My current work centres on the use of amateur, commercial and institutional photographic archives to produce sequences of paintings that address social and historical themes through the lived experience of their subjects.
I am particularly interested in employing a hybrid of the techniques, conventions and traditions of painting and photography to explore the possibilities for the re-engagement
BORN
York 1959
EDUCATED
1978–1981 BA Fine Art, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth
ADDRESS
2 Cranbourne Road
Old Trafford
Manchester
M16 9PZ
TEL: 0161 877 1440
STUDIO ADDRESS
Rogue Studios
66-72 Chapeltown Street
Ancoats
Manchester
M1 2WH
TEL: 0161 273 7492
CONTACT DETAILS
TEL: 07986 809740 (Mobile)
EMAIL: [email protected]
WEBSITE: www.davidgledhill.com
ONE PERSON SHOWS
2013 ‘Dr Munscheid Paintings’ Lowry Hotel, Salford
2011 ‘Dr Munscheid Paintings’ Philips Gallery, Manchester
2010 ‘Built’ City Inn Hotel, Manchester
2008 'These Streets' Recent Paintings Philips Gallery, Manchester
2006 'This Was Home', 'Touchstones', Rochdale Art Gallery
2006 'Away From Home', Lowry Hotel, Manchester
2005 Recent Paintings, Fsquared Building, Manchester
2004 'All The Things We Saw', Huyton Gallery, Merseyside
2003 'Cedar Avenue', Comme Ca Art Gallery, Manchester
1997 'Romance', Atrium Bookshop, Cork Street, London
1996 'Close-up', Castlefield Gallery, Manchester
1988 'Lost For Words', Red Herring Gallery, Brighton
GROUP SHOWS
2014 Waterside Arts Centre, Sale
2013 ‘neo:open 2013’ neo:gallery 22 Bolton
2013 ‘Zeigen/Reveal’ Three person Show Hebden Bridge Arts Festival
2013 Malgras|Naudet Summer Exhibition, Manchester
2012 John Moores Stage 2
2012 ‘A Century Later’ Touchstones, Rochdale
2011 ‘Re-Covering’ Untitled Gallery, Manchester
2010 Two Person Show (with Corin Sworn), Castlefield Gallery, Manchester
2010 ‘Unrealized Potential’ Cornerhouse Manchester, NGCA Sunderland, Void Derry
2009 'All Change' Royal Standard Gallery, Liverpool
2009 'Left in Vision 3' Marxism 2009 Conference, London
2009 ‘Kiss of a Lifetime’ Bearspace, London
2009 ‘Kiss of a Lifetime’ Vane, Newcastle
2009 'Kiss of a Lifetime' Rogue Project Space
2008 Philips Art Gallery Summer Exhibition
2008 Wendy Levy Gallery Summer Exhibition
2008 'The Painting Room' Transition Gallery, London
2007 Commission for Halliwells Law Company, Manchester
2007 CUBE (Centre for the Urban Built Environment) Open Exhibition, Manchester
2007 'Meeting Point' axellappprojects, Berlin
2007 Group Show at Philips Gallery, Manchester
2007 'Millscapes' Touring Exhibition (Rochdale/Oldham/Stockport)
2006 Philips Gallery 10th Anniversary Exhibition
2005 Proposed for Jerwood Platform Exhibition
2005 Group Show at Philips Gallery, Manchester
2005 Manchester Art Fair, Philips Gallery Stand
2005 'Compartment', Rogue Studios, Manchester
2005 'Pilot 2', Farmiloe building, London
2005 'Light' Philips Gallery, Manchester
2005 Lowry Hotel, Manchester
2005 'Vista', Imitate Gallery, Manchester
2005 Group Show at Philips Gallery, Manchester
2005 Frankfurt Art Fair, Philips Gallery stand
2005 'The Good Life', Apartment Gallery, Manchester
2005 'Building Capacity', Storey Gallery, Lancaster
2005 Proposed for British Art Show 6
2004 'Assembly Projects 1', Liverpool Biennial
2003 'Look To This Day', Castlefield Gallery, Manchester
2003 'Thermo 03' Lowry Arts Centre, Salford
2003 'Blueprint Fakers and Citadel Makers', Manchester
2002 'Fight', Various London venues
2002 'Cedar Avenue Paintings', Tmesis Gallery, Manchester
2001 'Noiz', Zion Arts Centre, Manchester
1998 'Discerning Eye', Mall Galleries, London (Richard Kendall invited artist)
1994 Manchester Fine Art Fair, Castlefield Gallery Stand
1993 The Winter Sale, Castlefield Gallery, Manchester
1993 'Blue and Angry', two-person show, Manchester
1993 Manchester Academy of Fine Arts Annual Exhibition, Manchester Art Gallery
1992 'International Festival of Expressionism', Manchester
1988 'An Open Mind', Brighton Polytechnic Art Gallery
1988 'Travelogue', Brighton Railway Station
1987 'Glow', Red Herring Gallery, Brighton
1987 'An Open Mind', Burstow Gallery, Brighton
1987 'Coastlines', Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne
1987 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
1986 Camden Annual, Camden Arts Centre, London
1985/88 Brighton Festival Exhibition
1984/88 Sussex Artists and Photographers, Brighton Art Gallery
1982 Spacex Gallery, Exeter
1981 Mid-Wales Open Exhibition, Aberystwyth Arts Centre (Awarded First Prize)
1980 Oriel 700, Aberystwyth
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
2013 MPhil/Phd candidate at MIRIAD
2012 Awarded Cornerhouse Microcommission
2005-Present. Teaching Fine Art at University of Bolton
2007 'Ancoats Demolition 2' used as cover for 'Estates' by Lynsey Hanley (Granta)
2005-Present. Studio Administrator, Rogue Artists Studios
1995-Present. Member of Rogue Artists Studios
2002-present. Freelance writing for various arts projects and individual artists.
2002-2004 Contributor to City Life magazine (art reviews and features)
1988-1995 Studio Administrator and member of 'Studio 3', Manchester
1987-1988 Organised exhibitions in support of a charity for the handicapped
1985-1988 Member of Red Herring Studios, Brighton
1984-1988 Visual Arts Consultant to the Brighton Festival. Designed, organised and selected annual Corn Exchange Exhibition, Children's Art Exhibitions and Dome Concert Hall Foyer feature exhibitions.
1983-1985 Established the 'Artists Directory', an agency placing artists into industrial residencies in the South East. Successful placements set up with Southdown Bus Company, The Fort Newhaven, Shoreham Harbour and Harvey's Brewery.
1983 Taught art to children with learning difficulties
WORKS IN COLLECTIONS
East Sussex County Council, Rank Xerox, Steven Berkoff, Touchstones Rochdale, Halliwells.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2012 ‘Encompass’ University of Bolton MA students catalogue essay
2011 AN review (February)
2010 Guardian (6/11/10)
2010 ‘Unrealised Potential’ Critical Essay (Cornerhouse Publications)
2009 Manchester Review (October)
2008 'These Streets' Exhibition catalogue
2007 'Millscapes Art of the Industrial landscape' Exhibition catalogue
2006 PN Review (online)
2004 ‘This is Camp X-Ray’ Essay commissioned by UHC for ‘Don’t Cross the Line’
2003 'In Suburbia; Dave Gledhill stops the clocks' City Life (February issue)
2003 Flash Art (October)
1992 Daily Telegraph (March 9th issue)
1988 Arts Review (September 9th issue)
1988 West Sussex Gazette (Thursday September 15th issue)
1988 Arts Review Yearbook
1987 The Times (June 5th issue)
