Meet our artists, makers and creatives

We proudly present to you our artists, makers and creatives. They are the life blood of Shoreline, exhibiting, selling and teaching in Westgate Galleria and The Eclectic Art Gallery, Margate, and some participate in Margate Made’s pop-up events too. They are a diverse group, working in a very wide range of disciplines and mediums, but all share a passion for their art and a commitment to creating high quality, well-made, artisan products that will give much pleasure to their new owners.

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Gary Dadd

After years of exhibiting art, and serious illness, I became a full-time artist in 2021. Creating detailed portraits using the written word and fascinated by playing with ideas of seeing and of reading simultaneously. I have sold art across the globe. In the next twelve months I will be exhibiting in Margate, Cambridge and Los Angeles. Currently I am working on commissioned pieces and my next exhibition which is themes around cultural and scientific icons drawn on their own words. &...

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Gem Blastock

Hi, I'm Gem Blastock, an artist based in Broadstairs, specialising in Pointillism and Screen Printing. Using my own abundance of illustrations as the foundation to my print work, I draw inspiration from my surroundings and our native coastline. Through my unique skill of dot drawing I create powerful realistic illustrations, reflecting my own story of growing up on the Thanet Coast in Kent. I also help raise awareness of our unique chalk coastline. I have always been creative, since I ...

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Geraldine Alfeo

I have loved to paint and draw from a very early age and since retiring from a long career in the NHS I have been able to devote more time to my passion. I work from my home in Birchington painting mostly in acrylic and sometimes using Free Flow paint to create a water colour effect. I like to use vibrant colours and will paint a variety of subjects as my mood and imagination takes me. I also enjoy sketching and life drawing. I paint on canvas or high-quality water colour paper and have...

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