Saan1 Gallery,

5 Kelvin Street,

Manchester M4 1ET

Opening reception with the artist

Thursday 29 October, 4–6pm
The exhibition is open from 1pm.

You are warmly invited to join me for the opening of Intervals, with refreshments and an opportunity to see the new work in person.

About the exhibition

Intervals brings together a new body of abstract oil and mixed-media paintings made during 2026.

The work began with a desire to make work that was less polite and to move away from compositional structures that had become familiar. Rather than abandoning those structures entirely, the paintings test what happens when they are loosened, fragmented or interrupted. Colour becomes more assertive, while areas of density and activity sit alongside quieter intervals where the eye can pause.

The paintings developed through a physical and responsive process. Oil paint has been layered and scraped back; canvases have been rotated; collage, fabric and drawn marks interrupt painted surfaces. These moves have allowed the paintings to develop through asymmetry, disruption and unresolved tension, rather than being guided back towards a familiar compositional structure.

Although the work grows from increasingly confident choices, it is not intended to direct the viewer towards a single meaning. The paintings are open-ended: they may surprise, bemuse or slightly unsettle, while leaving room for people to notice their own responses and associations.

The exhibition includes large recent oil paintings alongside smaller, quieter mixed-media works that act as a counterpoint. Together, they reveal a body of work in transition, moving towards something less contained and more willing to remain unresolved.

Visit the exhibition

Thursday 29 October
1–6pm
Opening reception: 4–6pm

Friday 30 October
1–6pm

Saturday 31 October & Sunday 1 November
11am–5pm

Saan1 Gallery
5 Kelvin Street
Manchester
M4 1ET

Entry is free.

Enquiries

For questions about the exhibition or individual paintings, please get in touch.