Marcus Coates "Follow the Voice" - 21st Nov 09 - 30th Jan 10

A playful echo of Darwin's 'The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals', ' new work continues the artists' fascination with the unexpected kinships that exsist across human, animal and material worlds. Following Darwin's own curiosity and insights into the interconnectedness of species, 'Follow The Voice' establishes striking parallels between a range of familiar man-made sounds in Darwin's birth place Shrewsbury (including a supermarket checkout, police siren and school playground) and an equally evocotive chorus of animal cries and bird calls.

The NSA is a group of over one hundred professional artists who either live in the South West or have connections with the area. The membership is composed mainly of painters but there are also photographers, printmakers and artists who work in three dimensions using a variety of media including video and performance.

Helen Feiler lives and works in Newlyn, Penzance, Cornwall, England where she has a gallery, as well as painting she makes jewellery and sells it from her gallery. During the summer months Helen is based in Cornwall and paints the beautiful seascapes of the Cornish coast, then in the winter months when it is quite, she closes her gallery and travels to Manda where she paints the locals and the tranquil surroundings of Manda and Lamu. The African Galleries show some of the paintings Helen has done on her travels to Manda.