News of exhibitions, whether solo or in groups, that either my artwork or furniture are featured.
I delivered four paintings to the Courtney Gallery, St John Street, Ashbourne on 21/07/23 inc. ‘Through the Beeches’ (NC 307), Autumn in Monsal Dale (NC 411), Country Lane, County Clare (NC 413), North of Ashbourne (NC 415).
I recently delivered a couple of European oak Dove-tables to Artifex, The Mitchell Centre, Sutton Coldfield. x 1 large natural oak table and x 1 smaller d’table with black stain to the top and external sides, following the sale of x2 black walnut Dove-tables and 1 yew Dove-table delivered to Artifex back in the spring of 2022. They currently have x 4 European oak Dove-tables in stock as of December 2022.
I will be showing several of my Peak District winter landscape paintings at the Courtney Gallery from early November 2021 onwards.
A joint exhibition with Kim Seaton called ‘Wanderlust’ at the Courtney Gallery (formerly the St John Street Gallery), St John St, Ashbourne, Derbyshire. It ran from 6th to 28th August (2021) and I did a painting demonstration on the 21/8 which can be seen – ‘Ilam Rock, Dovedale‘.
In late October (2020) I delivered four recent paintings to sell in the St John St Gallery, Ashbourne, UK.
In September 2020 I delivered three pieces of my handmade furniture designs to Artifex (The Mitchell Centre, Sutton Coldfield, B75 6NA), displayed for sale in their beautiful contemporary furniture gallery. They have four items of my furniture at present which are shown below.
Console table with three drawers in solid cherry and maple (now sold).
A ‘Dove-table’ in solid oak.
Parallelogram nest of two tables in solid oak (these are now sold).
Dame Catherine Arts Summer Exhibition 2020, Ticknell, Derbyshire. I had 8 of my paintings displayed in this online exhibition, organised by staff and friends of Dame Catherine Harpur’s School, a charity event held each year since 1993 to raise funds for the school. The website is www.arts.damecatherines.org.
I displayed 12 original watercolours of landscapes with trees ‘Rooted in the landscape‘ in Ashbourne Library until 17th March 2020.
I exhibited 17 of my original large paintings inside St. John’s Church, Buxton Road, Ashbourne during the 2019 summer Arts Festival (I was invited by the church’s trustees). Both my landscape paintings and reflection studies were shown, hung on opposite sides of the church, while the building was used a festival venue.
Two of my paintings were exhibited in the 2019 Ashbourne Open Art Exhibition in the Town Hall as part of the Arts Festival.
Arts Festival 2018 – Open Art Exhibition to be held in the Town Hall. I submitted one painting – Derby Cathedral Entrance Reflections II.
In Sept. 2017 I staged a week long exhibition of my paintings and dovetailed furniture at the Cromford Mills Gallery Space, Cromford Mill, Mill Lane, Cromford, Derbyshire.
In 2016 I exhibited several pieces of my dovetailed furniture in ‘Joy in Colour and Craftsmanship‘ at Foxlowe Arts Centre, Leek, Staffordshire, alongside wonderful abstract paintings by Geoff Machin and innovative textiles designed by Sarah Golding.
My work can be made available for exhibitions in the UK.
I have previously exhibited my paintings and furniture work in the following:
The Bonnington Gallery, Nottingham
Nottingham Castle Art Gallery (City Open)
Derby City Art Gallery and Museum
The Royal Birmingham Society of Artists Gallery, Birmingham
(1st) British Craftsmanship in Wood Exhibition, Cheltenham, Gloucestshire
The Workshop Gallery of Gary Olsen (Furniture Designer & Maker)
The Ferrers Gallery, Staunton Harold, Leicestershire
Rufford Craft Gallery, Nottinghamshire
Artizana Furniture, Prestbury, Cheshire
St John Street Gallery, Ashbourne
Artifex, The Mitchell Centre, Sutton Coldfield, W. Midlands
The Direct Design Show, London
Opus Gallery, Ashbourne (2010 – 18)
Art/Craft galleries that currently stock/sell my work:
Artifex (art & craft gallery), The Mitchell Centre, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands B75 6NA. Tel:0121 323 3776 www.artifex.co.uk
St John Street Gallery and Cafe, Ashbourne, Derbys DE6 1GH Tel: 01335 347425. www.stjohngalleryandcafe.co.uk