OVERVIEW
AOAP Projects presents Leisure, a solo exhibition of paintings by Theo Gorst at Liminal Gallery, Margate, from 15 August to 12 September 2026. The exhibition forms part of Liminal Gallery’s Maternity series and opens with a private view on Friday 14 August.
Theo is an exciting new talent, having recently graduated with an MA in fine art from Norwich University. His figurative paintings of people in tracksuits, often with their limbs entwined, have a youthful, fresh, painterly feel. We first exhibited his work at our annual fundraiser with War Child UK, the Sound & Vision auction, where it attracted more bids than any other artist’s.
We feel this is a chance to buy Theo’s work before he is inevitably picked up by a gallery, and his prices go out of reach. AOAP Projects has a strong track record of featuring promising students in its shows. They featured Antonia Showering, Shqúelle Whyte and Okiki Knife, all while they were still at art school.
Theo Gorst said: “The paintings in Leisure sit somewhere between rest and unease. I’m interested in the point at which an ordinary scene stops feeling ordinary.”
THEO GORST
Theo Gorst (b. 1994) is a contemporary painter living in East Anglia. He studied at Goldsmiths College (BA) and Norwich University of the Arts (MA). He is a member of Outpost Gallery and recently designed the official scarves for Great Yarmouth Football Club. His figurative oil paintings depict ambiguous scenes that elicit both tension and release, with his subjects occupying a space removed from recognisable environments. He has exhibited in numerous spaces, including The Bomb Factory, Snape Maltings and the Verner Gallery in Salisbury.
AOAP PROJECTS
AOAP Projects is an independent arts organisation producing contemporary art exhibitions, sales, editions and charitable partnerships. It evolved from Art on a Postcard, founded in 2014, which raised more than £2 million for charitable causes through its exhibitions and auctions. AOAP Projects works with artists at all career stages and with partners including the Royal Society of Arts and War Child, with a focus on making original contemporary art accessible to new collectors.
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