New Solo Exhibition at Firbob and Peacock Art Gallery in Knutsford

I am very pleased to announce that a collection of over twenty new paintings will be exhibited at Firbob and Peacock Art Gallery, 76 King Street, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 6ED from 27th August to 27th September 2008. Admission is free! The Gallery is open from Tuesdays to Saturdays between 11.30am to 5.00pm. A preview of… Continue reading New Solo Exhibition at Firbob and Peacock Art Gallery in Knutsford

Interview With the BBC on Radio Manchester

Both artist Steven Scholes and myself, Michael Gutteridge, were recently interviewed by Richard Fair on BBC Manchester Radio about our joint exhibition ‘Manchester Vision‘ at the Blyth Gallery, Manchester (see blog entry below!) The programme went out live as part of his ‘Studio 6 ‘afternoon programme so it was a bit nerve-wracking as it was… Continue reading Interview With the BBC on Radio Manchester

Exhibition at Blyth Gallery, January 2007

I’m very pleased to announce that a collection of thirteen brand new paintings of mine are being shown in a joint exhibition with local artist Steven Scholes between 9th January 2007 and 3rd February 2007 at the Blyth Gallery, Amazon House, Brazil St, Manchester M1 3PJ. Tel 0161 236 1004. That’s just off Canal St.… Continue reading Exhibition at Blyth Gallery, January 2007

Appearance on Zeitgeist Arts TV Programme

I recently featured in the 5th episode of Zeitgeist a television art’s programme made by Channel M broadcast on 1st July 2007 and repeated since. The feature is eight minutes long and mainly includes an interview in my extremely untidy studio and footage of an equally untidy me working on a painting of Manchester’s Canal… Continue reading Appearance on Zeitgeist Arts TV Programme

Paintings made into postcards by Marketing Manchester

Five of my paintings, Peveril of the Peak No. 4 (featured above) , St. Anne’s Square and War Memorial No. 2 , St. Patrick’s Day Parade No. 2., St. Peter’s Square (Looking West) No. 2, and Manchester Town Hall and Albert Square, have been made into postcards by Marketing Manchester the organisation behind www.visitmanchester.com and… Continue reading Paintings made into postcards by Marketing Manchester

Different Strokes BBC Poll

Some of my paintings have featured in a poll organised by the BBC at their website www.bbc.co.uk in which people were asked to vote on which of three styles of paintings depicting various scenes in Manchester they preferred. The other two painters in the poll were John Mawbey who paints in a realist style and… Continue reading Different Strokes BBC Poll

Moving Manchester Project

During the last year many of my paintings were used as part of the Moving Manchester (Mediating Marginalities) project organised by Professor Lynne Pearce, (Project Director), Dr Robert Crawshaw, Dr Graham Mort, Dr Corinne Fowler (Researcher), Jo McVicker (Administrator), PHD students and a Management Advisory Group at Lancaster University. The project deals with how the… Continue reading Moving Manchester Project

Solo Exhibition, ‘Surreal City’ at the Portico Library & Gallery

An exhibition of some twenty-five of my paintings were shown at the Portico Library & Gallery, 57 Mosley Street, Manchester M2 3HY, Tel: 0161 236 6785 from Thursday 1st September until Thursday 29th September under the title ‘Surreal City.‘ A review of the exhibition from the Manchester Evening News can be found here. Links to… Continue reading Solo Exhibition, ‘Surreal City’ at the Portico Library & Gallery