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January's featured artist

THE featured artist for January is John Booth who is known for his work in bitumen.

Who: John Booth. Born in 1942 and grew up in Glasgow, moving later to Stockport where he worked as a roofer for a local roofing company for 35 years. Following his retirement, he completed a course in Fine Art at Stockport College, achieving distinction, and was awarded the Gallery Award by Stockport Art gallery for the most original painting in the 1998 College Exhibition.

What:Using his former tradesman skills with roofing materials, he has turned 'the black stuff' into a vibrant means of artistic expression. The intense semi-matt black, often applied in swirling lines, increases the intensity of underlying colours and can give a very rich glowing effect. His abstract work is drawn from nature and maintains the flow and rhythm of natural forms and processes. See the slideshow below for examples of his work.

Where: The Blyth Gallery, Amazon House, Brazil St, Manchester M1 3PJ.
Phone: 0161 236 1004.
Fax : 0161 228 0633
E-mail : gallery@artmanchester.com.

When: Tuesday January 6 until Saturday January 31. The Blyth Gallery is open Monday to Friday from 10-00 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Saturdays from 11 am to 3 p.m. (except Bank Holidays). Exhibitions generally open with a private evening view, by invitation.

If you would like to be considered for our monthly featured artist series, please send us an email with brief details of your work and your contact details.