MIKE NEWTON

Mike Newton’s oil paintings explore aspects of MELANCHOLIA using traditional methods of oil paint on canvas and on wooden panels. He works initially from pen and ink drawings that combine elements of his own figurative drawing with his photographs and found images. Working directly onto the support with oil glazes, he uses these subverted images as the basis for a loose and immediate style of painting. Consequently the oil paintings have a freshness of execution despite the melancholic themes.

Education

Born in the UK in Manchester- now working from a Studio in Bath. Painting Full Time.
He has a BSc in Mathematics and a BA in Fine Art.
Recently completed an MA Fine Art at Bath Spa University.

Exhibitions

June 2002 Walcot Memorial Chapel, Bath

June 2004 Bath Spa Degree Show

April 2005 Boundary Gallery, London

August 2005 Walcot Memorial Chapel, Bath

Oct 2005 Widdicombe Studios, Bath

Nov 2005 Paintworks, Bristol

Feb 2006 Hotbath Gallery, Bath 2 week Residency

May 2006 Celeste Art Prize (finalist)
Truman Brewery, London

Jul - Aug 2006 Full Spectrum (finalist)

Sherborne House, Dorset

Aug - Sep 2006 Jerwood Café Space, London

November 2006 – Alphaville, solo exhibition at the Brick Lane Gallery

Prizes

June 2004 Minerva Prize (Best Painting - Degree Show)

April 2005 Boundary Prize (3rd) Figurative Painting