On Haven Road in Poole, close to the harbour, Drax Studio operates as a fine-art gallery and dealer. It previously traded as Canvas Gallery, a name whose old web address now simply forwards to the gallery's present site, and today runs under the Drax Studio and Drax Gallery names, supplying original works, fine-art photography and limited-edition prints to buyers both in the UK and further afield.
What's on show
Notable names feature among the gallery's stock, including portraits and prints by photographer Terry O'Neill CBE, paintings by James Green, who works under the name "The Artful Green" and completes each canvas in one uninterrupted sitting, plus archive rock photography from the 1980s. The Poole space has also staged themed exhibitions, among them a 2025 show of David Bowie photographs pulled from Geoff MacCormack's archive.
Visiting and buying
Alongside its Poole gallery, Drax Studio runs an online store with worldwide delivery, positioning itself as a long-established source for collectors in the USA, Middle East, Far East and Europe. The Haven Road premises don't publish set opening hours, so it's worth phoning 01202 509933 or emailing info@drax.studio ahead of any planned visit.
It joins a handful of small galleries and creative spaces dotted around Poole's harbourside, worth exploring further in our guide to things to do in Bournemouth.