Artists
of Northern Exposure
Discover the artists currently featured in the gallery
Colin Halliday
1964: Born Carlisle
1987-88: Foundation Course in Fine Art, Carlisle
1989-92: BA (Honours) Fine Art, Exeter
I paint Landscapes because that is what I most relate to, my working method is very bold and expressive as I want a painting to look like a painting and not get bogged down with detail.
A painterly application is a very important aspect of my work as this I feel reflects the subject matter best and the importance of individual marks, application is not hidden and this I feel celebrates the individual. I choose many subjects which could be anywhere in England sometimes intimate spaces and sometimes a larger landscape view. It is by concentrating on expressive application the painting becomes more object like and not so determined by illusion this is after all a painting and not the actual landscape, hopefully it is an object of beauty.
Mel Hood
Mel Hood is an English artist based in Bollington, Cheshire, England. Born in the South and raised in the North.
Through his life, experiences, and travels art has been a constant companion following him on his journeys, whether that’s Cumbria to Colorado or Hong Kong to High Peak.
His pieces are influenced by his connection to the landscape whether that’s the open spaces of the deep mountain valleys or the fast-paced metropolitan cities, his environment has always been at the core of his artwork.
Instinctively he is drawn to the natural image of his surroundings and questions its composition through different mediums, colours, and texture whilst always exploring light and movement. He primarily gravitates to painting and mixed media where these mediums allow him to experiment with all forms of expression and establish a narrative and a new perspective.
Nigel Smith
Nigel was born in Kent, UK , lived in London, Leicester and Auckland, New Zealand. Painting from his early teens Nigel went on to study Art and then Graphic Design an industry he then went on to work in as a designer for 25 years.
“My work sits somewhere between abstracted landscape, fantasy and lyrical abstraction. I call them dreamscapes. They are meditations on nature, spirit and memory capturing moments of mood in an ever changing environment. They are contemporary visions of the sublime, filtered through abstract expressionism, East Asian art and philosophy, the majestic light of Turner and Monet… and a dash of 70s prog album covers.
I want the viewer to feel they are not quite sure what they are looking at. They may find familair motifs but be unsure if they are looking at something vast or microscopic, external or internal, underwater or out in the cosmos, in a grand vista or a local weedpatch. Nature moves constantly, ever changing, interconnected, both epic and intimate. In my art, like in a Murukami novel, one never quite knows when the familiar will slip into a twilight of surreal dreams. Who doesn’t want a little magic in their lives?” Nigel Smith
Gareth Tristan Evans.
Born in Singapore, brought up in a remote Welsh Valley and now living in Macclesfield. Gareth is an emerging mixed media artist collected by an increasing number of contemporary collectors.
Influenced by childhood memory, vintage textiles and street art, whilst unconstructed by the need to conform to traditional codes, yet delivered with an unwavering attention to detail.
Alleyne Parry
Coming soon…
Miss Evoke
Miss Evoke is an artist of the young generation - Gen Z.
Her artwork uses various techniques to achieve a perfect finish, incorporating AI. Her works re in private galleries throughout Europe including Germany, Italy, France, Denmark, Belgium, Netherlands, and Spain.
Joan Llaverias
Joan is a Catalan artist whose work represents the appearance of colours, especially those that appear in their pure state. As soon as he started as a child, Joan transformed all the images into geometric shapes. He studied engraving, ceramics, and later, jewellery design in Barcelona.
He has been painting for more than 25 years and has clung to abstraction, which acts as a guide throughout his work. Joan’s abstract work seeks to explore the limits of painting, both in shapes and colours. His paintings allude to the hippie movements of the 1960s, the artist seeks to find and invent images that are not yet known, or that have not been used before. Joan’s paintings have been exhibited in Spain and abroad, especially in Europe.
Jürgen Angeler
Born in Austria in 1982, Jürgen now lives and works near Munich.
His works are tailored to the modern zeitgeist and is constantly concerned with the current developments in the visual arts. Years of engagement with art history and artistic techniques form the foundation of his work and its constant development.
Jürgen’s intention is to create expressive gallery-quality works of art for your rooms that correspond to the modern zeitgeist. Zeitgeist comes straight from German - zeit meaning ‘time’ and geist meaning ‘spirit’ and the ‘spirit of the time’ is what’s going on culturally, religiously, or intellectually during a certain period.
Tracey Johnson
Coming soon…
Freda People (David & Javier Salvador)
Freda People are two young brothers, David and Javier Salvador from Barcelona, Spain known as Freda People.
From their early years, they have been attracted to art in all its aspects, they began painting in the street, inspired by artists like Keith Haring, Basquiat, Picasso, and Dali.
With an eclectic style they paint, make sculptures, and create collages, showing their work in galleries in the US, France, Austria, Germany, Finland, and now, the UK.
Alfonso Sánchez
Alfonso is a Spanish expressionist painter, using colour and texture to create lyrical paintings. In his own words, his work is about connecting with the most primitive part of his brain:
“I work quickly with gestures with intuition and with the music I listen to. Uncertainty in our personal lives and in the world is what leads me to paint and to do so through a creative process also dominated by uncertainty about the result. I think the theme is always the same, trying to find some certainty in a world where there is none and freely expressing very raw sesnsations that connect with the oldest part of my being. I think that deep down i am very similar to a painter from 30 or 40,000 years ago.”
Caroline Mandrafina
Caroline Mandrafina (1963), French painter of Italian origin,
began her artistic career with fashion.
Drawing was an integral part of her first passion, so it was only natural that when she met Olivier Pfleger in 1994, he taught her painting.
Over time, her style has been characterized by large flat areas of bright colors and tracings on the canvas that are reminiscent of "mosaic" that she is particularly fond of.
Favorite themes: Seascapes, Music, Nature and abstract.
In 2005, she opened her gallery in Monflanquin (47) and the adventure began, with an audience still present today, participating in several fairs.
Permanent exhibition: gallery "Art et Regard, Pessac (33)"
Grand Prix du Salon de Manzac (24) in 2017.
Danny Cawley
Danny was in one of the first Manchester graffiti art gangs in the early to mid 1980s.
“I loved the excitement and vivid colours in graffiti, combined with my love f hip hop culture coming out of New York, coupled my love of psychedelic music with a visual experience.”
Over the last 15 years Danny’s unique artwork has been collected by a series of clients from the music world from bands such as The Verve, The Levellers, Happy Mondays and The Charlatans to name but few.