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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
