Batcheller Monkhouse, 68 High Street, Battle, TN33 0AG
Private View Reception: Sat 5 September, 4pm – 6pm
View the work of several artists as we transform the office space into a gallery for the festival.
Artists include:
Dr Rupert Record (DProf) is an artist, painter and researcher whose practice explores layered visual storytelling shaped by autobiographical references both in figuration and abstraction.
He has exhibited widely, with notable solo shows including The Doors to the Regent Palace Hotel (2025), Layers of Silence at Espacio Gallery (2024) and Achilles and the Ghost of Patroclus at The Handbag Factory (2023).
rupertrecord.studio
batchellermonkhouse.com
@rupert_record
See more here: coastalcurrents.org.uk/dr-rupert-record-dprof
Claire Kersley
Clare is an artist and photographer inspired by nature and the human form and especially interested in the marks we make on the world and on each other. Clare presents her ideas, observations and narratives through a variety of mediums, often combining painting with photography.
Samantha Guertin
Samantha completed her foundation at Wimbledon and BA (Hons) degree at Camberwell School of Art, London. In her early twenties she left London to travel and work first in Brazil and then in Madrid. Returning to the UK, she settled in Hastings, drawn by the vibrant artistic community. Samantha is a figurative artist and she takes inspiration from the light and beauty of East Sussex – in particular the sea and coastline. Her paintings set out to capture the seen or imagined moment and her focus is the human interaction within it. Her human subjects may typically be alluded to or suggested in her landscapes, but in her seascapes her swimmers feature clearly. Their connection to each other and their surroundings are tangible and real. This is in contrast to the skies, clouds and waves which become gentle studies in abstraction. It is this push -pull between figurative and abstract that stimulates – sitting alongside the joy or melancholy of the scene.
samanthaguertin.com
@samanthaguertinart
Also:
Closing Reception: Sat 12 September, 4pm – 6pm
General Opening Hours: 5/6 & 12/13 September, 12noon – 4pm
05/09/2026 – 05/09/2026