Neil Stanton

Neil Stanton is a UK-based artist known for concept-driven and stylistically diverse work. He was raised in Goldthorpe, South Yorkshire, and now lives in Longridge, Lancashire. His artistic journey began with a foundation year at Doncaster College of Art, followed by a BA (Hons) in Graphic Design and Illustration from De Montfort University, where he later returned as mature and commercially experienced visiting lecturer.

Early in his career, he worked as a book designer for Inter-Varsity Press in Leicester and later for the midlands based design and illustration hub known as Eikon (formerly Gerry Ball Associates) from 1995 to 2007. Situated on New Walk in Leicester he collaborated with a group of the UK’s foremost commercial artists at that time. Here he specialised in conventional airbrush illustration and other media before the advent of the Apple Mac. Here he produced illustrative artworks for many Midlands-based design groups and advertising agencies throughout the country, as well as well-known publishing houses including Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press.

His work consists of a broad range of approaches and is not confined to a single artistic style. He works across a range of media, including digital ...

Doncaster College of Art 1972-1973
De Montfort University 1973-1976
BA (Hons)

A Modern Betsiary exhibition review: November 2021
Water Street Gallery Todmorden


Diigtal Art exhibition:
Water Street Gallery, Todmorden.2022

Forbidden Fruit exhibition:
Water Street Gallery, Todmorden. 2024