Window on Lindow
WINDOW ON LINDOW An exhibition by Phil Barton 3rd January – 31st March 2023 at The Guild for Lifelong Learning, Bourne Street Wilmslow SK9 5HG EXHIBITION CATALOGUE This exhibition initiates a wider project by Phil Barton towards a celebration of the 40th anniversary of Lindow Man’s discovery in August 1984. The Lindow Moss area includes […]
Phil Barton seclected as AA2A resident at UCLan
I am excited to be selected to work at the UCLan ArtSpace during the current academic year. AA2A is a national scheme facilitating established artists going in to work in University arts departments alongside students. You will find details of my project and to follow my progress on this page of the AA2A website. I […]
Reimagining Joya
ART & ECOLOGY EXHIBITIONREIMAGINING JOYA: BRINGING JOYA RESIDENCY EXPERIENCES TO THE THAMES-SIDE STUDIOS GALLERY Introductory video “Cultural activities in abandoned and denuded places are the key to landscape restoration and combatting climate change” (Simon Beckmann, Co-Founder & Curator of Joya AiR)Reimagining Joya is an exhibition inspired by the experiences and artistic responses of a group […]
Dark Skies, Wild Seas residency publication
In December 2021, 18 like-minded creatives gathered in the quiet ishing village of Coverack, Cornwall, on the Lizard peninsular for an at-science crossover oppotuniy curated to inspire at practitioners, researchers and thinkers alike. Home to a stunning beach, beautiful harbour, and a warm communiy spirit, Coverack was the base for researching, discussing, sharing and collaborating. […]
The Sea
A new group show at Fronteer Gallery in Sheffield runs until 18th August. One of my set of Cornwall screenprints – “Deep Time: Rock, Sea, Sky – Hartland Quay” (2022) – is included. One of a series of prints on the theme of “Deep Time: Rock, Sea, Sky” made in response to residencies in Cornwall last […]
Phil to exhibit in Flora Flora group show at Fronteer Gallery
Phil will be exhibiting one of his series of Superseeded prints, Hostile Environment (Beech Tree) (2021). “During the third lock-down in 2021 I experimented with carborundum, embossing and overprinting when printing from plant material.” says Phil. “Part of my exploration of the UK National Tree Seed Project with whom I went on seed collecting expeditions in […]
The School of Life group exhibition in Knutsford
Delighted to be taking part in my first show in the North West since May 2019! Let’s hope Covid is kind…
AN INVITATION TO REMEMBER NATURE
As world leaders gather in Glasgow for crunch talks about the future of our planet, a group of local artists are heeding radical artist Gustav Metzger’s call for all artists to take action, remembering damaged nature. The action will take place in the town square and members of the public are invited to join […]
Last Chance Saloon
As we run up to COP26 in Glasgow, I’m deighted to announce that a new exhibition opens today at Terre Verte Gallery on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. Co-curated by gallery-qwner, Richard Sharland and myself, it features sixteen artists with environmental concern at the heart of their practice. It will run until Daturday 4th December. As […]
Superseeded Pop Up Exhibition
Come and join me on the banks of the bank of the Regent’s Canal this coming weekend for a pop up show! Located in a unique exhibition environment within a domestic houseboat, Superseeded inverts the houseboat into an immersive experience. Capturing and revealing our trees’ subtle intracacies, from of the emergence of the embryonic shoot […]