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Artist and traveller collaging the journey

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What a lovely private view at @andgallery_ today!

What a lovely private view at @andgallery_ today!
Thank you Avril, Emily and Olivia for all your hard work. It was so special to catch up with friends, artists and insta folk @alanjamesmcleod @macdonald3001 @joan_doerr_artist

@andgallery_
3 Dundas Street
Edinburgh
5 - 30th July
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#whatsonedinburgh #andgalleryedinburgh #karen_stamper_collage #contemporarycollage #salvageseries

I just wanted to show the different sizes of my co

I just wanted to show the different sizes of my collage assemblages. The larger ones are around 1m and the smaller around 30cm. The smaller ones are beautifully tray framed in white.

I can’t wait to see them on the walls of the @andgallery_ this weekend. I invite you to join me at the private view 2-4pm this Saturday 5th July.

I am captivated by the accidental marks and practical fixings left behind over time. Materials once used to decorate, protect, repair, or conceal become part of a visual narrative. Imperfections – scratches, stains, remnant, drips and patterns – are embraced and transformed into rich painterly vocabulary allowing each surface to tell its own evolving story.
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#andgalleryedinburgh #karen_stamper_collage #salvageseries #contemporarycollage #whatsonedinburgh #wallsculpture

Quiet Fixings @andgallery_ Edinburgh 5 - 30th Ju

Quiet Fixings
@andgallery_
Edinburgh
5 - 30th July
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#contemporarycollage #karen_stamper_collage #andgalleryedinburgh #salvageseries

Who doesn’t collect flotsam and jetsom?? 🙂 .

Who doesn’t collect flotsam and jetsom?? 🙂
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#smallstudies #flotsamandjetsam #karen_stamper_collage #salvageseries #andgalleryedinburgh

Beyond Repair @andgallery_ 3 Dundas Street Edinbu

Beyond Repair
@andgallery_
3 Dundas Street
Edinburgh
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#karen_stamper_collage #contemporarycollage #salvageseries #andgalleryedinburgh #abstractcollage #alwayslookingatart

Interspace 2 @andgallery_ 3 Dundas Street Edinbur

Interspace 2
@andgallery_
3 Dundas Street
Edinburgh
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#karen_stamper_collage #&gallery #contemporarycollage #collageassemblage #salvageseries

5 ~ 30th July

Salvage 1 @swainfo Society of Women Artists Mall

Salvage 1
@swainfo
Society of Women Artists
Mall Galleries
24 - 29th June
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#karen_stamper_collage #soceityofwomenartist #mallgalleries #contemporarycollage

Last year my dear friend Kate Rhodes, who is an

Last year my dear friend Kate Rhodes, who is an artist and coach for Nicholas Wilton’s Art2Life programme, interviewed me in my studio.

In this interview Kate and I chat about my process, inspiration, tools and techniques, new work, ambitions and when to stop!

Comment YES to see the full interview 🙂
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My solo show Salvage at @&Gallery sits alongside F

Bound 5 @andgallery_ Edinburgh 5 - 30th July . .

Bound 5
@andgallery_
Edinburgh
5 - 30th July
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#karen_stamper_collage #andgalleryedinburgh #salvageseries #collageassemblage #contemporarycollage #alwayslookingatart

Studio time @emilyball_painting This was a reside

Studio time @emilyball_painting
This was a residency that gave me the time and space to develop the beginnings of my Salvage series.

Working quietly alongside five serious artists was a wonderful way for me to push my work and take bold steps in a new direction.
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#seawhitestudio #emilyballpainting #karen_stamper_collage #artistresidency #salvageseries

Rest and Repair @andgallery_ #edinburgh 5 -30th J

Rest and Repair
@andgallery_
#edinburgh
5 -30th July
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#contemporarycollage #karen_stamper_collage #collageassemblage #salvageseries #andgalleryedinburgh

@andgallery_ #edinburgh 5 - 30th July Salvage

@andgallery_
#edinburgh
5 - 30th July

Salvage is my solo exhibition of 15 pieces - all layered, sanded, painted, cut, glued, scratched, tied, fixed, patched and ready to show off in this beautiful contemporary gallery.

Catalogues available from the gallery
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#karen_stamper_collage #collageassemblage #contemporarycollage #andgalleryedinburgh #edinburghart

Salvage 15 @andgallery_ Edinburgh 5 -30th July .

Salvage 15
@andgallery_
Edinburgh
5 -30th July
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#karen_stamper_collage #contemporarycollage #collageassemblage #andgallery #soloshow

Feeling Chipper - on a Sunday @andgallery_ 5th -

Feeling Chipper - on a Sunday
@andgallery_
5th - 30th July
#edinburghart

Please message me for pv invite on Saturday 2-4pm 🙂
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#karen_stamper_collage #andgallery #contemporarycollage #salvageseries #collageassemblage

Inspiration. Paper, patching, edges, drapes, folds

Inspiration. Paper, patching, edges, drapes, folds and rubbing down.
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#karen_stamper_collage #contemporarycollage #abstractinspiration #salvageseries

I love hanging and rearranging these small collage

I love hanging and rearranging these small collage assemblages. Each grouping brings different conversations.

You can see some of these in my solo show @andgallery_ #edinburgh
5 - 30th July
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Lead the Way @andgallery_ Edinburgh 5th July -

Lead the Way
@andgallery_ Edinburgh
5th July - 25th July
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#karen_stamper_collage #salvageseries #contemporarycollage #andgalleryedinburgh

Wrap 3 &Gallery Edinburgh 5 - 30th July . . . #an

Wrap 3
&Gallery Edinburgh
5 - 30th July
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There has been a lot of pasting, sanding, binding,

There has been a lot of pasting, sanding, binding, dipping and tying for my show at @andgallery_ Edinburgh in July.

5 - 30th July 2025

I will be showing 15 pieces from my Salvage series from the urban boatyard.
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#urban #boatyard #salvage #karen_stamper_collage #&gallery #edinburghart

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After attending Art College in Yorkshire I headed south, with my sketchbooks in hand to far sunnier countries: Turkey, Greece, India, Morocco, the Caribbean, and then eventually settling in New Zealand before returning to the UK ten years later.. Read More

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