Antlers Gallery is a commercial gallery based in

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England. Created in 2010 by gallery Director Jack Gibbon, Antlers Gallery produces temporary exhibitions across varying locations, with their only permanent base being online. Dubbed the '

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' gallery, they use a similar business model to pop – up galleries but tie these together under the gallery brand. Antlers also have an active publishing wing working with artists producing limited edition prints and multiples. Antlers Gallery represent a group of contemporary artists through exhibitions, art fairs and consultancy. Although primarily based in Bristol – with exhibitions held in areas such as Park Street,

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, Christmas Steps and

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. Previous exhibitions have also been held in

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and

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. Antlers Gallery exhibit at art fairs across the U.K, including the Affordable Art Fairs and

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. The Antlers model is based on mutually beneficial relationships with private landlords. These have included:-

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, TCN UK, Jess Properties, Kingsley Thomas, and Linden Homes. Their first pop-up

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''Grotesques'' opened in December 2010. Followed by: ''Uncanny Views'', ''Dark Suits'', ''Botany'', ''Anatomy'', ''Other Nature'', ''Still Chaos'', ''Excursus'', ''Old Beliefs'', ''Narrative'', ''Spatial'', ''BLACKLIGHT'', ''Kindred'' and ''Hiatus''. In March 2014 Antlers Gallery took over the newly renovated warehouse space Purifier House, next to Bristol's Harbourside and

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. The property, owned by Linden Homes, showcased three Antlers exhibitions: ''Gravitas'', ''Exploration'' and ''Anima Mundi''. ''Anima Mundi'' ran from 5 – 27 July. The main focus of the exhibition was a 5m long, concertina bookwork created by Tim Lane. The publication of the bookwork was made possible due to the support of over 140 people who pledged support via the

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campaign which raised almost £18,000. The exhibition received much media attention, including ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2014 Antlers Gallery was recognised by ''

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'' as one of the top ten venues in Bristol.

Artists

Artists represented by Antlers Gallery include: Abigail Reed, Alexander Korzer – Robinson, Anouk Mercier, Charles Emerson, Dorcas Casey, Ellie Coates,

Geoff Diego Litherland Geoff Diego Litherland (born 1979 in Tehuacan, Mexico), the son of the geologist Martin Litherland, is a painter working internationally, based in the UK. Life and career Geoff Diego Litherland is a Mexican-born artist based in London. Having h ...

, Helen Jones, Jemma Appleby, Jessica Bartlett, Jo Lathwood, Jonny Byles, Karin Krommes, Kate Evans, Matthieu Leger, Max Naylor, Rachel Sokal, Rebecca Hiscocks, Rose Sanderson, Sarah Jeffs, and Tim Lane.

References

External links

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