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Gavin is an artist based in Westgate, Weardale, Co. Durham. Originally an art teacher, he left full time teaching to pursue his own artistic aspirations.
Gavin's schizophrenic repertoire of work ranges from the depiction of movement in dance, music, sport and nature to his ‘dark side’, a gruesome array of Gothic humour mirroring life, politics, war, pollution, and death. 

As well as exhibition and mural work, Gavin runs an adult art club/class and regular life drawing classes, he teaches art A-level night classes at Wolsingham Community College and has worked as a part-time lecturer in art/craft for Community Education at Bishop Auckland College.
Gavin has also organised art workshops for school projects, drug rehabilitation classes, youth projects (including summer schools) and art/craft for students with physical and learning difficulties.
In 1992 Gavin was chosen to represent County Durham in their cultural exchange scheme which resulted in two exhibitions staged in Germany.
Following two successful exhibitions in the U.S.A. in February, 1999 he was invited back to the States to show his paintings in the twin county of Durham, North Carolina in August, 2000.
Gavin was chosen to represent county Durham at the Municipality of Royvas Painting Festival, Crete in August, 2006. 
His work has been commissioned both home and abroad and has been featured on the Tyne Tees Television's ‘Dales Diary’ .
Gavin has gained a number of regional awards for art projects and teaching .

Works sell for between £50 and £3000.

2 to tango ! (detail)	Holliday blues (detail)	Play Misty (detail)
Heavy Metal (detail)	Bongo rasta (detail)	Art dance (detail)
Break dance (detail)	Valentino (detail)

What is Gavin up to over the summer ?

HELLAS ART HOLIDAYS - 5th - 12th September and 12th - 19th September 2011. Cost £450 (not including flights).

For information or bookings plesae contact Gavin on 01388 517308 or Pebbles on 01434 683975.