Sheila Nash and Christine Highland
14 – 31 JANUARY 2026
Title: ‘Order and Chaos’
Theme: To divide the gallery space into two separate artists’ studios which will show diversity in art practice and our varying interests and styles.
Christine’s work is precise and structured (Order)
Sheila’s work is fluid unstructured and in her own words ‘messy’ (Chaos)
We think this will be enlightening for the public and an insight into understanding the variation in approach and styles/skills that inform an artist’s journey.
Proposed Display of Work:
We intend to use the divided gallery set up to recreate our personal studio spaces which apart from showing recent works and works in progress will include our past creative history.
We imagine the two spaces to be very different and feel they would engage the public in conversation which we are keen to do.
2D: Paintings, Drawings,Collage
3D: Ceramics and a small Interior Design installation
Christine Highland Statement
Christine is a Tonbridge based artist with an early career in the Architectural/Interior Design field. My signature work combines love of line and pattern.
A long time love of maps. I create stylised maps of real locations using pen and ink and my own freehand pattern designs and have undertaken many commissions.
I also enjoy working with colour and creating my own palette. My designs are contemporary and I am inspired by mid 20th Century design and artists, in particular
Those that work with pattern, colour and shape. This is expressed in my work as drawings and paintings in acrylic.
10th Arrondisement Christine Highland
Dusk Christine Highland
Meet the Artist Saturday 31st January
Christine will be working in the Gallery 11 – 4
Winter Threads 495 Christine Highland
Website: www.cshstudio17.co.uk
Facebook: Studio 17
Instagram: christinehighland
Sheila Nash Statement
I’ve discovered that working intuitively with lots of colour and textures of many different kinds is where my creativity has brought me in both my art and my ceramics. After a lifetime of global travelling, Sheila is now based in Tunbridge Wells.
Sheila Nash
Sheila Nash
Sheila Nash
Instagram: sheila_at_red_door_studiostw
TWO Free Family Artist led Workshops with Christine and Sheila
Saturday 17 January 10:30 – 12:30 and Saturday 24 January 10:30 – 12:30
Sheila: Play with Clay and Make Some Art
Christine: Play with Collage
All materials provided
Dress for mess