RECENT & UP-COMING
RECENT & UP-COMING
International Solo exhibition at La Duchaylatière, Lanneray, France
Spring, 2027
Scheduled for May-June 2027…
Solo Exhibition of Sculptures by Rachael Nicholson
La Duchaylatière, La Forêt, Saint Dennis, Lanneray 28200, FRANCE, near Châteaudun, between Beauce and Perche
Brighton Festival: Secret Garden Sculpture
As part of the Brighton Fringe Festival, The Secret Garden will be showing 3 of Nicholson’s large outdoor sculptural works, alongside other sculpture submissions.
The Secret Garden, Bristol Gardens, Kemptown, Brighton, BN2 5JE
2nd May - 1st June 2026
Beyond Borders group sculpture show
An exhibition that considers the concept of art existing outside of the frame, focusing on process, play and exploration.
Gallery North, Hailsham
16th May-14th July 2026
Newhaven Art Projects Open Call 2026
Marine Workshops, Newhaven, BN9 OER
12-29th March 2026, Thurs-Sun, 10am-4pm
Fishing Quarter Gallery, Brighton, BN1 1NB
‘Cabinet of Curiosities’ group show
23rd February - 1st March 2026
THINK GREEN Circular Economy exhibition and debate forum,
Kingston University, Surrey
20th November, 2025
The Alton Brewing Heritage Trail
Public art commission update: the fabrication is completed and the piece has been sent to be measured up for its base before I galvanise and paint it, ready for installation in spring, 2026
This harp piece is made entirely of disused tools and salvaged metal. It is based on the Harp Brewery logo and will be placed near the former brewery, for Alton Town Council.
Solo exhibition of artworks in the VIP lounge of Recycling Expo, with complimentary solo trade stall.
Promoting sustainable artworks and encouraging creative re-use of materials.
ExCeL London,
Royal Victoria Dock
1 Western Gateway
London
E16 1XL
Of Substance group sculpture exhibition
Gallery North, 70 High Street, Hailsham, BN27 1AX
Sat 6th September - Mon 1st November 2025, Tues-Wed 10am-1pm; Thurs-Sat 10am-4pm
6th-21st September 2025:LEWES ARTWAVE FESTIVAL
Anchored in Silence
Sculptural artworks curated by Rachael Nicholson and including several of her sculptural installations. Works in stone, metal, glass, wood, textile and papier mache. Indoor and outdoor.
St Anne’s Church, High Street, Lewes, BN7 1RJ
Thursday 18th - Sunday 21st September 2025, 11am - 5pm
Sussex Contemporary group show: The Land we Live Within
Barn & Green, Lodge Hill Ln, Ditchling, Hassocks BN6 8SP
6th-21st September 2025: LEWES ARTWAVE FESTIVAL
Clay Paper Shuttle
Outdoor sculptural artworks in the atmospheric cemetery, and glass works indoors. Group show with others, including textiles, painting and illustration.
Church House, 158 High Street, Lewes, BN7 1XU
11th-22nd April 2025
Spring Rising sculptural installation in the old tourist information office window in Lewes. Made from recycled materials including a mattress core, windscreen wipers, electrical cable and assorted springs.
8th December 2024
Power Lines sculptural installation at St Matthias Church, Brighton for their Christmas carol service. Then at St Anne’s Lewes later in the month.
St Matthias Church, 360c Ditchling Rd, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 6JG
30th November - 13th December 2024
I Am an Arktivist group art exhibition celebrating creativity, sustainability, and the power of art to inspire change.
Laura I. Art Gallery, 56 Icehouse Court, Abbey Road, Barking, London, IG11 7FR
11th September 2024
PUBLIC ART COMMISSION launch event
Brewing Heritage Trail in Alton have commissioned Rachael Nicholson to create a logo-based sculpture of the Harp brewery logo, using disused tools and reclaimed industrial artefacts. The sculpture trail is scheduled to open to the public in February 2025.
Launch at Allen Gallery, Alton, GU34 2BW, 17:30-19:30
7th-22nd September 2024
TRESPASSERS: an outdoor sculptural commentary upon the historical marginalisation of common land & the perceived authority of ‘private property’.
Lovebrook Farm, The Street,
Kingston near Lewes
BN7 3NT
7th-22nd September, 2024
STAR BREWERY GALLERY, LEWES
‘The Art of Life’ contemporary art exhibition
27th July - 8th September 2024
OPEN 24 Contemporary Art Show
Tarpey Gallery, Castle Donington, Leicestershire
15th-18th July, 2024
Strange Environments pop-up interactive scupture exhibition for REinsTate at the Tate Institute building in Silvertown.
Tate Institute, London E16 2DN
Join artists Rachael Nicholson, Melissa Pierce Murray and Jane Sarre at the Tate Institute as they playfully trespass in rooms and spaces currently under renovation. Get involved in the investigative process as they create experimental site-specific sculptures and reflect upon questions around private property, land use and perceived authority.
July-September, 2024
Public Art piece for St Johns Waterloo churchyard. A tree-based sculpture made with repurposed saws, rope and chains, Ghost Monkeys references howler monkeys falling from trees in Mexico owing to extreme temperatures. It would be tragic to witness the permanent loss of their dynamic spirit and ghostly cries, owing to climate change and deforestation.
St John’s Church, Waterloo, London
16th June- 7thJuly 2024
FRESH AIR SCULPTURE BIENNIAL
The Old Rectory, Quenington, near Cirencester
27th April - 5th May 2024
‘FRACTION’
Fox Yard Studio Gallery, Stowmarket
FRACTION is an inquiry into the spatial questions posed by abstraction. This art exhibition aims to explore the enormous influence abstraction and semi-abstraction have had across media.
7th-21st October, 2023
SUSSEX CONTEMPORARY
Brighton i360 Gallery
2nd-17th September, 2023
STAR BREWERY GALLERY, LEWES
‘The Art of Biodiversity’ group show
2nd-17th September, 2023
ARTWAVE, Lewes
Sculpture and wall art at The Weald, Church Lane, Laughton, BN8 6AH
May 2022 - November 2023 (2 seasons)
FARLEYS HOUSE AND GALLERY
Summer sculpture exhibition, Chiddingly; exhibiting alongside Royal Sculpture Society members
2nd-18th June, 2023
‘Pathways’ sculpture exibition at Hook Green in Lamberhurst on the Kent/Sussex border. I will be showing a selection of new, site-responsive sculptures alongside other Sussex artists.
The woods at Hook Green are a special site of mixed ancient woodland: chestnut coppice, oaks, beech, and birch form a multitude of habitats. Hare, badgers, rabbits, deer and foxes live in the woods, along with numerous species of birds and smaller mammals. This small woodland site shows signs of historic quarrying for nearby Bayham Abbey and would have contributed to the local iron industry. Bluebells fill the paths in spring; blackberries, fungi, elderberries, sloes and chestnuts flourish in the autumn. The woods are normally closed to the public so this is a rare chance to explore the area and see the range of sculptural works selected for this temporary exhibition.
September 3rd-18th, 2022
THE STAR BREWERY GALLERY, Lewes
“The River Show”
As part of Artwave Festival 2022, I am showing two wall-mounted sculptures at The Star Brewery, Lewes. My work in this show draws attention to river pollution and consumerism, as well as the mysterious beauty of city waterways in the evening.
September 3rd-18th, 2022
THE DEPOT, Lewes
“Water”
Mixed media exhibition for the Artwave Festival in Lewes, on the theme of water. Showing a sculpture created by slumping glass over a structure made of salvaged steel off-cuts, referencing our precious (sustainable?) water resources at a time of unprecedented heat.
