Exhibition Date: May 8 – June 1, 2025
Featuring artists: Antoine Josse, Emma Jean Kemp, Roo Waterhouse, Alison Stockmarr & more
This May, Byard Art invites you to experience something truly timeless: the story behind the artwork. Our upcoming exhibition, The Story of Art, brings together a dynamic collection of contemporary pieces that each carry a message, a memory, or a moment worth sharing.
From textured prints to evocative mixed media, this exhibition is a celebration of narrative in all its forms, visual, emotional, and symbolic. If you’ve ever stood in front of a piece and felt a story unfold, this show is for you.
Art tells stories in ways words often can’t. It connects us to our past, helps us process the present, and allows us to dream forward. The Story of Art is a curated exploration of how artists use form, colour, texture and space to evoke memory, character and voice.
The show places a special emphasis on print-based works and mixed media art forms uniquely suited to layering meaning and texture. Whether built from paper, pigment, or found materials, each piece invites you to slow down and listen with your eyes.
A storyteller in every sense, Josse’s dreamlike mixed media pieces offer a poetic glimpse into otherworldly landscapes and emotional states. His use of texture, colour, and surrealism invites viewers to contemplate time, space and memory, often blurring the line between imagination and reality.
Known for her vivid, expressive style, Kemp’s paintings often reference literature, nature, and folklore. Her work in The Story of Art brought a sense of joyful intensity, combining dynamic brushwork with narrative symbolism that invites multiple interpretations.
Waterhouse’s “shelf portraits” are both intimate and expansive. Each piece feels like stepping into someone’s private world, with books, objects and heirlooms meticulously painted to tell a story of a life lived. Her art resonates particularly with those who find narrative beauty in the everyday.
A master of collage and repurposed materials, Stockmarr creates rich, layered artworks that often blend text, found images and personal history. Her work in the exhibition drew from family stories, vintage ephemera, and nostalgic references, crafting visual stories that are both personal and universally familiar.
The Story of Art is more than an art show, it’s a reminder that storytelling is universal. It’s how we connect, how we reflect, and how we make sense of the world around us. This exhibition doesn’t just display beautiful artwork, it invites you to engage, interpret, and respond with your own story.
By showcasing works rooted in print and narrative, the exhibition also reflects Byard Art’s commitment to accessible, meaningful, and high-quality contemporary art.
Join us at our gallery in the heart of Cambridge from May 8 to June 1, 2025, for The Story of Art. Whether you’re looking to invest in an original piece or simply experience the power of visual storytelling, this exhibition promises to be thought-provoking, moving, and beautifully curated.
Entry is free and all works are available to purchase, framed or unframed!
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