Exhibitions
The Real Food café in Exeter supports local artists and designers, providing a welcoming space for art exhibitions, often with themes that follow the changing seasons. Find out below, information on our current and future exhibitions, past exhibitions and details for artists wishing to exhibit. All artworks exhibited are for sale, so please see a member of staff if you wish to purchase.
Current Exhibition
We have nothing planned for the next week or two, but visit us again soon for information on our upcoming events.
Previous Exhibitions
Devon Pearce, exhibiting at the Real Food Cafe from 8th February
From 8th February 2016 we welcome Devon Pearce, an upcoming, Exeter based artist, whose work explores wildlife and the natural world.
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Bronwen Tyrrell at the Real Food Cafe
This autumn we are welcoming Exeter based artist Bronwen Tyrrell.
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Nina Kleinzeller in collaboration with No Guts No Glory
From the 21st March we welcome Exeter based artist Nina Kleinzeller from the No Guts No Glory collective.
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Particulart by Diana Moore and Clare Bryden
From 13th October we welcome local campaigners Diana Moore and Clare Bryden with their educational exhibition centred around the Exeter Incinerator and its effects on the local environment. 3D knitted representations of particle emissions and photographic works by Benjamin Borley help to illustrate the impact of this local energy plant on our lives.
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Art Salad by No Guts No Glory
From 12th July we welcome a group of talented artists from the No Guts No Glory collective and their exhibition titled Art Salad. Artists include Becca Allen, Jack Teagle, Kristyna Baczynski, Owen Gent, Philip Harris and Jamie Morrison. Tasty originals and prints from this choice selection of graphic designers and illustrators will focus on the theme of food and will without doubt tantalise the viewer.
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No Time to Lose by Veronica Gosling
Our current exhibition, situated upstairs in the café, is titled 'No Time to Lose' and features works by local St. Leonards artist Veronica Gosling. Veronica's work is diverse, fun, bright and entertaining using subject matter that includes animals, birds, bikes and dreams.
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GENERAL EXHIBITION INFORMATION
Information about the artist & their work is made available in the café. We also put information & images of the artist's work on this website & usually on 'ning' the interactive community part of the website where you can view a short video of some of the artists talking about their work, in the café gallery.
Price Lists
All artworks are for sale unless marked otherwise and a list of works with prices will be available in the café. Please see a member of staff if you would like to buy a painting. Please make a cheque out to the artist. Alternatively you can pay cash. Unfortunately we cannot accept credit card payments for artworks. (There are a number of cash points nearby).
Local art
The Real Food Store is a community owned business, committed to growing a vibrant local food economy. We believe in the power & relevance of art & we are pleased that our café provides a gallery space ideal for the exhibition of wall-mounted art works. We are particularly keen to exhibit the work of artists who explore the relationships between people, animals, plants & landscape- & of course food. High quality work by local artists- (Exeter, Devon & surrounding counties). Our approach is inclusive & we are open to submissions from solo artists, artist collectives & community art organisations- working in a range of different media. We want to uphold a high standard & a level of craftsmanship that reflects the skill & beauty inherent in growing, producing & transforming food.
Exhibition programme
Exhibitions are coordinated by Sarah Collier, a founder member of Real Food. The time available & resources for putting on exhibitions is limited. We are receiving an increasing number of expressions of interest from artists. The exhibitions we host will therefore be the ones that we think best relate to our ethos & best suit our café environment. We already have a great track record of exhibitions featuring the work of a number of accomplished artists based in the South West. Our aim is to run an excellent exhibitions programme despite limited resources. All the artists who contact Real Food will hear back from us as soon as possible. Please in the first instance please .



