Our beautiful fine art gallery and printmaking studio is located in the heart of Ironbridge. The attractive industrial brick and wood timber frame building, with a 40ft high ceiling, is the perfect home for our gallery. We are proud to be a lively hub for artists and art lovers alike.
With over forty years of experience, we continue to work with a wide range of people. Many artists, schools, individuals, art groups and art societies come to our printmaking studio to learn about the art of printmaking. Our work has been carried out across Shropshire, the UK and right across the world.
Our fine art gallery runs on our passion for printmaking. Similarly, we put our passion into raising the awareness, profile, and accessibility of printmaking and fine art into everything we do. Our passion grows daily; as we see the joy that it brings people. We love what we do and enjoy seeing the positive effect and support that we can give to our customers.
As real artists, we know the dedication, passion, and drive that goes into producing artwork and being successful. As a business, we offer a range of services for every requirement that you may have. This ranges from drawing workshops, teaching the art of printmaking in our printmaking studio and being the sole distributor of the Gunning Arts Printing Presses. We carry out giclee printing and scanning, as well as artwork framing to guild-commended standards. Moreover, we also sell incredible artwork within our beautiful fine art gallery!
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GunningArts Etching Printing Presses for Sale
Our range of etching printing presses give outstanding results, offering reliability and flexibility. They are trusted by academic organisations and by thousands of artists around the world of all skill levels. All print both Intaglio and Relief, from thin etchings and dry points put to thick woodblocks and anything in between. Runners and blanket are provided with each press so your ready to print.
Featured Artwork
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“Wessex Heights, Pilsdon Pen” Original Artwork by Rob Pountney
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“Culliford Tree Barrow” Original Artwork by Rob Pountney
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“Rawsbury Camp” Original Artwork by Rob Pountney
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“Frome River Valley Evening” Limited Edition Giclée Print by Rob Pountney
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“River Frome, Summer Evening” Original Artwork by Rob Pountney
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Current Exhibition
Our Summer Exhibition, running from the 1st June through till the 31st August, featuring Photographer Carl Bennett and Assembledge Artist Edward Makenzie.
Carl Bennett has traveled extensively throughout Europe and the UK capturing the natural beauty and texture of abandoned decaying buildings that are slowly being reclaimed by nature. Bennetts work is thought-provoking, intriguing and a little haunting. For Bennett, photography has been a keen interest for many years but in more recent years he became drawn to the darker, almost macabre like imagery that these decaying buildings offer artistically.
International Artist Edward Mackenzie is absolutely fascinating. “I am a responder to things, objects for the most part, which is my media. Tubes of oil paint, brushes and old paintboxes often mean more to me than the art they are employed to make. I collect these and much more. In making art such material is my initial inspiration – responding to things I love – usually manufactured, often commonplace objects. I investigate and ‘play’ with whatever object I am working on and get to know the material in some depth. One could say I learn to speak its language and dance its dance.”
Also on display is a large selection of work from our stable of core Artists including beautiful two plate etchings by Jenny Gunning, exquisite Hares and bowls by Liz Gunning, Dave Gunning’s latest large pencil on paper collection, Paul Gooderhams display of incredible Pottery, beautifully Fused Glass by Greg Anston Race, Charcoals by Rod Pountney and Handmade sterling silver jewellery by Liz Simmons and Jo Mollart Highfield.
The Gallery is free of charge to the general public Tuesday to Friday 10am till 5pm and Saturday 10am till 3pm. For private appointments or for further information please contact us on 01952434033.
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Carl Bennett Photography Exhibition on display at Ironbridge Fine Arts Gallery 1st June – 31st August 2018
As you walk through our main Gallery doors you will be greeted by a beautiful collection of Photographs by Carl Bennett. He has traveled extensively throughout Europe and the UK capturing the natural beauty and texture of abandoned decaying buildings that are slowly being reclaimed by nature. Bennetts work is thought-provoking, intriguing and a little haunting. For…
What Level of Framing Do I Need?
Quality artwork deserves quality protection. However, it is often difficult to know what level of framing is best for your desired application. Different options offer a varying level of protection, so factors such as where the piece is going to be kept and the level of protection you need will alter the type of framing…
Edward Mackenzie’s Assembledge Art on display at Ironbridge Fine Arts from 1st June – September 2018
We are eagerly awaiting the arrival of Edward Mackenzie’s new body of Assembledge Art also know as objet trouvé…. Born in Los Angeles in 1937, raised in Connecticut, Edward went on to be Awarded a Fulbright Scholarship 1966-68 at the Royal College of Art in London. Work worked as s a part-time Art Lecturer in England and…
Carole Turner’s Beautiful Hand Woven Scarfs
Carole Turner’s Hand Woven range of beautiful scarfs allows you to really appreciate the process and product as well as see the inspiration behind her designs. Throughout the range, Carol has used a variety of Tencel (bamboo), Wool, Beads, Silk, and Alpaca to produce unique and inspired scarfs. We asked Carol for some insight into why she…
What is fine art giclee printing?
Giclee printing is a type of high quality, inkjet printing, designed to give an extra long print life and high-quality results. Giclee is the French word for spray, the process involves squirting or spraying micro- scopic dots of pigment-based ink onto archival art paper or canvas. Giclee printing is often used by artists looking…
Gunner AiOX Computerised Mount Cutter joins the Framing team!
We were amazed when we went for a demo of the Gunner Aiox Computerised Mount Cutter, so much so we purchased one on the spot! This incredible piece of machinery is an amazing addition to the framing team, speeding up production whilst also giving us a world of additional cutting, d-bossing and design features that we…
Artist of the Week…Rob Pountney
My recent drawings feature a selection from some of the vast array of prehistoric round barrows to be found raised up on the undulating downlands of the Dorset landscape. Frequently set in stark silhouette against the sky – the spiritual and human associations of these visual markers of the long dead, invests the landscape with…
Expanding our Mouldings range!
What a day! We have had new ranges of mouldings in and we have loved putting these out on display. With Float mouldings, unusual profiles, veneers, interior designer mouldings and much more we can’t wait to see which ones our customers gravitate towards and more importantly we can’t wait to frame your beautiful pieces of Artwork.…
Linda Nevill Printing Press Review
We love it when customers keep in touch and give us feedback and it was great to hear from Linda Nevill… “My updated press being installed by Dave Gunning and his assistant Nathan of Gunning Arts. It’s been good for nearly 20 years but I’ve now updated it with a big wheel and a stand with…