John Gammans

In 1999 John graduated with a BA Hons degree in Three Dimensional Design from KIAD (now the University College for the Creative Arts at Rochester), having previously received two diplomas in art & design from the South East Essex College of Art & Design. Whilst at KIAD John expressed himself more and more through his love of painting and drawing. Shortly after leaving University, and with the absence of a studio, John started to paint en plein air. This helped to developed his style as he needed to paint quickly to capture his subject.

"My inspiration has always been big skies and landscapes, especially dramatic sunsets or menacing stormy skies. Watching a weather system evolve in real time and then trying to paint what you are seeing is both daunting and exciting at the same time. Because it’s changing so fast, you really don’t get too much time to think, you are reacting, often on instinct. I like to think that you are only ever really creating the impression of that particular moment, recording the feeling, almost like a recalling a memory."

When in 2005 John moved to Devon he acquired a great little artist studio in the middle of the countryside. Although he painted less en plein air having this base helped John’s work to...

Kent Institute Art and Design, Rochester, United Kingdom
1996-1999

South East Essex College of Art & Design
1993-1996

Beauchamps High School

Atkinson Gallery | Darkness to Hope
Atkinson Gallery, Millfield, Street, Somerset
27th February - 30 March 2023

RWA | 169 Annual Open
Royal West of England Academy, Bristol
8th October 2022 - 8th Januray 2023

SAW | Somerset Art Weeks Venue 006
29 North Street, Martock, Somerset.
24th September - 9th October 2022

BLACK SWAN ARTS | Open Exhibition
Black Swan Arts, Frome, Somerset
17th July – 11th September 2022

Evolver Prize | Top 50 Exhibition
ACEarts, Somerton, Somerset
2nd July – 30th July 2022

ACEarts | Open
ACEarts, Somerton, Somerset
21st May – 25th June 2022

SLOW TIME | Somerset Solargraphic Society | Somerset Reacquainted
Collaborative Exhibition with Janette Kerr & John Gammans, supported by SAW
Black Swan Arts, Frome, Somerset
15th January - 27th February 2022

SAW | Somerset Art Weeks Venue 67, 28 Castle Street, Stoke Sub Hamdon, Somerset.
18th September - 3rd October 2021

Somerset Reacquainted | Community
The Brewhouse Theatre &  Art Centre
18th September – 26th October 2021

Somerset Reaquainted | Re-Imagining Nature
Yeovil Art Space
4th August – 11th September 2021

Illminster Open Exhibition 2021
Illminster Art Centre
20th July – 13th August 2021

SPRING OPEN | The Absent Gallery Virtual exhibition
19th March - ...