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Tim Shorten was born in Bolton, Lancs. He studied at
Bolton College of Art & Design, Preston Polytechnic Department of Fine Art
(now UCLan), and Leeds Polytechnic
(Leeds Beckett University). He was Head of Art and
Design at Altrincham Grammar School for Boys in Cheshire
until 2017, and is now a full-time painter.
He currently works in association with
the
Acorn Gallery,
Pocklington, North Yorkshire, and with
Bailey Arts
in Crewe. Works are also available
from other carefully selected galleries around the UK. Please
see the
CONTACT page
for more information and links to these.
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NEWS:
THE UNICORN GALLERY, in Widnes, Cheshire, is a large,
long-established gallery with 5 showrooms and an
international clientele. Tim is thrilled to be working
with the Unicorn, and Tim's page can be
found at:
www.originalpaintings.com/artist/tim-shorten
Gallery open Tuesday - Saturday 10.00am - 5.00pm
38 Victoria Rd., Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 7RJ
Tim is delighted to be collaborating with OLEPASH, a
superb Ukrainian jazz pianist and composer, who has used Tim's 2021 work Moonlight Reverie
as the cover illustration for his new album entitled
'Evening Jazz Time'. If you like gentle dinner jazz
you'll love this!
Link to the album on Olepash's YouTube channel:
Olepash - Evening Jazz Time |
piano trio album - YouTube
The album can also be found on Spotify.
TIM SHORTEN FINE ART CURRENTLY
PUBLISHES A CATALOGUE OF 45 LIMITED EDITIONS OF TIM'S
MOST RECENT PAINTINGS. THESE HIGH-QUALITY GICLEE
REPRODUCTIONS ARE EXACTLY FAITHFUL TO THE ORIGINAL
PAINTING, AND EACH COPY, INDIVIDUALLY SIGNED AND
NUMBERED BY THE ARTIST, COMES WITH A CERTIFICATE OF
AUTHENTICITY.
Please see the individual Gallery pages for information
regarding sizes and availability. A price list and
ordering details are available on request from
info@timshorten.co.uk
As a guide, unframed copies are priced from £225 to £350
(inc. shipping), and framed copies are from around £350
to £525 (exc. shipping) depending upon the frame. See
also the Contacts page for details of galleries which
currently stock the limited editions.
A selection of Tim's limited edition prints are now
available (unframed) from www.artgallery.co.uk - just
search for Tim Shorten.
VIDEO: TIM IN CONVERSATION AT BAILEY
ARTS
See the video produced for Bailey Arts, recorded in
September 2020.
Follow the link:
https://www.facebook.com/baileyarts/videos/343302370423273/
VIDEO: THE ACORN GALLERY, JUNE 2022
https://www.facebook.com/TheAcornGallery/videos/326770179655512
These videos can also be accessed via Tim's Facebook page;
search for
Tim Shorten Fine Art on Facebook.
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EXHIBITIONS
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| 1977 |
The Northern Young Contemporaries, Whitworth Gallery,
Manchester |
| 1978 |
The New Contemporaries, Institute of Contemporary Arts,
London |
| 1978 |
Elf Oil (GB) Exhibition, Royal Exchange, Manchester |
| 1978 |
Midland Bank Drawing Exhibition, Park Square Gallery,
Leeds |
| 1979 |
The National Exhibition of Modern British Prints, Grundy
Art Gallery, Blackpool
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| 1980 |
One-Man Exhibition, Octagon Theatre, Bolton |
| 1991 |
Contemporary Realism (three-man exhibition), Colin
Jellicoe Gallery, Manchester |
| 1994 |
The Singer & Friedlander/Sunday Times Watercolour
Competition, UK touring exhibition |
| 1990s |
Royal Cambrian Academy Summer Exhibition, R.C.A., Conwy
(several times) |
| 1990s |
Various mixed exhibitions, the Lyth Gallery,
Underbarrow, Cumbria |
| 1996 |
A Summer's Tale, R.C.A. touring exhibition |
| 1998 |
The St. Helens Open, Pilkington Art Gallery, St. Helens |
| 2002-8 |
Accessible Art at
venues around the north-west of England.
Featured in Cheshire
Life magazine. |
| 2011 |
One-Man Exhibition, Octagon Theatre, Bolton |
| 2011 |
The Bolton Open, Bolton Museum and Art Gallery |
| 2012 |
The Open Contemporary, Stockport Art Gallery |
| 2013 |
The Open Contemporary, Stockport Art Gallery |
| 2017 |
'Recall' - UCLan's Pioneer Fine Art Graduates and
Lecturers Forty Years On;
The Storey, Lancaster & PR1
Gallery, UCLan, Preston |
| 2020 |
Royal Cambrian Academy Open Exhibition, R.C.A., Conwy
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| 2023 |
Royal Cambrian Academy Open Exhibition, R.C.A., Conwy
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| 2024 |
'People', The Open Gallery, Halifax
* Winner of the People's Choice Award |
| 2024 |
Royal Cambrian Academy Open Exhibition, R.C.A., Conwy
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| 2025 |
Royal Cambrian Academy Open Exhibition, R.C.A., Conwy
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Images
from top left:
With John at the Acorn Gallery, Pocklington, June 2019
At Bailey Arts filming the In Conversation video,
September 2020
In the studio, July 2018
At Bailey Arts with collector Chris Lee, March 2019
'People',
Open Gallery, Halifax, January 2024
The RCA Open
private view, January 2024
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