Opening in Camberwell, South London, William Hine is a new gallery focused on showcasing work by emerging and established contemporary artists based throughout the UK. The gallery is based at 311 Camberwell New Road, London and opens on Tuesday 8th October (during Frieze Week) with an exhibition of new work by the Welsh painter Gwen Evans (b.1996).
Based in Manchester, Evans is amongst a burgeoning generation of painters repurposing traditional painting techniques and a style of figuration associated with the Renaissance period, combined with a contemporaneity in subject matter. In her solo exhibition at William Hine, her debut exhibition in the nation’s capital, Evans seamlessly weaves references from historical symbolism and noir cinematography into explorations of the psyche. Her compositions blur the line between courtship, rejection and obsession, leaving the viewer to question whether the paintings capture a blossoming love or something entirely more sinister.
The exhibition follows the artist’s solo institutional display CIPHER at Manchester’s HOME on view in 2023. Her London solo will be accompanied by a newly commissioned text by the writer Katie Evans.
Gwen Evans, TRYST, 8th October – 9th November, 2024, William Hine
About the artist:
Gwen Evans (b. 1996, Wales) lives and works in Manchester, UK. In 2023 her work was the subject of a solo institutional display ‘CIPHER’ at HOME in Manchester, following being awarded the Granada Foundation award. She graduated with a BA in Fine Art from the Manchester School of Art in 2018. Forthcoming exhibitions include a solo exhibition at William Hine, London (2024). Evan’s works has previously been exhibited at Division of Labour, Salford, UK (2024); Bankley Gallery, Manchester (2023); The Royal Cambrian Academy, Wales (2021), Portico Library, Manchester (2021), Contemporary Young Artist Award, The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle (2020) and Warrington Museum and Art Gallery (2020) amongst others.
About the gallery:
William Hine will present exhibitions by both emerging and more established contemporary artists, with a particular focus on artists practicing in Britain and largely based outside of London. Manchester-born gallerist William Hine was previously Director of GRIMM London, and has previously held roles at David Zwirner and Pilar Corrias. Located in South London adjacent to Sim Smith Gallery in Camberwell, the gallery joins the ranks of some of London’s exciting spaces south of the river from Vauxhall to Deptford, as well as institutions such as South London Gallery, Goldsmiths CCA and Gasworks.
