Exhibition Programme 2022
March 28th - 30th
Human condition - a show featuring work by Sheffield Hallam Yr 2 students.
Opens 6pm on the 28th, then 11am - 4pm 29th & 30th March.
Human condition - a show featuring work by Sheffield Hallam Yr 2 students.
Opens 6pm on the 28th, then 11am - 4pm 29th & 30th March.
April 20th - 27th
GAZE Exhibition is a group of 8 contemporary second year photography students challenging the photographic narrative and creating an enthralling exhibition to captivate the gaze of the viewer. Each photographer has a unique perspective, from camera-less to documentary photography.
GAZE Exhibition is a group of 8 contemporary second year photography students challenging the photographic narrative and creating an enthralling exhibition to captivate the gaze of the viewer. Each photographer has a unique perspective, from camera-less to documentary photography.
June 17th - June 26th : An ever shifting landscape.
May 2012, and I take the momentous step of moving into a 6m x 4m studio at Kelham Island Arts Collective. The large, well lit space on the top floor of an old engineering works in Sheffield's industrial hinterland was a huge step from the 1.5m x 2.5m of floor space that was all I could squeeze out of my back bedroom at home. There I could not get far enough away from a 60 x 80cm painting to view it properly, here it felt like I needed binoculars. I had resumed my life as an artist 2 years previously, after a 16year hiatus to bring up my daughter. Those 2 years of tentative exploration and experiment that had finally started to produce results. I felt ready to take a more professional approach, and was in the early stages of arranging a group show with three other artists I had met online. Thus began a 10 year journey into paint.
Ten years that have seen the creation of over 210 works, both painting and sculpture, and a book. Ten years, 15 group shows and 11 solo exhibitions in Sheffield, London, Liverpool, Rotherham, Congleton and Northwich. 83 original paintings sold. Seeing my painting of HMS Sheffield hanging above her ships bell at the Sheffield Industrial Museum. 7 Murals and 2 painted utility cabinets as part of the Kelham Island Arts and Heritage Trail. My work appearing on the ArtUk website. A residency at Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet which opened my eyes to the joys (and tribulations) of plein air painting. Ten years during which my approach has become more refined, my style proved impossible to pin down (after all it’s the least important element of painting) and my technique both expanded and sharpened. A time that is now coming to a close, as I near the point of beginning my next big adventure, a move to Scotland to continue my journey under a different visual influence.
An ever shifting landscape encapsulates these past ten years. The show will feature at least one painting from each of my shows, bringing together work covering themes as diverse as deindustrialisation, climate change, the Arctic Convoys, industrial history and UK politics. and at least 2 works for each year of my tenure at KIAC. Together with sketches and working tools this exhibition will be a visual record of the way in which my work and its subject have developed over time. I hope you can join me.
May 2012, and I take the momentous step of moving into a 6m x 4m studio at Kelham Island Arts Collective. The large, well lit space on the top floor of an old engineering works in Sheffield's industrial hinterland was a huge step from the 1.5m x 2.5m of floor space that was all I could squeeze out of my back bedroom at home. There I could not get far enough away from a 60 x 80cm painting to view it properly, here it felt like I needed binoculars. I had resumed my life as an artist 2 years previously, after a 16year hiatus to bring up my daughter. Those 2 years of tentative exploration and experiment that had finally started to produce results. I felt ready to take a more professional approach, and was in the early stages of arranging a group show with three other artists I had met online. Thus began a 10 year journey into paint.
Ten years that have seen the creation of over 210 works, both painting and sculpture, and a book. Ten years, 15 group shows and 11 solo exhibitions in Sheffield, London, Liverpool, Rotherham, Congleton and Northwich. 83 original paintings sold. Seeing my painting of HMS Sheffield hanging above her ships bell at the Sheffield Industrial Museum. 7 Murals and 2 painted utility cabinets as part of the Kelham Island Arts and Heritage Trail. My work appearing on the ArtUk website. A residency at Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet which opened my eyes to the joys (and tribulations) of plein air painting. Ten years during which my approach has become more refined, my style proved impossible to pin down (after all it’s the least important element of painting) and my technique both expanded and sharpened. A time that is now coming to a close, as I near the point of beginning my next big adventure, a move to Scotland to continue my journey under a different visual influence.
An ever shifting landscape encapsulates these past ten years. The show will feature at least one painting from each of my shows, bringing together work covering themes as diverse as deindustrialisation, climate change, the Arctic Convoys, industrial history and UK politics. and at least 2 works for each year of my tenure at KIAC. Together with sketches and working tools this exhibition will be a visual record of the way in which my work and its subject have developed over time. I hope you can join me.
Kieran Flynn - August 5th - August 14th.
Kieran is an abstract stencil artist based in Sheffield, England. He creates colourful pieces on both
canvas and paper using spray paint and paint.
Whereas most stencil artists cut the stencil they need for the piece they want to create, Kieran
works the other way around. He has a huge collection of laser-cut, simple, repeat pattern and single
shape stencils. These same stencils are used to build all his compositions.
The work straddles the worlds of street art, design and abstract art. With an emphasis on colour
combinations and composition.
All his paintings are made of a combination of squares, rectangles and circles.
“Using stencils allows me to try different colours and colour combinations as I work. I can easily
place the stencil back in the same place and spray the painting again with a different colour. I treat my canvasses almost like a live version of photoshop.“
I love playing with colours, composition and process. I want to create bright optimistic paintings for you to enjoy looking at. Whereas other stencil artists decide what they want to paint and cut the stencil accordingly, I work the other way around. I have a large collection of laser-cut stencils and I
use these same stencils to build different compositions. Sometimes I like to suggest landscapes or cityscapes, sometimes my work is totally abstract. All my paintings are made up of circles, squares and rectangles. Importantly, they have no meaning behind them at all, a lot like existence the only meaning is the one you give it. In fact, accepting that something has no meaning is ultimately very liberating in both life and creating art. These are existential paintings, your relationship with them is more important than mine, I just want them to look good. So, give them whatever meaning you want, or don’t, it doesn’t matter.
I never know where I’m going when I start. The fact that I always use variations on the same process and the same stencils, is what gives my paintings a visual theme.
Kieran is an abstract stencil artist based in Sheffield, England. He creates colourful pieces on both
canvas and paper using spray paint and paint.
Whereas most stencil artists cut the stencil they need for the piece they want to create, Kieran
works the other way around. He has a huge collection of laser-cut, simple, repeat pattern and single
shape stencils. These same stencils are used to build all his compositions.
The work straddles the worlds of street art, design and abstract art. With an emphasis on colour
combinations and composition.
All his paintings are made of a combination of squares, rectangles and circles.
“Using stencils allows me to try different colours and colour combinations as I work. I can easily
place the stencil back in the same place and spray the painting again with a different colour. I treat my canvasses almost like a live version of photoshop.“
I love playing with colours, composition and process. I want to create bright optimistic paintings for you to enjoy looking at. Whereas other stencil artists decide what they want to paint and cut the stencil accordingly, I work the other way around. I have a large collection of laser-cut stencils and I
use these same stencils to build different compositions. Sometimes I like to suggest landscapes or cityscapes, sometimes my work is totally abstract. All my paintings are made up of circles, squares and rectangles. Importantly, they have no meaning behind them at all, a lot like existence the only meaning is the one you give it. In fact, accepting that something has no meaning is ultimately very liberating in both life and creating art. These are existential paintings, your relationship with them is more important than mine, I just want them to look good. So, give them whatever meaning you want, or don’t, it doesn’t matter.
I never know where I’m going when I start. The fact that I always use variations on the same process and the same stencils, is what gives my paintings a visual theme.
Sept 1st - 4th Think of me with kindness: is an exhibition at Gage Gallery in Sheffield of 25 small artworks celebrating picture-making in all its forms - from pure abstraction, through collage, photo-realism to objects on the edge of sculpture. It features artist who have all generously contributed to the Prosaic micro-exhibitions over the past two years - Edwin Aitken, Stephen Carley, Alison J Carr, Andy Cropper, Bryan Eccleshall, Paul Evans, Salvatore Fiorello, Mandy Gamsu, Nick Grindrod, Rob Hall, Harriet Mena Hill, Kate Jacob, Simon Le Ruez, Graham Lister, Jen Orpin, Mandy Payne, Georgia Peskett, Katya Robin, Helen Thomas, Judith Tucker, Kate Whateley, Joanna Whittle, Mark Whittle-Bruce, Myfanwy Williams, Sean Williams. It is curated by Sean Williams.
Open Thurs – Sat 11 – 1, with a closing event on Sunday 4th from 1 – 3pm.
Image: ‘Window View (Voile I)’ – Georgia Peskett
Supported by Freelance Fund 2
Open Thurs – Sat 11 – 1, with a closing event on Sunday 4th from 1 – 3pm.
Image: ‘Window View (Voile I)’ – Georgia Peskett
Supported by Freelance Fund 2
September 8th - 10th: Phil Cole
Hello friends,
I am having a large exhibition of my recent paintings and drawings at Gage Gallery in Kelham Island.
The exhibition will be open from 11-5 on Saturday 10, Sunday 11 and Monday 12 September. All welcome, free of charge. Details are on the attached flier.
I would be very grateful if you could send it out to friends who might be interested.
I will also be holding a Private View on Friday 9 September, 6-8pm. I would be delighted if you could join me to celebrate my first exhibition since the Covid-19 pandemic started. I am really excited to share with you my work created during this period, which has taken me in various new directions. If you can come along, please RSVP so I can make sure we have enough wine glasses!
I will also be in conversation with academic and former pop star Mike Jones, in response to an innovative multi-part portrait of him consisting of a number of paintings and drawings that you can preview on the website. This will take place at 2pm on Saturday 10 September in the exhibition space. It would be great to see you there.
Hello friends,
I am having a large exhibition of my recent paintings and drawings at Gage Gallery in Kelham Island.
The exhibition will be open from 11-5 on Saturday 10, Sunday 11 and Monday 12 September. All welcome, free of charge. Details are on the attached flier.
I would be very grateful if you could send it out to friends who might be interested.
I will also be holding a Private View on Friday 9 September, 6-8pm. I would be delighted if you could join me to celebrate my first exhibition since the Covid-19 pandemic started. I am really excited to share with you my work created during this period, which has taken me in various new directions. If you can come along, please RSVP so I can make sure we have enough wine glasses!
I will also be in conversation with academic and former pop star Mike Jones, in response to an innovative multi-part portrait of him consisting of a number of paintings and drawings that you can preview on the website. This will take place at 2pm on Saturday 10 September in the exhibition space. It would be great to see you there.
November 18th - 20th Snowport - Who is Hongkonger?
Opens 3pm - 7pm on the 18th November, runs 10am-7pm 19th and 20th November.
An exhibition focusing on the art and cultural of Hong Kong.
Opens 3pm - 7pm on the 18th November, runs 10am-7pm 19th and 20th November.
An exhibition focusing on the art and cultural of Hong Kong.
