Abingdon Studios presents a new solo commission by artist….
ABIGAIL HAMPSEY
CLOSE ENOUGH
Supported using public funding by Arts Council England, and developed in partnership with Grundy Art Gallery.
Join us for the preview📍 Friday 24 April🕓 4–6pm.
ACCESS: Please note our project space is up flights of stairs on the second floor. We have toilet facilities on the first floor.
This special preview aligns with our partners at Grundy Art Gallery, offering an early invitation ahead of their evening programme—celebrating a major solo presentation by Louise Giovenelli, alongside works by Apollo Painting School artists, and a rare opportunity to encounter a touring work by Claude Monet as part of the National Gallery’s programme.
In Close Enough, Hampsey invites us into a space where interior and exterior landscapes dissolve—where memory, lived experience, and environment fold into one another. Rooted in daily rhythms of making and living, her work moves fluidly between painting, labour, and life, holding moments of tension, distance, and intimacy in suspension.A multidisciplinary artist from the North West, Hampsey’s practice draws on autobiography, rural and urban landscapes, and art historical references—developing a vivid visual language of recurring motifs and symbolic forms.Join us as Blackpool’s leading independent visual arts studios, and continue the evening with the town’s leading institution for contemporary art.A night bringing together artists at all stages of their careers—across spaces, practices, and generations.
As part of the exhibition, a limited edition of risographs will be available that contain a piece of writing from the artist to accompany the exhibition.
FREE refreshments will be provided. Donations to Abingdons mission to see ‘Artists Being Supported’ are welcomed.
Last Updated: 28th March 2026 by Abingdon Studios
Abigail Hamspey
Abingdon Studios presents a new solo commission by artist….
ABIGAIL HAMPSEY
CLOSE ENOUGH
Supported using public funding by Arts Council England, and developed in partnership with Grundy Art Gallery.
Join us for the preview📍 Friday 24 April🕓 4–6pm.
ACCESS: Please note our project space is up flights of stairs on the second floor. We have toilet facilities on the first floor.
This special preview aligns with our partners at Grundy Art Gallery, offering an early invitation ahead of their evening programme—celebrating a major solo presentation by Louise Giovenelli, alongside works by Apollo Painting School artists, and a rare opportunity to encounter a touring work by Claude Monet as part of the National Gallery’s programme.
In Close Enough, Hampsey invites us into a space where interior and exterior landscapes dissolve—where memory, lived experience, and environment fold into one another. Rooted in daily rhythms of making and living, her work moves fluidly between painting, labour, and life, holding moments of tension, distance, and intimacy in suspension.A multidisciplinary artist from the North West, Hampsey’s practice draws on autobiography, rural and urban landscapes, and art historical references—developing a vivid visual language of recurring motifs and symbolic forms.Join us as Blackpool’s leading independent visual arts studios, and continue the evening with the town’s leading institution for contemporary art.A night bringing together artists at all stages of their careers—across spaces, practices, and generations.
As part of the exhibition, a limited edition of risographs will be available that contain a piece of writing from the artist to accompany the exhibition.
FREE refreshments will be provided. Donations to Abingdons mission to see ‘Artists Being Supported’ are welcomed.
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