gavin mayhew Painter - Artists Profile
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gavin mayhew Profile
Username: gmayhew
Location: Westgate
Main Talent: Painter
Website: Personal Website
Members Own Notes
• As well as exhibition and mural work, I run an adult art club/class and regular life drawing classes, I teach art A level night classes at Wolsingham Community College and have worked as a part-time lecturer in art/craft for Community Education at Bishop Auckland College.• I have also organised art workshops for school projects, drug rehabilitation classes, youth projects (including summer schools) and art/craft for students with physical and learning difficulties.
• In 1992 I was chosen to represent County Durham in their cultural exchange scheme which resulted in two exhibitions staged in Germany.
• Following two successful exhibitions in the U.S.A. in February, 1999 I was invited back to the States to show my paintings in the twin county of Durham, North Carolina in August, 2000.
• I was chosen to represent county Durham at the Municipality of Royvas Painting Festival, Crete in August, 2006
• Summer 2008 I was involved and exhibited paintings/sculpture/photo-montage in the international arts project (England, France, Germany, Italy) 4elements. This winter I have collaborated with an Italian photographer with a view to produce paintings, sculptures, photographs and animation for future exhibitions
• My work has been commissioned both home and abroad and has been featured on the Tyne Tees Television programme, ‘Dales Diary’
• I have gained a number of regional awards for art projects and teaching. Recently my painting 'Dark Eyes' was a finalist in the Leisure Painter magazine's 'Simply the Best' Competition and was chosen the sponsor's favourite painting of the exhibition.






