About us

Gavagan Art curates and presents a programme of Modern British and Contemporary Art events each year.

Gavagan Art was established in 2010, in the Dales town of Settle in North Yorkshire, in a gallery which had been converted from a hayloft in the early 1980s. We revived what had been a highly regarded venue that had stood vacant for seven years. When the building was redeveloped in 2015, we moved to the refurbished Town Hall, a Gothic Revival building in the centre of the town. Temporary exhibitions of both emerging and established artists and associated events were held at the Town Hall gallery until 2020.

The business is owned by Mary Gavagan. Mary was Director of the University art gallery at Lancaster University for over 20 years, developing the gallery’s collection and curating fine art and craft exhibitions.  2021 and beyond

Gavagan Art curated exhibitions in North Yorkshire for eleven years: 2010 – 2021.

In September 2023, an exhibition was held at the Low Wood Bay Hotel, Windermere of paintings by Norman Adams RA.  This exhibition was followed by: Buildings in the Landscape – Paintings by Yorkshire based Kitty North. January – April 2024.

A number of exhibitions by contemporary artist have followed including: Tina Balmer, Rebecca Scott and Norman Long.

The current exhibition at Low Wood Bay: Abstract Paintings & Raku Ceramics, Terry Beard & Stephen Murfitt.

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Contact

Tel. Mobile: 07799797961

Email: [email protected]