Personal Details

Web Site:
www.lionel.playford.net

My Recent Images

Biography

Born Leeds, West Yorkshire.
Worked in Barrow in Furness 1977-1987.
Studied shipbuilding Newcastle 1978-1981
Studied Art & Design Cumbria College of Art and Design 1987-1988
Studied Fine Art Newcastle Polytechnic 1988-1991
Studied MA Fine Art Drawing and Painting, Newcastle University 1997-1999

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2005 Gossipgate Gallery, Alston, Cumbria.
2004 Upfront Gallery, Hutton in the Forest, Cumbria
2003 Laing & Cruikshank, City Gate, Newcastle. Landscapes of NE England
2002 Bowes Museum.”Drawings with Peat”. Pennine landscapes.
2001 ‘ A Year in Trimdon Grange’, Year of the Artist exhibition, Bishop Auckland Town Hall, Co. Durham
1999 Artist in Residence, Volante PTIS Ltd, Trimdon, 1999 Retrospective, Chandler Gallery, Leyburn,Yorkshire
1998 Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Ohio, USA
1998 Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
1998 Southshields Museum and Art Gallery, “Easington, End of a Mine”.
1995 New Academy Gallery, London
1993 Gray Art Gallery, Hartlepool, English Nature artist in Residence Project

SELECTED GROUP SHOWS

2006 Art in Eden, Gallery 15, Penrith
2005 Lowood Gallery, Armathwaite, Cumbria, New Horizons 3
2005 Pinfold Gallery, Bowness-on-Windemere, Northumbrian Artists
2002 3 person show, Northern Heart Gallery, Queens Hall, Hexham, Northumberland.
1999 VANE, Live Theatre, Newcastle Quayside
1999 Blue Bell Gallery, Byker, Newcastle
1998 Pimlico Gallery, Pimlico, London
1998 Spaces Gallery, Cleveland Ohio, USA
1998 British Art Show, Pembroke Pines, Florida, USA
1997 ‘The Miner’, Washington Arts Centre, Washington
1997 Clayton Gallery, Jesmond, Newcastle
1996 ‘10 Years of Northern Graduates’, New Academy Gallery, London
1995 ‘Flock on the Tyne’, Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead
1995 ‘Starlings Group’, Baraugh Hall, Alston, Cumbria
1995 ‘5 Tynedale Artists’, Isis Gallery, Melmerby, Cumbria
1993 English Nature Residency, Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery and Newcastle Central Library
1992 2 person show, New Victoria Theatre, Stoke on Trent
1992 ‘Art Now’, New Academy Gallery, London
1991 ‘Northern Graduates’, New Academy Gallery, London

RESIDENCIES

2003 Universal Building Society, Newcastle upon Tyne.
2002 Triangle Residents Association funded by Northern Rock
2001 Newcastle Buiding Society, Newcastle upon Tyne.
2000 Volante PTIS Ltd, Trimdon Grange, Durham
1992 English Nature National Nature Reserve at Castle Eden Dene,County Durham for.

PUBLIC AND CORPORATE COMMISSIONS

2002 Forrestals Ltd, Pearl Assurance House, Newcastle upon Tyne.
2001 Gill Airways & Northern Ireland Tourist Board for Newcastle Airport Belfast departure lounge.
2001 Newcastle Building Society.
2001 Volante PTIS Ltd.
2000 National Trust & N. Yorkshire Moors National Park, Robin Hoods Bay Old Coastguard House.
1999 J.D.Wetherspoon.
1997 British Telecom.
1997 Portrait chief librarian, Robinson Library, Newcastle University
1995 AMEC Developments, Quayside House, Newcastle Quayside.
1992 English Nature.

Artist Details

Practice Type:
Artist,

Artist Practice:
Painting,

Artist fields and interests:
Community Art, Contemporary, Education and young people, Environmental and land art, Traditional, Workshops,

Interested in exchanging skills with other artists?
Yes

Skills and experiences artists may be interested to swap
Ship and boat design (naval architecture and structural analysis). Teaching art in adult and undergraduate education.

Skills / experiences / services that you can offer to clients and organisations
Mural design and make. Visual Art Workshops with various groups of all ages.

CRB check:
Yes