Collection: Nom Kinnear King - The Yarrows

The Yarrows is a gathering of pieces inspired by the night, the dusk, the dawn and the in-between by Nom Kinnear King. All of the pieces draw from her life.

Opening reception: Saturday, May 27th, 6 - 9pm. Drinks will be provided by our friends at Jetty Road Brewery and Malocchio.

This exhibition will run from May 28th - June 18th and will coincide with Erika Sanada & Calvin Ma's Hand in Hand, Robert Duxbury's Waves of Lament and Folk Horror, a group show curated by Indigo Rawson-Smith.

Many of King’s childhood memories that hold the most magic are the ones that dwelled in the night: the feel of riding her bike home down country lanes as the sun had already set, feeling spooked and pedalling extra-fast through a tunnel of crossing trees, light as a bird when she passed through back to moonlight; being out at night as a child felt big and magical.

These pieces are a concoction of night moments: the betwixt and between, midnight feasts, parties, dreams, shadows and skies. These moments can be when we are at peace in our dreams, separated from the world around, far away in our imaginations, or awake when the world is quiet and every sound that does appear can make our heart skip a beat. Whether one goes toe by toe alone to investigate or is on a nighttime adventure in friendship, one is bound in the feelings that the night brings. King hopes that viewers enjoy this collection and that it brings them connection to their own memories of magic in the small hours.

Nom Kinnear King is originally from the Norfolk, England, countryside and studied fine art at Norwich School of Art and Design. She also lived in Brighton, London, Melbourne and Varese, Italy, before returning to Norfolk; she is now based in Norwich. King has been influenced from a young age by her father’s love of the impressionists and magical realism in film, literature and folklore from around the world. With inspiration from her surroundings and found objects, King works in pastels and oils to create imaginative portraits of girls who roam from town to town in a patchwork old-fashioned never-world, where rusty melodies trail their steps and their curious behaviour is shadowed by sweet melancholy. For years she has been filling notebooks with these solitary wanderers.

King has exhibited in Europe, America and Australia. Her works can be found at Beinart Gallery, Haven Gallery, Arch Enemy Arts, Wow X Wow and Imagine Gallery.