Fiveways Artists at Rottingdean

The Fiveways Artists are a collective of Artists and Artisans living in and around the Fiveways area in Brighton. The group came into being in the early 1980’s when the artist Ned Hoskins opened his front door to the public so they may view his own work and that of his friends. Other artists then followed suit, forming the Fiveways group and launching the concept of Artists’ Open Houses. A concept which developed more widely in Brighton, Hove and then nationally. Fiveways has become known as an artistic quarter with 23 venues having opened their doors in May 2025 as part of the Artists Open Houses in the Brighton Festival.

Within the current group are a number of artists who regularly exhibit in the Brighton Festival as well as participating in other local and national exhibitions’ their work is frequently met with great critical acclaim. The group is comprised of painters, ceramicists, photographers, sculptors, textile artists, printmakers and more.

The exhibiting artists are:

Sam Beck works in mixed media, juxtaposing experimental and unexpected surfaces with elements of control, fluidity and stillness. Capturing emotive moments in time of connections with our landscapes. Sam’s work has recently been selected for both the ING Discerning Eye, and the Royal Institute of Watercolour Painters exhibitions at the Mall Galleries in London

Martin Brown paints semi-abstract figures, often in slightly ambiguous space.  The work is expressive, dynamic and colourful, showing an appreciation of human form.  Merging the figures with empty spaces is suggestive of something temporary about ourselves and our place in the world. Martin has been longlisted/shortlisted for a number of national awards

Stuart Bullen finished his studies in printmaking, completing a postgrad and MA at Camberwell, London. He specialises in printing and paper-making, but he also paints and undertakes life drawing. He incorporates colourful abstract shapes with figurative elements into his work

Linda Church paints in a range of style mainly in oils. She is inspired by the natural world and the people who live in it

Jude Clynick is a printmaker using a range of printmaking processes, whose work focuses on the movement of the sea and liminal space at the coastal edge. She draws in situ, developing these ideas further in her prints. Recently she has concentrated on the technique of wood engraving, exhibiting across the UK with the Society of Wood Engravers, of which she is an elected member

Angie Harrison paints from observation capturing landscapes, movement and reflections in water. Her work shows and interest in the effects of light on colour to create mood and atmosphere

Hiroko Lewis creates semi-abstract mind-scapes inspired by the local environment. Her expanded repertoire of mixed media, enhanced by the glow of “haku” metal leaf and patination, adds extra dimensions and colours, allowing a degree of expression normal paints cannot achieve. Her work has been displayed at numerous venues including the National Art Centre in Tokyo, Mall Galleries, Guildford Arts, OXO Gallery, Wales Contemporary, and Sussex Contemporary, and she held her first UK solo exhibition in 2022 at Forest Gallery

Val Mager is a fine art printmaker who enjoys a wide range of printmaking techniques in her work, including relief and intaglio processes. On show will be a selection of these techniques including reduction lino prints featuring the local landscape

Carolyn Nicholls studied Textiles and Embroidery at Goldsmith College School of Art. She sold tiny embroidered and hand painted landscapes through Liberties of London and designed for Marshal Cavendish books and other publications. She works mostly in watercolour, but also enjoys mono printing and exploring mixed media. She studied drawing with Betty Swanwick RA and lately took up painting

Jane Palmer is a figurative artist and paints expressive portraits, still lives and landscapes  in oils, but also specialises in sensitive, detailed portrait drawings, Her landscape paintings of the South Downs are based on specific locations which are reworked as dreamscapes, sometimes dominated by dark brooding skies, representing a state of mind.  Jane has been shortlisted for a number of national awards, exhibiting in a range of London venues.

Jing Wang is a British-Chinese artist trained in classical methods, creating poetic flower-and-bird paintings on “Xuan” rice paper using traditional ink and mineral pigments. Inspired by Sussex’s seasons and wildlife, her work blends fine-line detail with expressive calligraphy strokes. Jing founded Plum Blossom Ink Art to preserve this ancient tradition and teaches workshops. Her work is held in international collections and was recognised by BBC Sussex in 2024

Eva Wibberley works in oil and mixed media. Her expressive semi-abstract paintings are inspired by the coastal landscapes of Sussex and Cornwall where she often walks and sketches on local beaches gathering visual information. She aims to capture the energy and emotion of a particular time and plac