Strata: Artist talk with Jeremy Gardiner

About this event

Join us for the opening of Jeremy Gardiner’s exhibition, Strata, for an engaging artist talk exploring his practice and the coastal landscape of Dorset. This talk will take place in our lecture theatre, with the opportunity to visit the exhibition preview after the event. Signed copies of Jeremy Gardiner’s book, Strata: Painting the Jurassic Coast, with the dedication of your choice, will also be available to purchase, with the cost of the talk deducted from the book’s retail price. Please reserve your copy below when you book your ticket to guarantee availability. Strata is on display at the Gallery until April 2027. A series of 20 paintings on poplar panel and 80 on handmade paper by landscape artist Jeremy Gardiner (b.1957), Strata celebrates the Jurassic Coast on the 25th anniversary of its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Gardiner has studied this coast for decades, constantly developing techniques to depict its changing textures. He revisited twenty locations every year from 2018 to 2022, painting in different seasons and weather conditions. Just as landfalls alter the coast, Gardiner combined subtractive and additive processes, cutting, scraping and chiselling, m

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Date

Thursday, 29 October 2026

Start time

12:00

Venue

Southampton City Art Gallery

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