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The Rainyday Gallery
Has moved down the road, on the other side from the premises at
116 Market Jew Street Penzance after the expiry of a lease
And re-opened on SATURDAY JULY 7th 2007
at 22 Market Jew St Penzance (opposite W.H.Smiths)
As before there are monthly solo or group shows and a continuingdisplay of more than fifty other paintings
01736 366077 e-mail:info@rainydaygallery.co.uk
The RAINYDAY GALLERY was first opened by Martin Val Baker at Cross Street Penzance, Cornwall in 1992 - and since then he has staged over 170 Solo and Mixed Exhibitions. From 1998 the Gallery operated at the lower end of Market Jew Street until moving, in 2002 to first floor premises at the top of the street, opposite the statue of Humphry Davy.On July 7th 2007 the Gallery moved again this time to ground floor premises half way down Market Jew Street on the towns historic Terrace next door to 'Restless Native' and almost opposite W H Smiths
A vast array of artists and styles have been shown at RAINYDAY and besides the regular monthly shows there is always a good general display of work by other well known local artists as well as artists cards, books, pottery etc. Now one of the major galleries in West Cornwall The RAINYDAY sends out a regular monthly mail shot. If you are a collector- contact us to go on the mail out.
Amongst those whose work we have sold over the years are: Paul ARMITAGE W. BARNS GRAHAM Natasha BARNES Nicola BEALING David BEER Bob BOURNE Romi BEHRENS Lucie BRAY Victoria BURLTON Nicola BUXTON Zoe CAMERON Margritt CLEGG Jessica COOPER Mary CROCKETT Ray DENTON Bob DEVEREUX Stephen DOVE Henrietta DUBREY Julian DYSON John EMANUEL Ray EXWORTH Naomi FREARS Anthony FROST Luke FROST Terry FROST Juliet GOODEN Chris HANKEY Mamie HARDY Russell HEDGES John HENDERSON Francis HEWLETT Victoria HILLIARD Bo HILTON Fergus HILTON Rose HILTON Ray HOPLEY Liz HOUGH Sax IMPEY David INSHAW Kurt JACKSON Emma JEFFRYES Robert JONES Rachael KANTARIS Lawrence KELL David KEMP Horas KENNEDY Andrew LANYON Martin LANYON Matthew LANYON Jeremy Le GRICE Rachael LEVINE Paul LEWIN Amanda LORENS Janet LYNCH Alex MACKENZIE Margo MAECKELBERGHE Felicity MARA Jo MARCH Maggie MATTHEWS Louise McCLARY Carole McDOWALL Mat McIVOR Daphne McCLURE Emma McCLURE June MILES John MILLER Lewis MITCHELL Moreen MOSS Alice MUMFORD Richard NOTT Breon O'CASEY Annie OVENDEN Jack PENDER Nancy PICARD Simon POOLEY Toni POTTER Roy RAY Michael REES Pat REID Paul RICHARDS Lieke RITMAN Claire ROLLINSON Vincent RYMER Dot SEARLE Jennifer SEMMENS Colin SCOTT Patricia SCOTT David SHANAHAN Alex SMIRNOFF Tony SNOWDEN Elspeth SPOTTISWOOD Mary STORK Donald SWAN Ken SYMONDS Carrie Taylor Porl THOMPSON Mick TRACEY Phil TRAVERS David TREMLETT Bob VIGG Gill WATKISS Rod WALKER Roy WALKER Kate WALTERS Eric WARD Karl WESCHKE Jerry WHITE Phil WHITING Linda WEIR Laura WILD Clive WILLIAMS Nick WILLIAMS N.J. WILLIAMS Simon WILLIAMS Ges WILSON Janine WING Jenny WOODHOUSE Michelle WRIGHT Fred YATES and many more.
"The Rainyday Gallery, in Penzance's Market Jew Street, is something of a hidden gem. ....its owner Martin Val Baker, grew up within the local creative matrix and as such is able to sustain a programme of excellent, interesting and often unusual work "- Galleries Magazine