Gwendol Gains

Explore nature's landscapes offers a lifetime of discovery.
Remembering the ground is archaic and has a language all it's own.
Against that permanence, an ever changing wind, light & seasonal variations construct different grammars.
The delight of heathers interwoven with other flora allows spiritual colours of mauves and purples.
Painting is about looking and 'seeing' intently. We all see a subject differently. I hope my work challenges the viewers notion of landscape.


I grew up on a mixed farm. This allowed me the access and freedom to explore nature in all its glory.
The landscape is changing radically with the effects of climate change and the advancements in farming practices together with urbanisation creep. The countryside is changing as we once knew it.
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My interest as an artist lies in the effect man has on the land. In particular the way farmers and land workers inadvertently create barriers that resemble 'installations' to keep in their livestock ( or not as is the case most often). Various configurations of obscure objects such as rusting corrugated sheeting, wire meshing, the odd tree stump or an old oil drum, when creatively assembled provide a barrier and an interesting installation deserving of an...

Leicester College of Art and Design
Diploma in Art and Design &
RSA award
1964 - 1968

Lincolnshire College of Art and Design
Foundation Studies + Btech Diploma
1992 - 1993

University College of Ripon and York St John
BA Combined Degree in Fine Art Painting and English Literature
1994 - 1998

EXHIBITIONS
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2019 Gracefield Art Centre - Ladies First Exhibition, Poetry
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2018 BeltieBookCafe & Art Gallery - Exhibition of Oils (one woman)
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2014 Gracefield Art Centre - Cafe Christmas Print Exhibition
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2015 John Green Fine Art.
Bath Street, Glasgow
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2011 Catstrand Gallery, New Galloway - One woman Oils and Mixed Media
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2009 Stranraer Museum & Gracefield Art Centre - Exhibition of works
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2009 Drumterlie Steading Studio 58
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Red Barn Gallery, Penrith
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Lowood Gallery, Armathwaite - Land Mark 11 Exhibition
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2005 Lowood Gallery, Armathwaite - New Horizons Exhibition
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Farfield Mill, Sedbergh -Summer Exhibition
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2003 Chambers Art Gallery, Moffat, Dumfriesshire - Christmas Exhibition
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2003 Corbridge, Northumberland - Exibition at The Art Cafe
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2003 Newcastle, Northumberland - Biscuit Factory
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2003 Newcastle - The Northumbria University, Exhibition of small works
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2003 Talkin' Tarn, Brampton - Workshop
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2003 Carlisle, Prism Arts
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2003 Churches Together, Cumbria - Tryptic commission
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2002 Winsor & Newton Winner of Best Artist Award
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2002 Exhibited at Blake Gallery, York
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1998 York City Art Gallery -First Impressions Exhibition
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1997 Beningborough Hall, North Yorkshire - Ar...