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The Blue Duck Gallery opened in Caversham in February 2005 with the aim of exhibiting works of art and applied art that embodied the quirkiness, individuality and innovation of contemporary British craft designers and artists. We were very lucky to find that many of our customers felt as we did - that there was a lack of small, independent galleries in Reading who were supplying original, handcrafted works of art and so we quickly managed to build up an extremely supportive local base of customers and friends who really want us to succeed and grow.

Since we opened owner, Clare Varley, has been determined to find unusual items while still maintaining the highest of standards. The gallery supports both local artists and artists from all over the UK. We have a huge selection and variety of work from Sarah Heppner's beautiful still life paintings (see our events and press page) to Olivia Brown's naughty dogs and Samantha Bryan's fairies with their quirky fairy aiding inventions. For gifts we have a large range of prices from as little as £3 and for those with more expensive tastes the gallery will soon be part of the Arts Council's Own Art loan scheme.