About the Thelma Hulbert Gallery
East Devon District Council bought Elmfield House in 1995 following the death of the artist Thelma Hulbert who had lived in Honiton since 1984. The building is a fine example of late Georgian/early Victorian town architecture and is Grade II listed.
Our Tenth Anniversary 1998-2008
The gallery was opened to the public in April 1998 and celebrated its tenth anniversary with a special exhibition featuring works from the archive of the celebrated 20th century sculptor Elisabeth Frink.
Our Aims
The aim of the Thelma Hulbert gallery is to support and promote contemporary visual arts and crafts in the East Devon district and beyond.
Through the combination of professional and amateur exhibitions, together with educational projects and artists residencies we hope to create an accessible, high calibre exhibition space.
Thelma Hulbert
Thelma Hulbert was born in Bath, Somerset in 1913. She studied painting and design at Bath School of Art before moving to London in the early 30's. A friend of artists such as Victor Pasmore, William Coldstream, Claude Rogers and Graham Bell, she became part of the Euston Road based school of painting.
After the war Thelma Hulbert taught art at Camden School for Girls; and until her retirement, taught still-life painting at the central School of Arts and Crafts.
She moved to Honiton in 1984 where she continued to paint and draw until her death in February 1995.
Throughout her life, the subjects of Hulberts paintings were still life, domestic interiors, and landscapes, many of which included the Cornish coast. her work shows a unique strength and sensitivity of her subjects.
During her lifetime, Thelma Hulbert was represented in no less than twenty three exhibitions, eight of which were solo shows.
Examples of her work are to be found in both public and private art collections worldwide and she has been featured on radio and television. Since her death, the Tate Gallery has also included Hulberts work in their collections.
