Linden Hall Studio

15/10/2026

Our current exhibition, Right in Time, brings together recent paintings by David Abbott and sculpture by Frea Buckler, exploring their individual practices and the creative life they share.

For David and Frea, artistic exchange is woven into everyday life. Ideas move between their studios, conversations at the kitchen table and walks with the dog, forming an ongoing dialogue that informs the work of both artists.

Improvisation sits at the heart of their approaches, with each allowing room for experimentation and discovery as a piece develops. Bringing their work together offers an opportunity to explore these connections, and to see how a shared approach can lead to such individual responses in painting and sculpture.

Featured works:

David Abbott
When Night’s Black Hand, 2025
Acrylic on panel
40 × 30 cm

David Abbott
I Have Heard of a Land, 2026
Acrylic on panel
35 × 22 cm

Frea Buckler
Joiner 3, 2026
Acrylic and house paint on aluminium
16 × 20 cm

Frea Buckler
Joiner 5, 2026
Acrylic and house paint on aluminium
20 × 16 cm

RIGHT IN TIME
Until 31 October
Linden Hall Studio, Deal

View the full exhibition and enquire about works through our website here ; https://www.lindenhallstudio.com/exhibitions/92/works/

03/10/2026

FILM IN FOCUS
Film Series VIII at Linden Hall Studio
15 to 17 October

75% of tickets already sold. What are you coming to see?

Beginning Thursday 15 October, our latest film series brings together five remarkable films for three days celebrating the visual artistry of cinema. From the rich colours of Wong Kar Wai and Wes Anderson to the striking black and white photography of Bergman and Varda, each screening explores how framing, light, colour and movement shape the stories we see on screen.

Programme:

THURSDAY 15 OCTOBER
(E) In the Mood for Love (2000)

FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER
(M) Wild Strawberries (1957)
(E) The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER
(M) Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)
(E) The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)

We are delighted that The Grand Budapest Hotel will include a personal video introduction from Hugo Guinness, who wrote the film’s story with Wes Anderson.

Experience these films with our new 4K laser projector and expanded cinema screen. Every screening includes an introduction and a complimentary themed drink.

(M) Matinee: doors open 1pm, film begins 1:30pm
(E) Evening: doors open 6pm, film begins 6:30pm

Join us for one film or make a festival of it.

Tickets £12. Enjoy two films for £22, three for £33, four for £44, or all five for £55.

Book your tickets through the link in our bio.

Linden Hall Studio
32 St George’s Road, Deal, Kent CT14 6BA

24/09/2026

DAVID ABBOTT + FREA BUCKLER
RIGHT IN TIME
3 to 31 October 2026

We are delighted to announce our October exhibition at Linden Hall Studio, bringing together recent painting by David Abbott and sculpture by Frea Buckler.

David’s atmospheric landscapes explore the meeting of the natural world and human activity, drawing on history, folklore and personal memory. Frea’s abstract constructions transform found and discarded materials through colour, rhythm and balance, moving between two and three dimensions.

Together, their works offer distinctive approaches to colour, composition and materials, opening up a conversation between landscape and abstraction.

PRIVATE VIEW
Friday 2 October | 5.30 to 7pm
(The artists will say a few words at 6:15pm)

You are warmly invited to join us to celebrate the opening. Please RSVP in advance to the gallery at [email protected].

23/09/2026

WINTER GROUP SHOW 2026/27

Tomorrow marks one month until the submission window closes on 24th October!

If you have already purchased your pass, there is still plenty of time to prepare your submission. We look forward to seeing your work whenever you are ready!

If you haven’t yet secured a pass, a small number remain. Passes have been snapped up twice as quickly as last year, so we would encourage you to secure yours soon if you would like the opportunity to submit.

These installation shots from previous Winter Group Shows are a reminder of what makes our annual flagship exhibition so special. Bringing together an extraordinary breadth of contemporary art from across the UK and overseas, the exhibition fills the gallery with new discoveries and familiar favourites, making it a highlight for artists, collectors and visitors alike.

Our Winter Group Show Prizes will also return this year!

Submission passes are available via the link here ; https://www.lindenhallstudio.com/events/111/overview/

Once purchased, you will receive an email with instructions on how to submit your work.

Thank you, as always, for your enthusiasm and support. We cannot wait to bring this year’s exhibition together!

16/09/2026

🎬 Film Screening tomorrow: James McNeill Whistler

Discover the remarkable life and work of James McNeill Whistler, one of the great innovators of nineteenth-century art, in this major new film from Exhibition on Screen to coincide with his current exhibition at Tate Britain.

Boldly experimental, famously witty and a contemporary of the Impressionists, Whistler challenged the conventions of Victorian society in pursuit of beauty and “art for art’s sake”. From his celebrated Whistler’s Mother to his atmospheric nocturnes, the film explores the artist behind some of the period’s most distinctive and influential works.

Made in close collaboration with Tate and directed by David Bickerstaff.
(90 mins)

Thursday 17th September
Matinée: Doors 1pm | Screening 1:30pm
Evening: Doors 6pm | Screening 6:30pm
Tickets: £12 (includes a complimentary glass of w**e)

Link to tickets ; https://www.lindenhallstudio.com/events/105/overview/

(Evening tickets are now extremely limited)

Call now to connect with business.

13/08/2026

One week today, our monthly art film returns to Linden Hall Studio. The following afternoon, we present the second instalment of Friday Finkers, our new series of thought provoking documentary matinees.

THURSDAY 20 AUGUST
REMEMBERING DAVID HOCKNEY

Exhibition on Screen’s intimate cinematic celebration of one of Britain’s most influential artists. Featuring revealing interviews with Hockney and extraordinary access to two landmark Royal Academy exhibitions, the film offers a fascinating portrait of his life, work and enduring creative vision.

Matinee at 1.30pm
Evening at 6.30pm

FRIDAY 21 AUGUST
THE FOG OF WAR

Friday Finkers follows our monthly art film and broadens the lens beyond creative practice, presenting exceptional documentaries that explore history, culture, politics, science, society and the wider world.

For our second Friday Finkers screening, Errol Morris’s Academy Award winning documentary features former United States Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara reflecting on the moral complexities of war, political decision making and the lessons of twentieth century conflict.

Screening at 1.30pm

Tickets are £12 and include a complimentary glass of w**e and a brief introduction before the screening.

Two exceptional films. Two very different perspectives. Two afternoons of cinema at Linden Hall Studio.

Book now via the link here https://www.lindenhallstudio.com/film-screenings-in-deal-kent-linden-hall-studio/;

12/08/2026

CHARLES WILLIAMS | WATERCOLOURS

We are now in the first week of Charles Williams’ exhibition of Watercolours and have been delighted by the fantastic response to the work so far.

Former president of the Royal Watercolour Society, Williams brings spontaneity, character and rich storytelling to this collection of expressive works on paper. Horses, bears, dogs and human figures emerge through fluid washes and intuitive brushwork, each possessing a distinct presence and personality.

Featuring:

Big Pink Bear
Watercolour on paper
30 × 40 cm

Enquiry
Watercolour on paper
15 × 19 cm

Horse and Rider
Watercolour on paper
20 × 20 cm

The exhibition continues at Linden Hall Studio until Saturday 29 August 2026. Some of the collection can also be viewed and acquired through our website.

CHARLES WILLIAMS
WATERCOLOURS
8 to 29 August 2026

Linden Hall Studio
32 St Georges Road
Deal, Kent
CT14 6BA

Open Tuesday to Saturday
10am to 4pm

01304 360411
[email protected]
www.lindenhallstudio.com

29/07/2026

CHARLES WILLIAMS – 'WATERCOLOURS'

We're delighted to announce an exhibition of recent watercolours by Charles Williams at Linden Hall Studio.

Opening to the public on Saturday 8th August and continuing until 29th August.

If you would like to attend the Private View, please get in touch with the gallery and we'll be delighted to send you the details.

The team and I are very much looking forward to presenting this exciting exhibition and can't wait to share it with you.

Linden Hall Studio
32 St Georges Road
Deal, Kent
CT14 6BA

[email protected]
01304 360411

15/07/2026

Two inspiring films at the gallery this week! 🎞️

There's something for everyone at the gallery this week, with two fantastic documentary films coming to the big screen. From the colourful world of iconic photographer Martin Parr to one of the most extraordinary real-life feats ever captured on film, we'd love you to join us.

Book your tickets here ; https://www.lindenhallstudio.com/film-screenings-in-deal-kent-linden-hall-studio/

04/07/2026

Meet the latest faces to join STRANGERS I MADE.

Hugo. Flora. Glen! Matt! Roger AKA Rog! Clemmy!

Six new small portraits, each built up through layers of oil paint, where bold colour, instinctive mark-making and thick, expressive brushstrokes blur the line between recognition and invention. Faces emerge, disappear, and reappear again beneath the paint, leaving just enough for the imagination to fill in the gaps.

Like much of the work in STRANGERS I MADE, these paintings resist straightforward portraiture. Instead, they explore the curious way we recognise people we’ve never met — strangers who somehow feel familiar. A glance across a room, a half-remembered face, a fragment of someone from another time. Each viewer brings their own stories, memories and associations, making every encounter unique.

Hugo, Flora, Glen!, Matt!, Roger AKA Rog! and Clemmy! are all now available as part of STRANGERS I MADE, Nick Frost's solo exhibition exploring identity, memory and human connection.

13 June – 25 July
Linden Hall Studio

Available through our website here ; https://www.lindenhallstudio.com/exhibitions/90/works/

For further information or enquiries about the works:

[email protected]
01304 360411