STAR BREWERY GALLERY
LEWES
CURRENT EXHIBITION
next exhibition opens on Saturday the 11th October
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS 2025
Nick Day
LIFE & DEATH AS IT IS
Saturday 11th October - Sunday 19th October
Tuesday - Sunday 11am - 4pm (Closed Monday)
Nick is a multi-award-winning wildlife artist & has been a professional for over 30 years - and seeks to inspire people around the world as to the value & beauty of the Natural World. He has raised money for conservation charities in the UK, USA, and Australia.
"I believe the human mammal has found it increasingly more difficult to move away from our fast evolving & more technological ‘world’, where the environment is badly damaged in our thirst for knowledge, and is neglected to the point of justification & denial. What I strive to do in my portrayal of Nature is to bring the onlooker into the subject's world using basic human instincts such as pity, without being sentimental, whilst at the same time illustrating a little of the fascinating detail that the Natural world has to offer. Also subtly lurking in the background of my work is an impending sense of impermanence, which although I am an optimist, reflects what I feel is happening today in mankind's global society.
In my forthcoming exhibition, I will be showing my latest 'Kill' series of work - showcasing studies of roadkill, window-kill, cat-kill and chemical-kill. As well as big cats, birds and other wildlife.
There will be many artists proofs, framed and unframed, on show."
Between Air and Earth
Philippa Futrell, Claire Gill, Tessa Holmes, Lorraine Singer, Joanna Terry and Jade Taylor
The group aim to bring to you an enriching experience - the essence of how they see the world between air and earth
Saturday 25th October - Sunday 2nd November
Tuesday - Sunday 11am - 4pm (Closed Monday)
Tony Wilson
Metamorphosis
8 November - 16 November
Tuesday - Saturday 11am-4pm | Sunday 11am-3pm (Closed Monday)
Paintings after Franz Kafka’s stories
The Trial and Metamorphosis together with a series of portraits.
A Preface by Robert Medley CBE.RA
We are in a poetic and metaphysical world. Concepts are magically endowed with tangible identities and they act out their destinies in the drama that Tony is painting for them. Some of the images can easily be referred to recognisable objects. Others more obscure, hide behind a clue, and we are invited to contribute our own solution. In this way we become involved and drawn into the pictures.
Biography
Painter, Printmaker and Writer. Founder and Principal Lecturer of Fine Art MA at Camberwell College of Arts 1987-1997
Head of Fine Art Painting & Printingmaking University of Brighton 1998-2010
Art education
1960-64 Birmingham Collage of Art and Craft
1964-66 Central Scoo of Art and Design London
Exhibited work widely here and internationally, including the Hayward Gallery, The Serpentine Gallery, The Royal Academy, Towner Gallery, Musee d' Art Moderne, Paris, Rekyjavik Iceland, Hyundai Art Gallery, Kwanhoon Gallery, Seoul South Korea.
Hidden Gallery Returns to Star Brewery Gallery!
Untouchable art in touching distance
Wednesday 26th - Sunday 30th November
Wednesday - Sunday 11am - 4pm
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This November, Hidden Gallery brings a world of imagination to Lewes with Surrealist Masters on Paper, an extraordinary exhibition of original, hand-signed artworks by four of the most celebrated names in modern art: Joan Miró, Salvador Dalí, René Magritte, and Marc Chagall.
Surrealism changed the course of art history. Its dreamlike visions, playful illusions, and bold ideas continue to captivate audiences a century after the Surrealist Manifesto first challenged the way we see the world. Now, visitors to the Star Brewery Gallery will have the rare chance to encounter museum-quality works in an intimate setting—and even take them home. Every piece in the exhibition is available to purchase, offering collectors and first-time buyers alike the opportunity to own a piece of art history.
With decades of expertise, Hidden Gallery has curated a collection that is both exceptional and approachable. Their team of specialists are on hand to guide you, whether you are expanding a collection or buying your very first artwork.
Surrealist Masters on Paper is not just an exhibition—it is an invitation to step into the extraordinary, and to make the extraordinary your own.
Michael Cooper NEAC 1943 - 2025
An artist’s life
Saturday 6th - Sunday 14th December
11am - 4pm (Closed Monday)
STAR BREWERY GALLERY DESIGN SERVICES
Creative design for artists, makers, and professionals. We craft bespoke websites, flyers, posters, PV invitations, and more — all tailored to showcase your work and services at their best.
Alongside hosting exhibitions in our gallery, we design custom online galleries and shops that empower individuals and small businesses to present and sell their work with clarity and impact.
With over 18 years of experience in web and graphic design, Neeta Pedersen understands that great presentation — both physical and digital — is essential for connecting with your audience. We believe in the power of visual communication and collaborate closely with every client to create designs that reflect their unique style, vision, and goals.
For more information contact us:
07932 500 952
POSTER DESIGN
WEB DESIGN
ABOUT THE STAR BREWERY GALLERY
On its journey to become an artistic hub in Lewes, the old brewery building has undergone several transformations over the years. The art gallery was originally known as the Star Gallery, was renamed the Hop Gallery and then became the Star Brewery Art Gallery when it was revitalised under Neeta Pedersen, its current director.
Peter Messer 09/04/20
"Neeta Pedersen worked there for five years as an assistant to Gallery Owner, Curator and Director Angie Osborne under its spell as the Hop Gallery.
"I feel she really understood the Gallery’s ambitious attitude to the arts without losing sight of its place at the heart of the extensive local arts community.
I, and many others, were very heartened to hear that she was taking over after a short period when, under other management, it had diverged from this and had become lost to view for many of us. I feel she has all the right capacities to make the gallery a great success. In addition to her five years practical experience in the space, she is a respected and successful artist in her own right and a well known and popular member of the community."
Neeta, now the gallery’s owner, director and curator, took over in February 2020. Since then, she has worked tirelessly to enrich the town with a unique art space, where both established and emerging artists showcase a vibrant and diverse range of exhibitions.
Under Neeta’s curatorship ,visitors to the gallery have been gifted with an exciting array of work - from traditional and contemporary art, to captivating installations and exquisite craftwork. The gallery is proud to have featured original artworks by some of the most revered artists of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries including: Matisse, Picasso, Miró, Dali, Klimt, Tracy Emin, Man Ray, Paula Rego, Lichtenstein, Francis Bacon, Piet Mondrian, Henry Moore, David Hockney and Chagall.
The Star Brewery Gallery also hosts the annual Royal Opera House Design Challenge exhibition, featuring innovative works by students from the Art & Design Extended Diploma at East Sussex College, Lewes.
Our mission is to bring diverse exhibitions to Lewes, offering visitors the chance to experience shows that inspire and engage. We aim to curate a vibrant selection of artwork from an array of talented artists, each showcasing their unique techniques and styles.
We are proud that our exhibitions have received acclaim for showcasing the beauty of the natural world. From the elegance of trees to the captivating essence of water, we celebrate the diversity of living creatures in all their forms.
We believe that art is an important way of increasing awareness of the urgent need to take action to preserve and protect our natural environment in an age of climate change.
Neeta Pedersen
Owner and director of Star Brewery Art Gallery, Lewes
Background of the artist
Neeta Pedersen is a multimedia designer and artist whose distinctive style ranges from the highly decorative and romantic, to the stark and explicit, gaining her an international reputation.
Her painting, illustration, sculpture, digital art, and animation are a rich expression of imaginative vision - a unique perspective which she describes as having been shaped by her diverse heritage, extensive travels and studies.
Born in Mumbai of unknown parents, Neeta was adopted at the age of six months by a Danish couple from Aarhus. She left home at the age of seventeen, travelling first to Israel, then to India and Nepal. Determined to observe and absorb the culture of her origin. Later she travelled extensively around Central Europe. It was during this time that she began to see her path ahead as an artist.
She came to England and settled in Lewes where she studied for a diploma in multimedia in Brighton before attending the Total Immersion Intensive Workshop at the New York Film Academy. She also achieved a BA (Hons) in animation from the London University of Westminster.
CONTACT US
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ADDRESS: Star Brewery Gallery, Star Brewery, Castle Ditch Lane, (off Fisher Street) Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 1YJ
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PHONE: 07932 500 952
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Find Us
There is a direct train from London Victoria to Lewes and bus services from Brighton to Lewes. Catch the bus No 28 or 29 which takes you to Lewes High Street. Get off at the Lewes Crown Court and walk down Fisher Street where you will see the Star Brewery building on your left. There are two different entrances to the gallery.
The Star Brewery Gallery does not have designated parking. There are car parking facilities within the town which allows all-day parking, payment by the meter.