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Congratulations to Chris Grisley, who has been shortlisted for The Signature Art Prize. Browse and buy all available work by Chris here

Annie Graham‘s piece Ministrations has been shortlisted for the RBA Rome Scholarship – Rising Stars exhibition. View all available work by Annie here.

With Autumn beginning to find its stride, there’s a creeping inclination to stay (even more!) indoors. The days are getting shorter, and the burgeoning cool keeps us back a little from wading outdoors in search of wonder. Art perhaps picks up nature’s slack; a reserve of warmth, energy, and intrigue, it can keep us dazzled […]

“I paint belongings. They include toys, jewellery, shoes and ornaments. These treasured possessions are painted as portraits, imbuing them with the importance I feel they deserve. The paintings invite the viewer to imagine stories about the objects and the memories and emotions they trigger. Lost possessions can cause a yearning out of all proportion to […]

“I am a modern artist working with the old technique of figurative painting. The play between concealing and showing is inherent in the painting technique. Through my choice of subject and motifs I try to highlight this. In my watercolours I play with stress, composition and space. By using the motives and the technique I […]

David Shrigley’s advice to young artists – shared from Louisiana Channel

“You’re on the right track if you’re excited about what you’re doing.” – David Shrigley

My paintings have often been a response to the term ‘Mother’: both the beauty of motherhood and the anxieties that accompany it. The figure of the mother was always present nursing the child. More recently the work has focussed on the fruitfulness and fecundity of life in all its forms but principally the absorption in […]

“The creative objective of my work is to make something beautiful out of dilapidation. My tableaus explore the dissonance between old and new materials, intertwined in the most beautiful way possible to create dreamlike and melancholy images.”    

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Congratulations to David O’Malley selected for the prestigious John Moores Painting Prize 2014, “Once again the Walker Art Gallery brings a fascinating array of approaches to one of art’s most traditional mediums when the John Moores Painting Prize opens as part of the Liverpool Biennial . The mix of paintings is eclectic, with landscapes, portraits, […]