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September Exhibition in Windermere
09-09-2023
In September 2023 an exhibition will be held of Norman Adams RA paintings in Windermere at the Low Wood Bay Hotel. Further information regarding this exhibition will be posted here on our website.
Inscape – A new online exhibition: Sculpture by Marjan Wouda
26-06-2023
Inscape
The poet Gerard Manley Hopkins, used the word ‘inscape’ to describe the various characteristics that give each thing its uniqueness. The term could be used to describe Marjan Wouda’s animal sculptures. Marjan is able to capture in clay, bronze or steel the essence of an animal’s character, how it moves, its structure and the bones beneath the creature’s fur, hair or feathers.
Katharine Holmes – Works on Paper
08-03-2023
Katharine Holmes (b.1962) is best known for her paintings and drawings of her native Yorkshire landscape. A graduate of the University of Newcastle upon Tyne she returned in 1990 to live and work in the Yorkshire Dales. She paints outside in all weathers and currently works from her studio at the Malham cottage where her mother and grandmother lived and painted before her.
Autumn
12-10-2022
Autumn – A new body of work by Lancaster based Milan Ivanic will feature in our next online exhibition.
The Forest of Bowland, South Cumbria and the Lune Valley, all locations close to the City of Lancaster have provided the subject matter for large studies on paper and works on canvas.
Lancaster Exhibition
06-06-2022
The exhibition held at the Storey Gallery in Lancaster attracted visitors from all over the British Isles. The impressive gallery space proved an ideal venue for Norman Adams paintings.
May 2022
02-05-2022
Although we have been operating exclusively online since 2001, we will have an actual exhibition in Lancaster from 9 – 25 May 2022.
A Date For Your Diary :
Our exhibition in Lancaster at the Storey Gallery takes place between 9 – 25 May 2022. The Storey Gallery is in the Storey Building, Meeting House Lane, LA1 1TH. Very close to Lancaster Castle, in the historic centre of the city. The Storey Gallery is five minutes walk from Lancaster train station.
There are a number of car parks close by. On Saturdays the train station car park is £4 for the day. If you are not already on our email list please sign up to receive our email newsletters and an invitation to the Private View for this exhibition.
Norman Adams – The Artist in His Environment – An actual exhibition in Lancaster. 9 – 25 May 2022
Open Times for this exhibition:
Monday – Saturday 11 – 5pm. Late night Thursday 11 – 7pm
Edward Hughes Ceramics
13-04-2022
A group of ceramics by Edward Hughes has been added to the website. A small group of bowls, plates, vases, wine beaker and tea bowls are yet to be added. Please sign up for our email newsletter to receive updates of additions to our website.
Please note: Gavagan Art will be at the Storey Gallery, Lancaster in May 2022. If you are interested in a particular item which you have seen on our website please contact – [email protected]
Lancaster Art Exhibition
05-04-2022
Norman Adams
The Artist In His Environment
An Exhibition of Paintings
9 – 25 May 2022
Opening times: Monday – Saturday 11am – 5pm & Thursday 11am – 7 pm www.gavaganart.com
The Storey Gallery, The Storey, Lancaster, LA1 1TH.
The Storey Gallery is five minutes walk from Lancaster train station, in the historic centre of the city, close to Lancaster Castle.
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An Actual Exhibition – May 2022
01-03-2022
Norman Adams – The Artist In His Environment
May 2022 – An actual exhibition in Lancaster at the Storey Institute Gallery.
Watercolours, Oil Paintings and Drawings
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Derek Setford – Online Exhibition
11-02-2022
An online exhibition of the artist Derek Setford will be presented on our website later in spring 2022. The exhibition will include works on paper – wood engravings and gouache botanical studies. Many of the original prints and paintings will be for sale. The exhibition will also include a number of works which although not for sale will show a more representative view of Derek’s work.
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Ceramics are in focus this weekend in Oxford
29-10-2021
Ceramics are in focus this weekend in Oxford with the return of the large and popular Ceramics Fair.
A number of ceramicists who we have featured in our exhibitions in recent years have stands with a representative selection of their work.
Image: Anna Lambert – Grass Woods bowl stack
Summer Holiday in the British Isles
07-08-2021
With reports of full campsites and accommodation in favourite destinations like the Lake District being fully booked this year, more than ever we are aware of iBritain’s contrasting landscape. Our summer exhibition Vacation Landscapes presents a range of work by artists on our website.
The printmaker Brian Hindmarch is one of the many artists on our site who have work in exhibitions this summer. Brian is exhibiting at St Helen’s Church Denton Yorkshire later in August. Paul Kenny currently has a solo exhibition at Southport’s Atkinson Gallery and Anna Lambert’s exhibition at London’s Contemporary Ceramics gallery – opposite the British Museum 40 YEARS IN CLAY – continues to 21 August 2021.
Vacation Landscapes 2021
01-08-2021
We have a new exhibition on our website.
As many people are choosing to holiday in the United Kingdom this year, our summer exhibition presents views of Britain through the eyes of artists represented on our website.
31 July – 11 September 2021
News
15-05-2021
Gavagan Art has been based in Settle, North Yorkshire since 2010 presenting temporary exhibitions of contemporary painting, original prints, drawings, sculpture and ceramics from Easter to Christmas.
From spring 2021 the gallery will operate exclusively online. We will continue to present temporary exhibitions of contemporary and Modern British Art. Later in the year we hope to be able to stage an exhibition in a northern venue.