Group Show – On Shared Ground

Exhibiting Artists

Ange Batemen, Ellen McCalmont, Erica d’Ali, James Grose, Jessica Smith, Luna Gui, Omi McCurdie, Vicki Potter

This exhibition brings together ten artists navigating their first year after completing their Masters degree at the National Art School. Working across drawing, painting, ceramics, and sculpture, each artist follows a distinct path, shaped by different materials, instincts, and questions. What they share is a common ground, formed through their time at NAS, and a quiet determination to keep learning, testing, and deepening their work.

This is a moment of stepping out from academic restraints but continuing an attentiveness to material, openness to critique and the confidence to take risks. These artists are not bound by a single style or idea, but by a shared way of working. One that values curiosity, experimentation, and showing up for one another.

A Shared Ground is not simply a graduate show; it is a portrait of a community in motion. Over time, these artists built a culture of generosity in sharing tools and techniques, conversations and doubts, encouragement and care. That spirit continues to shape their practices as they begin to find their footing beyond art school.

The exhibition brings together works that stand firmly on their own while quietly speaking to each other. Artistic growth rarely happens alone; it unfolds through time spent together, through trust, conversation, and exchange. There is no single theme here, but a shared commitment to thinking deeply and working honestly, allowing each practice to move in its own direction while highlighting both the autonomy of each practice and the subtle correspondences between them.

Opening drinks 6-8pm Wednesday 25 March

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