Present: There are no exhibitions scheduled at present Conventions/Stalls: There is nothing scheduled at present ETERNITY & TRANSIENCE PORTICO LIBRARY & GALLERY. JOINT EXHIBITION WITH JOHN ALLCOCK, APR 2007 "...Striking work. [An] impressive, atmospheric exhibition, which is bound to once more spark discussion on unanswerable questions" - Angela Kelly, Metromagazine EARTH HEWN BUXTON MUSEUM & ART GALLERY, MAR - MAY 2005 "These paintings are both for people with a love for ancient landscapes and for those who enjoy exploring local historic monuments. Derbyshire County Council's cabinet member for community services Councillor Bob Janes said: '...a fascinating exhibition combining art with local history'" - www.derbyshire.gov.uk/news “Archaeologists of a certain age yearning for mystic album covers will enjoy Paul Neads' paintings” - British Archaeology magazine "People who see his work really like it... The artist has tried to combine the spiritual feeling you get when you are at these [prehistoric monuments] with what you can see. He has put something of himself into this exhibition... it will inspire people to go out and see them" - Buxton Advertiser ARCANA OF STONE ST HELENS WORLD OF GLASS, FEB - MAR 2004 "Stunning ancient landscapes" - St Helens Star PAST & PROSPECT SALFORD MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY. JOINT EXHIBITION WITH KEITH SCAIFE, APR - JUN 2003 “Remarkable for its weird harmony... Paul Neads provides representations of reality. Yet all is less clearcut, engagingly. Neads’ version of nature is never copied outright but sifted via his perception, siphoned via creativity. For instance, the entire sky of ‘Wayland’s Beech’ is bright red like oxygenated blood. That’s not to say that garish display of colour is his motive. ‘Portal Light’ is an exercise in restraint: a tiny burning candle amidst an absorbing blackness. Throughout, the stippling and varied strokes give his surfaces a good range from the worked to the (seemingly) licked” - Tim Birch, City Life “A gem” - Salford Advertiser “Although poles apart in style, Paul’s work has all the colour of a Warhol... but rather than being surreal it has all the realism and romance of a John Martin painting. In fact Martin would have been proud to have created ‘Valediction’ which captures a dark stormy night beside the stones in [Avebury] Wiltshire. The work is a must for anyone with a love for ancient landscapes and even anyone viewing his paintings with a little knowledge of ancient history would be inspired to explore these wonderful landscapes... ’Fantasy art’? ‘Modern art’? ‘Surrealism’? I think a very appropriate description would be ‘Beautiful art’” - Andrew Roberts, Free Pagan Press Previous Exhibitions: Solo: 2006 - Of Earth & Stone 2, Samlesbury Hall, nr Preston, Lancs; Sanctuaries of Stone 2, South Square Gallery, Thornton, W.Yorks; Of Earth & Stone, Castle Park Arts Centre, Frodsham, Cheshire; 2005 - Megalithic Muse, Judges' Lodgings Museum, Lancaster, Lancs; Earth Hewn, Buxton Museum & Art Gallery, Derbys; 2004 - Arcana of Stone, World of Glass, St Helens, Merseyside; 2003/4 - Sanctuaries of Stone, Saddleworth Museum & Art Gallery, Uppermill, Lancs Joint: 2008 - Eternity & Transience 5 w/John Allcock, World of Glass, St Helens, Merseyside; 2007 - Eternity & Transience 4 w/John Allcock, Bolton Royd Gallery, Bradford, W.Yorks; Eternity & Transience 3 w/John Allcock, Tolbooth Art Centre, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries; Eternity & Transience 2 w/John Allcock, Jasmine Cottage Gallery, Chaddesden, Derbys; Eternity & Transience 1 w/John Allcock, Portico Library & Gallery, Manchester; 2003 - Past & Prospect w/Keith Scaife, Salford Museum & Art Gallery, Lancs Group: 2008 - Orbital, Radisson Edwardian, Heathrow, Middx; Artlink, Stockport Art Gallery, Cheshire; 2007 - Ilkley Art Show, Winter Gardens, Ilkley, W.Yorks; 2006 - Winter Show, Jasmine Cottage Gallery, Chaddesden, Derbys; Ilkley Art Show - Winter Gardens, Ilkley, W.Yorks; 2005 - Artlink, Stockport Art Gallery, Cheshire; Interaction, SEC, Glasgow, Scotland; Paragon2, Hinckley Island, Hinkley, Leics; 2004/5 - Winter Show, 5a The Gallery, St Helens, Merseyside; Christmas, Lupton Sq Gallery, Honley, W.Yorks; 2004 - Concourse, Winter Gardens, Blackpool, Lancs; 2003 - Grissecon, Stafford, Staffs; The Medway Barrows, Lullingston, Kent; Ilkley Art Show, Winter Gardens, Ilkley, W.Yorks; Seacon03, Hinckley Island, Hinckley, Leics; 2002/3 - Untitled, Grove House Gallery, Keswick, Cumbria Exhibitions Welcome Avon Gloucestershire Wiltshire Kent Oxfordshire Shropshire Gwynedd Derbyshire Staffordshire Yorkshire Cumbria Dumfrieshire Isle of Lewis Contact Exhibitions Links