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Our current exhibition, i also paint, is covered on Northern Soul Photo Gallery: I Also Paint, Gateway Gallery, Hale

We will be holding an exhibition of work produced by students at local schools from 29th June – 7th July. The work is of a really high standard and well worth a visit. Join us for an evening reception on 29th June from 6:30 – 8:30 pm. Schools represented…

Olga Geoghegan’s show was a wonderful chance to see more than 40 of her paintings in one place. You can read more about Olga here on Northern Soul

This research note analyses the market for William Ralph Turner. To receive a free copy, please contact the gallery. We have also put together a video on reading one of Bill Turner’s paintings Strike Meeting which can be viewed here  

This show marks the start of our new ambition for the Gallery. Each year we will hold one exhibition where there is a clear and coherent underlyng theme, and which moves away from simply having a sense of Northern-ness. Of course artists from the North West will still play…

Exploring the way a metropolis is emerging from the once down on its heels British city, this show looks at the urban landscape of Greater Manchester.

In an art world in the North increasingly dominated by Lowry-inspired paintings full of people and buildings, Steve Capper stands apart with his bold and contemproray use of vibrant colour and his eschewing of traditional motifs. He focuses on the shapes and patterns formed by the clouds, hills and…

A review of Steve Bewsher’s Construction by the Rochdale Canal in the excellent Northern Soul website. Thanks to Ant Cosgrove and his Northern Art FaceBook page   Painting the North: Construction by the Rochdale Canal, Steven Bewsher    

This research note analyses the market for Pierre Adolphe Valette. To receive a free copy, please subscribe to our newsletter mailing list on our home page or contact the gallery.  

This exhibition of Valette’s work – including pieces not seen in public for many years – is possibly the most comprehensive gathered in a commercial gallery since the regular exhibitions put on by the Tib Lane gallery and gives the visitor a small idea of the breadth of work…

We have put together a guide to buying art wisely. Follow these basic rules and appreciate your art whilst watching it appreciate!            

This book is the first attempt to define the Northern School, and explain that far from being comprised of Lowry copyists, it was a coherent school depicting the changes wrought in the North-West by the collapse of Lancashire’s heavy industries and the impact of two World Wars. The School…

An article by Denis Taylor on William Ralph Turner featuring Gateway Gallery in the May issue can be accessed here