The Vanner Gallery

The Vanner Gallery Contemporary art gallery in Salisbury, Wiltshire.

We're just a week away now from the preview of Beth Shapeero's solo show, Hot Excitement.Beth's work is expressive, expa...
17/06/2026

We're just a week away now from the preview of Beth Shapeero's solo show, Hot Excitement.

Beth's work is expressive, expansive and totally assured, so we can't wait to transform the gallery next week and to welcome you to the show. A fantastic mix of painting and printmaking from Glasgow awaits you!

Beth Shapeero | Hot Excitement
Previewing: 6pm, 24 June
Exhibition: 25 June – 25 July

Over the past few weeks visitors have enjoyed seeing the outstanding ceramics of Joanna Still.From the glazed wares of h...
16/06/2026

Over the past few weeks visitors have enjoyed seeing the outstanding ceramics of Joanna Still.

From the glazed wares of her early career to the smoke fired pieces she made more recently, the exhibition is the story of a fascinating life and career in making.

The exhibition continues all week before closing this Saturday – don't miss it!

Joanna Still – One Pair of Hands
22 May – 20 June

More details at vannergallery.com

It's the penultimate Saturday of Joanna Still's retrospective exhibition in the gallery.If you love ceramics and can mak...
13/06/2026

It's the penultimate Saturday of Joanna Still's retrospective exhibition in the gallery.

If you love ceramics and can make it in the next week, you're in for a real treat.

Hope to see you.

Joanna Still – One Pair of Hands
22 May – 20 June

More details at vannergallery.com

Our retrospective exhibition of the work of Joanna Still continues in the gallery.More than 40 pieces of work are on sho...
11/06/2026

Our retrospective exhibition of the work of Joanna Still continues in the gallery.

More than 40 pieces of work are on show, spanning decades of making. Early glazed wares are beautifully formed and exquisitely decorated, while later smoke fired vessels are freer in form and have lyrical, gently coloured surface markings.

Visit the gallery to see these outstanding works.

Joanna Still – One Pair of Hands
22 May – 20 June

More details and illustrated price list at vannergallery.com

Gallery artist Emma Cowley is the latest artist to feature in the '3 Questions For...' profile series on minimalist art ...
09/06/2026

Gallery artist Emma Cowley is the latest artist to feature in the '3 Questions For...' profile series on minimalist art platform Aesence.

Check out the interview now on the Aesence homepage (see link in bio).

Emma's work has been featured in the gallery in several exhibitions, most recently in our show STEREO which focused on works in pairs. The piece featured here was made for the exhibition, and is a fascinating interpretation of the pair concept, featuring two discrete works in one frame in very close dialogue with each other.

Aesence is an independent platform dedicated to minimalist aesthetics across art and design. Founded in Berlin by Sarah Dorweiler, it is one of our absolute go-to follows and we regularly discover amazing artists on the site. Have a look today!

Image shows:

Pulse (2026)
Acrylic on raw canvas
50 x 80cm

Available to view in the gallery and at vannergallery.com

Our retrospective exhibition of the work of Joanna Still continues in the gallery.Pay us a visit between now and 20 June...
06/06/2026

Our retrospective exhibition of the work of Joanna Still continues in the gallery.

Pay us a visit between now and 20 June to see more than 40 pieces of Joanna's, both glazed and smoke fired.

Joanna Still – One Pair of Hands
22 May – 20 June

More details and illustrated price list at vannergallery.com

In the later years of her career, Joanna Still focused on smoke fired vessels. The largest of these could come in low or...
02/06/2026

In the later years of her career, Joanna Still focused on smoke fired vessels. The largest of these could come in low or taller form factors, as shown here, as well as smaller bowls and pots.

Professor Simon Olding said of them, "The intense colours are counterpointed with the chalky, soft light of Wiltshire...a suggestion of place, or maybe gestures of nature trapped by the ring on the walls of the low-fired pots."

See these pieces and a wide range of Joanna's earlier glazed work in our current retrospective exhibition of her work.

Joanna Still – One Pair of Hands
22 May – 20 June

More details and illustrated price list at vannergallery.com

These are just a few of the beautiful smoke fired pieces by Joanna Still in our current retrospective exhibition of her ...
30/05/2026

These are just a few of the beautiful smoke fired pieces by Joanna Still in our current retrospective exhibition of her work.

The exhibition charts Joanna's journey as a maker, starting with her glazed work from the 1980s – intricately decorated plates, bowls and jugs – to her later smoke fired vessels.

A video by John Gillett from 2002 shows Joanna at work while a photographic timeline examines Joanna's wide and varied experiences and creative influences.

Make sure to visit to see this wonderful collection.

Joanna Still – One Pair of Hands
22 May – 20 June

More details and illustrated price list at vannergallery.com

FORTHCOMING EXHIBITION: Beth Shapeero | Hot ExcitementWe're thrilled to announce our next exhibition, a solo show by Gla...
28/05/2026

FORTHCOMING EXHIBITION: Beth Shapeero | Hot Excitement

We're thrilled to announce our next exhibition, a solo show by Glasgow-based artist Beth Shapeero.

Hot Excitement marks Shapeero’s first solo exhibition in England since 2012. Based in Glasgow since relocating in 2011 to undertake a Masters at the Glasgow School of Art, Shapeero’s practice has undergone a significant expansion in recent years, driven in part by access to large-scale temporary studio spaces.

The exhibition brings together a selection of recent paintings and large-scale works on paper made during an especially prolific period of making. Currently working from an abandoned 1990s office building on the outskirts of Glasgow, Shapeero has, for the first time in her twenty-year career, had the space to work across multiple large canvases simultaneously. This shift has transformed her relationship to painting. Earlier attempts at canvas often felt constrained by the surface’s expense and perceived preciousness; the freedom to work expansively, quickly, and without overprotection has allowed a new looseness and confidence to emerge.

Beth Shapeero (b. 1985, Nottingham) is a painter and printmaker. Her practice explores sensation, memory and the body through abstraction. She works across painting and printmaking, often combining the two to produce works that emphasise process, materiality and scale.

Shapeero is one half of the collaborative duo Two-Step, alongside artist Fraser Taylor. Together, they challenge the boundaries of printmaking through large-scale, dynamic installations. She is also co-director of the artist-led gallery ShapeeroMurray, working to support artists in a fragile arts economy.

Portrait shows Beth at her recent show at Art Fair Daegu, South Korea.

Beth Shapeero | Hot Excitement
25 Jun – 25 Jul

Joanna Still's smoke fired pots combine organic form and beautifully marked surfaces. There is a wide selection of these...
26/05/2026

Joanna Still's smoke fired pots combine organic form and beautifully marked surfaces. There is a wide selection of these later pieces on show in the gallery as part of Joanna's retrospective exhibition, in both low and tall form factors.

Image shows:

Smoke fired pot unglazed (JS038)
36 x 29cm

Please enquire for availability.

Joanna Still – One Pair of Hands
22 May – 20 June

More details and full colour price list available on the exhibition's overview page at vannergallery.com

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45 High Street
Salisbury
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Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

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