2nd April - 11th June 2022
Drawn In celebrated 50 years of the Turnpike Gallery and presented a wide range of drawings and works on paper by artists who have been here before.
The first exhibition in the Turnpike Gallery showcased sculptures, drawings and prints by Henry Moore. This was closely followed by an exhibition of paintings by L S Lowry in spring 1972. Since then, the gallery has hosted a diverse mix of artists in solo and group exhibitions of painting, sculpture and printmaking, along with textiles, ceramics, photography, video, installation, interactive light shows, concrete poetry, carnival, digital craft, sound works, kinetic toys and more. The gallery has presented international artists through partnerships with high profile galleries and organisations. It has also initiated projects with a local focus, nurturing young creatives to make and present new work and engage with a wide range of people.
Drawn In marked half a century of the visual arts within Leigh’s inspiring Turnpike Centre and points towards many years to come of art and culture being made, shared and celebrated with our communities.
Artists in the exhibition included: Norman Ackroyd, Helen Bendon, Tony Bevan, Andrew Bick, Alan Birch, Halima Cassell, Suki Chan, Louise Clennell, Andee Collard, Vikki Crompton, Layla Curtis, Kate Davies, Norman Dilworth, Amanda Faulkner, Paula Fenwick, Leo Fitzmaurice, Elaine Fox, Jo Gorner, Richard Hamilton, Josef Herman, David Hockney, Richard Hughes, Glenys Johnson, Steffan Jones-Hughes, John Keane, Stewart Kelly, Naomi Kendrick, Richard Kidd, Masakatsu Kondo, Tania Kovats, Amanda Lavery, Hannah Leighton-Boyce, L S Lowry, Susie MacMurray, Theodore Major, Kenneth Martin, Ruth Moilliet, Henry Moore, Jeanette Orrell, Eduardo Paolozzi, Aaron Pearce, Tom Phillips, Jill Randall, Michael Rothenstein, Rebecca Sitar, David Stanley, Ian Stephenson, Claire Weetman, Bedford High School
We are grateful to the many artists who responded so positively to the suggestion of being included in this exhibition, and to Flowers Gallery, London; Kirklees Collection: Huddersfield Art Gallery; Collect Art, Lymm; Hales Gallery, London; Parafin, London; The Lowry Collection, Salford and Wigan Council for their generosity in lending artworks.