Denise Keen-Junk

International contemporary artist - painter / printmaker.

U.K. based in the North West of England.

Trained at St.Martins College, Lancaster - Fine Art BA(hons) & H.N.D.

Formal training starts at a young age for an artist via colouring books and a box of crayons, must admit I still use crayons.
At this young age we keep within the lines when we get older and experiment the lines disappear and the world is literature an open book it is up to us where we go and what direction we take.

My direction took me on a road of discovering printmaking especially etchings I love the idea of drawing onto a metal plate, acid baths and inking up... rubbbing off ... pressing and the anticipation of peeling back the paper which was lovingly watered, placed over the plate, pressed and hoping it does not stick, creating a finished image.

As I can not semi control the outcome of my prints I can control my paintings.

I like to work with acrylics, oils, inks, wax, and other mixed mediums on paper and canvas.

My inspirations come from nature, patterns and colour and my work tends to range from abstract to semi-realism.

Art Education -
BA(hons) Fine Art St.Martins, Lancaster.
BTEC HND Blackpool & Fylde College of Art.

Exhibitions -

International Show – Lahore Pakistan Exchange of Contemporary Art - This is England

Solo Show - Bell Corridor, Haworth Art Gallery, Accrington.

Group Shows -

Art Show Milnthorpe Cumbria.

Mona House Morecambe.

Open & Open Focus Haworth Art Gallery Accrington.

Open Grundy Art Gallery Blackpool

City Life & Cityscapes Haworth Art Gallery Accrington.

Divas Solaris Exhibition Centre Blackpool

The Postcard Show, Surface Gallery, Nottingham.

The Four Elements Earth Wind and Fire – Haworth Art Gallery Accrington.

Framed Alexandra Gallery Lancaster.

Hope Gallery Halifax

Print Matters Dukes Gallery, Lancaster.

Panchromatic The Sultan of Lancaster Art Gallery Lancaster.

Complete Block of Four Globe Gallery Blackpool.