SOMETHING SPECIAL IN BRONZE…: Sculptures by Margaret Lovell & Tommy Rowe
Showcasing collectable modernist sculptures by two important British sculptors with personal connections to Barbara Hepworth.
From 14 February to 9 May 2026, the Porthminster Gallery proudly presents Something Special in Bronze…, a selling showcase of rare and collectable low-editioned bronze sculptures by octogenarian sculptors, Margaret Lovell and Tommy Rowe.
This showcase of works is complemented by Trevor Price prints and sculptural ceramics by Björk Haraldsdóttir.
Something Special in Bronze… showcases the work of 20th-century British sculptors, Tommy Rowe and Margaret Lovell, whose modernist abstract sculptures are inspired by the artists' respective interests in, and exploration of, the themes of West Cornwall's rugged coastal landscapes, and expressive, flowing, and upwardly striving natural forms.
Complementing these sculptures, a curated display of ceramics by Björk Haraldsdóttir and a solo exhibition of prints by Trevor Price will be on view.
All works in the exhibition are for sale, with prices ranging from £1,100 to £18,000 for sculptures by Margaret Lovell, and £2,200 to £4,500 for sculptures by Tommy Rowe.
The Own Art 0% APR purchase plan is available on all works in the show. Please enquire for further information.
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Margaret Lovell D.Litt. Hon FRBS RWAb. 1939Petal III, 1974stamped ML 1/M'
NB. Has been miss-stamped. Should be 'AC 1/2'cast bronze with brown patination to 'face' and blue-green patination to rear, and polished edges, on black slate baseh. 32 x w. 23 cmArtist's Copy i of 2, aside from the edition of 6OWN ART | £ 430 X 10 MONTHS, 0% APR -
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24th February 2026
Press Release: Upcoming Art Exhibition
Something Special in Bronze…
Sculptures by Margaret Lovell & Tommy Rowe
Signed, titled and numbered from the variable edition of 75.
From 14 February to 9 May 2026, the Porthminster Gallery proudly presents Something Special in Bronze…, a selling showcase of rare and collectable editioned bronze sculptures by octogenarian sculptors, Margaret Lovell and Tommy Rowe.
This showcase of works is complemented by an exhibition of prints by Trevor Price and sculptural ceramics by Björk Haraldsdóttir.
Something Special in Bronze showcases the work of 20th-century British sculptors, Tommy Rowe and Margaret Lovell, whose modernist abstract sculptures are inspired by the artists' respective interests in, and exploration of, the themes of West Cornwall's rugged coastal landscapes, and expressive, flowing, and upwardly striving natural forms.
Complementing these sculptures, a curated display of ceramics by Björk Haraldsdóttir and a solo exhibition of prints by Trevor Price will be on view.
All works in the exhibition are for sale, with prices ranging from £1,100 to £18,000 for sculptures by Margaret Lovell, and £2,200 to £4,500 for sculptures by Tommy Rowe.
The Own Art 0% APR purchase plan is available on all works in the show. Please enquire for further information.
The Artists' Statements
Margaret Lovell D.Litt. Hon FRBS RWA
'My sculptures are inspired by organic, natural forms - such as plants, and the elements of sea and wind. A recurring theme and feature of my work are undulating planes with polished edges that suggest or define a movement through space; or often the sculptures consist of two individual forms in relationship to each other, striving to create a unified harmony.'
Tommy Rowe
'What has interested me is not so much the single form as that form in relationship to another. I first became aware of this during life drawing at Corsham, how the curves of shoulders, arms, knees, etc, related to shapes around them: the curves of a shoulder to the straight line of a wall: the rocks on the cliffs that sit atop one another or lie next to one another, or have been split by frost. Going up and down the coast while fishing, looking ashore and seeing the huge boulders that have fallen and cracked, the weight of these rocks.'
'The sculptor Denis Mitchell came to teach part-time, and I started carving. It was then that Denis took me up to see Barbara Hepworth and ask if she would be willing to take me on. This she agreed to at the wage of 5 shillings an hour (equivalent of 25p today!). This was double what Denis was able to afford to pay. Barbara taught me to carve marble and work with Plaster of Paris. She showed me how to work forms and purify them. She would caress the form with her hands and mark surfaces with a cross for a hollow and a circle as a high, or what she would describe as "an invisible hummock". In the morning, you would find your piece of work covered with circles and crosses, and arrows indicating which way the form should be worked. This went on until she was satisfied the form was perfect.'
'My grandfather and great-grandfather and their brothers and uncles and sons were all fishermen, so I was always surrounded by boats and things to do with boats. As a child, we made and sailed model boats, we played at boats and went aboard the boats in the harbour when the men were not around. We would watch the boats going to sea. In the holidays, if the weather was fine, we could go to sea with them overnight. We knew all the boats and could name them all. As many as 60 or 70 boats would go to sea from Newlyn, and we would watch them passing Mousehole and name them all.'
The Artist's Biography
Trevor Price (b. 1966) is a British printmaker renowned for his intricate drypoint and relief prints that have historically explored intimate human relationships and more recently, coastal landscapes.
Born in Cornwall, Price studied printmaking at Falmouth and Winchester Schools of Art. He became an elected member of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers in 1994 and served as its Vice President from 2013 to 2018.
His work is held in various collections, including the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, the Guangdong Museum of Art, China, the Yinchuan Contemporary Art Museum, China, Yale University, USA, The Office of Public Works in Dublin, and The Bank of England.
In 2020, he undertook a large relief print commission by China's National Academy of Painting, which was exhibited at China's National Art Museum in Beijing and then toured the country. He has won several national printmaking awards, his most recent being the Viking Prize for Print at the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition 2025 and the Printmaking Today Award at the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers 2017 exhibition.
He shares his time between a studio close to Tower Bridge in London and his studio in St Ives, Cornwall, near the Porthminster Gallery.
Print Ready 300dpi images for press use:
Trevor Price - Let's Go and Live by the Ocean works
Listings information:
Porthminster Gallery, 22 Fore Street, St Ives, TR26 1HE
(near the Barbara Hepworth Studio and Garden)
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Open Monday to Friday, 10 am - 5 pm.
Saturday by appointment. Sunday, closed.
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Notes to Editors: About Porthminster Gallery
With an international reputation amongst art and craft collectors for its paintings, sculptures, and quality contemporary studio ceramics, the award-winning Porthminster Gallery is regarded as one of the most important spaces for contemporary artists in St Ives. In 2025 the Porthminster Gallery celebrates its eighteenth year in St Ives, Cornwall, and 25 years in business.
Established by art patrons and gallery directors David Durham and Dee Bray-Calvert in York in April 2000 as the 'Adze' and 'Minster Fine Art' galleries, the business was relocated to St Ives in 2008 as the 'Porthminster Gallery' to concentrate its focus on the art of St Ives and Cornwall. Since then, the gallery has championed the work of more than 90 living British artists through its progressive and expertly curated programme of 160+ shows and has showcased and introduced many young up-and-coming artists to an appreciative local and global collectorship.
The gallery has also gained a strong reputation over the last 18 years for its impressive shows and changing stock of 20th Century Modern St Ives and British Art.
Porthminster Gallery won the Cornwall Today readers' award for 'Best Art Gallery in Cornwall' 2014/15 and has been featured in BBC2's Coast series and, more recently, in Sky Art's Tate Walks series.
