Paul Thompson

“IMAGINE STANDING ON THE SURFACE OF AN ATOM WITH A MAGIFYING GLASS IN YOUR HAND OR FOR THAT MATTER A TELESCOPE”.
(Frederick. W. Clark.)

This statement underpins the ideology that inspires Paul’s’ art. It also provokes his interest in the natural sciences.

“We exist as a brief moment in the history of time. We are the product of a series of cataclysmic cosmic action-reactions that have been occurring ever since the first moment of the Big Bang. When two or more irresistible forces come together and merge, they become something different. This is the process of evolution at work and is the essence of creativity.”

Paul was born in 1958 in Ipswich and spent his early years growing up in North London. His father was an American airman stationed in the UK during the 1950s His mother was a colourful character, from Barnsley in South Yorkshire. He is the second eldest of five brothers. At the age of four, Paul had a serious accident in which he fell and hit his head, suffering a blood clot on the brain. This left him with a complex disability.

At fourteen, Paul received his first camera, which introduced him to the power of photography, optics, and other visual aids that allowed him to explore images beyond the range of human vision....

CHEVA (Certificate Higher education visual arts.) University of Durham.

Studied HND photography Newcastle College.

Graduated with BA Honours Fine art. University of Sunderland.

Exhibitions

November 2015 – Washington Arts Centre
Exhibition Title: Spotlight
Displayed one piece of artwork.

2018 – Washington Arts Centre
Exhibition Title: A View from the Edge

2016 – Greenfield Art Gallery, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham
Solo Exhibition

May 2013 – Lamplight Art Centre
Solo Exhibition

2011–2012 – Number 15 Art Gallery, Spennymoor, County Durham
Artist in Residence
Work exhibited on a regular basis.

November 2012 – Spennymoor Leisure Centre, County Durham
Ongoing exhibition.

Durham City – Middleton Design (Interior Designers)
Regularly exhibited artwork.

June 2012 – Spennymoor Leisure Centre Gallery, County Durham
Exhibited four pieces of artwork.

December 2010 – January 2011 – Centre for Life, Newcastle upon Tyne
Human Rights Exhibition
Displayed one piece titled “In the Strength of the Individual Lies the Strength of the Whole Nation.”

March 29, 2007 – Baltic Art Gallery, Gateshead
Three pieces included in a charity auction for the Grace House Children’s Hospice Appeal.

2006 – The Art Centre, Washington, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear
Displayed ten pieces as part of a group exhibition with artists Robert Page and Ross Samuels.

2006 – Lamplight Art Centre, Stanley, County Durham
Solo Exhibition: “Struct...