MAKING ROOM

A charitable exhibition of Drawings and Paintings

by Katie Sollohub

“My father was a refugee. My great aunt lived barefoot in shepherd huts in the mountains of Northern Italy, selling her watercolour landscapes for a dollar a piece to post war tourists. I was born into a house of memories and keepsakes, the ballast gathered around my father in place of a home he lost as a boy. Aunt Bully’s paintings filled our walls. Over the years I have collected things, drawn them, held them in my hand, written stories about them, and painted. Around the objects grew a series of projects about rooms, in my own home, in friends’ homes, and in historic houses. This has been my work for a long time, and it is time I let them go….

My hope for this exhibition is that by selling my work I might help others to find their place, get the support they need, find shelter, and acceptance. A place where everyone is welcome.” KS July 2023

There will be framed work, both drawings and paintings, made over the last 10 years, as well as a table of unframed work on paper for rummaging, offers welcome. All work will be on sale below their usual gallery prices so if you like my work, please come and take this opportunity to buy an original artwork whilst also supporting a cause very dear to my heart, at a time of real crisis.

* There will be a creative workshop taking place on Wed 2 August 2-4.30pm - contact the gallery for more details

50% of all sales (including 50% of Skyway Gallery commission) will go to:

Hummingbird Project Brighton www.hummingbirdproject.org.uk

Santuary In Chichester       www.sancuaryinchichester.org

      Voices in Exile, Sussex and Surrey       www.voicesinexile.org