Excess All Areas: 3 February – 17 March 2012
Celebrating two decades of putting the art into party, Excess All Areas draws together a collection of the iconic images used to promote just some of more than one thousand parties thrown by legendary Leeds club night Back to Basics, since it opened its doors 20 years ago. Back to Basics remains a pioneer and has retained its rock and roll ethos. Against all the odds, for a club that deliberately turned its back on commercial world of the club “brand”, Back to Basics has turned 20 and is now the longest running club night of its kind, anywhere in the world. The cultural and economic impact of Back to Basics on Leeds, and on our culture in general – the likes of Groove Armada, Basement Jaxx and Daft Punk are among those to have played their UK debut and found their feet in Basics – can not be underestimated.
Each image was created by the club’s promoter, resident artist and “the purveyor of good times”, Dave Beer, as part of an ongoing collaboration with designer Nic Gundill.
All pieces in this exhibition are for sale.
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Past Exhibitions
Leeds Print Festival
26 – 31 January 2012
Celebrating traditional and contemporary print process through type and image.
We celebrate the advent of Leeds Print Festival with an exhibition of innovative print works from regional, national and international artists and designers that will run for the duration of the festival.
The one-week Leeds Print Festival 2012 at Leeds Gallery has a programme of exhibitions, lectures, workshops, open studios and performances covering all print disciplines. This unique collection of events will deliver a dose of inspiration whilst drawing attention to print and its importance in contemporary design culture.
The Leeds Print Festival opening event is on Friday 27 January 2012 at 7pm with live printing and bookbinding. On Sunday 29 January Leeds Print Festival is proud to present a series of three talks, starting at 11am, from creatives who work with, play with and love print.
Most of the pieces in this exhibition are for sale.
The Yorkshire Artists
4 – 25 January 2012
A selection of works from 6 contemporary artists living or working in Yorkshire. This show is part one of two, and includes works by David Cook, Drew Ward, Tony Noble, Mark Sofilas, Leslie Child and Helen Peyton.
David Cook works and lives in Malhamdale, North Yorkshire. He works in a thematic way producing works of particular locations; although the starting point may be about a place they are developed to almost abstraction using a variety of media.
Drew Ward is an artist living and working at Millbeck Studio in Leeds, West Yorkshire. His works are highly finished charcoal drawings on paper.
Tony Noble is a full time artist working from his studio in Redbrick Mill, Batley, West Yorkshire. His work features a wide range of subject matter, though in recent years he has been gaining something of a reputation as a portrait painter.
Mark Sofilas was born in Western Australia and now lives in Leeds, West Yorkshire. His paintings are inspired by the idiosyncrasies of the northern English and Scottish countryside, bringing to his work the perspective of someone who originates from a very different landscape.
Leslie Child is a watercolourist specialising in scenes both of local interest and cities throughout Europe. He lives and works in Leeds, West Yorkshire.
Helen Peyton is an artist printmaker living in Skipton, North Yorkshire, who specialises in limited edition lino monoprint and lino reduction prints.
All works in this exhibition are for sale.
The Illustrators
14 November 2011 – 3 January 2012
This extraordinary exhibition covers the remarkable history of British illustration over the last century and includes original works by household names such as Arthur Rackham, E H Shepard, William Heath Robinson, The Walt Disney Studio, Ronald Searle, Quentin Blake and Oliver Jeffers.
The Illustrators is presented in association with the Chris Beetles Gallery in London; Chris Beetles has championed the innovative world of illustration for the last thirty-five years, producing outstanding annual exhibitions and museum quality catalogues which have stimulated this formerly overlooked area of collectable art. Carefully selected from their extensive collection these works are being shown in Leeds for the first time.
All works in this exhibition are for sale.
A selection of books are available including signed, first edition and out of print titles illustrated by many of the featured artists. Events and readings at the gallery and around Leeds will take place throughout November and December, please contact the gallery for more information or check for updates on Twitter.
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Terry O’Neill: 50 Years At The Top
15 September 2011 – 9 November 2012
It was 50 years ago that Terry O’Neill first picked up a camera and began an astonishing career. First becoming a key photographer in London’s heady 1960s cultural milieu, he went on to capture most major stars of stage and screen and has helped to define our very notion of ‘celebrity’. From his famous photographs of Brigitte Bardot smoking a cigar and Faye Dunaway the morning after her Oscar win to his 2007 portrait of Amy Winehouse, these iconic images have made Terry one of the world’s most popular and collectible photographers.
Terry’s work forms a visual Who’s Who of cinema, rock and pop music, theatre and fashion over five decades. His sitters have included Brigitte Bardot, Frank Sinatra, Faye Dunaway, Michael Caine, Audrey Hepburn, Paul Newman, Lee Marvin, The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. His photographs offer an intimate insight into their lives, both private and public.
The exhibition is a mix of striking modern prints that Terry O’Neill has created from his original negatives; many have been recently discovered during extensive research of his archive. The show runs from 15 September until 12 November 2011.
The catalogue for this show is a selection from three previous exhibitions of O’Neill’s work at the prestigious London gallery Chris Beetles Fine Photographs with additional pieces specially requested by the gallery. Presented by Leeds Gallery in association with Chris Beetles Limited, this show brings Terry O’Neill’s photographs to Leeds for the first time.
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Upcoming Exhibitions
The Yorkshire Artists, Part 2
19 March – 9 April 2012
Part two of our Yorkshire Artists show, a selection of artists living or working in Yorkshire.
Colin Halliday
Tom Wood
Helen Peyton
Leeds through a Lens
10 April – 16 May 2012
A selection of works of and about the City of Leeds and it’s people, shot by a 15 different photographers.
Judith Levin, Northern Landscapes
27 May – 27 June 2012
Judith Levin’s paintings began to be collected when she was fifteen. She developed a technique in pure painting, freely building a classical composition directly onto the canvas in paint only, without the use of drawn or planned outlines.
Ronald Searle: A Retrospective
28 June – 31 July 2012
Ronald Searle CBE, RDI was a British artist and satirical cartoonist. He is perhaps best best remembered as the creator of St Trinian’s School and for his collaboration with Geoffrey Willans on the Molesworth series. Following his death in 2011, this exhibition celebrates his life’s work, with pieces spanning his career and is presented in association with the Chris Beetles Gallery.
Leeds Fine Artists: Group 7
1 – 22 August 2012
Leeds Fine Artists was founded in 1874 as the Leeds Fine Arts Club. Over the years many well-known and accomplished artists have been members. Today, their ranks are mainly comprised of professional artists who make their living through a combination of arts related activities. Works will be shown from Pauline Meade, Mark Sofilas, Cath Brooke, Peter Ellis, Sue Atkinson, Kath Tarpy, Janine Denby and Jane Burgess.
The Yorkshire Artists, Part 3
23 August – 30 September 2012
Part three of our Yorkshire Artists show, a selection of artists living or working in Yorkshire.
Sun Awards and Photography Exhibition
31 October – 15 December 2012
The Sun Awards showcase and reward the best in professional photography. It does this through an annual judged competition, the showcase Sun exhibition, with allied events and seminars highlighting photography generated in the Northern regions of the UK, within the disciplines of advertising, design, fashion and editorial.
Details about further exhibitions coming soon.
