About my work, Suppliers & Past Exhibitions
Christine Mannion Artist
Artist, now based in a new studio workshop and sales area in mid Wales producing Original Paintings, and printing my images as quality Giclee Prints and Cards.
Essentially I am a 'maker’ who has evolved into a passionate painter, with my formal training in textiles, metalwork, ceramics and stained glass influencing my work.
Some years ago, needing a change from detailed and physically demanding work I started experimenting with acrylic mediums admiring the freedom of Jackson Pollock and the vibrant colours in the work of Gustav Klimt; soon a looser and unpredictable style emerged.
Spurred on in 2003 by my watercolour of 'Snowdrops' being selected by the 'Moorcroft' Pottery for manufacture to raise funds for the ’Children in Need' charity, I dared to go public with one of my paintings which, to my surprise sold in the Open 25 exhibition in Leicester.
I am now a prolific self taught artist and have exhibited in regional and Welsh galleries, art and craft fairs too. Sketching and painting whatever inspires me is a joy, masses of flowers a particular favourite. Fields, verges, neglected areas of rewilding, old buildings and houses with intersting doors and windows too.
My focus is on growth habit, texture and movement, not on an exact copy of what I see to capture just a moment in time. Paintings can be semi-abstract even abstract and are often described as ‘happy paintings'
Enquiries and appointments to view original paintings can be made by emailing artbychristine@btinternet.com
Find me on Instagram - Christine Mannion Art
Commissions welcome.
Past Member of-
Leicester Sketch Club
Leicester Art House.
PREVIOUS STOCKISTS & EXHIBITIONS.
2022 ****
Studio/workshop and sales area open to public located :-
Y STIWDIO, Y Plas, Aberystwyth Road, Machynlleth, Powys.
Open days Wednesdays, Saturdays and additional days.
2022 **HAYRACK Gallery, Old dairy farm craft centre, Northants. ***
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2022 Cafe Hen Siop, Dinas Mawddwy,
2021 Art and Crafts sale Aberangell, Powys, Dec 11th, 11.00 - 4.00
2021 November 6th &7th Crafts at hanger one. The Aviator Hotel, LL6 OBN
2021 LSC online exhibition September until end of November
2021 September Sunday, 12th, University Botanical Gardens, Leicester Public entrance: Glebe Road, Oadby, LE2 2LD
2021 August Exhibiting in MOMA (online)
2021 JUNE 11-13th VIRTUAL ART HOUSE.
2020 has closed down many galleries and caused exhibitions to cancel throughout the year but at least we are safe and sound and await the return to a new normality. Until next year here a few venues where you can see a small selection of my work for sale; but phone ahead to see if they are open.
**Attenborough Arts Centre Leic.2020
** FOSSE House Gallery, Dunchurch. 2020
**HAYRACK Gallery, Old dairy farm craft centre, Northants. 2020
**WISTOW Gallery, Leicester.2020
IDRIS Store, lower Corris, Powys,Wales 2020
ORIEL SEREN. Machynlleth , Powys, Wales. 2020
NEW WALK MUSEUM OPEN 30 exhibition. NOV 2019- JAN 2020
Craft Fair, Beachborough School, Brackley, Northampton Sat, Nov.2019
Artisans Craft Fair at Hanger One, Northampton Nov. 2019
LOVE art exhibition at The Curve Theatre Leic. Oct 2019.
LSC annual exhibition, October November.2019
Open Exhibition..Sock Gallery, Loughboroug until September 2019.
Open Exhibition, Bishop St. Methodist Church , Leicester. July 2019
Botanic Gardens, Leicester. LE22NE. Art and plants. June 2019
FOSSE House Gallery, Dunchurch. 2019
ORIEL SEREN. Machynlleth , Powys, Wales. 2019
HAYRACK Gallery, Old dairy farm craft centre, Northamptonshire. 2019
IDRIS Store, lower Corris, Powys,Wales. 2019
WISTOW Gallery, Leicester.2019
SOCK Gallery, Loughborough. TRIO EXHIBITION April -June 2019
Active Arts - Art Exibition Countesthorpe College, March 2019
ATTENBOROUGH ARTS CENTRE 2019
Countesthorpe Craft fair, November 3rd 2018
Attenborough Arts Centre, Christmas craft fair, 27th Oct. 2018
Leicester Sketch Club Exhibition, Old library Basement Gallery,liec. Oct 2018
LITTLE THEATRE, upstairs GALLERY, LEIC. Solo exhibition. SEPT 2018
Exhibiting in the CANK STREET GALLERY, Open Exhibition, LEICESTER. June 2018
ATTENBOROUGH Arts Centre, Leicester 2016 & 2017 & 2018
ORIEL SEREN. Machynlleth Wales. * 2018
HAYRACK Gallery, old dairy farm craft centre, Upper Stowe, Northamptonshire. 2018.
FOSSE House Gallery, Dunchurch .2017. 2018.
IDRIS Store, lower Corris, Wales. 2018
Glenfield Gallery, Leicester Oct 2017 -2018
WISTOW Gallery, Leicester. 2016. 2017. 2018.*
ACTIVE ARTS EXHIBITION march 10th - 11th 2018. Countesthorpe Community College.
West End Gallery, Leicester.* Prints.* 2017
Sock Gallery Art fair, Loughborough. Nov 2017
South Croxton Art Craft fair.. Nov.2017.
Art in Lyddington Exhibition. Nov 2017.
Active Arts Craft Market. Leicester Nov 2017
Attenborough Arts Centre Art Fair Oct 2017
Upper Broughton Art exhibition Oct 2017
Leicester Sketch Club exhibition. Oct 20- Nov 28 2017
Makers Market Leicester. Sept, Oct 2017
The Sock Gallery Loughborough. August 5th - Sept 9th.
Kibworth Art Lovers Exhibition 2017.
The Cank street Open exhibition. 2017
The Eye Exhibition Project intersection no3 'Urban Rural'
Dun-church Gallery, Rugby 2017.
Active Arts exhibition, Countesthorpe school. March 11 -12th 2017
The Eye exhibition project, Leicester Adult education Centre. Dec 2016.
Sywell Aerodrome Artisans fair. November 2016.
Active Arts Craft market, November 2016
Glenfield Gallery 2016.
The Mews Gallery, Narborough, Leic. 2016.
Leicester & Rutland Wildlife Trust, Guildhall, Leic. Oct 2016
Leic. Sketch Club Exhibition,Newarke Houses. Sept 2016
Cank Street Open June/July 2016.
Castle Ashby Art and Makers Fair, Northhampton May 2016.
New Walk Museum. Open 27 exhibition 2016.
Cank Street Gallery, Leicester, 2016.
Crafts at the Mansion, Old warden Biggleswade, Beds. Dec 2015
Christmas Crafts, Sywell Northants. Nov 20015
Blaby Society of Artists Exhibition, Oct 2015
Art in lyddington Exhibition Nov 30th 31st 2015.
Cank Street Open Exhibition 2015.
Member 'Art House' Leicester. Exhibited June 2015.
Member 'Leicester sketch club'. Various exhibitions throughout year.
Wistow Gallery 2015
Active Art Exhibition 2015.
Previous member Art Alert Nuneaton 2015.
Crafty Lady art/craft fairs Woodhouse Eaves. 2015.
The Gallery, Atkins Building, Hinckley 2015
Cank Street ‘Open Exhibition Gallery 2014
Wistow Gallery 2014.
Ellerington Gallery, Clarendon Park. 2014
Member ‘Blaby Society of Artists’.
Open 25 New Walk Museum. 2014
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