Exhibition marking 80th birthday of Lancaster master cabinet maker to combine art and music

The work of four artists including a master cabinet maker celebrating his 80th birthday will go on display at a Lancaster exhibition.

'Love and Wonder' at The Storey Centre from October 6 to 10 will bring together four artists and musicians for an exhibition exploring craft, material, imagination and the meeting of visual art and music.

The exhibition presents the cabinet making of Paolo Rossi and creative practices of Kathryn Williams, John Moloney and Alice Evans, and the private view on October 6 will feature a live performance by local band The Arcane Hope, with special guests and friends.

Paolo Rossi is a master cabinet maker based in Lancaster whose furniture uses traditional wooden joints rather than nails. His work draws on Memphis-style design, Japanese craftsmanship and non-dualistic philosophy.

Formerly an academic, Rossi now devotes his time to making, reflection and creating beauty. He turns 80 in 2026, and Love and Wonder celebrates both his remarkable work and this milestone.

Kathryn Williams is a Liverpool-born, Newcastle-based multi-award-winning and Mercury Prize-nominated singer-songwriter, author and artist.

Her novel The Ormering Tide received critical acclaim, while her podcast Before the Light Goes Out has been recognised among leading music podcasts.

A lifelong painter and drawer, Williams studied art in Liverpool and Newcastle and is known for portraits of artists and writers and watercolours made during her travels.

John Moloney is an artist and member of Sunburned Hand of the Man, the experimental rock collective from Boston, known for its changing line-ups, improvisational spirit and extensive discography. His contribution reflects the exhibition’s dialogue between visual art, collaboration and experimental music.

Alice Evans is a multidisciplinary artist, filmmaker, painter, poet and musician based in Lancaster.

Her practice explores subjectivity, memory, place, psychological experience and the relationship between image and language. She trained at Chelsea College of Art and the Royal College of Art, where she completed an MA, followed by a funded PhD in Fine Art.

Her films have screened internationally and her work has been exhibited and supported nationally and internationally, including through Arts Council England. Evans is also a member of The Arcane Hope.