Grimsby & Cleethorpes Art Galleries - Abbey Walk Gallery

Previous Exhibitions see what you have been missing...

24 APRIL – 1 JUNE 2013

….the physical stuff of Landscape and our relationship to it.

Graham Sutherland (1903 –1980)

20 MARCH - 20 APRI 2013

One of the finest artists of his generation.

Jeff Clarkson

19 FEB- 16 MAR 2013

Colour, line and volume combine to attempt
pictorial solutions to represent the city.

Wendy Elia

10 JAN - 16 FEB 2013

What it means to be British at this
juncture in the 21st Century.

Various Local Artists

11 DEC - 5 JAN 2013

A varied portfolio of local Artists work.

Michael Thacker

13 NOV - 8 DEC 2012

In his own work he uses natural forms as a primary
reference, combined with geometric elements found
in ancient architecture and the principles of devices
such as pediments and archways.

Melvyn Petterson

16 OCT – 10 NOV 2012

Dramatic and Striking Images inspired by Lanscape

4 SEPT – 13 OCT 2012

Contemporary visual art alongside art historical
workswith the unique focus on the subject of
human form.

31 JULY – 1 SEPT 2012

Showcasing the best of Contemporary
and Historical Cornish Art.

Leigh Cooke

26 JUNE – 28 JULY 2012

Exquisite paintings of the only British
artist employed by Hermès

Judith Tucker

22 MAY – 23 JUNE 2012

Chosen motifs that are not subordinate to the
landscape; they are in conversstion with it.’

17 APR – 19 MAY 2012

’Some photographs can seduce us by inviting
us to create a meaning or a narrative….’

20 MAR – 14 APR 2012

An extraordinary collection of unsigned art works..

Susan Banks

21 FEB – 17 MAR 2012

Decorative and richly textured abstract paintings hint
at ratherthan reveal a complexity of sometimes subversive
meanings that invite re-interpretation from their viewers.

10 JAN – 18 FEB 2012

A personal use of colour, decoration
and careful composition.

6 DEC – 7 JAN 2012

An exciting and original array of painting,
sculpture, prints and Jewellery.

Joan Ainley

7 NOV – 3 DEC

Camouflage used not to conceal but
as an agent to focus attention...

Matthew Brewster

6 SEPT – 14 SEPT

Figurative painting that combine energetic line,
acid colour and keen observation.

6 SEPT – 14 SEPT

Exploring a diverse range of conceptual concerns
and styles of contemporary Cornish Artists.

9 AUG – 3 SEPT

Concentrating on the subject of human
form in contemporary visual arts practice.
(Curated by Linda Ingham)

Stephen Newton

JUNE, JULY & AUG 2011

Nobody else has your sense of the emptiness of
psychic space in today’s society and the fragility of
the sacred… Special works true masterpieces’
(Donald Kuspit, June 2011)

Richard Kenton Webb

MAY & JUNE 2011

The experience and integrity of Richards work
and investigation into the colour orange shows
through frombeginning to end.

Michael Thacker ARBS

APRIL & MAY 2011

The architectural influence of his working environment
is also apparent in his sculptures and the principles of
devices such as pediments and archways shine through

Harry Epworth Allen

APRIL & FEBUARY 2011

A powerful and coherant re –
visioning of British Landscape painting.

Stephen Green

JANUARY & FEBUARY 2011

Stephen Green’s intense paintings of colour
and pattern zip,swim and sing before your eyes.

DECEMBER 2010 & JANUARY 2011

A positive indication and representation of the quality
and diversity of art produced by local Grimsby artists.

Dale Mackie

NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 2010

Iconic scenes of Grimsby fishing trawlers rough
and marred by use and the elements.

Roy Perry

SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER 2010

Paintings that pay allegiance to the conventions
and traditions of pictorial landscape.

Picasso, Dali, Matisse, Warhol,
Miro, Banksy, Ronnie Wood, Chris Rea
to name but a few…….

SEPTEMBER 2010

Grimsbys largest Art Exhibition

April Virgoe

AUGUST & SEPTEMBER 2010

Numerous layers of paint result in shifting tonal
patterns and a fluctuating quality of light.

Endre Röder

JULY & AUGUST 2010

Paintings with a sensuous lyricism that result in
beautiful works with considerable emotive power.

Michael Scrimshaw

JUNE & JULY 2010

Micheal Scrimshaw continues his investigations
into the idea of ‘things that make us tick'.

Harry Ousey 1915 -1985

APRIL & MAY 2010

“There are many horizons and some begin as the
paint reaches the surface and a form begins….”
(Harry Ousey)

Richard K. Webb, Dr Judith Tucker,
David Ainley & Jeremy Leigh

MARCH & APRIL 2010

Visions and distillations of landscape and place.

Gill Hobson

FEBRUARY & MARCH 2010

Balance and harmony are integral to the work
of internationally renowned artist Gill Hobson.

Chris McClean

JANUARY 2010

A synthesis of allusions and styles which result in works
which, while curiously familiar, are nevertheless mediated
by the artists own investigation of the power of resurrected
abstract forms and their relevance to contemporary painting.

Abbey Walk Gallery Artists

DECEMBER 2009

Exciting Contemporary art delivered by
the 10 resident artists of Abbey Walk Gallery.

Linda Ingham

OCTOBER 2009

'An enquiry under the skin of self’
(Linda Ingham)

New and past work specially selected by the
artist to comment on the scrutiny of self.

James Sutton ARBS

SEPTEMBER 2009

Contemporary sculptures based on simplified
organic forms and poetic metaphors.

Caroline Twidle

AUGUST 2009

Purposeful installations that ask us to observe
elements of the urban and social landscape where
information is consciously read or becomes a form
of white noise.

Richard Kenton Webb,
David Ainley & Jeremy Leigh

JULY 2009

My work is developing with each painting, using
the Visions and Distillations of Landscape & Place

Cut Click

JUNE 2009

An innovative and exciting Exhibition featuring
National & International artist selected from the
progressive online magazine Cut-Click.

Paul Galyer

MAY 2009

My work is developing with each painting,
using the Paintings that focus on the human
landscape highlighting social themes that capture
fleeting moments of action and expression.