Artists

Below is a list of all artists currently stocked and available through the New Gallery. Click on the name to go to the artist's on-line exhibition space.

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Martyn Brewster Born Oxford, 1952. Studied at Hertfordshire and Brighton Colleges of Art graduating from MA course in 1975. He has exhibited in USA, France and Spain as well as having regular solo exhibitions of paintings and monoprints in London. His work is represented in numerous public and private collections throughout the world including the British Museum, Russell Cotes Museum and Art Gallery, Lloyds TSB, and Schroder Investment, London. His most recent solo show (Summer 2004) was at the Jill George Gallery, London.

Martyn Brewster is represented by the Jill George Gallery.

 

Dale Devereux Barker Born Leicester, 1962. Studied at Loughborough and Leicester Schools of Art and MA at Slade School of Art graduating in 1986. Dale Devereux Barker has represented Britain in numerous Print Biennales throughout the world. Since 1989 he has exhibited in the USA, Australia, Germany and in Britain with regular shows including a solo show at the Worcester Museum and Art Gallery in 2002. He is represented in many public and private collections including the Victoria and Albert Museum and BMW(UK). Commissions include enamel and ceramic panels and large commissions for enamel murals at Lichfield and St Katherine's Dock in London.

Dale Devereux Barker is represented by the Jill George Gallery.

 

James Byrne Born in Birmingham in 1948, James Byrne is a highly regarded painter who exhibits both nationally and internationally. He has had a studio in Birmingham since completing an MA in Fine Art: Painting at UCE in 1983. He paints mainly in oils and is most well known for his powerful deipctions of the Staffordshire landscape. His work is in a number of private collections and permanent collections including Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Warwick Arts Trust, London, the IBM Collection, St Thomas's and Warwick Hospital. He is listed in the dictionary of 20th Century Painters and Sculptors by Francis Spalding and his work has been discussed on Radio 4's Critic's Forum.

Michele Griffiths Studied at Putney School of Art and Design before studying at Wimbledon School of Art and Design under Prunella Clough, graduating in 1995 with a BA Hons in Fine Art: Painting. She works mainly in oils and acrylic on abstract work inspired by natural forms. She has a studio in Brixton and exhibits regularly both in the UK and abroad. Recent exhibitions have included the Affordable Art Fair with the Stour Gallery, The Mall Galleries, London where she was selected for the "Discerning Eye" exhibition, and "Art for Life" with Christies, London.

 

Sara Hayward studied at the Ruskin School in Oxford and at the Royal Collage of Art where she studied printmaking. Her paintings follow a vibrant colourist style and her work has been exhibited widely since the mid 1980s. Sara’s work has featured in art books, as book illustrations and in magazine articles, and she has work in many UK and international collections, most recently three paintings have been acquired by the SPRINT Corporation in Kansas. Sara lives and works in Worcester.

 

John Hodgett Born in Glasgow in 1949 and trained initially as a sculptor. He gradually moved towards photography as a means to explore his relationship with the urban and rural environment. His early photographic work was supported mainly by commerical work for a wide range of editorial and advertising clients, and he has been published in titles as varied as Vogue and Art and Antiques. He has exhibited nationally and his work has been on display in the West Midlands at the IKON Gallery, the Midlands Arts Centre and the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. He is also a regular contributor to the British Journal of Photography.

 

Sheilagh Jevons trained at Stourbridge College of Art and Wolverhampton University. As a British contemporary landscape painter she works with an intense understanding rather than a depiction of 'place'. She lives and works in Shropshire, and creates specific symbolic images which recur and resonate through her work. The idea of movement across landscape is very important, and Sheilagh conveys a sense of time - past, present and future by incorporating objects, usually imagined stones and movement texts. She exhibits regularly at the Affordable Art Fair and Chelsea Art Fair with the Barn Galleries, Henley and has recently had a solo show at Artspace, Kolkata, India.

 

Anita Klein Studied at Chelsea and the Slade Schools of Art. She is president of the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers and has work in many private and public collections in Europe, the USA and Australia, including the Arts Council of Great Britain. She has exhibited regularly in London with the Boundary Gallery and Advanced Graphics. Working in oils, watercolours and etchings, her themes are womanhood and family life, and she was featured on Radio 4's Home Truths in 2002 as a result of her use of family situations as inspiration.

 

John Knight has worked in mixed media for over twenty years. His pieces often combine elements of experimental psychology with art practice. His recent work focuses on the psycho - geographical aspects of place and personal responses to the city. His new exhibition Birmingham and Tours - Derivé Circulaire et Direct features works on paper and is divided into two parts. The first records places on a circular journey around the French city of Tours, and the second features six works recording a journey through the Birmingham canal system.

 

Christopher Le Brun R.A. Born in 1951 he studied at both the Slade and the Chelsea School of Art. One of the most influential figures to emerge in British art in the 1980s. He is a skilled painter and printmaker working in etching, lithography and woodcut, and has also explored his motifs in bronze.
Christopher Le Brun's work encompasses both symbolism and abstraction. His haunting, often large-scale canvasses with wings, trees and riders, offer images from romantic poetry to the old masters. Elected to the Royal Academy in 1996, he has served as a Trustee to both the Tate and the National Galleries. He is currently advisor to the Prince of Wales Drawing Studio and Professor of Drawing at the Royal Academy, London.

 

Raymond Mason born in Birmingham 1922 and trained in the city in art. He left Birmingham in 1948 and now lives and works in Paris. Internationally regarded he works in sculpture, bronze, pen and inks and graphics and is known for his strong compositional skills when grouping the human figure in urban settings. He has completed large scale civic works in Montreal and Washington DC. His sculptural civic work in the same series called "Forward" which was completed for Birmingham and situated in Centenary Square was destroyed by fire in the summer of 2003.

 

Terence Millington Born in 1942, he studied painting at Birmingham College of Art in the 60's and was awarded the Jackson Travelling Scholarship. During this period he was introduced to the rudiments of etching and lithography and his subsequent enthusiasm for printmaking led him to undertake a Postgraduate year of study at Manchester College of Art. He established an etching workshop in 1970 and his first colour etchings were published by Editions Alecto. Terence has had solo exhibitions of paintings and prints in London, Germany, Denmark and the USA and has exhibited internationally in various group exhibitions. He has represented the UK in International Biennales, including Poland, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Finland, Norway and former Yugoslavia. His work is represented in both private and public collections, including The Arts Council, The British Council, The Tate Gallery and the Victoria and Albert Museum.

 

Henry Moore Henry Moore was born in Castleford, in small terraced house in Roundhill Road on 30th July 1898. Henry Moore's early sculptures of the 1920s, show the influences of Central American pre-Columbian art, and the massive figures of the Italian Renaissance (he particularly liked Michaelangelo's work). By the 1930s his works had become highly abstract, consisting of simplified, rounded pieces carved from wood, with numerous indentations and holes often spanned with veils of thin metal wires. His main themes include mother-and-child and family groups, fallen warriors, and, most characteristically, the reclining human figure. Although he endured much criticism of his early work, in 1948 he was awarded the International Prize for Sculpture and his reputation worldwide grew over the following decades. Henry Moore died in 1986 and in September 2000 Moore Square was opened on the site of his Castleford birthplace.

 

Oliver Norton Born in 1979, he trained at Sutton College in 3D Design before graduating with a degree in Fine Art from Wolverhampton University. He studied under Knighton Hoskins and works in paint and metallic media having recently completed a series of works "Dodecahedron" which explored the distressing of copper in geometric forms. He cites one of his major influences as David Hockney whose portraiture of the 1970s, inspired his Summer Exhibition entries.

 

Roger Oakes Born in the North West of England, Roger Oakes was educated at Wirral College of Art and Design before moving on to Bristol Polytechnic to complete a degree in Illustration and Graphic Design. He works predominantly in monotypes and oils exploring landscape and natural themes and has recently produced a series of paintings and prints inspired by hares, inspired by the mixture of their immense power alongside their increasing vulnerability. He has had many large commissions including work for the National Trust, the Wetlands Centre, Barnes, and the Environment Agency and exhibits regularly in London and the West of England.

Chris Orr R.A. Born London 1943. Studied at Ravensbourne and Hornsey Schools of Art and MA at Royal College of Art graduating in 1967. Elected Royal Academician in 1995 and Professor of Printmaking, Royal College of Art in 1998. One of Britain's best known printmakers, he has exhibited world-wide with regular solo shows since 1978. His work is represented in numerous public and private collections including the Tate Gallery, Victoria and Albert Museum and National Gallery of Jamaica. His most recent solo show (London - Spring 2003) "The Disguise Factory" celebrated his 60th Birthday. In October he participated in the "Big Draw" Launch at the V&A along with Gerald Scarfe, Quentin Blake and others promoting the fun of drawing and sketching. Books of his work are available.

Chris Orr is represented by the Jill George Gallery.

John Piper 1903 - 1992
John Piper was one of the most versatile 20th Century artists working in painting, lithography, screen-printing, textiles and other media. His contribution to British art was significant, as not only was he highly regarded in his own lifetime, but he also served as a trustee of the Tate Gallery and the National Gallery, and was a member of the Royal Fine Art Commission for nineteen years. Commissioned as an Official War Artist during World War 2, he completed a series of paintings of Windsor Castle and also recorded the damage to Coventry Cathedral the morning after the famous bombing. Post war he continued to concentrate on Britain's landscape and architectural heritage and depicted many notable buildings both in the Midlands and Wales. In addition, he designed the stained glass windows for the Baptistry of Coventry Cathedral and a section of St Andrews in Wolverhampton. John Piper died aged 89 leaving an extraordinarily successful art career behind him and though very popular during his life, since his death, demand for his work has soared with his paintings and prints now regularly exceeding their estimates by as much as 100% at auction. His work is highly sought after by private collectors and can be found in many major institutions such as the Tate, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art.

 

David John Robinson Born in the West Midlands he has lived in Solihull for over 30 years where he has his studio. He trained at the Moseley School of Art, which at the time was widely considered to be the best vocational art school in the UK. He commenced his working life at the age of 16 as a graphic designer in a Birmingham design studio and eventually created his own company - Chantry House Studios. In 1996 he became a freelance designer. He produces vibrant and exciting works in oils and acrylics in a bold abstract expressionist style.

 

Carrick Siddell Born in 1979 in Sutton Coldfield. Since graduating from the University of Wolverhampton in Fine Art: Painting, he has exhibited in the UK and Europe, including the Hans Brinker Trophy Exhibition in Amsterdam. His current series of work - Paseo is an account of wanderings and journeys he has undertaken and consists of large and small abstract canvases. Frequently compared to Martyn Brewster, he paints mainly in oils and is known for his highly textured canvases and vibrant use of colour in abstract landscape themes.

 

Graham Snow Born in Birmingham and originally trained in antique furniture restoration. His work reflects the traditional method of image making and explores the architectural appeal of space. The concepts of structure, pattern, symmetry and colour combination are used to build up objects with a strong geometrical imagery. Each usually starts with a geometrical pattern that is spread into a quadrangular space searching for a balance of asymmetrical planes. The results are constructions within frames showing a sense of dynamism as well as harmony. He has exhibited widely in Brazil over the last 10 years and has been specially commended in RBSA exhibitions since exhibiting his work in the UK.

 

Graham Sutherland 1903 - 1980 was one of the 20th Century's most interesting and at times controversial artists. He was an officially commissioned war artist during WW2 and in addition to drawing pictures of mines, foundries and blastfurnaces, Sutherland recorded bombed-out buildings and other devastations of war in work that contributed emotionally to the development of his later style. Post war he created abstract landscapes filled with twisted organic forms and quasi-surrealist imagery. In addition to his work on organic landscape he was also a renowned portrait painter and was commissioned to paint many society figures. One of his most famous commissions was that of Sir Winston Churchill (which was reportedly so disliked by them that she had it later destroyed.Overlooked in the latter part of his life, interest in Sutherland's work has grown steadily in recent years and his work is now highly sought after. Collections of his work can be found in many major institutions including the Museum and Art Gallery of Wales, and the Tate.

 

Andy Tyler Born in Worcestershire in 1959, he studied printmaking at the Cheltenham College of Art obtained an MA in Fine Art - Printmaking from the Chelsea School of Art. He has exhibited widely in the UK including at the Royal Academy, and the Angela Flowers Gallery and has been written about in Face Magazine and Time Out. His work is vibrant and colourful and yet contains a depth of symbolism that rewards the viewer with a love of hidden detail. Released in very small editions, his work is in many private collections including those of Bill Wyman and Oscar Grillo (animator).

 

Eric Uhlfelder is a photographer and author. He lives and maintains a studio in New York, however much of his photographic work has concentrated on European cities such as Venice, Paris, and Prague. The work of Eric Uhlfelder is driven by two major concerns: the beauty of urban form and the remembrance of things past. As a trained architect, photographer and writer, he brings a unique perspective to his work that asks the viewer to reconsider the relationship between ourselves and our environment. He has exhibited widely in Europe and the United states and his work is in the permanent collections of the Bibliothéque Historique de la Ville de Paris, the Free Library of Philadelphia and the Musée Carnavalet, Paris.

 

David Wilcox Born in 1950, David was educated and spent his early years in the West Midlands, After studying painting and Art History at Bournville School of Art, he studied under Brendon Neiland, the photo-realist painter at Wolverhampton College of Art and Design. He graduated with an Honours Degree in Fine Art in 1978 and followed this with a PG certificate in Education with Distinction at Birmingham College of Art and Design. After teaching in Devon for three years he became a professional artist in 1983. As a watercolourist David uses the traditional English technique of many transparent washes, allowing the white of the paper to create the highlights. By contrast, in his canvases, David has been using the Baroque technique of pulling the image out of a dark background for dramatic effect. His repertoire encompasses a wide variety of subjects including dance, landscapes and figure studies. He has recently been collaborating with the Birmingham Royal Ballet in a series of works exploring aspects of dance with an emphasis on dynamic composition and colour.

David's work is well represented in collections across the British Isles and has been included in exhibitions at Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Sheffield City Art Gallery, and Plymouth City Art Gallery. His works have also been published in open and limited editions in Britain and New York.