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25 YEARS ON

MOTCOMB STREET

This exhibition celebrates 25 years of the Osborne Studio
Gallery on Motcomb Street. It has been a fascinating
period in our 37 year history. I won’t deny that it has been
something of a rollercoaster, but the point of this show is not
to emphasise the ups and downs of gallery life, but to celebrate
the fabulous, fantastic and unbelievably talented artists that we
have had the privilege to work with.

It is easy to forget that, whilst we gallery people are often
swanning around, artists work day, and in many cases night,
in what can be a very solitary existence and without them,
we are quite obviously nothing! I consider every one of our
esteemed artists to be a friend and I hope that they feel the
same. Whilst this is a serious business, life is short; laughter
and fun are therefore essential prerequisites, which I think
we have had in spades!

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the
remarkably impressive Gallery Managers who have been with
us over the past twenty-five years. I cannot believe any other
Gallery Director could possibly have been as lucky as I.

I hope you will all enjoy the wonderful paintings and
sculptures in this celebratory exhibition that showcases,
not just the area of Sporting Art in which we specialise, but
also the wider field of artistic endeavour that fits perfectly
to make up the jigsaw that is the Osborne Studio Gallery.

Geoffrey Hughes, 2023