Art Gallery
At the west end of the Kerswell Farmhouse Barn is the former milking parlour of the farm, now converted into a small but exciting art gallery showing the collection of British Studio Arts (BSA). BSA was founded by Graham Hawkins in Kuwait 1996 with the prime objective of exhibiting and selling the work of the best of modern British studio artists. It focussed initially on studio ceramics but broadened to include glassmakers, painters, jewellers, photographers, textile artists and silversmiths.
With the support of The British Council, British artists came to Kuwait including the painter Paul Riley and the potter Peter Sparrey, successful ventures which were followed by BSA running three British Embassy sponsored British Art Festivals in 2000-2002 and many more exhibitions at local galleries and the National Galleries of Kuwait and Bahrain. For his services to British art in Kuwait, Graham was given a Business Excellence Award by the British Business Forum in 2000. Exhibitions after 2005 included one person shows for the painters Endre Roder, George Lewis and Alan Reed.
When Graham moved back to Devon in 2010 he decided to adapt his business to the Devon scene and currently represents 23 ceramicists, 3 glassmakers, 9 painters and 2 photographers. A wide range of work is on sale in the gallery including pieces by:
Pottery
Andrew Hill
Anne James
Antonia Salmon
Caroline Whyman
Catriona McCleod
Christine Gittins
Colin Pearson
David Roberts
Delan Cookson
Eleanor Newell
Emma Johnstone
Gabriele Koch
John Bedding
John Nuttgens
Julian Bellmont
Marianne De Trey
Mary Rich
Nick Caiger-Smith
Peter Sparrey
Phyllis Dupuy
Richard Boswell
Tim Andrews
Walter Keeler
Glassmakers
Norman Stuart Clarke
Peter Layton
Richard Shakspeare
Painters
Alan Reed
Amy Goodman
Bridget McCrum
Endre Roder
Frances Gynn
George Lewis
Gerry Dudgeon
Jilly Sutton
Paul Riley
Photographers
Francine Lawrence
John Northcott

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Mary Rich
Blue bowl

Peter Layton
Paradiso v form

Frances Gynn
Lefkas North Island

Paul Riley
St Marks

George Lewis
Rock Reflections II - Bandah Jissah, Oman

Peter Sparrey
Red raku vase

John Northcott
The Tomb of Humayun, Delhi

beautiful and secluded with spectacular country views towards Dartmoor
"beautiful and secluded with spectacular country views towards Dartmoor"








