Artist Michael Gutteridge Biography Michael Gutteridge is an artist who lives and breathes Manchester. Born and discovered in the city, the eclectic urban landscape forms the chief subject of his paintings. Drawing from stimuli such as music and psychology, Gutteridge brings together disparate influences to capture the vibrancy of Manchester. He creates expressionist and surreal depictions of the city’s architecture, as well as conveying social facets of life in Manchester. Michael has exhibited widely across the North West. Artwork Great Northern Square

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Artist Andrew McNeile Jones Biography Andrew graduated from Oxford’s Ruskin School of Art, with a first in Fine Art. After achieving great success as a film maker, he has been painting full time since 2002. In 2007 he won the ‘Art Business Today’ first prize, and in 2008 won second prize in the ‘Artists and Illustrators’ Artist of the Year competition. He has just been commissioned by Harrods department store. His style is figurative and detailed, without being slavishly photo-real. Artwork From Here to Eternity Again

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Artist Charles Willmott Biography Charles Willmott is the only son of artist, Hague Willmott and studied at the Birmingham College of Art. He prepares graphite & charcoal studies before painting in oils. His first one-man show was staged at London’s Mall Galleries in 1991. Recently, Charles has worked with the Royal Ballet, working extensively with principal dancers including Miyako Yoshida and Darcey Bussell. In the years 2000 and 2003 he achieved a finalist place in the prestigious Garrick/Milne Prize. Artwork Miyako Yoshida

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Artist Clive Barker Biography Clive Barker (b.1940) is considered the most important sculptor of the British Pop Art Movement. Known for his witty chrome and bronze renditions of household objects and pop-culture icons, Barker was one of the few sixties British Pop artists to work primarily with sculpture. Artwork MM

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Artist David Fanning Biography David Fanning was born in Manchester in 1968. He graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University, achieving an art degree in 1994 and has since worked as a freelance scenic artist and propmaker. In the past 4 years he has returned to creating his own work inspired by the modern city. "My work deals with memory, recent history and regeneration of the city and our relationship with it. Using images of the city skyline as it goes through changes in deconstruction and construction, my style is simplistic, almost cartoon-like; a stark contrast to the complexities of living in the modern city." Artwork Piccadilly Tower

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Artist Ed Chapman Biography Ed Chapman is a contemporary North West-based artist specialising in ceramic mosaics. He achieves incredibly detailed results, creating his subjects using thousands of fragments of ceramic tile. Ed has exhibited hroughout the UK and Europe. He has a number of high profile collectors including television personalities and international sports stars and has received substantial national and international press coverage and was selected to appear on the jacket of international best-seller Mem Mehmet's, 'Diana in Art'. Artwork Bowie

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Artist Jurgen Dabeedin Biography Growing up during the dawn of the space age, photographer, Jurgen Dabeedin began a fascination with science that gained him a degree in scientific imaging, followed by a twenty year career in forensic science. Today, these skills have been channelled into creating unique and vibrant contemporary artworks by seeing life, quite literally, in a different light! 'I have often been asked whether the images are painted as many give this impression, but all my images are of real objects, painted only with light and without the use of 'special effects'! Every image has a hidden secret which connects the viewer emotionally to the colours, forms and textures within'. Jurgen's work is available as limited edition or specially commissioned images. He is an Associate member of the Royal Photographic Society. Artwork Splash (Photograph on Acrylic)

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Artist Mike Francis Biography Trained at St Martin's and thrust to fame when he won the National Gallery's 150th anniversary poster competition, Mike Francis has exhibited and sold his work all over the world. Described as a realist, Francis’ work, although technically real, also conveys his dry sense of humour, adding a new dimension to familiar images, dreams and fantasies. Artwork Rennie's View

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Artist Nora Doherty Biography Nora Doherty is an up and coming Devon artist. She creates colourful, unique, contemporary oil paintings which vibrate with colour, light and depth. Nora was selected by the South West Royal Academy of Fine Arts in 2005 and 2007 and has received critical acclaim from art commentators. In Oct 2008 she was selected by Royal West Academy of Fine Arts, Bristol open exhibition. Artwork Eternal Delight

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Artist Paula Lundy Biography Paula Lundy is a professional contemporary artist living and working in the south west of England. After studying for seven years and experimenting for fifteen, with a vast array of painting styles and mediums, Paula has finally found her unparalleled personification of self expression, the ramification of which is an amalgamation of paint and sculpture on canvas. Great modern artworks to provide a talking point in any space Artwork I Was Here First