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Bex Wade - I Know Who I Am By Being With You

Anna Smithson is committed to supporting artists in meaningful ways—championing their work, helping navigate opportunities, and contributing to their creative growth.

Anna has been working alongside the incredibly talented Bex Wade who has a new exhibition opening at SLQS Gallery.

Thursday 24th April 6.30-8.30pm.

Wade’s documentation of spaces of queer gathering archive moments where LGBTQIA+ people come together to celebrate, resist and redefine belonging. For Wade, “these images are an offering - to remember, to reclaim, and to carry forward the legacy of our collective becoming.”

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SLQS Gallery

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Next Edition: Wednesday 7 May 2025 | 6–8pm

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S o u l s c a p e s

A group exhibition curated by Smithson Projects

Online | 27 November 2024 — 14 January 2025

Curated by Smithson Projects, Soulscapes fuses contemporary figurative and abstract artworks, inviting ten artists working across painting, mixed media and printmaking to interpret landscapes as reflections of place and the inner self.

Through abstracted forms, gestural marks and familiar vistas, the exhibition fosters a dialogue about how different environments shape human identity, culture, and emotional experiences, delving into themes of place, memory, and lore.  Additionally, the human figure is examined as a terrain of its own, portraying the body as a landscape rich in valleys, peaks, and textures.

Installed and photographed at 17 Midland Road in Bristol, Soulscapes was presented online between 27 November 2024 – 14 January 2025, showcasing several exclusive new artist releases in a dynamic online format.

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When Other Worlds Whisper
Rosie Emerson

Curated by Smithson Projects

17 Midland Road, Bristol | September 2024

A solo exhibition by contemporary British artist Rosie Emerson, curated by Smithson Projects.

When Other Worlds Whisper offers the viewer glimpses into unseen worlds at many scales. Inspired by the opulent grottos of extravagant aristocrats, the flamboyant embodiment of microscopic life, the mysterious communication patterns of coral, and the secret draws of ornate Victorian cabinets, Emerson uses her theatrical sensibility to create windows into hidden worlds.

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Curated by Smithson Projects

17 Midland Road, Bristol | November 2023

A contemporary group show exploring abstraction, rhythm, and repetition.

Exhibited Artists:

Amy Cushing  |  Amy Cushing & Lara Sparey |  Andrew Graves 
Emma Witter  |  Frea Buckler  |  Gillian Garnica
Gina Cross  |  Hannah Ludnow  |  Ines Fernandez de Cordova  |  Julian Brown
Katie Mawson  |  Liaqat Rasul  |  Lizzi Mann  |  Richard Perry  |  Sophie Smallhorn
Vera Boele-Keimer

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