Art galleries in Penwith, Cornwall

There are lots of art galleries in Cornwall we currenly have details of art galleries in Penwith, Kerrier, Restormel and Carrick. Cornwall's art galleries are very varied and reflect the enormous range of our artistic community. Many art galleries exhibit paintings, sculptures and even life-sized masterpieces. Also see our Art exhibitions in Cornwall page for more listings. If you would like to request inclusion of your art gallery or your exhibition on this web site please complete one of our listing request forms.

Bay Restaurant and Gallery

Penzance Hotel

The Bay Gallery can be found in Hotel Penzance’s Bay Restaurant, situated in a most stunning location, high above the Penzance rooftops. This imposing building overlooks the waterfront activity of Penzance harbour. The gallery holds twelve monthly exhibitions in the each year, all by Cornish artists.

Bohemia Guild

  • Address: 54 Market Jew Street, Penzance, Cornwall TR18 2HZ
  • Telephone: 01326 231146
  • Email: bohemiaguild@aol.com
  • Contact: Joanne Schofield

Art, Craft and Re-makers Guild featuring functional and decorative works from Cornish and West Country makers. Art with a conscience.
Opens 14th November 2009 from 10-5. Regular opening Monday-Friday 10-5

Cornwall Contemporary

Cornwall Contemporary

A large and spacious gallery situated at the top of historic Chapel Street in Penzance. With three floors of exhibition space, shows change monthly and there is always mixed work on display by gallery artists such as Neil Pinkett, Simon Stooks, Maggie Matthews, Nancy Pickard and Paul Lewin.

Customs House Gallery

Situated on the harbour side at Porthleven, the gallery has three light spacious rooms and a pretty courtyard garden complete with its ownstunning tree fern. The gallery features inspiring work by both South West artists and others from throughout the UK resulting in a new refreshing collection of works including original paintings and prints, ceramics, glasswork, woodwork and jewellery.

The Exchange

Housed in the old telephone exchange and beautifully converted by award-winning architects MUMA, the gallery opened on 7th July 2007, alongside the newly refurbished Newlyn Art Gallery, showcasing the very best in local, regional, national and international contemporary art. Both galleries are free to visit and have an extensive education programme and shops stocking books, jewellery and ceramics by local artists. The Exchange also has a thriving cafe, open for snacks and light lunches.

Galerie Pelar and Sculpture Garden

Galerie Pelar and Sculpture Garden is an Internet gallery with premises in Lelant, St. Ives, Cornwall, UK specializing in period and contemporary paintings, drawings, sculpture and Murano glass. It was established in London in 1985.

Goldsithney Gallery and Fair Trade Shop

  • Address: Fore Street, Goldsithney, Penzance, Cornwall TR20 9LG
  • Telephone: 01736 711129
  • Email: info@llamarama.org
  • Contact: Caroline Driver

Goldsithney Gallery offers a fresh and regularly updated exhibition programme of Cornish artists and jewellers.
Goldsithney Gallery also supports projects abroad through trade rather than aid.

Journeyman Furniture

Nicholas Langan designs and handcrafts contemporary furniture of the highest quality. Combined with the workshop and studio is the gallery. The gallery not only shows furniture made by Nicholas but exhibits the work of local artists and craftspeople that compliment his work.
Due to the nature of the business the gallery does not keep regular opening times, so to avoid disappointment it is best to contact the gallery and make an appointment to view the fabulous work on display.

The Little Picture Gallery

Bright and friendly gallery selling mostly representational paintings by mainly local artists as well as sculpture, original prints, reproductions and cards

Morvah School House

Morvah gallery exhibits locally and nationally renowned artists in the upper gallery. Downstairs the coffee shop sells delicious home-made cakes, cream teas, coffee and hot snacks as well as locally hand crafted items such as stained glass, pottery, jewellery, small paintings, prints and cards. We have full disabled access to all areas of the building. The Morvah Schoolhouse also serves as the parish community centre offering a diverse range of events and activities for local people and visitors alike.

New Street Gallery

New Street Gallery shop front

New Street Gallery is an artist-led gallery showcasing the work of 13 artists including painting, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, glass, jewellery and much more. Because the artists run the gallery themselves they offer their work at studio prices.
New Street is located off of Market Jew Street between The Star Inn and Peasgoods Chemists. The Gallery is a few yards down on the left diagonally opposite the Exchange Gallery.
For Summer opening 10.30- 5 Mon-Sat and Winter opening 11-4 Tues-Sat.

Newlyn Art Gallery

Newlyn Art Gallery has a 112 year history of developing regionally significant contemporary art projects. Over the past 20 years the level of ambition within the organisation has increased very significantly, to the point where the gallery consistently delivers nationally significant programmes of exhibitions and education projects.
The gallery was previously limited by its building, necessitating a redevelopment in order to realise its plans to showcase the very best of national and international contemporary art. The newly refurbished gallery reopened on 7th July 2007, alongside major new art space The Exchange, in the heart of Penzance.

Out of the Blue Gallery

Out of the Blue Gallery

Arranged on two floors and crammed with treasures, we show a range of artists working in Cornwall. Paintings, prints, cards, pottery, jewellery, driftwood, glass and more...

Rainyday Gallery

After being based at Cross Street and later in Market Jew Street, art and music promoter Martin Val Baker in 2007 moved his Gallery to the present premises on the terrace opposite W H Smiths in Penzance’s main street. He has now staged 200 exhibitions since 1992. Shows for 2009 include: September; Matthew Lanyon, October; Phil Whiting, November; Alice Mumford and Janet Treloar, December; The Little Picture Show. There is always a show of smaller pictures by many well known local artists such as Bob Bourne, Anthony Frost, Chris Hankey, Matthew Lanyon, Martin Lanyon, Dot Searle, Lewis Mitchell, Nick Williams, Zoe Cameron and others, ceramics by Jill Bevan. Books and a wide selection of cards by local, national and international artists.

Seastar Gallery

Seastar Gallery logo

Seastar Gallery is located in the picturesque fishing village of Mousehole, and is run by friends Gemma Pearce and Leigh Berry.

Silverworkz Gallery

Silverworkz Gallery

Contemporary Jewellery
The Silverworkz Gallery is situated at Copperhouse and offers a wide range of contemporary jewellery designed and produced by local artists. We also have a small display of ceramics,sculptures,prints,paintings and textile works. commissions and repairs undertaken. check out the website for events.

Stoneman Graphics

The gallery deals in ceramics, painting and prints featuring established and new artists,with changing solo and group exhibitions.
The gallery contains six large rooms over three floors.Showing We have a permanent gallery of work from Breon O'Casey and another room dedicated to Sir Terry Frost showing prints from his estate.
Stoneman Gallery is run by Linda Stoneman and also sells images printed in the studios of her late husband, the master printer, Hugh Stoneman.

We are the only gallery outside of London showing prints by William Crozier.
Please come and visit.

Tate St Ives

The Tate Gallery logo

Home of the post-war British Modernism, St Ives provides the artistic foundations for Tate St Ives. Opened in 1993 and built to celebrate the surroundings and atmosphere that inspired many artists, the unique architecture recalls the 'White Relief' works of the artist Ben Nicholson and the unexpected twists and turns of the town of St Ives itself. The Gallery offers a varied programme of exhibitions by internationally-known modern and contemporary artists, emerging artists and Tate Collection works from the St Ives Modernists and artists such as Picasso, Turner or Mondrian. All are shown in the unique cultural context of St Ives. Three seasons of exhibitions each year and a full Family Programme let you see and do something different every time you visit. OPEN: March-October 10am-5.20pm, last admission 5pm
Nov-Feb, 10am-4.20pm (closed Mondays) last admission 4pm
ADMISSION:£5.75, £3.25(conc) Members/under 18s Free

Trereife House

Trereife's Art Gallery near Penzance

Trereife's Art Gallery is nestled in the courtyard of the fine Queene Anne House. We specialise in providing an holistic service which includes a cafe, providing homemade food open daily and caterers for private views and events.

Tyler Gallery

A gallery which mainly features ornamental raku pottery, which is based on an old Japanese technique.

Westcountryeditions.com

Westcountryeditions.com logo

Art gallery and picture framers.
Westcountryeditions is an art production and distributors company. St Just is the home of our gallery and picture framing workshop. Artwork by Nicholas Smith, Rob Banaster, Izumi Omori, Colin Maccallum and Laura Bray.