25th April – 9th May 2025

We’re delighted to welcome multidisciplinary artist Alex Harrow back to Six Foot Gallery. A multidisciplinary artist from Perthshire whose practice spans painting, relief prints, and sculpture, Alex is known for his expressive mark-making and dynamic use of colour. His work explores the emotional complexities of life, capturing its light and shadow, joy and sorrow. In his solo exhibition, Capturing Life Through Colour, Alex brings together a body of work that celebrates the vibrancy of existence while reflecting on its challenges.

At the heart of Alex’s process is the physicality of his approach. Through sweeping strokes, layered textures, and bold applications of pigment, his works convey a sense of movement and energy that mirrors the unpredictability of life itself. This exhibition emphasises the transformative power of colour, using it as both a visual and emotional language to explore themes such as resilience, mental health, and social connection. Alex’s belief that beauty often arises through adversity is reflected in his dynamic compositions, where moments of joy are set against subtle undercurrents of reflection and melancholy.

Read our interview with Alex on our blog.

Drawing from influences such as Impressionism, Expressionism, and Fauvism, Alex adapts these movements into a modern context. Capturing Life Through Colour presents a rich array of subject matter, from Scottish landscapes and still life’s to human figures, all unified by a sense of rhythm and vitality. Many of the works in the exhibition begin as relief prints created from sketches, which are then reimagined as oil paintings, highlighting Alex’s innovative process of merging mediums.

At its core, Capturing Life Through Colour invites viewers to reflect on the dualities of human experience. Through a combination of vibrant palettes, dynamic marks, and layered storytelling, Alex challenges us to embrace the complexity of life, finding meaning in both its beauty and its struggles.

 This exhibition celebrates not just the act of seeing, but of truly feeling—connecting deeply with the colours, textures, and narratives that shape our world.

Alex Harrow: Capturing Life Through Colour runs at Six Foot Gallery from 25th April – Friday 9th May 2025. See more of Alex’s work over on Instagram