Mary Portas praises Solent art
The creative talents of art and design students from Southampton Solent University attracted praise from retail guru Mary Portas and prompted members of the public to open their purses at a recent exhibition in London.The TEXT exhibition, running from 3-15 February 2014 at London’s Kemistry Gallery, explored type, typography and textuality in a variety of formats. As well as the work of Solent designers, illustrators and artists, the exhibition featured original pieces by expert typographer Chris Bigg; Esquire’s Creative Director David McKendrick, Saatchi Collection-exhibited artist