Little Sculpture

The peculiarity - if it can be called that - of this exhibition is that women sculptors are very much in the majority, dominating…

The peculiarity - if it can be called that - of this exhibition is that women sculptors are very much in the majority, dominating the male artists by a ratio of 10 to four. The title, of course, refers to the small scale of the works, which are in bronze from first to last. And there are many of them - 63 in all.

It should be said straight away that quality fluctuates widely, even wildly; there are genuine "quality" sculptors here, even some major ones, but a goodly percentage of these bronzes seem aimed at the boardroom desk. F.E. McWilliam is the only posthumous exhibitor, with three pieces that show his range - which was considerable - and his "class", which was on the same level.

Alexandra Wejchert unavoidably stands out with distinction. The three two-piece wall sculptures by Vivienne Roche have wit and imagination, while Imogen Stuart's virtually miniature works show her mettle. And Rowan Gillespie, an artist whose work I don't normally care for, shows direct, honest pieces free from flourishes or flim-flam.

Linda Brunker and Catherine Greene are perhaps the pick of the rest, though both are essentially conventional in approach. Deborah Brown, a sculptor who has changed her style a number of times over the years, is not entirely convincing (for me, at least), but does seem to be in quest of something other than elegantly-made cliche. Which is precisely what a number of the other exhibitors do not do.

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Until October 1st.