News
28th June 2008
I've been offered a solo show at Bankley Gallery and studios in Levenshulme, Manchester. The running of the space has recently been taken over by one of the artists in the studio complex and they're organising a new exhibition programme, thinking of the gallery as a sort of project space.
Dates have yet to be confirmed as I have to decide what suits me, the space is huge so I'm thinking sometime in 2009 which'll give me time to make some larger, more adventurous pieces. It'll tie in nicely with the show at The Courtyard which is in September 2009 and for which I was going to start on some larger paintings very soon anyway!
7th June 2008
Well, I'm back from America and working hard on new paintings for my solo show at the Burslem School of Art this September.
Dates have been confirmed for the Private Exhibition taking place as part of the Manchester Artists' Fair at 'Three Piccadilly' which is opposite Piccadilly train station. This will run over the weekend of the 19th of September this year.
Saltburn Artists' Projects have also been in touch and will be showing a selection of my work during their selling show later this year which will run from the 11th of November to the 4th of January 2009.
15th May 2008
Tomorrow I fly to New York for a week to see my artist/curator friend Rachel who's currently doing an internship with the Guggenheim Museum. I'm looking forward to seeing a lot of paintings!
It's the Private View of this year's Staffordhsire Open Art exhibition at Shire Hall Gallery in Stafford this Friday. I have one painting on show in this exhibtion which usually shows a nice eclectic mix of styles and runs till the 13th of July.
Also happening while I'm away is the selling show On Your Wall Too at Leeds Met Gallery where you can go along and have a drink whilst perusing the artworks on show. Work can be purchased and taken straight away rather than waiting for the show to end.
On Your Wall Too opens on Friday the 23rd (5 - 7pm) and runs over the weekend closing on the 25th.
In other news, Artshed Gallery (New Milton, Hampshire) are having such a good response from my work that they're keeping it to show for another month until the 28th of June. The Gallery have also managed to get an image of one of my paintings into May's Hampshire Life magazine to promote their New Talent exhibition which is excellent news!
8th May 2008
I have been included on the great online arts resource, re-title.com. Re-title.com is a new information resource for emerging contemporary artists, curators, writers and galleries providing both an artist's directory and an up to date visual guide to exhibitions around the world. For more information please see my links section (there are some amazing painters on re-title)..
In other news, it's the Private View of the artists' book exhibition 'Re' tomorrow night at The Gallery, University of Northampton. The exhibition opens to the public on the 12th. Images of the books are all on the We Love Your Books website and the catalogue will be available to download there too in a week or so.
1st May 2008
Work selected for the Staffordshire Open Art exhibition at Shire Hall Gallery, Stafford. The exhibition is Shire Hall Gallery's annual showcase for artistic talent in the County and I'm really pleased to be involved this year! The gallery has a shop packed full of gorgeous things for gifts or treats, I recommend it!
The exhibition runs from the 17th of May to the 13th of July.
22nd April 2008
The exhibition 'New Talent' opened today at Arshed, New Milton. This exhibition runs until the 19th of May and features 4 small canvases by me.
A selection of recent work will be on show at Leeds Met Gallery over the weekend of the 23rd of May this year. The show's called On Your Wall Too and is the follow up to the gallery's successful selling show in 2007.
6th April 2008
Recieved notification that my work will be included in this year's Manchester Art Fair at a Private Exhibition that's being organised as part of the event. Exact dates and location are still being finalised for this. I'll aslo have a piece of artwork in the Fair's Charity Auction.
I'm currently working on a new body of work, some on canvas, some on board and trying to break free from the colour blue! It's a gradual process and I doubt I'll ever shake blue off totally!
24th March 2008
Great news! I've been selected Abstract EXPOsure's next exhibition!
Abstract EXPOsure is a quarterly online juried exhibition for abstract artists only. It was created in direct reponse to the lack of an exclusive abstract venue and functions as an online international gallery-without-walls.
The site is fantastic and each quarterly exhibition features the work of only 15 artists.
The exhibition runs from the 1st of April to the 30th of June 2008 and from July onwards will be viewable in the archive section of the site.
In other news, my book 'Stamps and Rejections' has been selected for the next exhibition curated by 'We Love Your Books'.
Titled, Re:, the exhibition is of experimental artists' books made in response to the theme of words beginning with RE. My book is about rejection and features stamps from exhibition refusals along with copied rejective text. The book can be viewed in my Artist's Books section.
We Love Your Books have a wonderful history of crazily creative book exhibitions with fantastic catalogues, I've added a link to their site where all the books can be viewed.
Re: runs from the 12th - 29th of May 2008 at The Gallery, University of Northampton.
9th March 2008
Success at the 11th Contemporary Artists' Book Fair this weekend in Leeds. My new books got an excellent reception and I met a lot of lovely people. Quite a number recognised me and my work from the exhibition 'From Book to Book' which opened on the 6th at Leeds Art Gallery.
I've also had work selected for the second UAMO Art Festival in Munich, a quirky exhibition that I'm really pleased to be involved in.
Work was also selected today for an exhibition at VIEw from the Top Gallery in Nottingham titled 'Hidden Art'. Two paintings are to be shown, (Flo and Mo from my 2007 gallery) alongside an eclectic mix of photography, print and painting. My sister, Sam will also be showing one of her paintings. The curators remembered us from the 'FRESH' exhibition we took part in last year and were pleased to see some abstract paintings!
29th February 2008
The online show 'Restful Alertness, Abstract Art Today', hosted by Rhonda Schaller Studio opens today and runs to the 27th of March. The show is part of the gallery's 'current abstractions' series of online curated exhibitions.
I've also had work selected for a group show titled 'New Talent' which is happening in April at Artshed Gallery, New Milton, Hampshire.
Two new paintings have been uploaded to my 2008 gallery, titled 'Helena' and 'Leah', one of which will be exhibited in i-Candy Arts' new gallery/shop space in Hastings. The shop opens on the 1st of March and I'll post in here when my work is scheduled to appear there!
I am also busy preparing work for the 11th Contemporary Artists' Book Fair which takes place at the Parkinson Court, University of Leeds, Friday 7th and Staurday 8th of March.. It should be a really good couple of days with a broad range of book making styles.. Over 70 book artists will be showing their work, both originals and multiples.
23rd February 2008
The final selection of artists' books for the 'From Book to Book' exhibition has been made and mine's been included for exhibition at Leeds Art Gallery! I'm really pleased about this as I submitted one of my 'usual' books, canvas edges, sewn and scribbled in. I wrote about my relationship with books and drew pictures of things I've found in my second-hand books.
The exhibition opens on the 6th of March and will run to the 20th of April. 46 books have been selected in total and these will be displayed on a bespoke stand in the main entrance gallery.
I will add images of the catalogue and flyer for the exhibition once I recieve them.
7th February 2008
Selected for a solo show at the Burslem School of Art, a fantastic space local to me (about 20 minutes away). I'm scheduled in for September this year, exact dates to be confirmed.
New painting uploaded, titled 'Ellie'.
31st January 2008
New painting uploaded, 'Alicia', in my 'Continuation 2008' gallery.
Work selected and added to NuMasters.com, a new selling site, please see my links section for more details.
19th January 2008
Th exhibition 'Allotments' opens today at Long Eaton Town Hall, Long Eaton. (Running until January 30th)
New painting uploaded, 'Mai' in my 'Continuation 2008' gallery.
14th January 2008
Link added to my newly created Flickr page where I've posted a lot of my drawings and other things like exhibition images and my books.
14th December 2007
The exhibition 'Allotments' has its preview tonight at Harrington Mill Studios. The exhibition will be touring to Long Eaton Town Hall in 2008.
My work is to be featured on Kulturprozess, a cultural online magazine which includes reviews, interviews and information about art, film, literature and music from Europe and around the world. I'll add a link once my work's up.
7th December 2007
Tonight is the preview of D21 Gallery's SALON 2007 which is on until the 21st. My work got there safely (not without damage unfortunately!), the gallery took care of it, the glass in my frame had broken..
5th December 2007
Work selected to be included in Rhonda Schaller Studio's online curated project, 'Restful Alertness - Abstract Art Today'.
The show will be launched in their Projects Room Gallery 2 from February 29th - March 27th next year and will be archived on the site for a minimum of 2 years.
Rhonda Schaller Studio is a gallery in New York which exhibits contemporary painting and sculpture, video and collage by internationally recognized artists as well as rising painters and sculptors. Exhibitions happen both traditionally (in the actual gallery space) and online in the gallery's two 'Project Room' spaces.
9th November 2007
Tonight is the 'Five Toasters High' Autumn Art Auction.
This is happening at the Adelphi, Leeds, starting at 8pm. Two of my paintings are going under the hammer along with some other fantastic artwork. Should be a good night!
Work is off to D21's 'SALON 2007', an exhibition at D21 (gallery) in Liepzig, Germany.
D21 consider themselves a non-commercial institution and aim to promote and support young, unknown and international artists who reside in Germany or in a European country.
28th October 2007
Work selected for inclusion on 'artselector.com', a visual directory and promotional resource for all those professionally involved in contemporary fine art.
Also selected for ArtBank.com, an international site for artists to showcase their work.
Work donated to 'Visual AIDS: Postcards From the Edge Benefit 2007'. The annual exhibition and sale raises public awareness of AIDS through the visual arts, simultaneously creating funding to help them continue their work.
I discovered today that one of my paintings has sold at 'MASTERWORKS 2007' which is lovely news!
My artist multiples have been distributed through the Hayvend project and accordingly, my work has now been documented in their web archive. See my links page for more details.
New painting uploaded, 'Dinah', in my 'Curvature 2006 - 2007' gallery.
14th October 2007
Work selected for the second 'Five Toasters High' Autumn Art Auction at the Adelphi pub in Leeds on the 9th of November.
Five Toasters High are a group of Leeds based artists aiming to give fellow artists a platform to sell their work and buyers a chance to view and purchase original art in their local public house! Great stuff. The catalogue of works up for auction is available on the fivetoastershigh website!
A framed drawing is to be included in 'Allotments', an exhibition at Harrington Mill Studios, Long Eaton, Nottingham. This will take place from the 14th - 16th of December and is touring in 2008.
'MASTERWORKS 2007' opened yesterday at Swipers Gulley Vineyard and Restaurant, ELTHAM, Australia. My paintings both got there safely!
I've added a link to the MASTERWORKS website, all the artworks can be viewed there.
10th October 2007
The exhibition 'Sitting Room' opens today in the AKI, Acadamy of Fine Arts, Enschede, Netherlands.
Two of my books are included in the show, the opening of which marks the beginning of it's international tour.
Incidently, a girl at the Manchester Artist's Book Fair recognised the style of my books from 'Sitting Room'! That was lovely as my books are rather ragged yet distinctive (in my opinion anyway - it was nice to find someone shared it!).
2nd October 2007
Opening of the LautieriMoores Open exhibition which is taking place at The Gallery In Cork Street, London. The show runs for one week only.
22nd September 2007
Three new paintings uploaded; Flossie Bobs, Flo and Mo. All are located in my 2006 - 2007 gallery.
16th September 2007
This week, ten pieces of my work are off to an exhibition in Altrincham titled, 'Standing Room Only'. Four new paintings are going (not yet up on the site) and a selection of previous work.
In two weeks, on Saturday the 29th of September, I will be showing at the second Manchester artist's book fair. This is to take place at the Holden Gallery from 11.30am - 6pm.
In total, 45 book artists will be showing, there will be a pop up workshop, performance and the MMU special collection of artist's books.
I love book art so I'm quite excited!
10th September 2007
My website has been selected for inclusion on wotartist.com, whose sole aim is to promote some of the best artists currently exhibiting on the internet.
Wotartist was recently voted at number 5 in TIME Magazine's 50 Best Websites 2007.
7th September 2007
My work, Lulu, (purchased from the FRESH Art & Design exhibition in Nottingham), is off to 'Grand Designs Live' at the NEC in Birmingham!
(Exhibition runs from the 5th - 7th October '07)
The original painting itself will not be for sale, however, a printed version on fine art canvas will be.
Lulu was purchased by Articulate Art, an exciting new East Midlands based art publishers.
Articulate Art specialise in vibrant art editions for distinctive residential and commercial interiors. The processes used by Articulate Art reproduce original artworks onto fine art canvas and can also allow them to print in a larger format than the original work!
Articulate Art (and Lulu) will be located in the Design Arcade on stand E18 and there for the duration of the show.
The limited edition print will also be available from: www.articulateart.co.uk
26th August 2007
Two new paintings uploaded. 'Bee Bee' and 'Milo' in my 2006 - 2007 gallery.
22nd August 2007
Work selected for the LautieriMoores Open exhibition which will take place in October at The Gallery In Cork Street, Mayfair, London.
19th August 2007
I'm currently working on new paintings for exhibitions in London, Manchester and Altrincham, all of which will take place throughout September.
I'm also busy sorting packaging and shipping for two paintings selected for 'Masterworks 2007', an exhibition in Eltham, Australia which I'm really excited about. Shame I can't be shipped over with the work really!!!
Also, I recently recieved the offer of a solo show at The Courtyard in Hereford. This is scheduled for the 24th September - 24th October 2009, so there's plently of time for me to produce some stunning paintings for the space.
I've added a link to The Courtyard's exhibition page as images of the gallery space can be viewed there. (See my links section)