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EXHIBITION & EVENTS ARCHIVE
‘A Friend in Need’ – Auction Show
18/10/1991Craigie Aitchison & Peter Seal
14/09/1990During September and October the Castlefield Gallery is mounting and exhibition of two Scottish artists: Craigie Aitchison, now in his 60’s and recognised as one of the country’s leading painters (though he does not fit into any particular genre), and Peter Seal, in his 20’s and fighting to survive as an artist.
‘Lament For The Poetic: Recent Work’ – Brian Chalkley
06/04/1990Brian Chalkley’s new work seduces immediately. It celebrates the craftsmanship of painting and sculpture, combining the relative freedom of oil with the demands of using lead, cooper and the etching process.
‘Night & Day: Comic Rationalism’ – John Gledhill
22/02/1990In these post modernist times it is perhaps only with tongue in cheek that one can label one’s work with any other ‘-ism’, especially one which could be translated into mock seriousness. Yet John Gledhill’s use of the term ’comic rationalism’ really does have a serious point.
‘Changing Tack’ – Jill Randall & Roxy Walsh
08/06/1990During the city’s Olympic Festival Castlefield Gallery is showing the work of two Manchester artists, painter Roxy Walsh and sculptor, Jill Randall.
Gillian Ayres
25/11/1990In a unique collaboration, Castlefield Art Gallery and Cornerhouse are jointly representing an exhibition of Gillian Ayres most recent paintings.
‘Paintings From The Eighties’ – Albert Irvin
27/07/1990Albert Irvin was over sixty when his first work was acquired by the Tate Gallery. His stature as an artist grew out of a lifetime devoted to painting and understanding what it takes to make great art.
‘Paintings 1982-89’ – Andrzej Jacowski
08/09/1989Andrzej Jackowski makes paintings of great beauty that have also profound depth. Recurring images appear: the hut on wheels, the upturned boat, the boat that contains a landscape within it, giant heads on their side, the ‘Brides’ series, with their emphasis on the female spirituality.
‘Modern Times: Paintings 1979-1989′ – Clyde Hopkins
26/05/1989Clyde Hopkins has exhibited in many major one person and group shows since his emergence as one of Britain’s most interesting abstract painters in the late 1970’s.
‘From the Belly of the Whale: Biblical Imagery’ – Albert Herbert
26/05/1989During the 60’s and 70’s Herbert was involved with the avant garde but became uneasy about being, as he perceived it deliberately obscure. To escape from the confines of ‘art’ or impersonal self- expression he chose as subject matter universally recognised Biblical stories.