Norma Galley

Born in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, England (the birthplace of DH Lawrence). Was married in St. Mary's Church, Hucknall, where Lord Byron is buried. Lived for some time in Dronfield, Derbyshire before moving to Knaresborough in North Yorkshire where I now live with my husband. I have 3 children, including twins, who are now all adult, and 5 grandchildren and two great grandsons. I am a founder member of feva - Knaresborough Festival of Entertainment and Visual Arts and each year have a solo show at Studio 3, Finkle Street, Knaresborough. My paintings have an in your face style both in their content and in the bold colours used. There is also an ambiguity which is intentional. I aim for audience participation in that my work sometimes requires interpretation by the viewer. There is often more than one way of reading the images. The viewers have to make up their own minds about what they are seeing. As a painter I try to create sensuous surfaces with paint and texture. I let the ideas make their own way into the image, never quite knowing how my paintings will turn out. I am fascinated by the unpredictability of paint. The highlights of my career to date are 'Shine' where I exhibited with Paula Rego and others as part of...

1993 - 1996 York College1996 - 1998 Bradford College of Art. BA (Hons) Art and Design

2010 - Marlborough College, Wiltshire.
Summer School learning kiln formed glass.

2008 Not the Norm 8, Studio 3, Finkle Street, Knaresborough - 10th - 19th August Open Art, Saltaire. 13th - 21st August. South Yorkshire Open Art The Cooper Gallery, Barnsley.2006Leeds City Art Gallery The Pavilions, HarrogateThe Cooper Gallery, BarnsleyHenshaws Art Centre, Knaresborough Neo Gallery, Cockermouth, Cumbria2005Not the Norm 5. Solo Show for Knaresborough Festival of Entertainment and Visual Arts The Ferens Gallery, HullBeech House Gallery, KnaresboroughZillah Bell Gallery for Contemporary Art, Thirsk.Scissors, Paper, Stone Gallery, Durham ARToCo - Beech House Gallery, KnaresboroughMercer Art Galley, Harrogate. The Beetroot Tree, Draycott, Derbyshire2004 ARToCo 28 Hilton Lane, KnaresboroughHowarth Gallery, Accrington - Solo ShowNot the Norm 4 - Studio 3, - Solo Show Queens Hall, Hexham, Northumberland Cooper Gallery, Barnsley Scarborough Art Gallery 2003 Tree - Haworth Art Gallery. Not the Norm 3 - Studio 3, - Solo Show Nelsons Wine Bar - Hebden Bridge Festival - Solo Show The Gillis-Browne Gallery, HarrogateThe Scottish Arts and Antiques...