BETWEEN YOU AND ME
28/04/25 - 04/05/25
Eleanor Engle
Geoff Tibbs
Both Gallery - 323 Archway Road, London, N6 5AA
Opening hours - Tuesday 29/04 - Sunday 04/05, 10am-5pm
PV - Monday 28/04, 6-8pm
Informal opening - Saturday 03/05, 2-6pm
Public transport - 2 minutes from Highgate Tube
Parking - Monday-Saturday 10am-4pm & after 7pm, all day Sunday
Contact
eleanor.engle@icloud.com / eleanorengle.com
geoff.tibbs@gmail.com / geofftibbs.com / Instagram - @geoff.tibbs
-This exhibition brings together works by two painters, Geoff Tibbs and Eleanor Engle, who share a fascination with the possibilities and problems of abstraction.
The works of both artists, though abstract, are grounded in tangible forms, sometimes playful, sometimes singular or ambiguous. Their works evolve through the processes and pleasures of their materials, seeking a resolution that is at once surprising and durable.
Beyond this, there are many points of difference and overlap between the two artists, which have led to an evolving dialogue between them and their works. The show has arisen out of this dialogue: the title, 'Between You and Me,' suggests ongoing conversation, but also a sense of secrecy, as if whispers are being exchanged between the works on the walls.
Geoff Tibbs (b. 1988) is based in London and uses a range of visual ideas in his oil paintings to explore the relationship between spontaneity and form. His imagery sits between the architectural and the organic, between the monumental and the decorative. His work has been shown at the Gerald Moore Gallery in London, Lido Stores in Margate, Grölle Gallery in Wuppertal, Germany, and Chitrakoot Gallery in Kolkata, India. He graduated from a BA in Fine Art at the University of Oxford in 2010 and from an MA in Global Media at the School of Oriental and African Studies in 2012. He is a magician and member of The Magic Circle.
Eleanor Engle (b. 1959) works in both paint and print media, her prints produced rapidly and experimentally, her paintings evolving more slowly. Her work is underpinned by a powerful sense of shape and juxtaposition. The starting point of her imagery often comes from forms she happens to see on the pavement, walking about in London. Her work has been shown at the Eagle Gallery, Artsway, The Woburn Gallery, and The Koppel Station, following a recent residency there. She studied at the Central School of Art and Design, completing a BA in Fine Art in 1986 and Advanced Studies in Printmaking in 1989.
28/04/25 - 04/05/25
Eleanor Engle
Geoff Tibbs
Both Gallery - 323 Archway Road, London, N6 5AA
Opening hours - Tuesday 29/04 - Sunday 04/05, 10am-5pm
PV - Monday 28/04, 6-8pm
Informal opening - Saturday 03/05, 2-6pm
Public transport - 2 minutes from Highgate Tube
Parking - Monday-Saturday 10am-4pm & after 7pm, all day Sunday
Contact
eleanor.engle@icloud.com / eleanorengle.com
geoff.tibbs@gmail.com / geofftibbs.com / Instagram - @geoff.tibbs
-This exhibition brings together works by two painters, Geoff Tibbs and Eleanor Engle, who share a fascination with the possibilities and problems of abstraction.
The works of both artists, though abstract, are grounded in tangible forms, sometimes playful, sometimes singular or ambiguous. Their works evolve through the processes and pleasures of their materials, seeking a resolution that is at once surprising and durable.
Beyond this, there are many points of difference and overlap between the two artists, which have led to an evolving dialogue between them and their works. The show has arisen out of this dialogue: the title, 'Between You and Me,' suggests ongoing conversation, but also a sense of secrecy, as if whispers are being exchanged between the works on the walls.
Geoff Tibbs (b. 1988) is based in London and uses a range of visual ideas in his oil paintings to explore the relationship between spontaneity and form. His imagery sits between the architectural and the organic, between the monumental and the decorative. His work has been shown at the Gerald Moore Gallery in London, Lido Stores in Margate, Grölle Gallery in Wuppertal, Germany, and Chitrakoot Gallery in Kolkata, India. He graduated from a BA in Fine Art at the University of Oxford in 2010 and from an MA in Global Media at the School of Oriental and African Studies in 2012. He is a magician and member of The Magic Circle.
Eleanor Engle (b. 1959) works in both paint and print media, her prints produced rapidly and experimentally, her paintings evolving more slowly. Her work is underpinned by a powerful sense of shape and juxtaposition. The starting point of her imagery often comes from forms she happens to see on the pavement, walking about in London. Her work has been shown at the Eagle Gallery, Artsway, The Woburn Gallery, and The Koppel Station, following a recent residency there. She studied at the Central School of Art and Design, completing a BA in Fine Art in 1986 and Advanced Studies in Printmaking in 1989.
Geoff Tibbs
Untitled, 2024
Oil on canvas paper
18 x 25cm
Eleanor Engle
Untitled 2024
Acrylic on wood
15x18cm
Geoff Tibbs
‘Fireplace’, 2024
Oil on canvas paper
23 x 25cm
Eleanor Engle
Untitled 2024
Monoprint
15x20cm