Gavin Mayhew: Artist

Address:
Crag Villa                                             
Westgate
Bishop Auckland
DL13 1LG                         

email: gmayhew@toucansurf.com

Tel: 01388 517308

I am an artist based in Westgate, Weardale, Co. Durham. Originally an art teacher, I left full time teaching to pursue my own artistic aspirations.
My schizophrenic repertoire of work ranges from the depiction of movement in dance, music, sport and nature to my ‘dark side’, a gruesome array of Gothic humour mirroring life, politics, war, pollution, death and all that stuff.

• As well as exhibition and mural work, I run an adult art club/class and regular life drawing classes, I teach art A level night classes at Wolsingham Community College and have worked as a part-time lecturer in art/craft for Community Education at Bishop Auckland College.
• I have also organised art workshops for school projects, drug rehabilitation classes, youth projects (including summer schools) and art/craft for students with physical and learning difficulties.
• In 1992 I was chosen to represent County Durham in their cultural exchange scheme which resulted in two exhibitions staged in Germany.
• Following two successful exhibitions in the U.S.A. in February, 1999 I was invited back to the States to show my paintings in the twin county of Durham, North Carolina in August, 2000.
• I was chosen to represent county Durham at the Municipality of Royvas Painting Festival, Crete in August, 2006
• My work has been commissioned both home and abroad and has been featured on the Tyne Tees Television programme, ‘Dales Diary’
• I have gained a number of regional awards for art projects and teaching

• MEDIA COVERAGE
  2007                    Wear Valley Mercury ~ centre spread, coverage of art class
  2007                    Weardale Gazette ~ revue of exhibition
  2007 Sunderland Echo, Houghton Star, Washington Star ~ Coverage of art exhibition              

• Feature of artist and work ~ Dales Diary ~ Tyne Tees Television
• Celebrity guest ~ Radio Cleveland ~ Interview about painting in acrylics
• Review ~ North East Tonight ~ I.T.V.
• Northern Echo ~ Centre page full colour article by Alistair Gilmore entitled, ‘A Mermaid in my Bathroom’

• Mini documentary on work ~ Radio Newcastle
• Coverage of ‘Prison Residency’ ~ Northern Life, B.B.C.
• Mini documentary on work ~ Northern Life, B.B.C.

CATALOGUES / PUBLISHED WORK
2001           Main feature ~ Weardale Gazette
1999                    November issue ~ Artists and Illustrators Magazine
1999                    Understanding Acrylics ~ promotional video ~ Daler/Rowney
1999                    New York Art Expo catalogue

• Daler/Rowney International Art Paper

1994                    Modern Painters ~ Fakes ‘94
1994                    False or Fun ~ Sunday Express Art Supplement

QUALIFICATIONS
B.A. (Hons) Fine Art ~ Sunderland University
Community Champions Certificate ~ Bishop Auckland College
Cert of Continuing Ed. in Visual Arts ~ Durham University
Teaching Cert (Distinction Art) ~ University Newcastle on Tyne
Diploma in Graphic Design ~ Hull College of Art

RECENT COMMISSIONS
2006          Sign for Dipton Out of School Hours Club, Co. Durham
2006          Design for programme ~ Sunderland University Dance Department
2006          Sunderland University Dance Department Logo
2005          Daler/Rowney art demonstrator in acrylics
2004          Reception area, Recognition Marketing and P.R. Darlington
2000/03     Numerous residencies and murals in schools and organizations local and national
2000          Triptych, Our Lady and St.Thomas of Canterbury Church, Willington
2000          History of Tow Law Painting, St. Joseph’s Church, Crook

Works sell for between £50 and £3000