our Winter Show begins 9th December
Heres a little look at the Poster for it
Monday 24 November 2014
Gallery 23 Winter Show
Sneak preview time .....
our Winter Show begins 9th December
Heres a little look at the Poster for it
our Winter Show begins 9th December
Heres a little look at the Poster for it
Thursday 20 November 2014
An Arty Xmas
Phew it's non stop at gallery 23 !!
The Harold Riley Streetdogs Exhibition is a huge success and continues until 6th Dec
If you have not been yet please hurry they are selling fast !
Then without pausing for breath we will be straight into our winter show beginning 9th December which will include the fabulous gallery 23 Xmas party !!
We have some new artists joining us for the first time as well as the return of some favourites so watch out for news very soon
Annnnnnd ...... If that's not enough
The gallery 23 pop up photo gallery continues at the brilliant Altrincham Market every Thurs & Fri evening and all day sat and sun til Xmas !!!
An amazing eating and shopping venue with great live music
What's not to like :)
For an arty Xmas gallery 23 have got you covered !
#xmas
#fineart
#manchester
#buxton
Thursday 13 November 2014
Harold Riley Streetdogs Exhibition
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-news/artist-harold-riley-set-publish-8097059
Monday 10 November 2014
Harold Riley Exhibition
Phew.... What a day !!
Weve been hanging The Riley Exhibition all day and it looks really good !
Just a few more pieces to go up and we are there
We hope so see you on Thursday evening :)
Weve been hanging The Riley Exhibition all day and it looks really good !
Just a few more pieces to go up and we are there
We hope so see you on Thursday evening :)
Saturday 8 November 2014
New Work from Steve Capper
Steve Capper popped in today and delivered 4 brilliant new paintings
Thanks Steve !
Thanks Steve !
Thursday 6 November 2014
Gallery 23 Pop Up Photo Gallery @altrincham
Loads of interest in the new manchester work
All will be available framed at Altrincham market this weekend
If you have not visited us there yet you are missing out :)
Amazing stalls selling the finest Artisan work
andddddddd
The fabulous Market House with the most amazing food !
#manchester
#photography
#xmas
#food
#salford
All will be available framed at Altrincham market this weekend
If you have not visited us there yet you are missing out :)
Amazing stalls selling the finest Artisan work
andddddddd
The fabulous Market House with the most amazing food !
#manchester
#photography
#xmas
#food
#salford
Wednesday 5 November 2014
Gallery 23 Buxton Update
This weekend sees us starting to clear the gallery to make room for the Riley Exhibition
We will be open as normal on Saturday but will be closed Sunday and Monday for hanging the work
Reopening on Tues 11 November
This is going to be a very special exhibition and certainly should not be missed !
We look forward to seeing you all very soon :)
We will be open as normal on Saturday but will be closed Sunday and Monday for hanging the work
Reopening on Tues 11 November
This is going to be a very special exhibition and certainly should not be missed !
We look forward to seeing you all very soon :)
Harold Riley Exhibition Street Dogs
Not long to go until the fabulous Harold Riley Exhibition Street Dogs
We have signed books in stock ahead of the exhibition including a few with an extra sketch of a dog with signature
As well as the larger pieces we will have a very limited quantity of small original sketches never seen before !
Some information about the man himself
Harold F. Riley Esq. DL DLit FRCS (Hon) DFA ATC
Harold Riley was born in Salford in 1934 and attended Salford Grammar School. He sold his first painting to the City Art Gallery when he was 11.
In 1951 he won a scholarship to the Slade School of Fine Art, University College, London. After a one year postgraduate course a...t the Slade he won a travel scholarship to Italy, followed by a British Council Scholarship to study in Spain and went on to study in Florence and Spain before returning to Salford, where he has lived ever since. Harold has been awarded honorary doctorates by the Universities of Salford, Manchester, London and Florence and completed his National Service as an Officer in 1957. In 1960 Harold returned to Salford, where he now lives and works. He believed his main work was to document the city and his life-cycle in Salford in paintings, drawings and photographs. His deep affection for his home town cemented a friendship with L.S. Lowry which began when Harold was a student; together they worked on a project to record the area and its people, a project which Harold continued until the end of the twentieth century.
Harold’s commissioned painted portraits include Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia, Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, Pope John XIII, Pope Paul VI, Pope John Paul II, American Ambassador Elliot Richardson, United States Presidents John F. Kennedy, Gerald Ford and Nelson Mandela. (The painting of Nelson Mandela, which was unveiled in 2005, raised more than $1m for charity at an auction held at the Rockefeller Centre in New York.)
Harold is famous worldwide for his sporting pictures, particularly of golf and soccer. His golf images are in private and public collections throughout the world. His football pictures have centred largely around his links with Manchester United with whom he played as a junior, before going to University. The club has an extensive collection of his work, but the majority remains in his Archive.
Harold F. Riley Esq. DL DLit FRCS (Hon) DFA ATC
Harold Riley was born in Salford in 1934 and attended Salford Grammar School. He sold his first painting to the City Art Gallery when he was 11.
In 1951 he won a scholarship to the Slade School of Fine Art, University College, London. After a one year postgraduate course a...t the Slade he won a travel scholarship to Italy, followed by a British Council Scholarship to study in Spain and went on to study in Florence and Spain before returning to Salford, where he has lived ever since. Harold has been awarded honorary doctorates by the Universities of Salford, Manchester, London and Florence and completed his National Service as an Officer in 1957. In 1960 Harold returned to Salford, where he now lives and works. He believed his main work was to document the city and his life-cycle in Salford in paintings, drawings and photographs. His deep affection for his home town cemented a friendship with L.S. Lowry which began when Harold was a student; together they worked on a project to record the area and its people, a project which Harold continued until the end of the twentieth century.
Harold’s commissioned painted portraits include Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia, Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, Pope John XIII, Pope Paul VI, Pope John Paul II, American Ambassador Elliot Richardson, United States Presidents John F. Kennedy, Gerald Ford and Nelson Mandela. (The painting of Nelson Mandela, which was unveiled in 2005, raised more than $1m for charity at an auction held at the Rockefeller Centre in New York.)
Harold is famous worldwide for his sporting pictures, particularly of golf and soccer. His golf images are in private and public collections throughout the world. His football pictures have centred largely around his links with Manchester United with whom he played as a junior, before going to University. The club has an extensive collection of his work, but the majority remains in his Archive.
A very special book from Harold Riley
In 1999 Harold attended the famous champions league victory by Manchester United
He recorded the whole game in a sketchbook
This is a truly beautiful limited edition replica of that book bound in leather and signed by Harold and Sir Alex Ferguson
This would make a very special present for a Man United fan !
We have now had several enquiries about this very special book
It has come directly from Harold's Private collection
It is from an edition of 1999 is priced at £5000
He recorded the whole game in a sketchbook
This is a truly beautiful limited edition replica of that book bound in leather and signed by Harold and Sir Alex Ferguson
This would make a very special present for a Man United fan !
We have now had several enquiries about this very special book
It has come directly from Harold's Private collection
It is from an edition of 1999 is priced at £5000
Tuesday 4 November 2014
Harold Riley Street Dogs Exhibition
Not long now until the launch of this fabulous exhibition
We have lots of enquiries already
We can't wait :)
We have lots of enquiries already
We can't wait :)
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