Lisa Delarny: Sculptor Artist Statement My work is primarily about the expressive power of the body. From a small hand gesture to the subtle shifting of weight when the body is in motion, or the gentle angle of the head. A universal language that bridges race, age, gender and time. The abstract expressions of dance …
Bernadette Koranteng: Artist Artist Statement Bernadette Koranteng is a figurative artist living and working in County Durham. She has two daughters, now grown. Born and raised in the North East of England she moved to London to study at the Royal Academy of Art, remaining in London for several years. Here she exhibited at the …
Jane Willis: Painter Artist Statement Jane Willis studied Applied Contemporary Art and retains an interest in domestic subjects and decorative techniques. Certain motifs re-appear: fish, jugs, apples. She usually sets off on a project with a process in mind and some self imposed constraints. Working Inside the box.
Mary Hayward: Painter Artist Statement Mary gained a degree in Fine Art at Newcastle University and taught for a few years. She then morphed into a Graphic Designer, earning her living as part of a small design & print company. Recently returning to painting she is enjoying playing with colour and being away from her …
Kathleen Geater: Glass Casting Artist Statement I take my inspiration from the world around me. The beautiful landscape of the North East bares the marks of its industrial past, and I seek to evoke this in my work through exploration of shape and form, I am influenced by the presence of making and makers, past …
Elizabeth Talbot: Painter Artist Statement My interest lies primarily in the potential of landscape drawing and painting to express feeling and mood. Whilst I take inspiration from looking and being in the outdoors, I don’t seek to represent particular locations. Rather, I am interested in creating a balance between conveying atmospheric qualities and reflecting the …
Cat Moore: Printermaker Artist Statement I am a self taught linocut printmaker, based in and inspired by the Northumbrian landscape. Much of my work leads from my own understanding of sense of place, as well as a love of the light, and the way different weathers jostle one another to capture my attention. I am captivated …
Christina Mingard: Painter Artist Statement Since moving to Allendale, I have had much to take in from my studio window. There is in front of me a long meadow, where people wander, walking dogs and chatting; sometimes in groups. As a result, I am beginning to people the landscape when painting it. The view is …
Rick Kemp: Artists Statement I was born in Dorset in 1941. I have been a musician all my life and best known for song-writing and my work with seminal English folk-rock band, Steeleye Span. Apart from a long break in the middle, for good behaviour, I was with them from 1971 to 2018. I have played, …
NERYS A JOHNSON (1942-2001) Nerys Johnson’s work is a rare gem in the history of British Art. Her intense, vibrant flower studies are immediately recognizable and distinct. They are more like miniature stained glass windows than paintings. Their power comes from the forging of opposites: delicate, glowing petals and leaves are chained in darkness; the …