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A J Callan (bio)
 
Callan was born in Glasgow in 1958, and so, growing up in 1960’s Britain, was encouraged to let his imagination rule him. It was due to this encouragement that he turned to art as a child.
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Adam Barsby (bio)
Adam Barsby was born in Leicester in 1969, he showed an early artistic talent which would eventually lead him to graduate from Kent Institute of Art and Design in Maidstone with a First Class Honours Degree. Following his graduation in 1992 Adam worked on several freelance projects for Art Galleries and magazines whilst developing his own style of work.
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Alex Echo (bio)
Biography Coming Soon.
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Alexander Millar (bio)
I was born in 1960 into the small mining community of Springside a few miles outside the town of Kilmarnock on the west coast of Scotland. Life within the small Scottish village was very traditional and although I grew up in the 60’s era it felt more like the 40’s. My formative years were spent in the company of old men dressed in dark suits smoking woodbines partnered with large missile-shaped women decked out in headscarves and pinnies.
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Annora Spence (bio)
Born in 1963 Annora Spence studied in printed textiles at Liverpool Polytechnic, during the early 1980's and continued her further education by completing an MA in the same subject at Birmingham Polytechnic.
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Berit Kruger Johnsen (bio)
The only artist in my family was my grandfather, who I never met. He went mad during the Depression era and was institutionalised. I think it would be fair to say that becoming or being an artist didn’t have the right connotations in my family.
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Bill Tolley (bio)
Introducing these fantastic and intriguing new images by Bill Tolley. Bill studied at Saint Martin's School of Art, London and has had much success both nationally and internationally with his shared and one man exhibitions. We are delighted to welcome Bill's work to our ever increasing portfolio of Artists.
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Billy Connolly (bio)
TBC
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Birim (bio)
Artwork available - Biography coming soon
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Chris & Steve Rocks (bio)
Biography coming soon, artwork available
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Daisy Boman (bio)
We are delighted to officially release the debut collection from Flemish sculptor, Daisy Boman.
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Dani Bergson (bio)
I was born in 1973 and grew up in Pinner, which is a leafy North London suburb. As a child I loved all the 'Arts' and knew that eventually I would pursue a career either performing or painting. I used to copy the artists on TV and regularly send in paintings in the hope that they would be shown. I was especially fond of drawing plants and animals and would spend many hours in my back garden sketching flowers and the family cats.
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Derrick Fielding (bio)
Born in Liverpool in 1965, I remember spending much of my childhood with my head buried in a comic usually The Beano. I would often relish being sent to bed early as a punishment for some misdemeanour so I could read the latest escapade of The Bash Street Kids.
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Doug Hyde (bio)
Born in Bristol in 1972, Doug became aware of his artistic talent at an early age. Throughout his school and college education he concentrated on the technical side of drawing and painting, but after graduation he was in no doubt as to his chosen career, that of a professional artist.
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Dylan Izaak (bio)
High impact paintings on brushed aluminium
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Edward Monkton (bio)
Britain's best selling living poet and icon of contemporary popular culture.
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Elaine Jones (bio)
Ever since I can remember I have always wanted to paint. At school I spent much of my spare time in the art room. Once in the sixth form I was advised to do a Foundation Course at Newcastle-Under-Lyme where I was awarded a distinction along with the Fine Art Prize. I was very lucky and had a fantastic tutor who encouraged and gave me the confidence to pursue life as a Fine Artist. I was taught to experiment freely with an unrestrained approach.
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Gary Walton (bio)
Gary was born in Worcester in 1962. Although he demonstrated a talent for art from an early age, he never considered pursuing a full time career as an artist, instead moving through the school system and into a conventional job. He always loved to paint however and spent much of his spare time painting landscapes – real or imagined.
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Ge Feng (bio)
Artwork available - Biography coming soon
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George Somerville (bio)
Artwork available - Biography coming soon
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Gloria Marojevic (bio)
I have many wonderful memories of creative moments from my childhood. My father enjoyed painting; mostly children set against rolling hills and boats at sea. The canvases were taller than me and the paintings seemed to be enormous to me then. At around the age of 8 I clearly remember transforming a lump of concrete into an exotic island by rubbing all manner of green leaves & vibrant petals over the grey mass until it was alive with colour!
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Govinder Nazran (bio)
“If you don’t want anybody to know anything about you – don’t write a song!”
I can’t remember where I heard this quote, but it serves well to explain how one’s personality is revealed through a song, or in my case, a painting.
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Jeff Rowland (bio)
After studying art at North Tyneside College, I became self employed as a professional artist in 1984. I used this time to experiment with all medium including glass engraving, printing and painting, but always seemed to be drawn back to oil paint.
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Jeremy Sanders (bio)
Coming Soon!
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Jimi Hendrix (bio)
Artwork available - Biography coming soon
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John Holt (bio)
John was born near Manchester in 1949. After leaving school he attended Stockport College of Art to study advertising and graphic design. Having completed the final year of his degree at Salford College of Art, John was awarded the prestigious Bursary Award from the highly acclaimed Royal Society of Arts.
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John Wilson (bio)
My first recollection of having an interest in art was at the age of 10 when I entered into a school Easter Card Competition and won first prize. This inspired me to carry on drawing, particularly incorporating my main interest at that time of aircraft and cars. Things changed when I was 12 – for Christmas I was given a set of oil paints and an easel (the easel I still use today 40 years later!). Painting in oil opened up a whole new world of colour and texture, as well as filling the house with the wonderful scent of linseed and turpentine.
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Josephine Baker (bio)
Strangely, it’s only recently that I’ve become interested in art and comparing my background to the other artists, I find myself in the unique category of having no qualifications in art and having spent my working life stuck in a bank!
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Julie Ann Scott (bio)
Artwork available - Biography coming soon
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Keith Fulford (bio)
Keith was born in London in 1962. Although he exhibited an unusual talent for drawing and painting as a child, he was talked into pursuing a “safe” career by teachers.
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Kelly Jane (bio)
Kelly Jane was born on 9 November 1971 and is a wholly self taught artist. Her work shows individual creativity and flair in which she explores varying subject matters using mixed media. Her work is created by a composition of layers creating texture, colour and contrast.Her vivid imagination combined with an eye for detail and decorative tones is the basis of her contemporary imagery.
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Ken Orton (bio)
Photo-realist artist, Ken Orton both knows and loves his art.
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Kerry Darlington (bio)
Biographies are now available
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Kevin Blackham (bio)
Kevin Blackham was born and brought up in a farming community in Shropshire. Kevin's artistic talent was apparent from a young age when at the age of seven he won a handwriting competition and a host of design commissions from local companies whilst still at school.
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Laurence Llewelyn Bowen (bio)
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen is the UK’s premier celebrity designer and artist. His unique personal approach fuses contemporary minimalism with the glamour of styles gone by, and his enormous popularity has established his status as an arbiter of taste for the British public.
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Libby Lord (bio)
Libby Lord embarked upon a teacher training course at Wolverhampton University, however after a car accident, Libby felt the need to re-evaluate her life goals and embarked upon on her artistic career.
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Linda Charles (bio)
Linda was born in 1969 in London. After studying textiles at Herriot Watt University in Galasheilds, Scotland, she went straight on to become a full-time artist.
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Louis Sidoli (bio)
I never considered pursuing a career as an artist, even though I come from an Anglo - Italian family, most of whom are artists or designers. Art was my best subject at school and I won many local and national art competitions.
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Louise Dear (bio)
Artwork available - Biography coming soon
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Mackenzie Thorpe (bio)
Mackenzie Thorpe was born in northern England (1956), the eldest of seven children. He overcame dyslexia to become the world rewnowned artist he is today. He attended Byam Shaw Art College in London.
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Malcolm Teasdale (bio)
Malcolm's roots are firmly planted in the North East of England, an area whose character and landscape has been defined by its industrial history.
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Mark Edwards (bio)
Artwork available - Biography coming soon
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Mark Grieves (bio)
Born and raised in North Shields, 1971, my childhood was filled with happy times; from building tyre swings over streams to doing 'dodgy deals' in bike parts with my friends.
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Mark Spain (bio)
Mark Spain trained in technical graphics at Medway College of Art before setting up a printmaking studio in Kent producing original etchings. In October 1987 Mark was commissioned to produce limited edition etchings of Kew Gardens and has since undertaken many other commissions, with clients ranging from National Westminster Bank to The Dorchester Hotel. Mark Spain'swork has also been represented by several leading publishers and distributed worldwide.
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Michael Vaughan (bio)
Artwork available - Biography coming soon
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Mike Jackson (bio)
Mike Jackson is well known for painting his loveable ‘hoodie’ characters in various situations, but has changed his style in his more recent art. In his more recent pieces, he paints seascapes, with little boats in the harbour and houses by the sea.
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Nadeem Chughtai (bio)
Most of the paintings I paint just happen with no pre planning. I do however like to catalogue my ideas so I can go back, should I wish, to them as a source of reference. I find listening to music while I paint extremely inspiring.
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Neil Dawson (bio)
Dawson is well known for painting cityscapes and taxi cabs usually in the evening, dawn and dusk. He captures the movement of people, cars and the usual city hustle and bustle perfectly, and the way he paints the bright city lights is very realistic.
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Nel Whatmore (bio)
Nel Whatmore is currently married to the writer Mark Morris and they have two children David and Polly. Mark writes in the mornings and Nel Whatmore paints in the afternoons, the rest of their time is divided looking after their children.
Nel Whatmore's studio is a 200-year-old granary only five minutes from their house. Music and colour form an integral part of Nel's work. The former she finds focuses her mind; the latter is her main inspiration.
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Nicky Belton (bio)
I’m a habitual early riser, as at 6.30 in the morning my four noisy dogs are already asking to be taken for a walk. This is a lovely way to start the day as I’m an outdoor girl at heart, and whatever the weather it sets me up for a productive few hours.
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Nicola Read (bio)
I was born in Hong Kong and have lived in Cyprus, Nottingham, Tewkesbury, Loughborough and Matlock, finally settling in Derbyshire, a most beautiful and picturesque part of the country.Both my parents are keen artists and thus as a child I always had plenty of materials to hand and was encouraged to draw and paint.
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Paul Corfield (bio)
I was born in Bournemouth, Dorset on the 25th March 1970 and have lived within 10 miles of my birthplace all my life. I can't remember exactly when it was, but I know I was very young when I first started learning to draw.
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Paul Horton (bio)
I studied drawing and painting at Bournville School of Art, specialising in life drawing and history of art. I also set out on a career within the printing industry, managing to combine this with an ever-developing style of work in both fine art and illustration, selling and exhibiting my work at regular intervals.
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Peter Blake (bio)
Artwork avaliable - Biography coming soon
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Peter Smith (bio)
I can never remember a time when I did not enjoy some form of creativity; I gaze upon my childhood with a great sense of fondness and looking back I realise why my love affair with painting will never end.
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Philip Stuttard (bio)
My mother & father, brother & sister all have/had varying talents in artistry. But I am sure that my roots in art come straight from my Grandfather. He was an excellent artist, who even managed to paint arab silk traders, trading from the backs of camels during the war when he was posted in Eygpt.
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Richard Farrant (bio)
Artwork available - Biography coming soon
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Roger Hutchings (bio)
Roger Hutchings was born in Middlesex in 1943 into a family where artistic endeavor was as much a part of day-to-day life as breathing. His mother was well versed in an impressive range of arts and crafts, whilst his father was an extremely talented painter who spent much of his spare time sharing his love for painting with his three sons.
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Sarah Graham (bio)
Her choice of subject matter is inspired by her childhood as well as her love of colour, and her images strike a particularly timely chord in an era when British culture is dominated by retro influences in both fashion and music.
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Scott Carruthers (bio)
Artwork available - Biography coming soon
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Shazia (bio)
Born in 1972 in Keighley, Yorkshire, Shazia had a quiet and reserved childhood, clinging to her mother and listening to her stories as Shazia sat beneath her sewing table, these stories served to inspire Shazia with visions of a bright and hopeful but sometimes subtly distressed world that would later affect her works.
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Simon Bull (bio)
Artwork available to buy - biography coming soon
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Stan Lee Marvel Comics (bio)
Marvel Comics Creator Stan Lee
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Studio Evolution Artists (bio)
Studio Evolution are a group of 5 artists. Combining various elements of talent and expertise is never an easy thing to do, but at our Studio we feel confident that our collective skills enable us to produce both innovative and creative pieces.
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Sue Guthrie (bio)
Friends have often commented that when I speak about my upbringing it sounds idyllic, and I believe it was. Firstly, living in a small village in Buckinghamshire surrounded by fields and woods and given as much freedom as a child could hope for
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Todd White (bio)
N/A
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Toni Hargreaves (bio)
I spent five years at Blackpool and Fylde College of Art, studying first technical illustration then specialising in scientific illustration with a view to becoming a medical illustrator. I worked for a medical publisher in Surrey as an illustrator before returning to the north to pursue a career as a freelance wildlife illustrator eventually signing to a London illustration agency.
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Tony Linsell (bio)
Born in London in 1947 Tony was brought up in a post-war society where the public perception of art was altering on a daily basis. Obviously talented even from an early age, Tony spent his free time drawing and painting from imagination rather than life. He hoped to take up some kind of artistic career so embarked on a three year course entitled "Studio Practice". Here he learned many things, not least how to illustrate in a range of styles, and he has made a living ever since working on an extraordinary array of books and illustration projects. At the same time he was pursuing his personal agenda - that of becoming a professional "fine" artist painting for himself rather than fulfilling commissions for others.
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Zinsky (bio)
Artwork available - Biography Coming Soon
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