“Conversations in Paint” at Messums West brings together a compelling group of painters whose works engage in a shared dialogue around abstraction, process, and perception. Framed as an exchange of ideas rather than a singular narrative, the exhibition highlights how individual practices – through gesture, material, and mark-making – intersect and diverge, creating a rich visual conversation across the gallery space.

Set within the historic 13th-century tithe barn, the show invites visitors to consider painting as an evolving language, one that reflects both personal expression and broader artistic discourse, while encouraging new ways of seeing and interpreting the medium today.

Featured artists: Simon Carter, Peter Godwin, Rose Hilton, Pamela Honeyfield, Kyle Murrell, Tom Robinson, Ann Thomson and John Walker