Showcasing, offering insight & selling my recent work

Welcome to Nathan Chenery.co.uk

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My current practice continues to focus on the core ideas of borders & Horizons, this I have been working on for over three years. The borders; defining space, area and within/without relationships. The Horizon signify the undefinable, the distant and the beyond. Repartition has always played an important part in my practice, the drawing works made up of many marks. Drawing these marks takes up focus and demands reflection, a long process drawn out by using nib & ink. Scratching into the paper; further ideas spring to mind, while trying to complete one Horizon/goal new paths emerge. This builds the series up, readdressing horizons, confining them.

I hope you enjoy looking round my site, I have placed a site map on the left that will link you to various areas of the site. It mostly breaks down into series of works, showcasing each.

Nathan Chenery,
nathanchenery@gmail.com

News & Information

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YORK OPEN

I have had two works selected by an independent panel as part of York Open, you can see these at Bar Lane Studios before the 28th August. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO

First Weekend of Saltbox Exhibition

I had a great day yesterday at the opening in Saltbox, I have sold 3 works so far, Queer Purple has now gone and two prints. The exhibition is open until the 11th September remember so pop along and have a good look. Not all the works are on show so if your really interested then ask the gallery staff to see more (remember to say I sent you so I get browny points)

Aside from my own work there are plenty of other lovely things to see, I even ended up buying some ceramics myself. There is plenty more ceramics, Jewellery, cast iron etc... as well as other prints and paintings on the walls.

NEXT EXHIBITION

BY HAND BY HAMMER

This exhibition will show works from throughout the Horizon series and my latest original prints.

It runs 11th July - 11th September 2010 at Saltbox Gallery, Helmsley.

For more information please see Upcoming Exhibitions

THOUGHTS ON MY WORK

A site you might be interested in visiting is www.practiceincontext.net

Here you can find postings on the theory in my practice as well as that of other Artists.

NEW IMAGES

I have not been on top of updating this site but finally got round to putting on new images, drawings in Horizon Series and new prints in Original Print Works

REVOLVING GALLERY

As well as producing art I am involved in exhibiting and selling other Artists work.

Please visit:

www.revolving-gallery.com for more information

NEXT EXHIBITION

'Graphic: The Process of Print'

An exploration of the graphic medium in three contemporary artists work. Including Nathan Chenery, Mary Greene and Catherine SUtcliffe-Fuller.

This show will feature some of my older drawing work with is graphic quality as well as new print works.

Opening 9th November 2009, 7:00PM Norman Rea Gallery, Langwith College, University of York Campus
Running until 27th November 2009

NEW PRINTS

Giving - Lino Print, h. 120 x w. 155mm, Ed. 12 + 2AP, £ 60 unframed

To see and read more about my latest prints visit the Original Prints Works page.

ARTSMIX at CASTLE HOWARD (with the Circus)
Sunday 30th & Monday 31st of August.

See upcoming exhibitions for more information.

New work in the Horizon Series

If you go to the Horizon series section you will see the latest in the series 'Persistent Rain' with more soon to follow.

Festival of Rivers Exhibition
14th - 24th July 9am - 9pm
On a moored boat @ King's Staithe, York

See upcoming exhibitions for more information.

MORE NEW PAINTINGS ADDED - 02/04/09

More new images in the paintings section

YORK OPEN STUDIOS 2009

Yet another great event with lots of people through the doors and lots of great feed back. New painting shown at the event can now be viewed in the paintings section of the site.

UPCOMING SHOWS

Into the fold, Oil on canvas, 350 x 300mm - £220

YORK ST JOHN : PAST & PRESENT - The Artspace, York
13th March - 6th April 2009

A group exhibition of 'past and present' York St John Fine Art students.

Artists include Robert Jones, Annette Wormald, Radovan Bolcar, Slav Kraus, and old ArtSpace favourites - Catherine Scriven and Myself.

See upcoming exhibitions for more information.

Studies

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This piece shows the importance of studies and forward planning in the ‘Horizon’ series.

The piece ‘Sliver’ shows a long narrow horizon that from afar looks like an almost solid line. It is 670mm long and only 100mm high and is the second attempt even after doing three studies. The studies above show dark-light-dark and the opposite and look at how mark density can have great effect on distance. However ‘Sliver Study II’ not shown here was the one I decided to take forward at this stage.

In increasing the size it dramatically increases the effect, as the line could not be much thinner using the marks the whole piece had to change in scale to get the desired effect. Showing how this work is dependent on a range of factors such as scale in this case.

Images above:

Sliver - Ink & Pencil on 180lb Arches Paper, h. 100 X 670mm £ 195
Sliver Study - Ink & Pencil on 180lb Arches Paper, h. 100 X w. 250mm £ 28
Sliver Study III - Ink & Pencil on 180lb Arches Paper, h. 100 x w. 250mm £ 28

'Horizon' series

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This is the first in the ‘Horizon’ series, the first fully resolved work

As you see just marks on a page, then a horizon grows a recognisable form that resonates. This work looks at ‘Modernism’ for its main influences, looking Sandra Blow, her work ‘Three Square’ helped form the ideas surrounding the use of boarders. After being involved with an exhibition at Minster Fine Art (www.minsterfineart.co.uk) showing Sandra Blow and David Hockney the importance of a simple clear image struck me. As well as the quality of the marks and the impact of seeing them framed to show the rough edges of the paper.

Images above:

Horizon - Ink & Pencil on 180lb Arches Paper, h. 285 X w. 570mm £ 235

‘Three Square’ by Sandra Blow, etching 2003.

Queer Purple

2007-01-07T13:39:00.000Z

This was the piece that started it all, the first resolved work in the 'Queer Purple' Series. It is set of three, 'Queer Purple', 'Queer Purple II' & 'Queer Purple III'. The first is purple, the second is blue and the last is red and comes mainly from a Derek Jarman quote:

The ‘blue of men and the red of the women combine to make queer purple’

Works available:

'Queer Purple' - Ink on 180lb Arches paper, h. 525 x w. 380 mm, £200 framed
'Queer Purple II' - Ink on 180lb Arches paper, h. 525 x w. 380 mm, £200 framed
'Queer Purple III' - Ink on 180lb Arches paper, h. 525 x w. 380 mm, SOLD

Marks, on a page

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Marks, on a page.

That is how this all started, small 'Queer Purple' marks that have changed, developed and are always moving on. Onwards and upwards, the Queer marks looked to the horizon and what I am left with is two series of work that balance on one guiding principle of marks on a page.

The 'Queer Purple' Series
The 'Horizon' series

It is never that simple, these marks are individually made with a dip pen, a calligraphy nib that is made to write, to communicate something. Yet it just makes marks; simple, clear with each and everyone making a whole. They build up on paper, Arches paper nothing else the weight can change but the high quality stays the same, the edges remain torn to show it is real.

It is all very 'Modernist' a clear abstract image. Well that is the 'Horizon' series, the 'Queer Purple' remains at the centre with it life coming from all that surrounds it, how Post-modern.

More to follow...

Nathan

Print work

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NEW PRINTS

Below are 4 new prints from earlier this year. All the images are of the AP (artist proof) the editions are much tighter and I hope to update the images on my new website to be launch later this year.

Connections - Dry Point Etching, h. 125 x w. 175mm, Ed. 6, £ 95 framed (5 left)

3 Horizons - Lino Print, h. 100 x w. 300mm, Ed. 10, £ 120 framed (9 left)

Grid - Dry Point Etching, h. 125 x w. 175mm, Ed. 6, £ 95 framed (5 left)

Black Horizon - Lino Print, h. 200 x w. 300mm, Ed. 10, £ 120 framed (10 left)

OLDER PRINTS

Lino (Black) - Lino Print, h. 100 x w. 150mm, Ed. 10, £ 60 framed (10 left)

Lino (Red) - Lino Print, h. 100 x w. 150mm, Ed. 10, £ 60 framed (8 left)

Ascent - Lino Print, h. 120 x w. 155mm, Ed. 12 + 2AP, £ 45 unframed (10 left)

Giving - Lino Print, h. 120 x w. 155mm, Ed. 12 + 2AP, £ 60 unframed (11 left)

Distant - Etching on 200lb Blockingford Paper, h. 147 x w. 200mm, Ed. 8 + 2AP, £ 60 unframed & available framed at £ 80 (3 left)

Print work is relatively new to me, after putting on an exhibition of Sandra Blow and David Hockney I gain an interest in all forms of original printmaking. I see it as an important part of practice and can offer more affordable work as well as new ways of looking at your own practice.

Horizon series

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This series of works has a clear aesthetic agenda as well as looking into the properties of materials, sustained practice based around investigation and simple ideas of the horizon, the distant, the unknown and the ideal.

Horizon series works

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LATEST WORK IN THE SERIES

Opening - Ink & Pencil on paper, h. 320 x w. 240mm SOLD

4 Horizons - Ink & Pencil on paper, h. 150 x w. 470mm £ 160

4 Different Horizons - Ink & Pencil on paper, h. 150 x w. 470mm SOLD

Circle Horizon - Ink & Pencil on paper, h. 90 x w. 150mm SOLD

Split Horizon - Ink & Pencil on paper, h. 250 x w. 245mm £ 175

Persistent Rain - Ink & Pencil on Arches Paper, h. 280 x w. 380mm £245

OLDER WORKS

Untitled (Self Portrait) - Ink & Pencil on Arches Paper, h. 760 x w. 370mm £ 255

Sliver - Ink & Pencil on Arches Paper, h. 100 x w. 670mm £ 160

Depth Study – Ink & Pencil on Arches Paper, h. 240 X w. 190mm SOLD Private collector

Ground Study - Ink & Pencil on Arches Paper, h. 100 x w. 250mm £ 45

Horizon series studies

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Sliver is a piece that shows the importance of studies.

I see studies as being important part of the process and offering the more resolved pieces for sale gives collectors the chance to pick work up at the lower prices and as back up to the final pieces. Through the studies you can see avenues I have taken and it helps in seeing the formation of my work.

Sliver - Ink & Pencil on Arches Paper, h. 100 x w. 670mm £ 160

Sliver Study - Ink & Pencil on Arches Paper, h. 100 x w. 250

Sliver Study II - Ink & Pencil on Arches Paper, h. 100 x w. 250

Sliver Study III - Ink & Pencil on Arches Paper, h. 100 x w. 250

The three Sliver studies are framed as a set and priced at £ 100

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SOLD WORKS

Beyond – Ink & Pencil on Paper, h. 560 x w. 760mm, SOLD Corporate Collection

Horizon - Ink & Pencil on Arches Paper, h. 285 X w. 570mm, SOLD Private Collector

Grounded – Ink & pencil on Paper, h. 280 x w. 380mm, SOLD Private Collector

Lifted – Ink & Pencil on Paper, h. 280 x w. 380mm, SOLD Private Collector

Sky Study (Postcard) - Ink & Pencil on Arches Paper, h. 100 x w. 152mm. SOLD Private Collector

Ground Study (Postcard) - Ink & Pencil on Arches Paper, h. 100 x w. 152mm SOLD Private Collector

Queer Purple series

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This work developed through ideas of mark making and how individuals can use marks. The over all title for the series also used for the first three works comes for a Derek Jarman quote;

“The blue of the man & red of the Woman combine to make queer purple”

The series looks at homosexual (male) identity from a personal perspective ranging from the statement of ‘Queer Purple’, the plea of ‘Just’ and the gathering in ‘Regiment’.

Right Snafu - Ink & Pencil on Arches Paper, h. 560 x w. 563mm £ 200

Just - Ink & Pencil on Arches Paper, h. 280 x w. 160mm SOLD

Queer Purple - Ink & Pencil on Arches Paper, h. 522 x w. 380mm SOLD (Private Collector)
Queer Purple II - Ink & Pencil on Arches Paper, h. 522 x w. 380mm Not for sale, Artist Collection

SOLD Works in the Queer Purple series

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I, II, III, IIII– Ink & Pencil on Paper, h. 280 x w. 380mm, SOLD private collection

Regiment - Ink & Pencil on Arches Paper, h. 562 x w. 570mm, SOLD Corporate Collection

Queer Purple III - Ink on 180lb Arches paper, h. 525 x w. 380 mm, SOLD (on the right)

Curriculum Vitae

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Nathan Chenery’s work has been displayed both nationally & internationally (Japan, 2005) He received a BA (hons) Fine Art Degree from York St John College in 2005. Since then he has been involved in a number of arts related projects including the Postern Tower Project, Culture Point, Please Do Not Bend & York Open Studio’s as well as having been involved in a number of joint exhibitions and working as Manager at Minster Fine Art Gallery, York.

EXHIBITIONS

HAFNEY EXHIBITION
 Woodend Creative Centre, Scarborough, 23rd - 30th April 2010

REVOLVING GALLERY - SPRING EXHIBITION 
Grays Court, York, 9th - 11th April 2010

GRAPHICS; THE PROCESS OF PRINT 
Norman Rea Gallery, Langwith College, University of York, 9th - 27th Novemeber 2009

ARTMIX at Castle Howard 
Castle Howard, York, YO60 7DA, 14th - 24th July

York Open Studios
York St John University, York, Y031 7EX, www.openstudios.co.uk - 27th – 29th March

PAST & PRESENT - York St John University
The ArtSpace, 8 Tower Street, York. www.theartspace.com - March/April 2009

CASES OF CURIOSITY,
The Joy Gallery at Redspace,2 Rutland Place, Dublin 1. November 2008

CASES OF CURIOSITY
Dartington Gallery, Dartington Hall, Devon. 27th June - 3th July 2008.

LUX 2007
Sound Organisation, Gillygate, York, www.illuminatingyork.org.uk - 26th Oct - 3rd November 2007

Drawing Works
The ArtSpace, 8 Tower Street, York.www.theartspace.com - 12th May - 9th June 2007

York Open Studios
York St John University, York, Y031 7EX, www.openstudios.co.uk - 23rd – 25th March 2007

Group Event - Please Do Not Bend
City Screen, York - 8th March 2007

Group Show - The Postcard Show
Surface Gallery, 7 Mansfield Road, Nottingham, NG1 3FB – 1st – 23rd December 2006.

Group Show – Tanka & Art
The Bar Gallery, Curzon Soho, London, W1D 5DY, July 17th – August 14th 2006.

Group Show - York St John College Summer Exhibition.
York St John College, York, July 4th – September 2006.

Group Show – Work produced for the Anglo-Japanese Tanka Society
Hida Takayama Museum of Art, Takayama City, Japan, August 1st – 30th 2005.

Joint Exhibition – Showcasing work produced during the Nebulas @ The Postern Tower project.
City Screen, York, July 4th – 18th 2005.

Group Show – Photograph exhibition of work to be shown at Hida Takayma Museum of Art
Japanese Embassy, London, June 16th – September 2005.

AWARDS

Finalists in ‘Nationwide Mercury Music Prize – Art & Design Competition 2005’

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

York St John University
Hida Takayama Museum of Art

UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS

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By Hand By Hammer

Running from 11th July - 11th September 2010
Opening Times Tues & Weds 10- 3.45 Thurs – Fri 10- 4.30 Sat 10 – 5pm

With work from myself and:

Brett Payne – Silversmith
Bernard McGuigan – Sculpture
Peter Coates – Stone Carving
Jennifer Tetlow – Sculpture

Nick Hubbard, Jessica Briggs and more new jewellery.

Plus Artists to be announced.

See http://www.saltboxgallery.co.uk/ for more information.

I will be showing works from my Horizon series including original drawings and prints.

Please e-mail me if you would like to attend the preview day on the 11th July.

This next show will be a mix of my more graphic works and will be including a mix of the new and old. I have been busy making new prints, I have been trying to expand my skill and knowledge of lino and dry point printing.

ARTSMIX at CASTLE HOWARD
14th - 24th July 9am - 9pm
Castle Howard, York, YO60 7DA.

This is an Artsmix event offering 30 stalls at this fabulous location, the market will also be complimented by children's circus activities. With free parking and free entrance to the stable courtyard please pop by to see my work as well as 29 other Artist.

Festival of Rivers Exhibition
14th - 24th July 9am - 9pm
On a moored boat @ King's Staithe, York

This is an exhibition that features a number of the 2009 York Open Studios Artist as part of Festival of Rivers. Four of my recent paintings will be on show alongside some other fantastic work for the City.

YORK ST JOHN : PAST & PRESENT - The Artspace, York
13th March - 6th April 2009

A group exhibition of 'past and present' York St John Fine Art students.

Artists include Robert Jones, Annette Wormald, Radovan Bolcar, Slav Kraus, and old ArtSpace favourites - Catherine Scriven and Myself.

Cave, Oil on canvas, 365 x 225mm - £180

The works in this show are raw paintings that use paint again following on from a period of mainly drawing. In the new work colour (as always) has a pivotal roll with a ruff focus on warm and cold compositions in play.

The ArtSpace
8 Tower Street,
York.

Telephone: +44 (0)1904 671709

York Open Studios 2009 opening times:

Friday March 27 2009 6-9pm
Saturday March 28 2009 10am-6pm
Sunday March 29 2009 11am-5pm

This will be the second time I have taking part in this event, it will feature a new body of work that is mainly based painting. It will move away from the mark based works, aligning more with the ideas of Horizon and Borders as well as looking into the idea of the spiritual in painting.

More information and pictures to follow shortly.

Venue:
York St John University
Art Block
just past Holgate reception
Lord Mayor's Walk
York YO31 7EX

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This is a visit to the world of printmaking; the lino was cut before Christmas but was only put into production last week. Now there is an edition of 12 with 4 artist proofs. One of these proofs was given to some dear friends Susan & Phil (check out Susan’s work via the link)

Printmaking is a new avenue; it was taken on as a means of producing work that could be sold for less. Original prints can offer so much as a medium and with a lower price tag can offer themselves to a wider audience. With editions some of the preciousness is taken away compared with drawing & paintings that take a great deal of time for only one piece.

These prints are a new take on the ‘Horizon’ series. The first difference is the fact the image is negative giving a much more dense piece that is eye catching. The print has been left with plenty of border to highlight it.

Image above:

Visit – Mono Print on Cartage Paper, Ed. 12 + 4 AP, h. 151 x w. 200, £ 30 unframed

Queer Regiment

2005-02-06T09:04:00.000Z

This piece follows on from the last post; this too was to be called Valour but once again the piece change during the making. It became this huge mass of purple bodies and hence it became a big queer regiment .It follows the idea of Valour but again to aggressive, yet it still represents a group but in this case its all queerkind.

A regiment is a mass of people (usually army based) that rest on a similar history or set of beliefs. This unit helps keeps moral and a sense of belonging, so we must all remember their is a big queer regiment behind us all.

Gay people are not only part of standard but have there own history that must be remembered. It stands for all groups that have been or are oppressed.

Image above:

Regiment - Ink & Pencil on Arches Paper, h. 562 x w. 570mm £ 395

Nathan

Snafu

2005-02-05T09:01:00.000Z

What a right snafu.

This is the next in the ‘Queer Purple’ series and was done a while ago. It was original to be called ‘Valour’ going back to the last post, however in the end it did not fit the bill. Valour was to be about all those brave Gay men/artist who contributed to queer rights today. This piece did not do that so it became a snafu, it is more of a fighting piece so the right refers to ‘Right Wing’ views and the wrongs there.

Right Snafu - Ink & Pencil on Arches Paper, h. 560 x w. 565mm £ 200

Figuring a Name

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Untitled is not a word to use on finished pieces of artwork but here it was vital. My process for the ‘Horizon’ series is to start with a rough idea and a working name. Then follows a short working out in a sketchbook, looking at the name and general piece working around the idea, sometimes the idea survives but mostly things change round a bit which is the point a study is needed.

Then with a study comes a re-think or working out in depth i.e. what dimensions of paper and boarder etc… then the task of producing the work. While doing this more ideas form for other works or the one that is being produced with the name often changing as the piece develops.

This piece the name just did not click, it was a portrait hence its format but in the end it is untitled with an identity tag.

Images above:

Untitled (Self Portrait) – Ink & Pencil on Arches Paper, h. 760 x w. 370 mm £ 255

New Paintings

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Yellow Trinity - Oil on canvas, 450 x 1015mm - £330

Optimism - Oil on canvas, 350 x 300mm - £220

Blue Grid - Oil on canvas, 200 x 300 mm SOLD

Passageway - Oil on canvas, 350 x 300mm - £220

Spreading Study - Oil on canvas, 200 x 300 mm - £95
Gap Study - Oil on canvas, 200 x 300 mm - £95

Rush - Oil on canvas, 300 x 350mm - £185

No Surprises, Oil on canvas, 800 x 550mm - £340

Cave, Oil on canvas, 365 x 225mm - SOLD

Uprising, Oil on canvas, 444 x 300mm - SOLD

Into the fold, Oil on canvas, 350 x 300mm - £220

Drained, Oil on canvas, 350 x 300mm - £125

Older Paintings

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These paintings are a development from the studies below, based on paintings by a number of artist. The work looks heavily at materials, plying the oil onto the surface where it has a very different texture to the works on paper.

700 by 950, Oil & Pencil on Canvas, h. 700 x w. 950mm, SOLD

18 by 18, Oil & Pencil on Canvas, h. 460 x w. 460mm, SOLD

Untitled, Oil & Pencil on Paper, h. 126 x w. 140mm, £ 20

Contact

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For all enquiries please e-mail:

nathanchenenery@gmail.com

Any feed back to the work is more than welcome.

Nathan