Mark Francis, Spatial Dimension, 2009 (Detail)

Future Exhibitions

Mark Francis: Arena

20 March - 3 July 2010

Mark Francis belongs to a generation of primarily non-objective painters. His work draws on a wide range of previously unavailable scientific images now in general circulation due to the invention of the electron microscope and advances in telescopic technology. This exhibition will showcase some of his most recent work which explores the use of the grid format and the dynamic between the man-made and the natural. Francis studied at St. Martin’s School of Art (1980-1985) and Chelsea School of Art (1985-1986).

Supported by - Arts Council England, Northern Rock Foundation

Image - Mark Francis, Spatial Dimension, 2009 (Detail)
Acrylic on canvas, 214 x 153 cm, Courtesy Kerlin Gallery ©The Artist
The Loneliness of Lowry

17 July - 30 October 2010

Better known for his northern industrial landscapes the exhibition will examine a different side of L.S.Lowry, looking beneath these scenes at an artist who cites his inherent loneliness as one of the main influences on his work. He is quoted as saying “Had I not been lonely none of my works would have happened". The exhibition will featuring some of Lowry’s most powerful yet lesser known works depicting his mysterious bleak landscapes, desolate seascapes and deserted buildings. Works will be drawn from both private and public collections and include oils and works on paper.

Supported by - Arts Council England, Northern Rock Foundation

Image - L.S. Lowry, A Landmark, 1936 ©The Lowry Collection, Salford
Thomas Bewick: Tale-pieces

12 November -  18 December 2010

This is the first exhibition devoted entirely to the vignettes of the extraordinary artist-engraver and naturalist Thomas Bewick (1753-1828). Born in Northumberland, Bewick worked in Newcastle until his death. His childhood on a small farm on the banks of the river Tyne and his love of the countryside had a profound influence on his work. He became renowned for his woodcuts of animals, hundreds of small pictures that are remarkable for their vitality through painstaking accuracy. Bewick referred to the pieces as ‘tale-pieces’, intended as illustrations of ‘some truth or point of some moral’.

Supported by - Arts Council England, Northern Rock Foundation

Image - Mark Francis, Spatial Dimension, 2009 (Detail)
Acrylic on canvas, 214 x 153 cm, Courtesy Kerlin Gallery ©The Artist