James Thompson, who owns the gallery, said Starkey’s artwork was “very different” from what he has exhibited before. <\/p>\n
He described her as “wonderful, creative [and] expressive”. <\/p>\n
As he gets approached by “multiple artists per week”, Thompson said it “definitely helped” that Starkey was Ringo Starr’s granddaughter.<\/p>\n
He added: “I am looking for artists with a name or previous career… that is really exciting to a collector.” <\/p>\n
Thompson said he had initially given a “straight up” no when the exhibition was suggested.<\/p>\n
“I then had a closer look at Tatia’s work and actually really liked it,” he continued.<\/p>\n
Starkey, who has also been a musician, said it would be “nice to achieve something alone without a band around me or a family”.<\/p>\n
“This feels very much a solo venture,” she added. “I’d like people to look at the art and take something away from it.”<\/p>\n
The collection is showing at the Kaizen Fine Art gallery in Bagshot until 10 October, with an event celebrating her artwork set to take place on Thursday.<\/p>\n
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