Welsh artist, Ann Lewis, is the latest printmaker to join our gallery. The main focus of her linocuts is the rugged beauty of North Wales and the landscape around her home-based studio in Gerlan. The scenery of the Ogwyn Valley where she lives is far from gentle and Ann’s work captures the atmosphere and drama
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Prior to Paul Catherall’s exhibition ‘15 Years of Linocuts‘ opening on Friday 17th April, Paul found time to catch up with us at the gallery and chat about his work, inspiration, life as an artist and his love for London. You can read our interview with him below and we’re delighted that Paul will be attending
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Paul Catherall is a London based printmaker and illustrator who has become renowned for his clean, sharp linocuts of architectural landmarks, many of which will be very familiar to people and include Telecom Tower, Battersea Power Station and Tate Modern. He has a passion for highlighting and bringing to life structures that may have been
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London Transport Museum has one of the finest poster archives in the world. Since the early 20th century London Transport has commissioned work from the best artists and designers in the country and this tradition continues today. Paul Catherall’s prints feature beautifully reconstructed urban landscapes and architectural details and he has an expert eye for
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Today we wish happy birthday to fine art printmaker Laine Tomkinson. In celebration of her special day Laine is generously offering a 20% discount off all her prints at For Arts Sake until April 17th (both online and in the gallery). Laine’s practice has developed over thirty years, experimenting with all aspects of printmaking and painting
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Morgan Doyle is an accomplished and experienced printmaker who has shown extensively both in the UK and internationally and our next exhibition at The Gallery Downstairs will feature over 25 of his prints. Morgan Doyle’s work is continually evolving as he searches for fresh modes of expression. Over his career Morgan has studied sculpture, got
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Born in 1949 on the Clyde Coast of Scotland, Printmaker and Painter Colin Moore originally studied Architecture in Glasgow. He enjoyed a career in architecture and design, working and living abroad in Venezuela and Spain until 2002, when he settled in London and changed direction towards printmaking and painting. Last August Colin decided it was
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Our latest exhibition in The Gallery Downstairs features work by the British artist Dan Baldwin who has won international critical praise for his provocative artwork, which – in his own words – is ‘about the fine line between the sinister and the beautiful.’ Dan Baldwin bridges the gap between abstract and figurative painting to create
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Sir Peter Blake has always been a popular artist at For Arts Sake and was one of the first artists that we exhibited when we opened the gallery. Peter Blake is a the leading figure in the art world and is often referred to as the Godfather of British Pop Art. Best known for the
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Our next exhibition at For Arts Sake features work by the internationally recognised artist and printmaker, Brad Faine. Born in 1945 in Brighton, Faine studied painting and printmaking at Leicester College of Art and at Goldsmiths College. He then taught printmaking part-time at Farnham College of Art and St. Martin’s School of Art as well
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Congratulations to printmaker Emiko Aida who recently won The Ward Thomas Award at The National Open Art Competition 2014 for her work, Requiem. This work is composed with 17 plates of etching and aquatint in 3 separate frames. The original photo images are the artist’s ancestors, which were re-touched in computer. The National Open Art
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Artist Barry Goodman originally intended to become an architect but studied Graphic Design instead, before pursing a successful career in Design and Illustration. He later studied printmaking at The London College of Printing where his long-standing fascination with the world of architecture and automotives soon started to be reflected in his work. His design background
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