine Artists in 2015, where he showed paintings on the subject of 'Laputa'. Several pieces developing the theme were shown in 2016 at the newly opened Pontone Gallery. We are now delighted to present 'Laputa : The Fall', a solo exhibition of his latest work. Read more -
Dina Brodsky
Cycling Guide to Lilliput 2 Feb - 4 Mar 2018 Dina Brodsky was born in Minsk, Belarus and emigrated to the United States as a child. She studied at The Amsterdam Academy of Fine Art in The Netherlands, The University of Massachusetts and The New York Academy of Art. She currently lives and works in New York. Brodsky makes small, circular paintings on copper discs of carefully observed and recorded landscapes. Hers is a classical technique, deploying skilful handling of colour, tone and texture to describe specific location, time of day, weather and atmosphere. Read more -
Iain Faulkner
A Moment Alone 2 - 31 Dec 2017 Scottish artist Iain Faulkner graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 1996 with a BA in Fine Art. He has a long association with the Albemarle Gallery and its new incarnation, Pontone Gallery, where the directors are proud to present the artist’s most recent series of paintings. These works feature a lone protagonist. Dressed uniformly in white shirt, black suit trousers and leather shoes, we see him paused between activities at a moment of reflection, pre-occupation or self-absorption. Read more -
Michelle Doll
Tokens 1 Sep - 1 Oct 2017 Michelle Doll makes paintings of intimate moments of contact between people. She deploys a classical, representational method, which exploits a subtle handling of tone and colour to express the complex variations of the male and female body. Read more -
Jamil Naqsh
and the eternal feminine 28 Jul - 27 Aug 2017 Jamil Naqsh’s new series of images reaffirms his reputation as a master draughtsman, with a sidelong glance at established Western traditions to which he both does and doesn’t belong. Read more -
Dolly Thompsett
A Thousand Years to Unpack 21 Apr - 21 May 2017 These new paintings by Dolly Thompsett are rooted in an intensely absorbed activity of image making. There is a sensuous concern to animate and transform the surface; to make it emotionally and intellectually evocative. Densely packed and layered narratives mix all kinds of personal and art historical references into a lather of associations and resonances. Read more -
Bae Joonsung
The Costume of Painter - Still Life 28 Oct - 20 Nov 2016 Bae Joonsung deploys a sophisticated and complex process of image making. The artist’s subjects are carefully painted, then these paintings are photographed and combined into a ‘lenticular’ print, which allows another image to be revealed as the viewer changes their angle of vision. Important to this process is the ‘layering’ of imagery, that is, an idea of a painting within a painting; alternative versions of a painting can exist within the same surface. Read more -
Iain Faulkner
AM/PM 1 - 24 Jul 2016 Iain Faulkner's paintings are essentially self portraits, where, unusually, the subject is fugitive and mysterious. He remains concealed in plain sight, his back to us or turned away, an archetypal male figure, thoughtful and absorbed. What we see on first approaching these paintings is a particular and meticulous recording of a certain atmospheric moment. A figure, or pair of figures, often accompanied by a vintage car, or cars, are located in a carefully defined landscape or architectural space. The composition is modelled and revealed by an evocative early-morning light or twilight. Read more
