Upcoming & Current Exhibitions at Liminal Gallery
CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
LIMINAL SALON III
15 November - 17 January 2026
Main Space, Liminal Gallery, 34 Fort Hill, Margate, CT9 1HD
‘Liminal Salon III’ is an annual group exhibition bringing together 43 artists who have exhibited across our two spaces - the Main Space and The Cupboard - over the past 3 years. This year’s Salon showcases an expanded roster of voices working across drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, limited edition prints, and embroidery.
QUELLE SURPRISE: DAISY TORTUGA & CHARLIE RATCLIFFE
22 November - 7 February 2026
The Cupboard, Liminal Gallery, 34 Fort Hill, Margate, CT9 1HD
Liminal Gallery is delighted to presentQuelle Surprise, the first two-person exhibition to take place inThe Cupboard. A debut collaboration between artists Daisy Tortuga and Charlie Ratcliffe, the installation emerges from their shared offbeat humour and affection for the handmade. Combining Daisy’s background in textiles and ceramics with Charlie’s experience in carpentry and painting, the pair have created an absurd and playful interactive sculpture that perfectly captures their janky charm.
PAST EXHIBITIONS
NATALKA LIBER: FRAGMA
20 September - 15 November 2025
The Cupboard, 34 Fort Hill, Margate, CT9 1HD
The intimate installation centred on a single, commanding sculpture: a double-faced head which acts as a totem of a personal mythology. It nods to folk and classical deities, and resonates with the artist’s cultural lineage.
MAUD WHATLEY & JACK COULSON: THES PECES WER MADE BY ME
13 September - 8 November 2025
Main Space, 34 Fort Hill, Margate, CT9 1HD
A two-person exhibition of sculpture and drawings which reflects on the ways armour has been used historically and as a contemporary device to consider storytelling, identity and power.
ECHO SOHO
16 - 19 October 2025
Artists House, 14 Manette Street, London, W1D 4AW
Echo Soho is a new art fair which celebrates female-led galleries. This presentation brings together new works by Maud Whatley and Fipsi Seilern, two artists who extend the possibilities of the humble coloured pencil.
ANDREW TORR: HEARTLAND
4 July - 6 September
Main Space, 34 Fort Hill, Margate, CT9 1HD
This new body of work continued Torr’s ongoing exploration of the suburban and semi-rural British landscape, bringing focus to the overlooked yet deeply familiar environments that define much of the UK’s built environment.
DANA FOX: THE FORT HILL ANOMALY
16 May - 30 August 2025
The Cupboard, 34 Fort Hill, Margate, CT9 1HD
A digital animation which takes viewers onto an immersive descent through stratified layers of perception, where distinctions between memory, place, and time begin to blur.
BARNABY BARFORD & PASCAL WYSE: DAY TRIP
5 April - 24 May 2025
Main Space, Liminal Gallery, 34 Fort Hill, Margate, CT9 1HD
A sensory exploration of Margate - a town of contrasts, where raw nature collides with the artificial glow of arcades - draws on the long-standing tradition of seaside day trips, where sea air, bright lights, and sensory overload blur together.
ENTANGLED: SAATCHI GALLERY
29 March - 11 May 2025
Saatchi Gallery, Duke of York's HQ, King's Rd, London SW3 4RY
This exhibition brought together a group of nine artists from Liminal Gallery’s roster, whose perspectives highlight the fragile connections that sustain life on Earth.
JAYNE WRIGHT: LONG
15 February - 10 May 2025
The Cupboard, 34 Fort Hill, Margate, CT9 1HD
Wright explores the deep-rooted cultural significance of long hair in relation to femininity, identity, and power. Through a series of intricate ceramic pieces, she examines how long hair has been both an emblem of beauty and a site of control.
A DREAM WITHIN A DREAM: GROUP EXHIBITION
1 February - 22 March 2025
Main Space, 34 Fort Hill, Margate, CT9 1HD
Taking its title from Edgar Allan Poe’s iconic poem, A Dream Within A Dream explored the boundary between reality and illusion.
CARSON PARKIN-FAIRLEY: I COULD WATCH YOU FOR HOURS
16 November 2024 - 8 February 2025
The Cupboard, 34 Fort Hill, Margate, CT9 1HD
A compact universe that evokes the dreamlike essence of 90s cartoons from the artists childhood, which paid homage to the captivating glow of television.
FIPSI SEILERN: SOMETHING ABOUT ETNA
30 November 2024 - 25 January 2025
Main Space, 34 Fort Hill, Margate, CT9 1HD
In ‘Something About Etna’, London-based artist Fipsi Seilern explores her fascination with volcanic landscapes, cowboys with disembodied limbs.
LIMINAL SALON II: GROUP EXHIBITION
26 October - 23 November 2024
Main Space, 34 Fort Hill, Margate, CT9 1HD
Liminal Gallery are delighted to announce the opening of 'Liminal Salon,' a group exhibition spotlighting 32 artists.
ZOE DE CALUWÉ: EIN KALTES HERZ KANN NIE GLÜCKLICH SEIN
24 August - 9 November 2024
The Cupboard, 34 Fort Hill, Margate, CT9 1HD
‘Ein kaltes Herz kann nie glücklich sein’ [A cold heart can never be happy] is a homage to a heart at odds with itself.
KATIE TOMLINSON: FANTASY GIRLS
7 September - 12 October 2024
Main Space, 34 Fort Hill, Margate, CT9 1HD
The exhibition explores representations of femininity, blending mythological and art historical imagery with fantasy and science fiction.
OLIVIA STRANGE: IT SOFTENS THE BLOW, THAT DEEP MELODIC BLISS
6 July - 31 August 2024
Main Space, 34 Fort Hill, Margate, CT9 1HD
Exploring notions of escape and survival through snapshot moments of euphoria and pleasure, as an act of resistance. The work celebrates the freedom and intimacy.
LUCY LYONS: SEVEN AND A HALF
18 May - 17 August 2024
The Cupboard, Liminal Gallery, 34 Fort Hill, Margate, CT9 1HD
This exhibition provides a unique realm where the boundaries between reality and imagination blur, offering a glimpse into the intricate workings of the human mind.
MAUD WHATLEY: EGGSHELLS
4 June - 14 July 2024
Artsy
Featuring experimental drawings and writing, which are part of an ongoing research project. Whatley explores the armor and defenses we might construct for ourselves.
THOMAS LANGLEY: NEST
4 May - 29 June 2024
Main Space, 34 Fort Hill, Margate, CT9 1HD
Thomas Langley's practice is deeply concerned with the fundamental mechanics of image creation, manifesting in pulsating rhythmic compositions.
FLORA BRADWELL: THERE'S BEEN A MURDER
6 May - 16 June 2024
Online Solo Exhibition
In the ever growing series There's Been A Murder Flora Bradwell obsessively paints crow after individual crow.
TURN THE TIDES - GROUP EXHIBITION
5 March - 9 June 2024
Online Exhibition
Seven artists come together for the exhibition ‘Turn the Tides’, an exhibition exclusive to Artsy.
LOUISE FRANCES SMITH: IT GATHERED HERE
17 February - 11 May 2024
The Cupboard, 34 Fort Hill, Margate, CT9 1HD
‘It gathered here’ is a solo exhibition by Ramsgate-based artist Louise Frances Smith and presents a series of site specific sculptures.
ABIGAIL HAMPSEY: WALKING IN LIMESTONE COUNTRY
6 - 28 April 2024
Main Space, 34 Fort Hill, Margate, CT9 1HD
Walking in Limestone Country’ the first solo exhibition of Lancashire-based artist Abigail Hampsey.
LAURA FORD: LITTLE LORDS
2 - 30 March 2024
Main Space, 34 Fort Hill, Margate, CT9 1HD
‘Little Lords’ by renowned artist Laura Ford. The exhibition will showcase a collection of sculptural and wall-based works.
INGRID BERTHON-MOINE & JENNIFER NIEUWLAND: IN BITS
3 - 24 February 2024
Main Space, 34 Fort Hill, Margate, CT9 1HD
‘In Bits’, which examines the delicate interplay of strength and vulnerability through the works of artists Ingrid Berthon-Moine and Jennifer Nieuwland.
MERCEDES LUCY: TURNER'S FEMALE CONTEMPORARIES
18 November 2023 - 10 February 2024
The Cupboard, 34 Fort Hill, Margate, CT9 1HD
Turner's Female Contemporaries presents a meticulously crafted & entirely tiled space, unveiling the faces of female artists who have been overlooked by history.
MAUD WHATLEY: HAUNCHES
6th - 27th January 2024
Main Space, 34 Fort Hill, Margate, CT9 1HD
Maud Whatley’s work examine the politics of looking at things, the unexpected eroticism of placing different ideas in the context of one another.
OLIVIA STRANGE: LONDON ART FAIR
16th - 21st January 2024
Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street, London, N1 0QH
Olivia Strange's presentation at 'Platforms', curated by Gemma Rolls-Bentley, showcased new works exploring the liminal spaces between longing, loss, spirituality and pleasure.
ELEANOR MCCAUGHEY: SWALLOWING MIST TO LICK YOUR MOUTH
2nd - 31st December 2023
Main Space, 34 Fort Hill, Margate, CT9 1HD
This immersive solo exhibition delves into the complex terrain of female identity, presenting the artist's multifarious practice.
LIMINAL SALON: GROUP EXHIBITION
4 - 18 November 2023
Main Space, 34 Fort Hill, Margate, CT9 1HD
Liminal Gallery are delighted to announce the opening of 'Liminal Salon,' a group exhibition spotlighting 25 artists.
JULIA ELLEN LANCASTER: DEADLY BLOOM
7 - 28 October 2023
Main Space, 34 Fort Hill, Margate, CT9 1HD
'Deadly Bloom' showcases Lancaster's innovative approach to ceramics, where she experiments with different clay bodies and complex glazing techniques
THELMA SPEIRS: NIGHT WALKS
29 July - 28 October 2023
The Cupboard, 34 Fort Hill, Margate, CT9 1HD
Night Walks' is a solo exhibition by Margate-based artist Thelma Speirs, which reveals a collection of evocative drawings and paintings
ANNA BLOM & EMMA RICHARDSON: THE PULL OF THE TIDES
2 - 30 September 2023
Main Space, 34 Fort Hill, Margate, CT9 1HD
The Pull of the Tides,' a two-person exhibition by Anna Blom and Emma Richardson. The exhibition delves into the depths of human emotion, nature's mysteries
HENRIETTA ARMSTRONG: SANCTUM FUTURUM: RELICS AND FORBIDDEN DESIRES
11 - 26 August 2023
Main Space, 34 Fort Hill, Margate, CT9 1HD
This new body of work is an evocative exploration of religious iconography and the boundaries of sacred art.
CATHERINE CHINATREE: AGAIN AGAIN
22 July - 5 August 2023
Main Space, 34 Fort Hill, Margate, CT9 1HD
A solo exhibition by Margate-based artist, Catherine Chinatree. Created during her transformative Artist Residency in Motherhood amidst Sintra's picturesque landscapes in Portugal
CEDRIC CHRISTIE: INFALLIBLE
3 - 29 June 2023
Main Space, 34 Fort Hill, Margate, CT9 1HD
"Infallible," at Liminal Gallery. Featuring bespoke work created for Liminal’s unique space alongside Christie’s saturated wall-based minimalist sculptures.
JEMIMA SARA: THE TOILET
1 March - 10 June 2023
The Cupboard, 34 Fort Hill, Margate, CT9 1HD
Following the artist recent work, with toilets as a symbol for accessibility, health and conveying the importance of having accessible spaces to feel safe.
ANDREW TORR: NOCTURNES
6 - 28 May 2023
Main Space, 34 Fort Hill, Margate, CT9 1HD
A co-curated solo exhibition with Andrew Torr. It isn’t too far fetched to say that Torr has invented his own version of neo classical landscape painting.
MARGARET CALVERT: ROADWORKS
4 March - 13 April 2023
Main Space, 34 Fort Hill, Margate, CT9 1HD
An exhibition by Margaret Calvert OBE, best known for her work with Jock Kinneir on the design of a radical new road signing system for the UK
INGRID BERTHON-MOINE, FLORA BRADWELL & DAMIEN FLOOD: TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS
4 - 23 February 2023
34 Fort Hill, Margate, CT9 1HD
‘Try a little Tenderness’ brings together the works of three artists whose practice is unified in the attempt to capture these fleeting moments.
ALEXIS SOUL-GRAY: DANCING IN THE DARK
7 - 29 January 2023
34 Fort Hill, Margate, CT9 1HD
This new body of paintings by the Devon-based artist focuses on a children's party, devoid of parents, the children take on the burden of life amongst celebration, in all its beauty and sorrow.
LINDSEY JEAN MCLEAN: OVERSIZED SWORDS, CHAINS AND GLOVES
3 - 22 December 2022
34 Fort Hill, Margate, CT9 1HD
Oversized Swords, Chains and Gloves, features a new body of work & is a window into the recurring themes that provoke and inform Lindsey Jean McLean’s practice.
CATHERINE LETTE, SARAH MAPLE, JENNIFER NIEUWLAND & ALEXIS SOUL-GRAY: MATRESCENCE
5 - 27 November 2022
34 Fort Hill, Margate, CT9 1HD
‘Matrescence’, an exhibition which brings together the work of four artists Mothers
DAMIEN CIFELLI: TAROGRAMMA
1- 30 October 2022
34 Fort Hill, Margate, CT9 1HD
The debut exhibition will be ‘Tarogramma’ with London-based, Scottish artist Damien Cifelli. Cifelli’s work explores the fictional realm of Tarogramma
LINDSEY JEAN MCLEAN: PINING
3 Works for 3 Weeks
24 May - 14 June 2022
‘Pining’ an online solo exhibition by Lindsey Jean McLean. Miniature women dance across their own canvases.
OLIVIA STRANGE: THE PLEASURES WE FEEL
3 Works for 3 Weeks
19 April - 10 May 2022
‘The Pleasures We Feel’ an online solo exhibition by Olivia Strange. Witch-like talons, breasts, tentacles and oysters.
LIZ CROSSFIELD: AS THOUGH I HAD WINGS
3 Works for 3 Weeks
15 March - 5 April 2022
Liminal Gallery is delighted to present ‘As Though I Had Wings’ an online solo exhibition by Liz Crossfield.
I TOOK MY POWER IN MY HAND: GROUP EXHIBITION
4 - 13 March 2022
Liminal Gallery's debut Pop-up exhibition featuring the works of Henrietta Armstrong, Mafalda Figueiredo, Alexis Soul-Gray and Olivia Strange, works, the all femme exhibition centred on the reclamation of ones Power.
ELEANOR MCCAUGHEY: BRED IN THE BONE, OUT IN THE FLESH
3 Works for 3 Weeks
8 February - 1 March 2022
McCaughey creates a new visual language which deals with themes of belonging, displacement, loss of faith, theological and cosmic notions.
DAMIEN FLOOD: FLOWER PAINTINGS
3 Works for 3 Weeks
4 - 25 January 2022
The exhibition feature a series of three flower paintings. Flitting between figuration and abstraction, done and undone.
DAVID SHILLINGLAW: EVERYTHING CONNECTED
3 Works for 3 Weeks
23 November - 14 December 2021
Solo exhibition by David Shillinglaw. Featuring a new series of collages, the exhibition continues the artists exploration of the natural world.
ALEXIS SOUL-GRAY: NO PLACE LIKE HOME
3 Works for 3 Weeks
19 October - 9 November 2021
‘No Place Like Home’ is an online solo exhibition by Alexis Soul-Gray featuring 3 new original works.
LENA BRAZIN: TIME LOOPS
3 Works for 3 Weeks
10 - 31 August 2021
Brazin’s figurative paintings explore the seen and the unseen with an attempt to materialise immateriality, to reflect the fullness of human existence.
BENJI THOMAS: I'M NOT MUCH GOOD, CHARLIE
3 Works for 3 Weeks
6 - 27 July 2021
Benji Thomas captures fleeting moments in his everyday surroundings which are full of energy and wonder.
MAFALDA FIGUEIREDO: THE VEIL THAT VEILS THE MOON
3 Works for 3 Weeks
1 - 22 June 2021
‘The Veil That Veils The Moon’ is a digital solo exhibition of 3 original artworks by Figueiredo.
GROUP EXHIBITION: INSTRUCTIONS FOR WAITING
Online Exhibition
13 April 2021
Liminal Gallery is delighted to present their debut digital group exhibition ‘Instructions For Waiting’ curated by Louise Fitzjohn.
UPCOMING & CURRENT ART EXHIBITIONS
Liminal Gallery champions bold, contemporary art exhibitions across multiple platforms. Based in Margate, our Main Gallery showcases a diverse programme featuring emerging, mid-career and established artists from the UK and Ireland.
Alongside this, The Cupboard - our dedicated project space - supports Thanet-based artists through three-month solo residencies which encourage experimentation and community engagement.
Beyond our physical spaces, we curate online exhibitions for wider accessibility, produce pop-ups, and collaborate with galleries and museums in London and internationally.
Our mission is to platform innovative and underrepresented voices, creating space for contemporary art to inspire, challenge and connect.
Explore our Exhibitions page to discover our current and upcoming exhibitions and projects.