Al Fresco Beer Garden Art Exhibition
Welcome to our first ever art exhibition! Whilst we regularly dress our internal walls with art from local artists which are available for purchase by the public, we are excited to announce our first ever outdoor art exhibition.
Featuring works from 4 local artists, the exhibition will be open to the public from 12pm on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd August up until 5pm, with the opportunity to purchase some artworks directly.
The artist being showcased are:
Michael Foster (Foster_M) – Micheal was a Sheffield painter who went under the street art moniker of Foster_m. Though the street art scene gave him his start in the 80’s his talent propelled him into a career in fine art influenced heavily by the people and places that he encountered in a very tough and unforgiving upbringing. Unfortunately “Fozz” is no longer with us having passed away a little over a year ago. Fortunately a vast body of work survives . He was a prolific and widely collected artist and we are fortunate enough to be able to show some of his work here.
David Naylor – David is a Peak District landscape artist who creates immersive oil paintings to capture the rugged beauty of the Derbyshire and Sheffield countryside. A 1976 graduate of Chesterfield College of Art, Naylor spent decades working in the local art and framing business before co-founding the Derwent Wye Fine Art gallery. His current creative process relies on translating photographs taken by his wife, Diane, into vivid canvas works that emphasize the positive impact of nature on mental health. Deeply committed to philanthropy, he regularly exhibits his work throughout Sheffield and donates proceeds from his art sales to support the Weston Park Cancer Charity.
David Ian Allison – David might be described as an abstract landscape artist but this would not be entirely correct. David draws on his experience of a place, real or imagined, but the resulting painting isn’t necessarily just the contours or textures of the landscape but the experience of living within that place. In this the painter creates a place of solitude for the viewer ( or indeed the painter) to exist without outside distraction. Perhaps intangible like a dream half remembered where the viewer is left to fill in the gaps and imagine their own experience in that place.
George Cunningham – George was a beloved, self-taught Sheffield artist who began painting seriously at age 48 after a career in the city’s traditional cutlery trade. He was renowned for his nostalgic, highly detailed oil and watercolour paintings that captured the vibrant spirit of working-class Sheffield. His panoramic street scenes, bustling local shopping junctions, and iconic, atmospheric winter landscapes serve as a cherished historical record of 20th-century Yorkshire life. George was also once a patron of The Rising Sun.
All proceeds from the sale of works by David Naylor will go to Weston Park Cancer Charity.
Saturday 22nd & Sunday 23rd August // Private Viewing 11am (Invitation Only) // Public Viewing between 12pm and 5pm // Free Admission
