Viewing Jealous Gallery

While somewhat of a verbal mouthful (try saying that title fast), the artwork at Jealous Gallery’s latest exhibition is a visual delight, featuring the drawings, paintings and prints by the eponymous Archer-and-Lebourgeois-and-Michaels-and-Pope-and-Smallhorn-and-Wilson group.

Expression is at the core of the work, with subjects ranging from humorously kitschy posters of Magda Archer to the confident installations of Sophie Smallhorn, colour consultant for the London 2012 Olympics. With comic historical monoprints (Natasha Michaels), collaged illustration (Delphine Lebourgeois), glossy seduction (Sara Pope) and even lightswitches (Jess Wilson) on the table, there’s something for everyone. With so many styles in the mix, the exhibition provides a natural opportunity to understand the complex relationship between artists and their chosen style and media, as they explore colour theory, nature, sexuality, womanhood, power, consumerism, placement and history.