Anthony Hodgson

I hail from Whitby, in England: an ancient, northern port sandwiched between the brooding North Yorkshire Moors and the tempestous North Sea. This is important because, just as Whitby is small yet rich in historical (Synod of Whitby, Captain Cook, Victorian jet) and literary wealth (Dracula, Alice in Wonderland), so the size of this my work (A5/A4) belies the wealth of detail they contain. In fact, these small monochrome artworks may well be unlike anything you've seen before and it for this that they generally elicit dramatic reactions from viewers. Their inspiration is drawn as much from the northern heritage of an artist who can claim British, Scottish, Welsh, Irish and Scandinavian roots as observations of contemporary society and culture. Thus you are just as likely to see Celtic knotwork, demons and angels as you are Spongebob, Star Trek or C19 masks and needles: the result is a veritable smorgasbord of imagery that demands to be seen.

The art practice goes back a long way. Ever since I was at school and could get away with it, I could be found decorating the pages of my schoolbooks with comic characters, spacecraft and strange creatures inspired by the sci-fi and fantasy worlds of Dr Who and Blake’s 7, Space 1999, Star Tr...

Whitby School, Whitby, North Yorkshire UK, 1982-6
Trinity and All Saints College, Leeds, UK, 1986-90
Oxford House College, London, 1992
Universite du Maine, Le Mans, Sarthe, France, 1994
South Bank University, London, UK, 1997-8
Lambeth College, London, UK, 2001-2
International House, London, UK, 2007
Tree Shepherd Business Enterprise, Lambeth, London, UK, 2014

2019
• ‘Creation’ Exhibition, C4M, All Hallows-by-the-Tower, London. 14-19th October
2018
• ‘Journey’ Exhibition, C4M, All Hallows by the Tower, London. 15-28 October
• ‘Between Friends’ Exhibition, ACG, St Stephen Walbrook, London. 13-16 Feb

2017

• ‘Reflections and Transformation Exhibition, Merton Arts Festival, Wimbledon, Surrey. 14–24 Sept
• 'The Cross' Exhibition, C4M, Norwich Cathedral, Norwich, 20 April-29 May

2016
• Lost and Found Exhibition, Merton Arts Festival, St Mark's Church, Wimbledon, Surrey. 15-26 Sept
• 'Reflection' Exhibition, C4M, St Stephen Walbrook, London. 6-16 Sept

2015
• C4M 'Gift' exhibition, C4M, St Stephen Walbrook, London. 28 Sept-8 Oct

2014
• 'Husk' Exhibition, Morphe Arts, Departure Gallery, Limehouse, London. 14-30 July