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"My primary interest is in using colour to express a range of basic human emotions. Although my work is abstract, there are often suggestions of doorways or openings, passing places from the known to the unknown. Music that evokes a spiritual realm through the abstract language of sound has provided me with a rich source of inspiration in recent years. I search for the expression of such mystery through the physicality of paint."
1963 |
Born in Northampton, England |
1982-86 |
BA (Hons) Degree in Fine Art, Reading University |
1987-88 |
Post Graduate Diploma in Art Therapy, St Albans College of Art |
1990 |
Gas Hall 90, The Gas Hall, Birmingham |
1992 |
Lichfield Festival, Lichfield Cathedral |
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Prints in Progress, Malvern Workshop, Malvern |
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Contemporary Icons, Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter |
1993 |
Change of State, Midlands Contemporary Art, Birmingham |
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Birmingham Art Challenge, Bull Ring Centre, Birmingham |
1994 |
Visions, Clove Two Gallery, London |
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Abstractions, Art First, London |
1995 |
Quietude, Ikon Gallery Touring Exhibition |
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William Gear: Past and Present Friends, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery |
1996 |
Three Years On, Art First, London |
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Paintings by Gillian Lever, Three Choirs Festival, Worcester (solo) |
2000 |
The Meditation of my Heart, Winchester Cathedral (solo) |
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Paintings by Gillian Lever, Helios Gallery, Birmingham (solo) |
2001 |
Directors Choice, Art First, New York |
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2002 |
UB40 Series, The Waterhall, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (solo) |
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Starting a Collection, Art First, London |
2003 |
Paintings by Gillian Lever, Helios Gallery, Warwickshire (solo) |
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2004 |
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Seven Last Words, CBSO Centre, Birmingham (solo) |
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Seven Last Words, Ladywood ARC (solo) |
2005 |
Seven Last Words, Rook Lane Arts, Somerset (solo) |
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Seven Last Words, Cheltenham Music Festival (solo) |
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Portfolio Gallery, Barnsley |
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Christmas Exhibition, Art First, London |
2006 |
Seven Last Words, Gloucester Cathedral (solo) |
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Full Spectrum, Sherborne House, Dorset |
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Multicoloured Blue, Star Gallery, Cheltenham General Hospital (solo) |
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Christmas Exhibition,Art First, London |
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Group Show, The Brownston Gallery, Devon |
2007 |
Residencies, Awards and Publications
1995-00 |
Artist-in-Residence at the Old Grammar School, Kings Norton |
2001 |
Cover and publicity for Cover Up CD by UB40, Virgin Records |
2003 |
Cover for Memories of Bliss: God, Sex and Us by Jo Ind, SCM |
2004 |
Arts Council South West grant |
2005 |
The Jerusalem Trust grant |
2006 |
Full Spectrum Catalogue, Sherborne House |
2007 |
Exploring Prayer by Sue Mayfield, Lion Hudson |
Collections
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Goldman Sachs
UB40
Queen Anne's School Caversham
St George's Hospital Tooting
The Warwick Arts Trust London
private collections in Britain and abroad
