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jane@greenslate.plus.com
Studio Address:
Cross Street Arts
Cross Street
Standish
Wigan
WN6 0HQ

Mob: 07846 053031

http://www.crossstreetarts.com

http://www.axisweb.org/artist/janefairhurst

Awards

2010
Masters Degree in Fine Art with Distinction, Liverpool JMU Academy of Art and Design.

2019

Bolder Artists Talent Award

Living and working in Greater Manchester.
Artist, founder member & trustee of Cross Street Arts, Standish.

Castlefield Gallery Associate

Suite Studio Group Associate

Axisweb member

Greater Manchester Arts Prize 2016, 2019, selected artist

Beep International Painting Prize 2018, selected artist

National Open Art Exhibition 2017, shortlisted artist

West Lancashire Art Prize winner 2005, 2007

 3D prize winner, Turnpike Gallery, Leigh 2005

Exhibition Selection Committee,
West Lancashire Open 2007, 2010, 2016

St. Helens Open 2019

2022

Through The Looking Glass, The World of Glass, St Helens

Flora Flora, Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield

Step Into Spring, Eden Tearoom and Galleries, Newburgh, West Lancs

Magical Threads Installation 285 Deansgate, Manchester

Star, Planets and Space, Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield

2021

From The Ground Up, Castlefield New Art Spaces, Wigan

Bubbles, CSA Gallery, Standish, Wigan

Isolation, The World of Glass, St Helens

Between The Pages, The World of Glass, St Helens

Extension, Castlefield New Art Spaces, Wigan

Obstructions, Castlefield Gallery, Salford, Manchester

In Series, retrospective solo exhibition, The World of Glass, St Helens

2020

Obstructions, Castlefield Gallery, Salford, Manchester

In Series, retrospective solo exhibition, The World of Glass, St Helens

Perception, Eden Gallery and Tea Rooms, Newburgh, Lancashire

Ty Pawb Open, Wrexham Museum and Art Gallery, Wales

From The Heart, Pilkington Gallery, The World of Glass, St Helens

Saul Hay Gallery, Manchester

HOME Open, Manchester

Love is a Rebellious Bird, The Fire Within, Wigan

2019

Love is a Rebellious Bird, The Fire Within, Wigan (part of the Five Year Cultural Manifesto for Wigan)

Colour in Absence, Cross Street Gallery, Standish, Wigan

Under The Weather, Glass Cube Gallery, The World of Glass, St Helens

Greater Manchester Art Prize, Bolton Museum and Art Gallery

Paint, PS Mirabel, Manchester

Profile, Saul Hay Gallery, Manchester (Manifest Arts Festival 2019)

20 Years, Cross Street’s 20th Birthday exhibition, Cross Street Gallery, Standish, Wigan (Manifest Arts Festival 2019)

West Lancashire Open, Chapel Gallery, Ormskirk

Unto This Last, Wigan Arts Festival, Isherwood Gallery, The Old Courts, Wigan, (curator and exhibitor)

2018

Beep International Painting Prize 2018, Swansea

LA Summer Exhibition, King Street Gallery, Lancaster

West Lancashire Open, Chapel Gallery, Ormskirk -highly commended

Twice as Nice, PSMirabel, Manchester

Size Matters, Gallery One, World of Glass, St Helens

Intoline, Wigan Arts Festival, Isherwood Gallery, The Old Courts, Wigan

Something Called Home, King Street Studios, Lancaster

The Transit of Venus, Isherwood Gallery, The Old Courts, Wigan, (solo exhibition)

2017

Curiosities, AIR Gallery, Altrincham

Anniversary, Saul Hay Gallery, Manchester

Warrington Contemporary Arts Festival, Warrington Museum and Art Gallery

New Mills Arts Festival, High Peak, Derbyshire

Material Matters, Saul Hay Gallery, Manchester

Nasty Women, Cross Street Gallery, Standish, Wigan

Lancashire Open, Chapel Gallery, Ormskirk

Small Worlds, PS Mirabel, Manchester

Cross Street Arts at The Atkinson, Southport

Strange Little Things, Bankley Gallery, Manchester

Heather Hill Gallery, Connemara, Eire – selected paintings and drawings

Placement v Process, Isherwood Gallery, Wigan, Cross Street Gallery, Standish

Reality Removed, World of Glass, St. Helens

‘She will need her sisterhood’, The Floating Gallery, The Brunswick, Leeds

‘T’ART, Sweet’Art, Bones and Pearl Gallery, London

‘Mono’, PSMirabel, Manchester

2016

Open Studios, Cross Street Arts, Standish, Wigan

‘Dark Apparitions’, The Old Courts, Wigan

Warrington Contemporary 2016, Warrington Museum and Art Gallery

‘Realism on the Edge’, PSMirabel, Manchester

Wigan Arts Festival, The Old Courts, Wigan

New Mills Arts Festival, High Peak, Derbyshire

‘VS’, Churchgate House, Bolton

‘She’, Sweet’Art, 47/49 Tanner Street, Bermondsey, London

West Lancashire Open, selector and exhibitor, Chapel Gallery, Ormskirk

‘Spectrum’, PSMirabel, Manchester

‘Greater Manchester Arts Prize 2016’ Elliot House, Manchester

‘A6 Dialogue Migrate’, Standish, Wigan

‘The Transit of Venus’ , Calver Gallery, Bradford, Yorkshire (solo exhibition)

‘Alternative Nature’ The Electric Picture House’, Congelton, Cheshire

‘Hand Maid’ wearesweet’art, Hoxton Gallery, Shoreditch, London

‘Alternative Exhibition’, University for the Creative Arts, Surrey

2015

The Atkinson Open, Southport

‘Fingers Crossed’, Wonder Inn, Manchester

Warrington Contemporary Arts Festival

West Lancs Open, Chapel Gallery, Ormskirk

‘A6 Dialogue 4’, Bankley Studios and Gallery, Manchester

‘all about drawing’, Bank Quay House, Warrington

‘Testing Space’ selected artists from Cross Street Arts, Pyramid Gallery, Warrington

‘Knitted Curiosities’, Hazelhurst Studios, Warrington

30WORKS30DAYS, 120 Collective, Stoke Newington, London

Cross Street Arts Exhibition, World of Glass, St Helens, Merseyside

‘Go Figure’, AWAH Gallery, Altrincham, Cheshire

‘Draw Your Own Conclusions’, AWAH Gallery, Altrincham, Cheshire

2014

Electric Picture House, Congleton Cheshire

Bankley Studios and Gallery, Manchester

Warrington Contemporary Arts Festival

‘Searching:Unexpected Treasures’ Bridewell Studios and Gallery, Liverpool

Chapel Gallery, Ormskirk

‘Home’ Bridewell Studios and Gallery, Liverpool

2013
Warrington Contemporary Arts Festival
‘The Jester Project’ Drawings interpreting poetry and music, Bristol

‘Small Mythologies for the New Era’, VAC Gallery Northwich Cheshire (solo exhibition)

2012
West Lancs Open, Chapel Gallery, Ormskirk
‘The Emporium of Curious Objects’ Cross Street Gallery, Standish, Wigan (curator and collaborator)
International Small Art Phenomenon, Rochester Contemporary Arts Center, New York

2011

‘Rise Up and Build’, Chapel Gallery Ormskirk (curator and collaborator)

‘We Are Here’ selected artists, Turnpike Gallery, Leigh

2010

‘Transition’ , Gallery Oldham (solo exhibition)
‘Above the Serious’ Selected Exhibition Stoke Newington, London
‘DIY Integrated City’ selected artists, Fairhurst_Fielding collaboration, Liverpool Biennial
MA Fine Art, Fairhurst_Fielding collaboration, Liverpool Biennial, Liverpool JMU Art and Design Academy

Employment

1987-1997 Fine Art Tutor     Wigan Adult Education Service

1997-2010  Self employed artist devising and managing Fine Art projects in schools, colleges and with community groups in and around the North West of England.

1999-2016 Setting up and administration of Cross Street Arts (Formerly OK Studios)

2006 to 2013 Chair and Director of Cross Street Arts

2013 to date Artist and Trustee of Cross Street Arts

Publications

  • Sweet ‘Art presents HAND MAID An exhibition in aid of International Women’s Day, catalogue 2016.
  • ‘Katalogue Volume 1’ – From Pop to Politics, a catalogue of our time, Launched London 2005, Montreal, Berlin 2006, Paris 2007.
  • ‘The Mental Virus’ Arts Magazine, 2004-2010.

‘Rise Up and Build’ Fairhurst_Fielding artists publication of photographs and quotations with reference to Skelmersdale New Town, Lancashire

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