Exhibitions

Galleries where my work has been (or will be) on display


June 28 – July 5, 2021 Chania International Photo (CIP) Festival, Crete

“Ready to Rock” – taken at the Festwich tribute band festival in Manchester – printed and exhibited as one of the “Street” category winners

“Chania International Photo festival has been created by Blank Wall Gallery. Its aim is to gather more than 320 photographers from around the world each year, turning the town of Chania into an international centre of artistic expression focusing on photography. The festival will take place at the Center of the Mediterranean Architecture (CAM) in a building dating back from 1595, at the Old Harbor of Chania.”


June 2021 Loosen Art “Decontexts” exhibition, Rome, Italy

“Celestia I” and “Celestia II” – a cracked and faded doorstep and a rough plaster filled wall seen through a cardboard tube, removing context to give the illusion of distant celestial objects – printed and exhibited as competition winners, at the Millepiani Exhibition Space in Rome

Loosen Art “Decontexts” brief: The beginning of modernity in the artistic field is marked by the introduction of a perspective vision, thanks to which the figures, within a planar space, are arranged according to an order of depth of field. The object acquires an “internal space”, and with this it takes autonomy from the external space and is no longer an object in a space, but is itself the creation of its own space of representation: it becomes removable, and can be displayed in any place. The act of extracting an object / subject, isolated or inserted in imaginary spaces, imposes an evaluative approach oriented on the intrinsic meaning – and aesthetic – of what is exposed, and with it imposes questions such as “how much context is needed for us to categorize an object? How much can be taken away before an object completely loses its identity, before it truly becomes something else?”.

Exhibition photo by Loosen Art

November 2020 Loosen Art “Man and Machine” exhibition, Rome, Italy

“Weapon of Choice” – a vintage typewriter in the Bury Transport Museum – printed and exhibited as one of the competition winners, at the Millepiani Exhibition Space in Rome

typewriter

Loosen Art “Man and Machine” brief: Since the first complex and automated technological inventions (starting from the experimental science of the sixteenth century up to the current electronic and digital machines) the relationship between man and machine has characterized every evolutionary development of civilization. Each new invention indelibly marks not only the course of technical development, but also the same vision of the world of man. A distinctive sign in the man-machine relationship is precisely the determined will of the individual and his mental structure to accept the instant modification of his habits by virtue of a new technological discovery. Today the dependence on intelligent machines is made manifest in every field concerning human activity. Especially since the 19th century, art has represented an important cultural field through which we may reflect on the relationship between man and machine, starting from the futurist experiences in the pictorial field, passing through the film productions of Fritz Lang with Metropolis and Ridley Scott with Blade Runner, up to the contemporary images of Thomas Struth in the photographic field.
This call invites photographers and visual designers to propose works capable of offering a vision of the current historical and social context and responding to the theme of the relationship between man and machine


November 6 – December 5, 2019 Loosen Art “Mannequins and Puppets” exhibition, Rome, Italy

“Mirror Man” – a life size mannequin in the gym I go to, taken from a low angle to make it seem bigger than it actually is – printed and exhibited as one of the competition winners, at the Millepiani Exhibition Space in Rome

mosaic mirror man

Loosen Art “Mannequins and Puppets” brief: Aesthetic products that recall the human figure or fantastic figures, represented by dolls and puppets, up to the virtual productions of avatars, are products through which man since ancient times represents himself, his own world, his own stories, fears and fantasies. The act of control on these products its self becomes an object of reflection by artists starting from the first decades of the twentieth century, especially with reference to the protagonists of metaphysics and surrealism. Today the mannequin subject not only represents the individual who became an automaton and a production machine, but also an individual who became a compulsive consumer immersed in a world in which mass mediatic information and bombardments determine their own culture, lifestyles, customs and world view.


September 15, 2019 London Photo Festival “Abstracts” at Harris+Hoole in Twickenham London

“We are delighted to announce the winners and exhibitors of our abstract photography competition. The standard was so high that we’ve opened up 5 more exhibition places!” – really pleased that my entry made it into the exhibition, which lasts for 3 months:

“Scratch” is my image of a vintage and well used leather covered desktop at a country manor in Norfolk; unclear what it was used for to have been marked in this way, and whether it ended up in this condition before or after being relegated to a stone outbuilding used by the servants – either way, full of character and history

Exhibition photo by London Photo Festival and included here with their kind permission


August 28 – September 5, 2018 Chania International Photo Festival, Crete

“The Party Is Over” – a random barrel on Catlow Lane, Manchester at the end of the night – printed and exhibited as one of the competition winners

“Chania International Photo festival has been created by Blank Wall Gallery. Its aim is to gather 350 photographers from around the world each year, turning the town of Chania into an international centre of artistic expression focusing on photography. At the same time, we aspire to make this festival the biggest photographic event, since this will be the first time that so many international artists will be exhibiting their work in Greece.”

Exhibition photo by Blank Wall Gallery and included here with their kind permission


July – August, 2018 “A Day In The Life Of Manchester”, Corn Exchange, Manchester, England

Not strictly speaking an exhibition but nevertheless a public display of art that includes some of my images

On April 1, 2017, I participated in the “A Day In The Life of Manchester” project, a social experiment aimed at documenting 24 hours in the life of the modern day city

The captured photos – including several of mine – have been used by artist Nathan Wyburn to create a mosaic paying “tribute to Mancunian icon, Emmeline Pankhurst, who received the most votes in our poll.”  The artwork is on display in Manchester Corn Exchange during July and August 2018:

More information on the project at https://www.cartridgesave.co.uk/printwhatmatters/dayinthelife/


June 29 – July 12, 2018 Blank Wall Gallery “Moments of Color” exhibition, Athens, Greece

“Piastrellato” – detail of a tiled roof in Anghiari, Italy – printed and exhibited as one of the competition winners

“Color in photography can play a very important role. It can convey a lot of different meanings and emotions. It can create a whole atmosphere and narrate a different story each time. They evoke feelings and reactions. Many people like or dislike a photograph because of its colors and this is natural. Also, the perception of objects can be different according to their color. One thing cannot be denied, vivid, saturated colors always attract viewers’ attention and provoke reactions either positive or negative according to everyone’s taste, psychology and aesthetics. Not everybody will react the same way to the same color, because colors influence us on levels, nevertheless, they do react.”

Exhibition photo by Blank Wall Gallery and included here with their kind permission

More information on the Moments Of Color exhibition webpage


June 8-27, 2018 Praxis Gallery “The Abstract Image” exhibition, Minneapolis, USA

“Flight” – shadow of an aircraft wing on the taxiway at Manchester Airport, taken from LH0364 bound for Frankfurt – printed and exhibited as one of the international juried competition winners

manchester airport aircraft wing shadow

“Praxis Gallery presents photographic works that explore the world through an abstracted lens; utilizing elements of color, light, shadow, texture, shape and line to express meaning outside of traditional representational and documentary styles of photography.”

Exhibition images by Praxis Gallery and included here with their kind permission


May 11-24, 2018 Blank Wall Gallery “Black and White” exhibition, Athens, Greece

“The Journey” – printed and exhibited as one of the competition winners

“Black & White photography is a beloved genre both for photographers and for viewers. It has many fans for a variety of reasons. Most people like Black & White photographs because they have a completely different atmosphere from the colored ones. The viewer can be taken to a new, completely different reality, see a different world and experience different emotions.”

Exhibition photo by Blank Wall Gallery and included here with their kind permission

More information on the Black and White exhibition webpage


March 16-29, 2018 Blank Wall Gallery “Cityscape” exhibition, Athens, Greece

“#Manchester” – printed and exhibited as one of the competition winners

“Cityscape photography consists of urban and public places and scenes of everyday life. Everybody is on the run. The pace of life never slows down. There is a hectic rhythm full of noise and shouts. Images and situations pass in front of our eyes and disappear within seconds. Moments of happiness and unhappiness taking place in cities or towns, happen around tall, impressive buildings. Life and death, loss and achievement coexist in those buildings that contribute to the creation of the character and the atmosphere of each city.”

Exhibition photo by Blank Wall Gallery and included here with their kind permission

More information on the Cityscape exhibition webpage


July 2017 Alverton Gallery “Month of May” exhibition, Cornwall, England

bullrushes reflected in lily pond surface

“Congratulations to Brian Ashworth whose image Summer is Coming received an Honourable Mention in our recent ‘Month of May’ Photographic Competition

‘This image was taken on May 22, 2017 in the deer park at Dunham Massey in Cheshire,’ says Brian, ‘on a glorious day of blue skies and scattered clouds, reflected along with the rushes in the lake.  Most of the lake surface was obscured by lily pads but fortunately there was a small area of clear water where I could take this shot.’

A framed and mounted print of Summer is Coming will be exhibited at the Alverton Gallery, Penzance, Cornwall UK during July 2017 along with the remaining top ten winning competition entries.”


May-October 2017 Swift Motorsport Gallery exhibition, Stoke, England

“Dusty” and “Not For Highway Use” at the opening of the Swift Motorsport Gallery 2017

swift motorsport gallery opening 2017

“Open Exhibition of Guest Photographers

25th May – 26th October 2017

At the end of last year we invited submissions from any of our guests who wished to exhibit some of their own work in the gallery this season. At the time we wondered if there would be enough interest to make an exhibition possible, but in the end we received far more submissions than expected and were forced to make some difficult choices over what to include and what to leave out

We have ended up with a wide variety of work covering a wide range of racing subjects, from portraits and paddock scenes to contemporary and historic racing. The result is certainly quite unlike any of our previous exhibitions, with no particular central theme linking the pieces, except for the obvious enthusiasm for all forms of motor sport from so many of our gallery friends

To all of you who have contributed to this event, a very big THANK YOU.”


April 28 – May 11, 2017 Blank Wall Gallery “Moments of Color” exhibition, Athens, Greece

“A Conflict Of Interest” – printed and exhibited as one of the competition winners

“Colors can be found everywhere around us. They make our life more interesting and happier. We can always relate our mood with a color and a color can definitely change the way we feel. This is a truth that no one can deny or question. As a result, colors consist a source of inspiration for photographers. Sometimes it is the color itself that makes a scene worth shot, or a photograph worth seeing. It is the color that may make the difference after all.”

Exhibition photo by Blank Wall Gallery and included here with their kind permission

More information on the Moments Of Color Exhibition webpage


May 2017 Alverton Gallery “No Label” exhibition, Cornwall, England

Small dog near Hawkshead Post Office

“Congratulations to Brian Ashworth whose image Post Office Dog received an Honourable Mention in our recent ‘No Label’ photographic competition

‘We were having lunch in the Queen’s Head pub last July on a glorious summer day,’ Brian explains, ‘when the dog wandered out of the Post Office and lay down to enjoy the sun – until then the view across the little square was pleasant enough, but the dog added that certain something that transformed it into a memorable scene just begging to be photographed.’

A framed and mounted print of Post Office Dog will be exhibited at the Alverton Gallery, Penzance, Cornwall UK during May 2017 along with the remaining top ten winning competition entries”