Gavin Lockheart
Born in the industrial suburb of Kingswinford, near Stourbridge, on the edge of the Black Country, Gavin Lockheart’s upbringing was characterised by the contrasts of beautiful countryside and heavy industry. He spent summers working in a steelworks before taking Art Foundation at Stourbridge College of Art, where he later taught.
He left the Midlands for London in 1980, studying painting at St Martin’s School of Art before pursuing a career as a painter. His creative practice has, over the years, been complemented by freelance work, first as a dresser for English National Opera, as a specialist/decorative painter and more recently as a scenic painter for film and television projects, while consistently painting his own work for over 40 years.
Now based in central London and West Wales, Gavin’s body of work spans oil on canvas, acrylic on both paper and canvas, drawing and printmaking. He finds inspiration in photography, both his own and found images, as well as his recollections of past life experiences. Gavin was nominated for the David and Yuko Juda Art Foundation Grant this year, one of the art world’s most prestigious grants.
Staircase in Capri Court - (30x30cm) - £850
Expert Tree Climber - (25x25cm) - £650
The Sports Model - (50x50cm) - £1750
Stumbling Man of the Wolds - (30x30cm) - £850
Mountains Jersey - (25x25cm) - SOLD
Stone Face - (50x50cm) - £1750
Gene on the Steps - (40x40cm) - £1250
Nam Style - (30x30cm) - £850
Sword Fish - (25x25cm) - £650
A Ditch Somewhere - (30x30cm) - £850
Trade Est. - (25x25cm) - £650
Go Cart Legal, WatchThis - (30x30cm) - £850
Heavens Below - (30x30cm) - £850
The Conker Tree Test - (30x30cm) - £850
Glamorous - (25x25cm) - £650
Big Dodge - (25x25cm) - SOLD
Don R. - (25x25cm) - SOLD
Country Life, Farmer's Wife - (30x30cm) - £850
Azzurri - (50x50cm) - £1750
Desert Sisters on Cloud Road - (50x50cm) - SOLD
Cow on the Climb - (25cmx25cm) - £650
Transaction - (30x30cm) - £850
Van in the Woods - (30x30cm) - £850
Bracken Boy - (30x30cm) - £850
We Have Entered Deserted #1 - (40x40cm) - £1250
Little Street in Louth - (40x40cm) Acrylic and French Enamel Varnish on Canvas - £1250
Saints in the City - (40x40cm) - SOLD
Party Time - (25x25cm) Acrylic and French Enamel Varnish on Canvas - £650
Holloway Picnic - (25x25cm) Acrylic and French Enamel Varnish on Canvas - £650
Looking for Nothing Particularly (Ambition) - (20x20cm) £500
Bus Stop, Night Out - (25x25cm) - £650
Blind Willie’s Bed - (25x25cm) - £650
Street Politics - (30x30cm) - £850
Burning Question - (30x40cm) - £1250
Regent Street Madonna - (30x40cm) - £1250
Cloud Road - (50x40cm) - £1550
Yearly Trick - (40x30cm) - £1250
Her Background - (45x35cm) - £1400
Press:
GAVIN LOCKHEART’S LATEST SHOW IS IN A SOHO TEA ROOM
‘The show brings together a collection of work produced over the last few years all on square canvas. Like the room we’re sat in, the works are crammed together, hung salon-style. It’s a far cry from your standard white cube exhibition and I’m curious how it came about.
Tania, the proprietor of the space and self-declared “hooligan art dealer” met Lockheart a few months earlier when he attended a show of work by an artist friend. She was feisty and welcoming, and hit it off with Lockheart, who liked her ambition for the small space. They exchanged emails as Tania was keen to see his work, Lockheart sent through some images and a show was duly agreed.
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Soho has always been an artist’s haven. It was here in 1980 having just finished a foundation course in the midlands that Lockheart began his studies at Central Saint Martins (at the time, the school was located on Charing Cross Road). “It was a fantastic place to be for a 19-year-old, it was all very dark.” At St Martins, he met artists Peter Doig and Haydn Cottam, both of whom he is still close to today.'‘
PETER DOIG SELECTS SHORTLISTED ARTISTS FOR £50,000 ART AWARD
An exhibition of all shortlisted artists will be held at Annely Juda Fine Art, 23 Dering Street, London from 10th – 20th September 2024 with the recipient of the £50,000 award being announced on Tuesday 10th September at 7pm during a special reception at the gallery
The shortlisted artists are: Tim Allen, Jai Chuhan, David Harrison, Tam Joseph, Gavin Lockheart, Kaoli Mashio, Alan Vaughan.
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The David and Yuko Juda Art Foundation charity was set up in 2017 and this will be the sixth year the grant has been awarded.
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