Studio 28a | Artists Open Houses

Collective Memories is a group exhibition by seven artists from Studio 28a. Spanning ages 22 to 60, the artists work across abstraction, portraiture, collage, pattern and landscape.

The show explores memory as shared material; personal histories of migration, love, grief, rituals and places. Some works are precise and controlled, others are blurred and atmospheric. This show creates a dialogue between different lives and disciplines. No single narrative dominates, instead, the exhibition invites you to recognise fragments of your own story within theirs.

Artists:
Bessie Millar
Damian Toal
David Barker
Gemma Casserly
Grace Fung
James Digweed
Megan Eacock

Type of venue:

studio-or-workshop

Facilities

Card Payment Facility
Disabled access
Easy parking
Tap water refill available

Opening dates

M	T	W	T	F	S	S
27	28	29	30	1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31

Opening hours:

10.00-17.00

Contact

07943 891752
[email protected]
www.instagram.com/artstudio28a?igsh=MWN6ZHRzY244anBuYw==

Location:

28a Westbourne Place, Hove, BN3 4GN

This is a vertically oriented painting filled edge to edge with repeating plant-like forms set against a deep green background. From top to bottom, tall, evenly spaced stems run in parallel lines. Each stem is painted in a slightly lighter green than the background and has small diagonal offshoots, forming a simple leaf pattern that repeats consistently across the surface. Along each stem hang rows of small circular dots. The dots vary in colour, including pink, pale blue, white, yellow and red. Many are layered, with one colour nested inside another, creating a target-like effect. The repetition creates a rhythmic pattern, almost like rows of beads or seeds suspended in vertical strands. The overall feeling is dense, ordered and vibrant, with strong contrast between the rich green ground and the bright, playful dots.

Vines In A Dreamscape
Megan Eacock

This painting shows three fish arranged side by side on a large round plate. The plate fills most of the image and is painted in soft cream and pale yellow tones, with loose visible brushstrokes. The fish lie diagonally from the lower left toward the upper right. Their bodies are long and slender. They are painted in bold blues with touches of orange, red and white highlighting their scales and contours. Their eyes are round and alert, facing upward. The tails angle slightly outward, creating a gentle fan shape. The background is patterned with vertical red stripes over a pale pink surface. The stripes drip downward, giving a sense of movement and fluidity. The overall style is expressive rather than realistic, with strong colour contrast and visible brush marks that give the scene energy and warmth.

Bessie Millar
Catch of the Day

This is a large abstract painting filled with deep, glowing colour. The overall feeling is warm, dense, and atmospheric, like standing inside a dark sunset or watching light flicker through smoke. The dominant colours are burnt orange, deep red, and dark brown. These tones blend and blur into one another across most of the canvas. There are also areas of green and small touches of bright blue that glow softly through the darker layers. The colours are not sharply defined. They melt into each other, creating a misty, shifting effect. Near the centre, slightly toward the top, there is a soft circular area of light blue that feels like a distant moon or a small light source. Around it, green spreads outward in a loose halo shape. On the left side and near the bottom, small patches of yellow and orange glow like embers or candlelight. Thin vertical drips run downward from several bright points, especially on the left and lower centre. These drips look like trails of melted wax or falling rain. They give the painting a sense of gravity and quiet movement, as if light is slowly sinking. The surface appears layered and soft rather than textured or sharp. There are no clear shapes or figures, but darker vertical forms on the right side suggest shadowy presences or silhouettes. The overall mood feels contemplative and emotional. It carries a sense of warmth mixed with depth and mystery, like memory seen through haze.

Where Silence Holds Its Shape
Grace Fung
100cm x 100cm
£700 unframed £750 framed
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This is a square painting dominated by warm golden yellow, soft peach, and pale violet tones. The surface looks hazy and layered, like thin mist over skin. Parts of a human face can be seen emerging from the colour. Two eyes appear near the upper section. They are partially closed and outlined with deep brown and reddish tones. Near the lower right, a mouth appears in dark red and burgundy. The features are blurred and seem to dissolve into the surrounding paint. Across the painting, darker lines cut through the softer colours. These lines resemble healed cuts or stitched marks. Thin vertical drips run down the surface, especially near the eyes, giving a sense of gravity and slow movement. The central area glows with brighter yellow, like light passing over skin. The rest of the painting shifts between softness and shadow. The overall feeling is intimate and reflective. The face does not feel complete. It feels layered, marked, and remembered.

Light Through Broken Skin
Grace Fung
100cm x 100cm
£700 unframed £750 framed
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Artists Open
Houses May 2026

2,3 & 4 | 9&10 | 16&17 | 23, 24 & 25

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