Eternal Youth’ is an exhibition of new paintings by Matthew Stradling that celebrates the image of the youth.

Youth has been an age-old trope in mythology, art and popular culture. The image of the young man at his coming of age has been used to symbolise love, hope, beauty, optimism, adventure, playfulness and also vulnerability.

In this series of paintings, Matthew represents the subjects, as if they were flowers at the prime of their bloom, frozen in time on the canvas for perpetuity.

The exhibition includes a series of photographs of Matthew by Dom Agius, charting the sixteen years of their friendship. These photographs reverse the artist/model relationship. With Matthew, on the other side of the lens, becoming the subject of Dom’s art.

10% of sales from the exhibition will be donated to St.Michael’s Hospice.

Opens Friday 10 April, 6-9pm

Continues for two weekends, with specially programmed events:

We look forward to seeing you there!