ANDREW TIFT: IMMORTALISE

The New Art Gallery Walsall presents a major solo exhibition by Walsall artist Andrew Tift. The exhibition will bring together brand new works combined with selected works from the artist’s past practice and will comprise paintings, drawings, sketchbooks and for the first time, a series of photographs.

Focusing around the genre of portraiture, it is a consciously eclectic show bringing together works ranging from more formal commissioned portraits and personal projects with specifically chosen sitters to more experimental work, in which the artist has challenged himself, pushing the boundaries of portraiture and reflecting on enduring themes such as the cycle of life, the passing of time and the persistence of memory.

This exhibition celebrates the artist’s work to date and demonstrates the breadth and quality of his practice.

Recently Andrew Tift was featured in a short video by Creative Black Country after he was selected as one of their ‘100 Masters‘ from the region.

https://www.facebook.com/OneHundredMasters/videos/201033533809441/

In Conversation
Thursday 26 July, 6.30 – 8pm
Join the artist for a talk about his work.
Please book at Reception or call 01922 654400.

Adult workshop
Drawing Masterclass with Andrew Tift
Saturday 14 July, 10am-4pm
Join Andrew Tift for a one day workshop exploring his method, materials and practice, followed by an introduction to self portrait pencil drawing. £35/ £30 concessions, students, unwaged, 60+ (per session). Places are limited and must be booked and paid for in advance on 01922 654400.

A fully illustrated publication will accompany the exhibition with an essay by Charlotte Mullins. It is available for £20 from the Gallery Shop. A limited edition print by the artist has been produced to accompany the exhibition and is also available in the Gallery Shop at a special exhibition price of £150.

Image: Andrew Tift, Max, 2017, acrylic on canvas, 183 x 153 cm. Courtesy of the artist.