RECORDING TIME

19 April – 25 May 2024
Preview: Thurs 18 April, 5-7:30pm
Record Store Day: Sat 20 April, 11am-4pm
The Late Shows: 18 May, 6-10pm

Catherine Bertola, Jane Bown, Anna Chapman Parker, Rachael Clewlow, Alan Hathaway, Nick Kennedy

& Beyond the Goldmine Standard Artists:
Matt Antoniak, Alfons Bytautas, Mark Bletcher, Jennifer Douglas, Ross Frew, Nancy Harper, Kitty L M McKay, Fiona Larkin, Poppy Amber Marsden, Paul Merrick, Rosie Morris, Annie O’Donnell, Helen Pailing, Theresa Poulton, Narbi Price, Paul Raymond, Harriet Sutcliffe, Matilda Sutton, Jade Sweeting & Katie Watson.

THOMAS WIDERBERG

Northern Lights

22 March – 13 April 2024
Preview: Thursday 21 March, 5-7:30pm

The first Newcastle solo exhibition by Norwegian photographer Thomas Widerberg, concerned with the solitude and majesty of remote landscapes.

Also on show are North Shields artist Crispian Heath’s mesmeric glass sculptures, inspired by the rugged cliffs and geological sites of Britain.

PORTALS: CHRISTY BURDOCK, MANI KAMBO & BETHANY STEAD

2nd February – 16th March, 2024
Preview: Thursday 1st February, 2024, 5-7:30pm

Gallagher & Turner are proud to present ‘Portals’ a collection of paintings, textiles and drawings from artists Christy Burdock, Mani Kambo and Bethany Stead, offering windows into the everyday and the otherworldly.

PETER QUINN RWS, RSW

NEW WORK

24th November, 2023 – 27th January, 2024
Preview: Thursday 23rd November, 5-7:30pm

Christmas drinks & meet the artist: Saturday 9th December, 2-4pm

An exhibition of watercolour paintings capturing the colour and character of street life, by Royal Watercolour Society and Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour artist, Peter Quinn.

MATT RUGG: ORGANIC FORM

Online Exhibition: 19th November 2023 - 13th January 2024, works viewable by appointment

13th October - 18th November, 2023
Preview: 12th October, 2023, 5 – 7.30pm

Matt Rugg: Organic Form continues online featuring mixed media works on paper alongside new unframed works on paper. All works are available for sale and viewable by appointment. A window into Rugg’s intuitive exploration of material, layering, colour, pattern and form.

SPIN ME A YARN: ELLIE CLEWLOW, DAVID HOCKNEY & DEBORAH SNELL

1st September - 7th October, 2023
Preview: Thursday 31st August, 2023, 5 – 7.30pm

Let us tell you a tale.

Spin me a yarn presents the work of three artists, Ellie Clewlow, David Hockney and Deborah Snell, who playfully retell popular stories from Brothers Grimm and Shakespeare using drawing, printmaking, and sculpture.

IN OUR ELEMENT: ENCOUNTERS WITH THE COAST

30th June - 12th August, 2023
Preview: Thursday 29th June, 2023, 5 – 7.30pm

This group exhibition brings together artworks from eight artists, celebrating the beauty and awe of the English Coastline. Artists include Ruth Bond, Andrew Cheetham, Melvyn Evans, Crispian Heath, Maria Laffey, Sarah Ross-Thompson, Kelly Stewart & Nicola Young.

SOLID MATTER: EFFIE BURNS, KATY COLE & JILL TATE

12th May - 24th June, 2023
Preview: Friday 12th May, 2023, 5 – 7.30pm

Solid Matter explores the alchemic premise: as above so below, drawing together three artists, Effie Burns, Jill Tate, and Katy Cole, each of whom show meticulous care and consideration in how they work with materials.

WILHELMINA BARNS-GRAHAM: EARTH, WIND & FIRE

10th March - 6th May, 2023
Preview: Friday 10th March, 2023, 5 – 7.30pm    

We are delighted to show a selection of original prints and artworks, by Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (b. Fife, Scotland, 1912 – 2004), one of Britain’s most significant modern artists, presented in partnership with the Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust.

IN PURSUIT OF PLEASURE: LUCY MAY SCHOFIELD & JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS

27th January – 4th March 2023
Preview: Thursday 26th January 2023, 5 – 7.30pm    

A highly collectable exhibition of ukiyo-e woodblock prints from the printmakers of the Edo, Meiji and Shin-Hanga eras of Japanese art, alongside woodblocks from contemporary artist Lucy May Schofield.

OPEN EXHIBITION 2022

26th November 2022 – 21st January 2023
Preview: Friday 25th November 2022, 5 – 7pm        

Open Exhibition showcasing a range of works by 62 local North East artists, including paintings, prints, sculpture, ceramics and jewellery, celebrating the region’s rich abundance of talent.

FRANCIS BACON & ØRNULF OPDAHL

14th October - 19th November 2022
Preview: 14th October 5-7pm

We are excited to present a small selection of framed original Francis Bacon lithographs from renowned French art magazine Derrière le Miroir, November 1966.

Alongside this we have original watercolours and prints by renowned Norwegian artist Ørnulf Opdhal, exploring atmospheric landscapes of the west coast of Norway.

ORIGINAL ARTIST POSTERS

19th August - 8th October 2022

Many of the leading artists of the 20th century enjoyed designing their own exhibition posters, often in the form of large, original lithographs produced by some of the great Parisian print ateliers such as the Mourlot Frères studio

This exhibition of specially selected Modernist posters brings together vibrant examples by Pablo Picasso, Joán Miró, Fernand Leger, Marc Chagall, Henri Matisse, Eduardo Paolozzi and David Hockney and more

LILY SENNER: HEAVEN ON EARTH

15 July - 13th August 2022
Preview: 14th July 5.30 -7.30pm TBC

Lily Senner is a painter based in Newcastle upon Tyne. She studied Fine Art at The Royal Drawing School and Newcastle University. Working from memory and imagination, her work creates a playful tension between utopia and dystopia, questioning what our legacy on our surrounding environments will look like.

MARC CHAGALL - DAVID AND THE LION

10th June - 9th July 2022

Marc Chagall was one of the most popular and distinctive artists of the 20th century. He was born in 1887 in western Belarus, then part of the Soviet Union, to a Hasidic Jewish family. This exhibition features work from several different series by Chagall, including The Fables of La Fontaine, The Bible Series and The Jerusalem Windows

An early modernist, Chagall was associated with several major artistic styles including Cubism, Fauvism, and Jewish folk art. According to art historian Michael J. Lewis, Chagall was ‘the last survivor of the first generation of European modernists.’ He was highly regarded by his contemporaries and Pablo Picasso remarked in the 1950s, ‘When Matisse dies, Chagall will be the only painter left who understands what colour really is’.

JOHNNYX: PANIC PICNIC

29th April - 4th June 2022
Preview: Thursday 28th April 5.30 - 7.30pm

Johnnyx is a printer, painter and multimedia artist based in Newcastle who parodies Pop Art, advertising culture and the socio-political zeitgeist. His bold, colourful multi-layered prints collage together a vicious social commentary.

He has been featured in The New York Times, Financial Times, Newcastle Evening Chronicle, The Crack, NARC, and in 3rd Dimension Magazine. He previously worked in the computer games industry, mainly with DMA Design, the studio which created the game Grand Theft Auto.

PAUL HENERY - WILD NORTH: Wild Places, Wild Weather, Wildlife

11th March - 23rd April 2022
Preview: Thursday 10th March 5.30 - 7.30pm

Paul Henery is a Northumberland based artist dealing with the landscape and wildlife of the Wild North. For thirteen years, he worked as a full-time Wildlife Crime Officer for Northumbria Police and in 2013 was named WWF UK Wildlife Law Enforcer of the Year. Paul works in a figurative manner, utilising on-location field sketches as the basis for more developed works. Working across a range of media he seeks to capture the light, weather and the mood of a place.

Paul has exhibited worldwide, including in exhibitions in Israel, the Netherlands and the USA. He has been presented with numerous Wildlife Art awards including, but not limited to, Bird Illustrator of the Year 1995, BBC Wildlife Magazine Wildlife Artist of the Year 2002, the RSPB Fine Art Award 2004, and the Artists for Nature Foundation Fine Art Award in 2005.

MARK BLETCHER, ABI HAMPSEY, OLIVER HOFFMEISTER: THREE’S A CROWD

28th January - 5th March 2022
Preview: Thursday 27th January 5.30 - 7.30pm

Three’s a Crowd is an exhibition of recent work by Mark Bletcher, Abi Hampsey and Oliver Hoffmeister, artists and friends who met at Newcastle University on the Fine Art course. In 2020 the group founded a project called Minutes on Painting in response to the pandemic, as a platform to create conversations between artists about painting and to raise funds for charity. They have also recently shown work together at Safe House 1 in London. This new group show at Gallagher and Turner continues to explore their joint interest into figurative painting from individual perspectives.

GORDON DALTON: ABANDON ALL HOPE

28th January - 5th March 2022
Preview: Thursday 27th January 5.30 - 7.30pm

Gordon Dalton (b. 1970) is a contemporary painter from Middlesbrough, based in Saltburn by the Sea. He holds a Fine Art degree from The University of Wales and an MFA from Northumbria University. The subject matter of his colourful, abstracted, painting spans industrial and natural landscapes.

OPEN EXHIBITION 2021

November 26th 2021 - January 22nd 2022

Gallagher & Turner present our second open exhibition, which will once again showcase the abundance of cultural talent, and feature artworks submitted by artists from across the North East

Check out our first Open Exhibition (back in 2019) here

PETER QUINN: VOYAGES

15th October - 20th November 2021

An exhibition of new paintings by Newcastle based Royal Watercolour Society artist Peter Quinn

Peter Quinn paints watercolour subjects that he finds on his travels. Attracted to the urban and the out-of-the-way, his paintings offer a brightly-coloured and personal response. Peter carries sketchbooks and a camera on his explorations. Often the subject presents itself immediately: a busy boat yard, an elegant avenue, a jumble of pots and plants on a doorstep or a packed shop display. Peter's watercolours are produced back in his studio in Newcastle: pencil drawings followed by an admittedly haphazard and occasionally experimental painting technique.

JILL CAMPBELL: FELL WALKS

10th September - 9th October 2021

Jill Campbell is an abstract painter based in County Durham. Her expressive paintings are inspired by the striking landscapes of the North East, specifically the changing light and weather of an ancient mining landscape called Cockfield Fell where she regularly walks.

Jill has exhibited throughout the UK, including at The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, The Royal Birmingham Society of Artists Prize Exhibition, The Great North Art Show, The BEEP Painting Biennial, The Ferens Open and the New Light Art Prize.

JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS: THREE HUNDRED YEARS

10th September - 9th October 2021

Alongside Jill Campbell’s exhibition, ‘Fell Walks’, Gallagher & Turner will be showing ‘Three Hundred Years’, a selection of Japanese woodblock prints from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.

The golden age of Japanese woodblock printing in the 18th and 19th centuries saw the spread of a highly populist art form, described as Ukiyo-e, or 'pictures of the floating world'. The floating world is an expression meaning the fleeting, ephemeral pleasures of life: the theatre, beautiful women, or courtesans, folklore stories and the beauty of animals, flowers and plants. Produced in books, scrolls, or as loose sheets, woodblock prints were made and circulated widely throughout Japanese society from the early 1600s right through until the mid 20th century, with some artists still operating with new styles and methods today.

EMMA BENNETT: ABOVE GROUND

23rd July - 4th September 2021

Above Ground is an exhibition of bold minimalist paintings which reflect the design of Modernist and Post-War Architecture by Middlesbrough based artist Emma Bennett. By using colour and pattern in conjunction with her personal connections to place, Bennett examines our localised social histories.

Bennett’s selected exhibitions include Baltic Open 2020; ING Discerning Eye 2020; Traces of Reality, PS Mirabel; Major Conversations: The Industrial Narrative, The Turnpike; Manchester Contemporary; High Rise (solo), South Square, Bradford and Altered Space (solo) Platform A Gallery. Emma was awarded a Runner-Up Prize in the KPP Prize for Art, Architecture and Design. Her work was recently acquired by Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art.

MARIA LAFFEY: A YEAR IN SOUTH WEST NORTHUMBERLAND

23rd July - 4th September 2021

A Year in South West Northumberland presents a body of paintings by Maria Laffey which encompass her experience of a year spent close to home. Partly joyful and partly cathartic, the product is a series of paintings which reflect her wanderings in her local Northumbrian landscape.

Maria has exhibited alongside members of the Royal Society of British Artists at their annual exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London. She has exhibited at Woodhorn Museum and Scarborough Art Gallery. She was shortlisted for the New Light Art Prize 2020/2021 and will exhibit in the New Light touring exhibition at The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tullie House Museum, Carlisle and Bankside Gallery, London.

FRANS AND NICO WIDERBERG

20th May - 17th July 2021

Widely acknowledged as Norway’s foremost figurative painter since Edvard Munch, Frans Widerberg (1934 – 2017) represented Norway at the Venice Biennale in 1974. He exhibited regularly in Newcastle from 1987 to 2015. His works are held in the collections of the British Museum, London, the Gallery of Modern Art Edinburgh and most National Collections in Norway.

Born in 1960, Nico Widerberg works across the disciplines, moving effortlessly between sculpture, painting and printmaking with the consistency of an artist who is entirely at one with himself and his materials. His work is represented in major public and private collections internationally and is currently acknowledged as one of the most distinguished artists working in Norway today

GAVIN WATSON: PROTECT & SURVIVE

26th November 2020 - 15th May 2021

Informed by the rich visual culture of the North East, Gavin Watson’s paintings explore the relationships forged between humans and animals, and the internal and external worlds they share. Often using humour, he tells playful stories in his surreal and characterful expertly crafted paintings. His quiet but dramatic scenes are almost spiritual, perfectly capturing the essence and emotion of the animals in them.

Born in Sunderland in 1962, Gavin Watson lives and works in rural Northumberland. He has exhibited his work at The Bowes Museum, Sunderland Museum and has regularly been selected for the BP National Portrait award. In 2020 he was awarded the Visitors Choice Award at The New Light Prize and has also been commissioned by The Duchess of Northumberland.

DALE ATKINSON

1st October - 21st November 2020

Dale Atkinson is a figurative painter and draftsman whose work, as loosely allegoric as it is descriptive, relies upon the dynamo of suggestion to move it forward. Lost swimmers, passing comets, insomniacs laying traps for sleep or saw wielding manifestations of conscience will occupy the same uncertain arenas as chairs remembered from childhood and yesterday's bully.

Dale was born in Sunderland and now lives in Gateshead. He exhibits both nationally and internationally and has work in public and private collections around the world.

GALLAGHER & TURNER 30TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION

20th August - 27th September 2020

Gallagher & Turner was established in Newcastle in 1990, and has since become a staple of the North East’s remarkably vibrant art scene. Previously based in the historic St. Thomas Street workshops, a former stables for the Deuchar’s Breweries, the new gallery on St Mary’s Place was opened in early 2016, directly opposite the famous Civic Centre. This year represents the 30th anniversary of the partnership, and the gallery team look forward to sharing the highlights of their distinctive collection of artists.

MELVYN EVANS: THE POWER OF PLACE

2nd July - 15th August 2020

Working between print, painting, and drawing, Melvyn Evans seeks to capture a human relationship with the varied landscapes of the British Isles, featuring locations around North Yorkshire and Lancashire, as well as prehistoric sites such as Doggerland. Lost to the sea over millennia, Doggerland was the fertile land bridge that connected the East of Britain to mainland Europe and was almost certainly inhabited by humans in the late stone age. Now submerged by the North Sea, is still visible in the right conditions from places like Redcar, and Evans has been recounting its traces in pieces like his print ‘Lost Land’.

PICTURES OF THE FLOATING WORLD: THE ART OF JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTING

5th March - 26th June 2020

The golden age of Japanese woodblock printing in the 18th and 19th centuries saw the spread of a highly populist art form, described as Ukiyo-e, or 'pictures of the floating world'. The floating world is an expression meaning the fleeting, ephemeral pleasures of life (mostly for Japanese men): the theatre, beautiful women, or courtesans, folklore stories and the beauty of animals, flowers and plants.

Produced in books, scrolls, or as loose sheets, woodblock prints were made and circulated widely throughout Japanese society from the early 1600s right through until the mid 20th century, with some artists still operating with new styles and methods today.

THE LEADING IMAGE: VINTAGE EXHIBITION POSTERS 1938 - 1995

24th January - 29th February 2020

Many of the leading artists of the 20th century enjoyed designing their own exhibition posters, often in the form of large, original lithographs produced by some of the great Parisian print ateliers such as the Mourlot Frères studio.

This exhibition of specially selected Modernist posters brings together vibrant examples by the likes of David Hockney, Henri Matisse, Francis Bacon, Joán Miró and more.

ØRNULF OPDAHL: LANDSCAPES OF THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE

28th November 2019 - 18th January 2020

Norwegian artist Ørnulf Opdahl is one of the foremost artists working in Scandinavia today. His atmospheric, lyrically-charged paintings draw on the dramatic and contrasting light of the rising fjords, islands, and wild seas of the Northern European coastlines.

This exhibition brings together a new collection of watercolour paintings, a medium which truly highlights his ability to capture those luminous atmospheres through washed textures and incandescent colour.

PABLO PICASSO IN PRINT

11th October - 23rd November 2019

Pablo Picasso was one of the most famous and prolific artists of the 20th century, and the founding father of the Cubist movement that set out how we see abstraction in art to this day. His works now stand as the star attractions at major museums and galleries across the world, but as well as his well-renowned paintings, Picasso also worked in print throughout his long creative career, producing a wide range of etchings, drypoints, woodcuts, lithographs and linocuts.

This exhibition presents a selection of those prints from 1942 through to 1971, showcasing the Spaniard’s fantastic and distinctive style.Covering thirty years of work in various print media, the themes within the prints on show are varied; from interpretations of Spanish literary classics, to natural histories, illustrations for operas and poems, and portraits of those close to the artist.

OPEN EXHIBITION 2019

23rd August - 5th October 2019

Gallagher & Turner present our first ever open exhibition, which showcases this abundance of cultural talent, featuring artworks submitted by artists from across the North East, many of whom are new to our gallery.

The exhibition brings together the diverse range of practices of over thirty artists, from landscapes to abstract paintings; etchings to screen prints; stonemasonry to jewellery; celebrating the wealth of creativity in our region.

COAST

4th July - 17th August 2019

In our Summer exhibition ‘Coast’, Gallagher & Turner presented a varied selection of paintings and prints that capture and celebrate the best of our shores, with beaches and seascapes by great British artists, focusing in particular on Northumberland and our local North East coast

Featuring work by Brita Granstrom, Katie Henery, Paul Gallagher, Malory Maki, Mick Manning, Kurt Jackson & more

PETER QUINN RWS: DIAS SOLEADOS

3rd May - 29th June 2019

Just seeing Peter Quinn’s bright watercolours is like taking a holiday, immersing yourself in the vibrant colours and spirit of foreign cities, each work capturing a true sensation of its location. Whether painting vivid street scenes in Crete or Mexico City, verdant riverside scenes in London or Glasgow, or the architectural wonders of Venice and Ljubljana, each image has its own life and vitality.

FORMATIONS: ELLSWORTH KELLY, ALBERT IRVIN RA, OLIVER DOE & JOSH RAZ

21st March - 27th April 2019

In Formations, two giants of 20th Century abstract painting, Ellsworth Kelly (1923-2015) and Albert Irvin (1922-2015), collide with the work of young Newcastle-based painters Oliver Doe and Josh Raz in a trans-historical exhibition that explores how we see the world through painting and printmaking. It will also explore the influence of modernism on contemporary art, and how elusive views of our world can be rendered through bold colour and dynamic forms.

JILL CAMPBELL: FELL ABSTRACTIONS

31st January - 16th March 2019

Jill Campbell’s expressive paintings are inspired by the striking landscapes of the North East. Almost every day, she walks through the ancient mining area of Cockfield Fell, absorbing the colours and textures that the landscape produces through changing light and weather.

BRITA GRANSTROM: BEHOLD THIS DREAMER!

23rd November 2018 - 26th January 2019

Brita Granström has been living on the Northumberland coast for over 20 years, but regularly spends the summer months at her lakeside studio in her native Sweden. Her wistful paintings reflect these contrasting habitats and, although at times celebratory, often hint at something more mysterious beneath the surface’s narrative... the exhibition’s title painting, with it’s figure lost in dreams, is suffused with metaphors that reference the writings of Walter de la Mare and yet also conjure the poetic spirit of William Blake.

TAMSYN TREVORROW CERAMICS

28th September - 17th November 2018

Tamsyn Trevorrow is inspired by the beautiful yet rugged coastal landscapes of her native Cornwall. Her beautifully-rendered ceramics recall the interaction between land and sea, taking on the forms of that ever-changing landscape that has been sculpted by the elements.

WILHELMINA BARNS-GRAHAM: THE LATE PRINTS

28th September - 17th November 2018

Barns-Graham was a pioneer of post-war British abstraction. Born in St Andrew's she studied at the Edinburgh College of Art before taking refuge at St Ives, Cornwall in 1940. There she met Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth and Naum Gabo, and her work became permanently associated with the School of St Ives where she maintained a studio until her death.

COMMON LANGUAGE

13th September - 22nd September 2018

Common Language brings together the work of three artists, Peter Farr, Jeb Loy Nichols & Loraine Morley. Their work, whilst visually different, is united not only by their friendship, but by a sense of quiet removal and isolated practice. 

VERVE LITHOGRAPHS 1937-1939

6th July - 8th September 2018

We present a selection of rare lithographs from the first six issues of 'Verve', the luxury arts journal commissioned by the critic Tériade. The publication sought to share the ideas and techniques of new French art with an upcoming generation of painters and intellectuals, presenting the work of artists like Miró, Matisse and Braque to a much wider audience. Their images were accompanied by texts written by Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce and Jean-Paul Satre, to name a few, resulting in a unique and enduring celebration of art, literature and critical thinking by some of the 20th century’s most important creatives.

NORTHERN GROUND: SUMMER EXHIBITION 2018

6th July - 8th September 2018

To coincide with ‘The Great Exhibition of The North’, our Summer Exhibition this year, Northern Ground, demonstrates the wealth of artistic talent in our region, with an overarching landscape theme that presents the North from various perspectives. Artists on show include Jill Campbell, Peter Quinn, Chloe Marquand and Paul Gallagher. 

MAL-ONE: NEVER MIND THE PUNK 45

18th May - 30th June 2018

The ‘Never Mind The Punk 45’ décollages cut from the original 7” artworks to show snippets of material from the stories of bands like Buzzcocks, The Clash, Sex Pistols and Ramones, using press cuttings, promo badges and tickets. Mal-One’s work bring together the iconography of the Punk zeitgeist; that moment when music and fashion youth culture collided for the first and last time.

THE ART OF ILLUSTRATION

30th March - 12th May 2018

Illustration can bring words to life. It can draw viewers in and help them find their way. It can be visually appealing, or challenging and confrontational. Above all it can, and should, stand as a work of art in its own right.

ELIZABETH FRINK: THE ILIAD AND THE ODYSSEY

30th March - 12th May 2018

Frink’s work revolved around archetypes of masculine strength, struggle and aggression. Combined with her preoccupation with war, completing a set of illustrations for Homer’s epic Greek poems ‘The Iliad’ and ‘The Odyssey’ was a natural fit.

JAMES WILLIAMSON BELL: A RETROSPECTIVE

9th February - 24th March 2018

James Williamson Bell (1938 - 2010) started he career on Swan Hunter's Ship Yard in the 1960s, finding inspiration all around him for his eclectic and diverse art. His work creates not just a portrait of working life on Tyneside, but of an artist overflowing with creativity and a drive to capture the world he lived in.

CHRISTMAS EXHIBITION AT GALLAGHER & TURNER

24 November 2017 - 27 January 2018

A festive selection of paintings, drawings and prints by some of our favourite artists, including Norman Cornish, Paul Gallagher, Ray Richardson, Paul Nash, John Minton and Japanese Woodblock Prints.

EDUARDO PAOLOZZI: BUNK! AND OTHER WORKS

24 November 2017 - 27 January 2018

The prints in this exhibition span the whole of Paolozzi’s oeuvre, from the ‘Bunk’ series described as the ‘prototypical works of Pop’, to the machine aesthetic of the Blueprint pictures that inspired his mosaics on the London Underground.

101 YEARS OF BRITISH ART 1916 - 2016

15 September - 18 November 2017

‘101 Years of British Art’ brings together some of Gallagher & Turner’s favourite artists both past and present, in an exhibition celebrating some of the finest painting, drawing and printmaking produced in the last century.

CHARLOTTE POWELL: THE LORE OF CURIOUS THINGS

14 July - 9 September 2017

Charlotte Powell’s work focuses on objects and creatures which, although they may initially seem to be of modest importance are, to the artist, touchstones with a richness of associations, narratives and significance.

IN BLOOM

14 July - 9 September 2017

The works in this exhibition by Elizabeth Blackadder, Effie Burns, Nerys Johnson and David Pearson go far beyond looking at plants as a source of beauty. They continue to develop our ancient fascination with the world around us, and offer new interpretations on what we see.

SONIA DELAUNAY: HAUTE COUTURE

3 June - 8 July 2017

Sonia Delaunay took inspiration from childhood memories of bright costumes at Ukrainian peasant weddings, and the comparative luxuries of a middle-class upbringing with her uncle in St Petersburg. The resulting pictures hummed with movement, light and music.

HENRI DE TOULOUSE - LAUTREC: THE CIRCUS SUITE AND OTHER LITHOGRAPHS

3 June - 8 July 2017

Lautrec was a regular attendee of the numerous professional circuses staging shows around Paris. He had a personal attraction to the whirling dancers, flamboyant harlequins, and graceful jockeys atop muscular horses.

This exhibition includes lithographs printed by the legendary atelier Mourlot, who worked with some of the biggest names in 20th century art, including Picasso, Miro and Matisse. Examples of Lautrec’s best-known posters will feature alongside dancers, geisha, clowns and jockeys.

PETER QUINN RWS: HERE AND THERE

28 April - 31 May 2017

Bright colour, a sense of place, and an enjoyment of paint are all hallmarks of Peter Quinn’s work. The scenes he depicts have a life, a vitality about them. They demonstrate a confident draughtsmanship and an eye for details that capture the spirit of a place so completely.

DALE ATKINSON: BEESWINGED

17 March - 22 April 2017

Dale Atkinson is by most definitions of the term a 'narrative artist', but not a particularly obvious one and certainly not a ‘start to finish’ one. Drawn primarily to the human figure as both subject and vehicle, his paintings and drawings rely upon the dynamo of suggestion to move them forward.

SHUGA JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS

10 February - 15 March 2017

Produced in books, scrolls or as loose sheets, woodblock prints were made and circulated widely throughout Japanese society from the early 1600s right through until the 20th century.

Early illustrated woodblock books were printed on fine, expensive papers, and reimagined Japanese classics which had previously been produced on hand painted scrolls.

This exhibition includes hand-coloured shunga, ‘pillow prints’, and a selection of other works by well known Edo era artists.

PAOLA CIARSKA: COMING ALONG NICELY

10 February - 15 March 2017

Paola Ciarska revels, excites and rejoices in the unrestrained potential of imagination. Each miniature painting stars a solitary figure, often wielding a selfie-stick, living out a virtual fantasy from the comfort of her living room (or sometimes the kitchen bench).

CORNISH ON TYNESIDE

25 November 2016 - 4 February 2017

‘Cornish on Tyneside’ features paintings, watercolours and drawings by Norman Cornish MBE (1919 - 2014), many previously unseen, from the artist’s estate. The exhibition includes grand scenes of the River Tyne, detailed studies of Newcastle’s buildings and energetic portraits in local pubs.

RICHARD HOBSON: THE NORTH EAST’S CHANGING INDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPE

22 October - 19 November 2016
The work of Richard Hobson (1945 - 2004) buzzes with the intensity and vibrancy of an artist completely absorbed in their location. Soaring ships in Tyneside dockyards, rugged, industrial Northumbrian landscapes and excited Cullercoats day-trippers were all regular subjects.

Gallagher & Turner have worked in collaboration with the Laing Art Gallery and the artist’s estate to present this exhibition, which continues at the Laing Art Gallery from 5 November to 5 February 2017.

CRAIGIE AITCHISON AND ANTHONY FROST: SCREENPRINTS AND MONOTYPES

16 September - 15 October 2016

Craigie Aitchison and Anthony Frost are united by their love of intense, pure colour. Both prolific printmakers, screenprinting suits their use of recurring motifs, which play an important role in the work of both artists.

Gallagher & Turner are proud to present this exhibition in association with Advanced Graphics, London, as part of the 2016 International Print Biennale, the largest and most prestigious printmaking event in the UK, with exhibitions and events taking place at venues across the North East of England.

SUMMER EXHIBITION

13 July - 10 September 2016

Featuring work by Alfons Bytautas RSA, Norman Cornish MBE, Debbie George, Brita Granström, Mick Manning, Peter Quinn RWS and Ray Richardson

Each of the artists in this exhibition strives to capture a sense of time and place in their own distinctive way. Some construct engaging narratives, or use carefully selected objects and compositions. Others immerse themselves fully in the culture of their surroundings.

PICASSO, MIRO & DALI: THREE SPANISH MASTERS

8 June - 8 July 2016

This exhibition brings together a collection of late prints by three of Spain’s most important artists: Pablo Picasso (1881 – 1973), Joan Miro (1893 – 1983) and Salvador Dalí (1904 – 1989). While these artists are more often remembered as painters, all three were prolific printmakers.

Gallagher & Turner is proud to present this exhibition as part of the 2016 ¡VAMOS! Festival.

ØRNULF OPDAHL: TOWARDS THE LIGHT

13 May - 4 June 2016

Ørnulf Opdahl lives on the island of Godøy, on the sub-arctic west coast of Norway. He knows the landscape inside out. He also knows the blizzards, the avalanches and the drownings at sea. Above all he knows the light, and often the darkness.

DAVID HOCKNEY RA: SIX TALES FROM THE BROTHERS GRIMM, AND OTHER WORKS

8 April - 11 May 2016

When selecting from over 200 stories collected by the Brothers Grimm, Hockney was drawn to what he described as the ‘psychological strangeness’ of the tales. They allowed him to explore the relationships and motivations of the characters, and presented the challenge of depicting the supernatural and surreal.

BRITA GRANSTRÖM: LOVE LETTERS

13 February - 15 April 2016

In Granström's vibrant canvases, the energy of nature finds its equivalence in sweeps and scribbles of paint, shapes and colours, which together encompass a myriad of expressions.

This exhibition runs concurrently at three venues across the north east including St Mary’s Inn, Jesmond Dene House and Gallagher & Turner.

MIXED GALLERY ARTISTS

5 January - 6 February 2016

Featuring work by Norman Ackroyd, James Williamson Bell, Norman Cornish MBE, David Mayne and Ray Richardson and also Japanese Woodblock Prints

For over 25 years Gallagher & Turner have worked with and exhibited some of the biggest names in modern and contemporary British art. This exhibition brings together highlights from past shows with works never before seen in the Gallery.

NORMAN CORNISH MBE: PAINTINGS, WATERCOLOURS AND DRAWINGS

17 October - 23 December 2015

Recognised as one of the most important artists to have emerged from the region in the post-war years, Norman Cornish’s (1919 - 2014) extraordinarily wide-ranging output encompasses portraiture, landscape and figurative painting, with equally remarkable skills as a draughtsman.

The exhibition demonstrates how Cornish, an acute observer of people and places has developed certain themes and how, fascinatingly, he has returned again and again to the subjects that absorb him most.