The Nine British Art

{{Short description|Art gallery in London}}

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{{Infobox museum

|name = The Nine British Art

|image = The Nine British Art - 9 Bury Street, London.jpg

|caption = View of The Nine British Art in Bury Street

|established = {{start date|1977}} (as Paisnel Gallery)
{{start date|2018}} (as The Nine British Art)

|location = 40/41 Pall Mall, St James's,
London {{postcode|SW|1}}Y 5JG, UK

|map_type = United Kingdom Central London

|map_caption = Location within central London

|coordinates = {{coord|51.50611|-0.13597|type:landmark_region:GB-LND|display=inline,title}}

|type = Art gallery

|collections = 20th and 21st century British art, especially the St Ives School

|website = [https://theninebritishart.co.uk/ theninebritishart.co.uk]

}}

The Nine British Art is a private art gallery in St James's, central London, England.{{cite web| url=https://slad.org.uk/members/the-nine-british-art/ | title=The Nine British Art | location=UK | publisher=The Society of London Art Dealers | date=2024 | accessdate=26 October 2024 }} The gallery specializes in British art, with a focus on works from the St Ives group and the post-war period.

Overview

The gallery covers 20th and 21st century British art, mainly art since World War II, particularly paintings and sculptures by St Ives School artists. It also represents contemporary artists, holding regular group and solo exhibitions of artists including Robert Fogell,{{cite web| url=https://www.mutualart.com/Artist/Robert-Fogell/0C7800D33971B552 | title=Robert Fogell: Past Exhibitions | publisher=MutualArt | website=www.mutualart.com | accessdate=6 November 2019 }} Richard Fox,{{cite web| url=https://www.mutualart.com/Artist/Richard-Fox/A604E5B4228A0B65/ | title=Richard Fox: Past Exhibitions | publisher=MutualArt | website=www.mutualart.com | accessdate=6 November 2019 }} Jeremy Gardiner, Jonathan S. Hooper,{{cite web| url=https://www.mutualart.com/Artist/Jonathan-Hooper/390FAEA0ECBA35CA | title=Jonathan Hopper: Past Exhibitions | publisher=MutualArt | website=www.mutualart.com | accessdate=6 November 2019 }} Keith Milow, Tim Woolcock, and Gary Wragg.{{cite web| url=https://www.mutualart.com/Artist/Gary-Wragg/8D9B5823150ADAC6 | title=Gary Wragg: Past Exhibitions | publisher=MutualArt | website=www.mutualart.com | accessdate=6 November 2019 }} The gallery has exhibited at the London Art Fair{{cite web| url=https://www.londonartfair.co.uk/galleries/the-nine-british-art/ | title=The Nine British Art | location=UK | publisher=London Art Fair | accessdate=14 August 2019 }}{{cite web| url=https://www.artsandcollections.com/london-arts-fair-2019-showcases-exceptional-contemporary-and-modern-art/ | title=London Art Fair 2019 showcases exceptional contemporary and modern art | first=Chris | last=Jenkins | work=Arts & Collections | accessdate=12 September 2019 }} and the British Art Fair.{{cite web| url=https://www.britishartfair.co.uk/the-nine-british-art | title=The Nine British Art | publisher=20/21 British Art Fair | accessdate=14 August 2019 }}

The gallery is a private limited company.{{cite web| url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/10271853 | title=The Nine British Art Limited | publisher=Companies House | location=UK | accessdate=6 June 2018 }} It is owned and run by Stephen and Sylvia Paisnel.

History

The gallery was originally founded in 1977 as the Paisnel Gallery.{{cite web| url=https://www.paisnelgallery.co.uk/ | title=Paisnel Gallery | location=UK | accessdate=14 August 2019 }} It was first on Fulham Road, London SW6, before moving to 22 Mason's Yard, London SW1, in the early 1990s.{{cite web| url=https://www.allinlondon.co.uk/directory/art-galleries-dealers/11060-paisnel-gallery | title=Paisnel Gallery – 22 Masons Yard, London | website=AllInLondon.co.uk | accessdate=5 October 2020 }} The gallery was established at 9 Bury Street, London SW1, in 2006, hence its name.{{cite web| url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814135410/https://slad.org.uk/art-dealers/d/the-nine-british-art/32096 | title=The Nine British Art | location=UK | publisher=The Society of London Art Dealers | website=Archive.org | date=2019 | accessdate=14 August 2019 }}

The gallery changed its name to "The Nine British Art" in 2018. Since 2024, the gallery has been located in Pall Mall, London SW1.

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Exhibited artists

The following selected artists have been exhibited at and had artworks handled by the gallery:{{cite web| url=https://theninebritishart.co.uk/artists/ | title=Artists | publisher=The Nine British Art | location=UK | accessdate=6 June 2018 }}

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  • Keith Milow
  • Denis Mitchell{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/art/18972/modern-british-art-top-prices-for-things-of-beauty.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201180455/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/art/18972/modern-british-art-top-prices-for-things-of-beauty.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=1 February 2014 | title=Modern British art: top prices for things of beauty | newspaper=Daily Telegraph | first=Colin | last=Gleadell | date=17 December 2013 | publisher=Archive.org }}
  • Henry Moore

  • John Plumb{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/art/73412/market-news-the-duchess-of-roxburghes-standout-sale.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602181622/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/art/73412/market-news-the-duchess-of-roxburghes-standout-sale.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=2 June 2015 | title=Market News: the Duchess of Roxburghe's standout sale | newspaper=Daily Telegraph | first=Colin | last=Gleadell | date=2 June 2015 | publisher=Archive.org }}

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Selected exhibition publications

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The gallery produces print and digital publications to accompany its exhibitions, with its online catalogues freely available via the Issuu electronic publishing platform.{{cite web| url=https://issuu.com/paisnelgallery | title=The Nine British Art | publisher=ISSUU | accessdate=14 August 2019 }} Examples of exhibition publications include:

  • On View at Pall Mall (2024)
  • Modern British & Contemporary (2023)
  • Leigh Davis – Pushing Boundaries (2022){{Cite book| url=https://theninebritishart.co.uk/exhibitions/leigh-davis-pushing-boundaries-2022/overview/ | title=Leigh Davis: Pushing Boundaries | publisher=The Nine British Art | location=London | date=2022 | isbn=978-1-7391192-0-1 }}
  • St Ives Modern British Contemporary (2021){{Cite book| url=https://theninebritishart.co.uk/exhibitions/28/works/artworks587/ | title=St Ives, Modern British, Contemporary | publisher=The Nine British Art | location=London | date=2021 | isbn=978-1-9995993-8-6 }}
  • Leigh Davis – Further into Abstraction (2021){{Cite book| url=https://theninebritishart.co.uk/exhibitions/leigh-davis-further-into-abstraction-2021/ | title=Leigh Davis: Further into Abstraction | publisher=The Nine British Art | location=London | date=2021 | isbn=978-1-9995993-7-9 }}
  • Jeremy Gardiner – South by Southwest (2020){{cite web| url=https://vr.masterart.com/tours/3924/the-nine-british-art/jeremy-gardiner-%E2%80%93-south-by-southwest | title=Jeremy Gardiner – South by Southwest | work=MasterArt VR | publisher=MasterArt | date=2020 | accessdate=26 September 2020 }}{{Cite book| first=Jeremy | last=Gardiner | title=South by Southwest: The Coast Revealed – Kent to Cornwall | publisher=The Nine British Art | location=London | date=2020 | isbn=978-1-9995993-6-2 | url=https://theninebritishart.co.uk/publications/29/ }}{{Cite book| first1=Jeremy | last1=Gardiner | first2=Andrew | last2=Lambirth | first3=Christana | last3=Payne | first4=Judith | last4=LeGrove | first5=Steve | last5=Marshall | title=South by Southwest: The Coast Revealed | publisher=Sansom and Company, Redcliffe Press | location=Bristol | date=2020 | isbn=978-1-911408-43-7 }}
  • St Ives, Modern British, Contemporary (2019)
  • Jeremy Gardiner – Tintagel to Lulworth Cove (2019)
  • Leigh Davis – A New Perspective (2018)
  • St Ives & Post-War (2017)
  • Gary Wragg – Still Soaring at 70 (2017)
  • Jeremy Gardiner – Drawn to the Coast (2017)
  • 40 Years On (2017)
  • Jeremy Gardiner – Pillars of Light (2016)
  • St Ives and Post-War (2016)
  • 20th Century British Art (2015)
  • John Plumb – A Retrospective (2015)
  • Peter Haigh – Paintings '84–'94 (2015)
  • 20th Century British Art (2014)
  • Jeremy Gardiner – Exploring the Elemental (2013)
  • Sculptures of Note and Prospect (2013)
  • 20th Century British Art (2013)
  • 20th Century British Art (2012)
  • Frank Avray Wilson – The Vital Years (2011)
  • 20th Century British Art (2010)

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