COVID-19 Update

First and foremost, we hope that you and your loved ones are all keeping safe and well and remain so.

In line with government guidelines, our Gallery and Printmaking Studios are now closed to the general public however our dedicated team is working away busily to fulfill orders and we are operating delivery and a click and collect service. We can also offer WhatsApp, FaceTime or Zoom calls for press demonstrations, framing and giclee printing consultations, and art gallery viewings. Please contact us on 01952 434033 or email info@ironbridgefinearts.co.uk.

Our Fine Art Gallery & Printmaking Studio

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 here at Ironbridge Fine Arts & Framing.

With over forty years of experience, at Ironbridge Fine Arts & Framing, 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.
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Little Thumper

£950 – £1230

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Etching Printing Press No.1

£950 – £1953

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Etching Printing Press No. 2

£1495 – £2265

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Gunning Etching Press

Etching Printing Press No. 3

£2830 – £3750

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Etching Printing Press No. 4

£4000 – £5175

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Featured Artwork

Current Exhibition

Ironbridge Fine Arts Winter Exhibition

Ironbridge Fine Arts are very excited about the launch of our Spring Exhibition.  The exhibition will run until 28th May and our normal opening times are Tue-Fri, 10am-5pm and Sat 10am-3pm.

 

New to the gallery are Full Circle; an artistic collaboration between Emma Bowater and James Millichamp… ‘We have always shared a fascination for the built environment, and particularly urban decay and dereliction. Over the past two years we have been working together to exploit this theme through various processes, cross-pollinating and stimulating each other’s practice. We endeavor to capture the atmosphere of a space or object, alluding to the history lost through the process of decay. A disused building can act as a symbol for the contemporaneous nature of man’s achievements, or as a metaphor for emotional abandonment. Through the works, we seek to document the vacant and transient environments of architecture, spaces and things. Empty spaces, devoid of human life, freeze and reaffirm human existence. Detailing remaining relics of human presence, the images emphasise a sense of isolation and abandonment; echoing the emotional anxiety of absence.’

 

We are also pleased to introduce printmaker Jane Davarian… Janes work is a beautiful collection of framed and mounted Lino prints influenced by Jane’s passion for travel, culture, and her passion for mythology. “I’m inspired by memories, people, and places, from the Devon and Dorset countryside to far-off places. My use of patterns and designs found in architecture and textiles are integral to my work and reflect the places I have visited. History, stories, and mythology are a rich resource and influence my ideas which are connected to my own travel experiences and cultures rich in indigenous art. I print mainly in monochrome because it gives me strong images and clarity of fine detail and reflects both simple and complex experiences.”

Returning to the Gallery… We are pleased to announce the return of Liz Sommerville to Ironbridge Fine Arts Gallery. Her beautiful hand-embellished Lino Prints once again fill our Gallery with incredible detail and colour.

 

We will have a rich plethora of work on display from our longstanding core Artists including Liz Gunning’s beautiful range of Earthenware and Raku Pottery, Aquatints by Diana Wayne, Pottery by Paul Gooderham and new collections of Fused glasswork by Janice Locker, Greg Anston Race, Geraldine McGlouchlin. There is an incredible display of Sterling Silver Jewellery by Liz Simmons and Jo Mollart-Highfield. Last but by no means least, Anna Pearson continues to produce incredible Tarraiums which can be found throughout the Gallery not only on plinths but handing from the beams!

With such a huge array of local and international Artists, we truly have something to suit all tastes and budgets.

Latest News

  • Printing Runners

    Using Etching Presses for Relief

    Here is a movie talking you through how to use etching presses for relief printing including all lino (all thicknesses) Japanese vinyl, traditional hessian backed lino, soft cut ect… and woodblocks all thicknesses and types to letterpress – again all thicknesses. On our Gunning Etching Presses you can print any plate and any detail up…

  • Live Framing Webinar with ShopKeepArty

    Had a great time talking live to @shopkeeparty and their amazing Art Community about our framing service and how to make your Art Pop! Get in touch if you have any further questions or would like to talk about your framing requirement.  

  • map-framing

    An incredible Framing review from Jane Butler

    “I recently completed a project that has been in the works for a number of years.  A collection of antique county maps, some already framed and in need of re-framing and some that had yet to be framed. Given the nature of the job, I don’t think two maps are the same size, and I…
  • Southsea-moulding-at-ironbridge-fine-arts

    South Sea Moulding Range at Ironbridge Fine Arts

    At Ironbridge Fine Arts we have over 3000 different mouldings available allowing us to offer a huge range of frames to suit every type of artwork or memorablia as well as catering for all styles, tastes, and price points.   We absolutely love the Southsea molding range… A stepped wooden moulding available in 4 different…

  • Coming Soon to Ironbridge Fine Arts

    We are pleased to invite Artist Nathalie Pymm to exhibit with us at Ironbridge Fine Arts. Keep checking back for dates!   Nathalie gives us an insight into her work and processes…   “I am a mixed media artist and printmaker working in my garden studio in   Buckinghamshire since I left nursing seven years ago.…

  • Ironbridge Fine Arts Winter Exhibition 2020

    Ironbridge Fine Arts are very excited about the launch of our Winter exhibition. Unfortunately this year due to Covid 19 restrictions we are not having our annual Christmas exhibition open evening but we are open to the general public (as per the Governments’ tier system). The exhibition will run until 28th February and our normal…

  • liz-sommerville-zig-zag

    Liz Sommerville Exhibition At Ironbridge Fine Arts

    We are pleased to announce the return of Liz Sommerville to Ironbridge Fine Arts Gallery. Her beautiful hand-embellished Lino Prints once again fill our Gallery with incredible detail and colour. ‘There’s always a story to the scene, the intention is for the viewer to enter and find it. This appeals to my deep-seated enjoyment of…

  • Framed bayonet military knife from the 1st World War

    One of our favorite frame combinations which looks absolutely incredible. Here’s how we created it.. Step 1 We photographed the bayonet and sheath and imported the shape into our Gunnar Software. We then used the photograph to create a custom shaped aperture following the actual curves of the items. We created a double mount with…

  • Ironbridge-art-exhibition

    Ironbridge Fine Arts Exhibition

    Paintings, Watercolours, Drawings, Etchings, Fused Glass, Handmade Silver Jewellery, Hanging Terrariums and lots of beautiful Pottery!   We work with a wide range of local and National Artists. Our current exhibition includes work from a range of Artists including Dave Gunning, CJ Lunn, Jenny Gunning, Sue Howells, Liz Gunning, Sarah Delahoy, Janice Locker, Helen Arthur,…

  • Sue Howells Ironbridge Gorgeous Painting

    Coming soon to Ironbridge Fine Arts… Sue Howells R.W.S B.R.S.A S.W.A will be featured in our Exhibition from 1st September- 27th November 2020

    We are very much looking forward to exhibiting Sue Howells’s beautiful collection of paintings focusing on the Shropshire landscape. Throughout Sue Howells artistic career she has been adorned with a wide range of awards including ‘Best selling living Artist in U.K’ by the Fine Art Trade Guild of Great Britain Award, The Solomon and Whitehead Award ‘Best…