programme 2017

staithesstudios.com

Find us at the top of the slipway

on the edge of the sea.

Fine Art fed and Designer ledStaithes Studios Gallery is curated by artists Stef and Ian Mitchell

to reflect a passion for the natural, organic and abstract, offering

three floors of hand picked contemporary fine art, applied and

decorative craft. Alongside regular artists we have a rolling

programme of exhibitions on our top floor space.

Ian Mitchell Resident artist

Ian's approach to printmaking combines an interest in landscape,

design, logo and symbols. He uses a mixture of digital, litho, collage and

commercial materials. He has been awarded ACE funding to develop

work exploring motorway architecture and modernity and recently has

completed commissions for Arup and the Royal Liverpool Hospital.

His work is routed in the ‘picturesque’ and have a strong design

aesthetic.

Stef MitchellResident artist

Mono printing from

nature, Stef makes prints

which create an edge

from which the organic

accident and intentional

mark can be read.

Recent work combinines

the external language of

nature with the internal

language of textile

designs. Her folded prints

have developed from

book making and explore

the book as object

creating tension between

the read and unread.

After a degree in film,

photography and sound

Stef completed post

graduate studies at

Goldsmiths followed by

a second degree in

Fine Art. She exhibits

nationally and

internationally.

Printmaking

David Armes

Laney Birkhead

Kit Boyd

Henrietta Corbett

Danielle Creenaune

Andrew Dalton

Jacqui Dodds

Heather Foster

Karinna Gomez

Janis Goodman

Ruth Green

Richard Gunson

Fiona Humphrey

Michelle Keegan

Dorrie King

Gemma Lacey

Emma Lawrenson

Moira Mctague

Ian Mitchell

Stef Mitchell

David Morris

Lindy Norton

Anja Percival

Jo Riddell

Tim Slatter

Shirley Stevenson

Laine Tomkinson

Liz Toole

Paulina Varregn

Jane Walker

Collage &Drawing

Louise Atkinson

Lauri Hopkins

Ele Pack

Sally Taylor

MixedMedia

Clare Gunson

Tilly Shaw

Shirley Vauvelle

Painting

Tracey Cuppit

Andrew Farmer

Gillian Gathercole

Bren Head

Susan Laughton

Sam Lock

Ele Pack

Julia Poulton

Lesley Seeger

Winged - Group ShowFeb 11th - 26th Feb

Sat & Sun 11am - 4pm

Featuring Work by 

Henrietta Corbett

Andrew Dalton

Janis Goodman

Ruth Green

Fiona Humphrey

Jan Huntley Peace

Moira McTague

Liz Toole

Shirley Vauvelle

Hold, Follow1st March - 26th March

Weds - Sun 11am - 5pm

David Armes & Gemma Lacey

An exhibition of work made during a

week-long residency at Staithes

Studios in December 2016. Seeking

a sense of moving through and around

Staithes, the artists established a daily

routine: walk / take note / print.

Keeping to the working rhythm, plates

and formes were set up quickly and

editions printed each day.

From The WoodlandTo The Coast1st April - 30th April

Weds - Sun 11am - 5pm

Andrew Farmer

An exhibition of recent works painted en plein

air in oils in response to some of Andrews

favourite locations in Yorkshire from his local

woodland to the cliff tops of Flamborough

Head and Staithes. Andrew works exclusively

from life in oils working on a range of sizes and

formats. 

Place Myths3rd May - 31st May

Weds - Sun 11am - 5pm

Louise Atkinson

The term “place myths” was coined by Nina Lubbren and David Crouch

as a way of describing how the sights associated with a location gain

traction in the public consciousness. Using collage Louise expands her

interest in the material culture of tourism. 

Although the images are not based on real places, the use of colour and

image is intended to conjure up feelings and memories of past tourist

experiences. The imaginary quality of the work also aims to critique the

use of visual images in tourist literature as a way of generating desire in

the traveller.

Figure through the landscapeJune 1st - 30th

Weds - Sun 11am - 5pm

Stef Mitchell

Using photography and the medium of artists books this collection of

long durational projects explores time, lift and the effects on the body

whilst travelling through the landscape.

I like to think of them as “visual

poems”. This sensual world is one

to be absorbed, felt, and enjoyed.

Ele’s recent work has taken

inspiration from the ocean,

nature and the natural world. I

seek to make images that

have a feeling of light and

space, the landscape and the

sea, without being a literal

representation

July 1st - 30th

Weds - Sun 11am - 5pm

Ele Pack

Visual poems from a sensual world

Relational CharmAugust 2nd - 31st

Weds - Sun 11am - 5pm

Lesley Seeger

Exploring the arbitrary chemistry between objects and elements, Lesley’s

many layered paintings explore landscapes both observed and imagined,

interior and exterior, inviting us to recognise a poignant sense of place.

LandlinesSept 1st - 24th

Thurs - Sun 11am - 5pm

Ian Mitchell

Working with digital print, collage and

drawings, Ian explores his growing

interest in the built environment, and

mans structural interventions.

Working at different ends of the

country Lauri and Sally use

collage and found surfaces to

make sense of the world

around them.

Sally has been selected for

the Jerwood Drawing Prize

on four occasions and was

a prize winner in 2014. Her

work has been exhibited at

MIMA, in the Liverpool Biennal in ‘Drawing Paper’ co-curated with Tate

Liverpool and in 2016 a solo show at Rabley Drawing Centre.

Lauri’s work has been selected for numerous National Art Competitions

and she exhibits regularly across the UK, Europe and America.

Distant DuoOctober 1st - 29th

Thurs - Sun 11am - 5pm

Sally Taylor & Lauri Hopkins

Winter ShowNov Sat & Sun 11 - 4pm

Dec Sat & Sun 12 noon - 3pm

Closed throughout January

Reopening Feb 9th Sat & Sun 11 - 4pm

A group show featuring regular artists

and makers from the gallery

Contemporary craft

JewelleryLucy Addison

Rebecca Anderson

Hilary Angle

Paola Teresa Grassi

Jessica Langford

Jenny Llewellyn

Magnolia Restrepo

Liz Samways

Gemma Scully

Libby Ward

Liz Willis

Contemporary craft

Ceramics & GlassAli Brice

Alex Hoare

Michelle Freemantle

Mary Howard George

Jan Huntley Peace

Mary Johnson

Tony Laverick

Charlotte Morrison

Eric Moss

Hannah Staniforth

Karen Thompson

Sarah Villeneau

Rachel Welford

Emma Williams

Barbara Wood

TextilesCraig Fellows

Benjamin Partridge

Jun Shirasu

Laura Slater

Mixed MediaClaire Gunson

Tilly Shaw

Jane Strawbridge

Shirley Vauvelle

WorkshopsAn introduction into monoprint .Using plants you learn how to make a

variety of monprints and will leave knowing how to carry on this activity

at home with basic equipment. Some time will be spent on the

press resulting in a couple of prints that you could take away & frame.

Workshop Dates 2017

Each Session is 2 hours long, max 3 people in any one session

May 10th 10am - 12noon & 1pm - 3pm

May 20th 10am - 12noon & 1pm - 3pm

June 7th 10am - 12noon & 1pm - 3pm

July 8th 10am - 12noon & 1pm - 3pm

Aug 2nd 10am - 12noon & 1pm - 3pm

Aug 12th 10am - 12noon & 1pm - 3pm

To find out more or to book a

workshop email

stef@stefmitchell.com

Art FairsMarch 3rd - 5th

The Hepworth Wakefield Print Fair

April 7th - 9th

Bath Art Fair

April 28th - 30th

Printfest Ullverston - Stef Mitchell

June 3rd - 4th & 10th - 11th

North Yorkshire Open Studios

Ian & Stef Mitchell at Staithes Studios

September 9th - 10th

Staithes Festival of Arts and Heritage

Staithes Studios Gallery and the Studios

will be taking part

28th - 1st

Buy Art Fair Manchester

October 12th - 15th

Handmade at Kew - Stef Mitchell

November 16th - 19th

Edinburgh Art Fair

More may be added to this list as we

hear back from different organisers - to

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Staithes Studios Gallery, 1 Slip Top, Staithes, North Yorkshire TS13 5BQ