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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Lisa Brown
How did your artistic journey start, Lisa?My artistic journey started in childhood that then led me to Glasgow school of art as a mature student, where I felt ‘I had finally come home’. I left school to gain an apprenticeship in hairdressing and then had my own business before art-school. However, I knew that my…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Julie Paterson
How did your artistic journey start, Julie?I studied Interior Design at GSA and worked as an Interior Designer for 20 years, specialising in hotel and leisure design. In 2018 I realised I was exhausted and in need of a change so I resigned, took some time off and found my way back to drawing. Turadh…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Clare Crines
Clare is a multimedia artist specialising in drawing, painting and jewellery making. She owns and runs Six Foot Gallery, and formerly taught botanical illustration for both Glasgow University and The City of Glasgow College. How did your artistic journey start, Clare?My artistic journey started when I was 7 or 8. I used to love drawing…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Carys Reilly and Brian Daines
Carys Reilly and Brian Daines have exhibited work focused around womens’ chronic illnesses across the UK . Their current exhibition Inside Out, currently showing at Six Foot Gallery, addresses womens’ health issues and how they are portrayed in society, where they are often minimalised, trivialised, and ignored. Carys and Brian want to challenge the lack…
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Christmas Show 2020
12 NOVEMBER 2020 – 8 JANUARY 2021 SIX FOOT GALLERY’S ANNUAL CHRISTMAS SHOWCASE DISPLAYS A RANGE OF MIXED MEDIA WORKS FROM A VARIETY OF ARTISTS AROUND THE UK. This collection of work includes textile pieces, projections, paintings drawings and more. Works are available to buy from a starting price of £20
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2020 Christmas Show – Call for Submissions
This is an open call for artists working in a range of media, from painting to performance, sound and sculpture. We are looking for artists at all stages of their artistic careers to celebrate Christmas and support this independent Glasgow-based gallery. Deadline: 30 October To apply, send us a copy of your artist’s statement and…
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’10 past 6′: Six Foot Gallery’s 10-year anniversary exhibition
On the 2nd of April 2010 Six Foot Gallery opened its doors for the first time and for the past 10 years we have made our goal to showcase the work of emerging and established creatives throughout the city and beyond. So become a part of the history of Six Foot Gallery as we move…
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Sharon Thomas’ Response to the ‘LoopIn’ exhibition
An Introduction The trigger point for the collaboration between Clare and I was a hunger to express ourselves unapologetically as women artists experiencing the harsh environment that is the contemporary art world. Both based in Glasgow, Clare and I have much experience practicing as artists and fine art lecturers as well. It was not until…
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‘LoopIn’: Clare Crines and Sharon Thomas
Six Foot Gallery invites you to ‘LoopIn‘: a collaborative exhibition of Glasgow-based artists Sharon Thomas and Clare Crines. Via a wide range of media such as drawing, painting, installation and film animation, this show explores the boundaries that constitute ‘good’ mental health and wellbeing; applying personal experiences encountered in their own lives to offer insight…
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Interview with Clare Crines for LoopIn exhibition
Loopin is an exhibition at Six Foot Gallery, opening on 8th October 2020. The exhibition is a collaboration between Glasgow based artists Clare Crines and Sharon Thomas. The show discusses the pairs mental health, and their experiences and experiments with art during this uncertain year. Below is the transcription of the interview that took place…
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