manchester tourist guide central art galleries
Wednesday, 23rd July 2003
Independent galleries Tangled by Hilary Jack
1998 Turner winner: Manchester's Chris Ofili with Through the Grapevine
Five City based artists
Crowe and Rawlinson
Prolific multi-media duo whose output draws equally from art historical and contemporary philosophical sources. Intellectually driven but always visually arresting, they are rapidly acquiring national recognition.
Hilary Jack
Hilary Jack's work spans a variety of media. A recent body of work included her completed paintings made into "useful" objects and some useful objects made into "paintings". Her work was included in the Liverpool Biennial and can be seen at Manchester Art Gallery and in Arts Transpennine during 2003.
Liam Spencer
Liam Spencer's urban landscapes extend a tradition of painting that transcribes recognisable subjects through loose allusive brushwork and closely harmonised colour. Extremely collectable.
David Gledhill
Gledhill's figurative work features compelling, moody images of human affairs, rich in ambiguity and tension. His recent suburban landscapes score through a sense of absence that remains equally haunting.
Ben Cook
Ben Cook has looked long and hard at what makes up a painting and the result has been a sequence of found and manipulated works that sparkle with wit and invention. Alyson Doocey of Comme Ca Art comments:
"After gaining a Fine Art degree I returned to Manchester to pursue my career. But ten years ago it wasn't happening at all in Manchester, you couldn't walk into any of the galleries and demand an exhibition, so I had to find an alternative space to put my degree show up. Finally a friend who was running Manto Bar on Canal Street agreed to show my work. When it came to taking it down they asked for more and I thought, hey, that's a job? Claire Turner and I started working together later. Claire's from an interior design background and as furniture and fine art go together the relationship seemed natural. Eventually we reached the level where we needed a gallery space which is why we've moved into Timber Wharf. Our artists have grown and so have we - many of the artists have stayed with us from the start. We fund the gallery, with sponsors, although we are looking for more, and of course we've started the Comme Ca Art prize this year - again our money. We are hoping for more recognition for the artists. I think the city has more of a cohesive artistic community today than it has ever had. As more of the artists' studios have developed and artists have found their feet, they've become more professional. It's not that the quality of the art has got better, but there is more exposure. The audience are beginning to catch up with the progress of the artists too." Private Galleries for Visual Arts include:
Arc Gallery Store
Smithfield Building
59 Oldham Street
City
0161 831 7454
www.arcgallerystore.com
The Blyth Gallery
Amazon House
3 Brazil Street
City
0161 236 1004
www.artmanchester.com
Castlefield Gallery
2 Hewitt Street
Knott Mill
City
0161 832 8034
www.castlefieldgallery.co.uk
Colin Jellicoe
82 Portland Street
City
0161 236 2716
Comme Ca Art
24 Worsley Street
Castlefield
Manchester
0161 839 7187
www.commecaart.com
The Craft Shop
Royal Exchange
St Ann's Square
City
0161 615 6767
Creative Consultants
35-37 Thomas Street
City
0161 211 3786
www.creative-consultants.org
Manchester's Art House The Gallery
131 Portland Street
City
0161 237 3551
www.manchesterarthouse.com
The International 3
8 Fairfield Street
City
0161 237 3336
email: the@international3.com
Manchester Craft and Design Centre
17 Oak Street
City
0161 832 4274
www.craftanddesign.com
Object 57
57 Thomas Street
City
0161 832 3377
email: mail@object57.co.uk
Philips Contemporary Art Gallery
10a Little Liver Street
City
0161 282 0318
email: philipsgallery@supanet.com
The Portico Library and Gallery
57 Mosley Street
City
0161 236 6785
www.theportico.org.uk
Richard Goodall Gallery (photos)
59 Thomas Street
City
0161 832 3435
www.richardgoodallgallery.com
The Smithfield Gallery
44 Tib Street Unit 61
City
0161 832 4242
Tib Lane Gallery
14a Tib Lane
City
0161 834 6928 Links within ManchesterOnline
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