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Artist In Residency, January 2017
Artist in Residence – January 2017 Programme: 1 Month. The selected artist will be invited to work in the Six Foot Gallery studio and workshop for the duration of the residency. The facilities within the workshop include a darkroom and jewellery benches, along with a generous sized studio space and small kitchen area which includes…
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In conversation with Daniel Donnelly
Last week we sat down with our current exhibiting artist Daniel Donnelly to talk to us about his current show Gravitational Geometry; The Method of Movement and Attraction “My history with Art goes back many years, I found myself in a place called The Coach House Trust where I drew, wrote and played music. Five years…
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Daniel Donnelly – Gravitational Geometry : The Method of Movement and Attraction
Daniel’s latest exhibiton is an exploration and appreciation of history’s great artists, writers and philosophers that have inspired him throughout the years. The title sums up painting that, as a craft, he has pursued over many years, and the merging of many roads travelled. Put simply, this work is inspired by his personal need to…
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Silent Auction – THANKS
Silent Auction at SFG Big thanks to all those that took part in our silent auction in February. The event was a massive success with £143.10 raised going to charity. The charities supported by the silent auction were Maggie’s Glasgow and the Scottish Refugee Council.
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‘HOOK-UP’ by Irene Pérez Hernández
HOOK-UP Open 7th April – 21st April 2016 We are excited to welcome Irene Pérez Hernández for a two-week solo exhibition. In the exhibition, ‘Hook-Up’, Irene Pérez Hernández extends her project of defamiliarisation of ubiquitous domestic objects as a means of considering spatiality and form. Hook-Up builds, literally, on the existing edifice of hanging rails…
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Fionnuala McGowan – Fold, Crumple, Crease.
Fold, Crumple, Crease. Fionnuala McGowan Solo Exhibition – 17th – 31st March Preview – Thursday 17th – 6-8pm Fionnuala’s practice explores the tension between three-dimensional and two-dimensional forms and their roles in altering our spatial perception. Using a combination of print and sculpture, raw materials and photographic images, the artist encourages the viewer to question how they interact…
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OFFICE CAKES
Here is why we are excited about October at Six Foot Gallery. October is the month of PLATFORM, which has already seen the birth of our new logo, courtesy of Laura Hopkinson. Still to come are OFFICE SPACE, which will see a number of installs by our selected artists throughout the month – ending with…
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Hannah Laycock: Artist in Residence
“’How do you feel?’ ‘How do I feel?’ He repeated, and scratched his head. ‘I cannot say I feel ill. But I cannot say I feel well. I cannot say I feel anything at all.’” * Photographer Hannah Laycock spent ten years living in London and Brighton. Since returning to Scotland, she has taken up…
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Best of Degree Show: Melanie Wiksell
Melanie Wiksell finds in death, an imagery that she wants to exploit and explore to its limits. She aims to distort life with surreal and uncanny elements and draws inspiration from the occult, rituals, the sublime, and mythologies. One of her central interest within these themes, is how people decorate pain. After three years at The…
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Best of Degree Show: Alana Stewart
Studying Contemporary Art Practice, Alana Stewart has spent the past four years exploring the various disciplines within fine art. The freedom to explore has allowed Stewart to develop her knowledge and skills, particularly printmaking. She is inspired by Scottish tradition, culture and stereotypical motifs and these themes have become more apparent throughout her four years.…
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