Art Contact is particularly strong in the vibrant and exciting field of contemporary printmaking. This eGallery highlights the work of a just few of the printmakers with whom we are associated.
All works are limited edition etchings, screenprints or unique monoprints, numbered and signed by the artist. For a much wider choice of art on paper and framing options, please contact us.

Click on an image to see that artist's work. Alternatively select several artists by ticking the box next to their name and press 'view selections'

Sir Terry Frost RAView:
Sir Terry Frost, who died recently, was without question one of Britain's most distinguished artists. His career spanned six decades, much of which was spent living and working in Cornwall. He was elected to the Royal Academy of Arts in 1992 and knighted in 1998. The Royal Academy staged a major retrospective of his work to coincide with his 85th birthday in 2000. Since his death in 2003, prices of his prints have tripled. They are without doubt an excellent investment.

Heidi KonigView:
Heidi Konig was born and educated in Germany. She studied Art & Design at Walthamstow College and Brighton University, and did a postgraduate diploma in Printmaking at The Slade School of Fine Art in London. Exhibitions include:University of Dundee; Royal Academy Summer Exhibition; Art '97 Business Design Centre, London; Slade Printmakers' Group Show

Lee CrewView:
Lee Crew trained as a painter at the School of Art in Cheltenham, and Stourbridge College of Art and Technology. He is influenced by the artists of earlier this century living and working in and around St Ives, and also by the energy and creative freedom of the American Abstract Expressionists. Exhibitions include: Fresh Art, Business Design Centre, London; Art Expo New York; Guildhall Arts Centre, Gloucester; Handel House Gallery, Devizes Art 98 Business Design Centre, London. Public Art Collections include: A Mural at Gloucester Hospital; British Gas, Reading; British Telecom

Pip CarpenterView:
Pip is a member of the Greenwich Printmakers and Half Moon Printmakers. She has taught art at various art schools and colleges. Her work has been featured in numerous publications including 'The Encyclopaedia of Printmaking Techniques' and The Encyclopaedia of Watercolour Landscape Techniques'. Exhibitions include: Manchester Exchange Gallery; Cambridge Contemporary Art; Barbican Library. Collections include: P & O Cruise Line; Palace of Westminster; Kings College Hospital, London; Olympia & York, Canary Wharf

Georgina PorterView:
Georgina Porter studied at the Surrey Institute and gained a BA (Hons) in Fine Art. She also gained an MA at Wimbledon School of Art in Printmaking. Exhibitions include: Fresh Art Fair, The National Art Degree Fair, Islington, London; Falmouth Arts Centre; West Dean College, Chichester; Buckinghamshire County Museum, Aylesbury. Awards include: Lowick House Prize, Clifford Chance Purchase Prize.

Kate PenoyreView:
Kate Penoyre trained at Bristol College of Art and Canterbury College of Art and gained a BA in Graphic Design. Exhibitions include Royal Academy of Arts,London; Fairfax Gallery, Tunbridge Wells;Rye Art Gallery; Dukes Oak Gallery, Cheshire. She is a member of the Eastbourne Group of Artists and exhibits regularly with them.

Lara HarwoodView:
Lara Harwood has a BA (Hons) Degree in illustration, and an MA Printmaking Degree with distinction from the Camberwell School of Art. Exhibitions include: Caribe Gallery, Philadelphia USA; Cafe Cassbar, London; Conningsby Gallery, London. Collections include: V&A Museum and UNESCO;

Nick AndrewView:
Nick Andrew studied at Oxford Polytechnic-Art/Design Foundation, London College of Printing–Graphic Design and Cheltenham College of Art-Painting BA (Hons). Exhibitions include: Courcoux & Courcoux Contemporary Art ‘Water’; The Medici Galleries, London 1994 Beatrice Royal Art Gallery, Eastleigh Black Swan Gallery, Frome Original Arts, Harrogate

Frances St Clair MillerView:
Frances St Clair Miller trained at The Slade School of Fine Arts, London; has been a Master Printer at Studio Prints; has been a Teacher of Printmaking at Sir John Cass College, London and Master Printer at Octopus Press, Islington Studio. Exhibitions include: Hereford City Art Gallery; Courtyard Gallery, Cheltenham; Kilvery Gallery Clyro; Impreza Uvano Frankivsk, USSR; Krakow Print Biennale. She has had works hung a Royal Academy Summer Exhibition.

Tony CrossleyView:
Tony Crossley trained at Southampton College of Art and Croydon College of Art, and teaches Printmaking at Croydon College of Art.He has worked as a freelance illustrator and publications include The Sunday Times, The Independent etc. Exhibitions include: Contemporary Print Show Barbican; Printmaking Exhibition, Dresdner Bank Munich; Trevelyan College, Durham University.

Francois PontView:
Francois Pont trained at the Chelsea School of Art, The Byam Shaw School of Art and the Camberwell School of Art studying as a postgraduate in printmaking. Exhibitions include: Galerie Zimmerman Haus, Brugg, Switzerland; Cabinet des Estampes, Musee Jenisch, Vevey CH; Mermaid Theatre, London; Royal College of Art London; Musées Cantonaux du Valais, Sion, CH.; Contemporary Print Show Barbican. Awards include: Hunting Prize, Royal College of Art, London.

Andrew IngamellsView:
The sharp crisp contrasts which are the hallmark of an Ingamells' etching derive from painstaking burnishing of heavily aquatinted copper plates. The Independent has spoken of his "stunning etchings...with meticulous attention to the smallest detail". His work is to be found in the Tate Gallery and in the collections of English Heritage, HRH Prince Charles and many private collections worldwide. He is now acclaimed as one of the finest etchers of architectural subjects.

Sarah SimpsonView:
Sarah Simpson studied Fine Art at Manchester Polytechnic, and then moved to Wimbledon Art Studios. Exhibitions include: Betty O'Brien, Gallery Marlini, Hong Kong; Thompsons, Dover St, London Awards: Christie's Young Artist of 2000.

Jo GornerView:
Jo Gorner has an MA in Fine Art, Manchester Metropolitan University and BA of Fine Art, Ruskin School of Fine Art Oxford University. Exhibitions include Snow Gallery, Leeds; Bankfield Museum Halifax; Fresh Art, London; Galeria El Taller, Lima, Peru; Caja de Ahorros de Ronda, Spain. Awards include: Manchester Academy of Fine Arts Open Prize Winner

CHRISTOPHER BAKERView:
In this e-gallery we are exhibiting a group of superb oil sketches on panel by Chris Baker. Most are 'en plein air' oil sketches made near his home on the south coast of England and two are superb studies of London, looking west over the City and Westminster.

You can view and buy these in this e-gallery, subject to prior sale.

Left: 'Looking West from Canary Wharf I' Oil on panel 20 x 24 inches (52 x 60.5 cm.)


ROCK LEGENDS ALBUM COVER ARTView:
Fine limited edition prints by Storm Thorgerson and others; here is a range of great covers from Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Cranberries, Anthrax essential albums 60's to 90's including Animals, Dark Side of the Moon and Ummagumma.

 

In addition to printmakers, Art Contact is associated with a very wide range of contemporary artists working in all media, from bronze to digital. Please see Our Service for more details. Whether the space in question is a corporate atrium or a private apartment, we generally visit you to view the site and discuss the possibilities. We then put forward ideas to match your requirement both in terms of style and budget. If you are interested in a no-obligation consultation, please contact us.

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