1st December – 17th December

Unit 9 Group Exhibition

Looking for an escape from the razmatazz of Christmas?  Then come along to see the recent work presented by Unit 9 members – take a break and enjoy a quiet, contemplative experience.

Viewed From A Head In Clouds

1st December – 28th January

This exhibition has given me the opportunity to focus on rendering local views and interesting corners. The scenes are from images I take with my phone while out and about, sometimes a nice country walk or just looking up at the sky anyday, it’s all worth recording and valuing. 

I like to upcycle old frames as a base for paintings, pouring thick gesso over the whole frame then adding paints and pigments to create a tactile surface full of atmospheric shades. 

I’m fond of the graphic style of old railway posters and classic British landscape paintings with there naturalistic drama. Blending these ideas and my own painty experiments I wanted to show how picturesque the North can be. 

Born in Wales in 1982 and grew up in Leicester. Early jobs included creating craft items for sale with family. Struggled with dyslexia but became successfully self-employed selling vintage items on eBay for many years. Moved to Burnley then to Huddersfield in 2011. Graduated in fine art from Leeds Beckett uni in 2020.

Now settled in Bradford and involved in various creative roles including volunteering as a letterpress printer at Bradford Industrial Museum.

Please note: This exhibition will be in Plenty at the Square cafe

Art Forms In Nature by Mark Butler

1st December – 28th January

‘Art Forms in Nature’

An exhibition which invites you to look closer…

Mark is a sculptor working mainly in cast bronze. Although he is using metal – a markedly permanent material – he harnesses chance to create imperfect and fractured pieces, mirroring the impermanence and vulnerability of the environment around him. Nature is a strong influence in his work, from the landscape of the Dales to the amazing forms that can be found in the microscopic world and their unseen influence on our world.

This exhibition will showcase a selection of work from his recent 100 day project based on the drawings of Ernst Haeckel from his famous publication ‘Art Forms in Nature’ (from which this exhibition takes its name), which became known as a “visual encyclopaedia” of living things. These will be shown alongside artwork which led up to the project as well as work which was inspired by it.

Viewed From A Head In Clouds

1st December – 28th January

This exhibition has given me the opportunity to focus on rendering local views and interesting corners. The scenes are from images I take with my phone while out and about, sometimes a nice country walk or just looking up at the sky anyday, it’s all worth recording and valuing. 

I like to upcycle old frames as a base for paintings, pouring thick gesso over the whole frame then adding paints and pigments to create a tactile surface full of atmospheric shades. 

I’m fond of the graphic style of old railway posters and classic British landscape paintings with there naturalistic drama. Blending these ideas and my own painty experiments I wanted to show how picturesque the North can be. 

Born in Wales in 1982 and grew up in Leicester. Early jobs included creating craft items for sale with family. Struggled with dyslexia but became successfully self-employed selling vintage items on eBay for many years. Moved to Burnley then to Huddersfield in 2011. Graduated in fine art from Leeds Beckett uni in 2020.

Now settled in Bradford and involved in various creative roles including volunteering as a letterpress printer at Bradford Industrial Museum.

Please note: This exhibition will be in Plenty at the Square cafe

Art Forms In Nature by Mark Butler

1st December – 28th January

‘Art Forms in Nature’

An exhibition which invites you to look closer…

Mark is a sculptor working mainly in cast bronze. Although he is using metal – a markedly permanent material – he harnesses chance to create imperfect and fractured pieces, mirroring the impermanence and vulnerability of the environment around him. Nature is a strong influence in his work, from the landscape of the Dales to the amazing forms that can be found in the microscopic world and their unseen influence on our world.

This exhibition will showcase a selection of work from his recent 100 day project based on the drawings of Ernst Haeckel from his famous publication ‘Art Forms in Nature’ (from which this exhibition takes its name), which became known as a “visual encyclopaedia” of living things. These will be shown alongside artwork which led up to the project as well as work which was inspired by it.