Andrew Dalton

As an artist, I am fascinated by black and white. In print, painting and drawing I use black, and its gradations to white, as the vehicle through which I express myself. Whether figurative or abstract, my imagery represents a personal narrative; a distillation of moments that represent experience. A dragonfly, bird or figure can represent itself or the memory of an event, place or time. I try to create images that offer the viewer ambiguous forms to consider and fill with their own meaning. Since 2010 I have been researching new approaches to my print practice, exploring relief monoprint techniques using vinyl lino, acrylic, acetate and other surfaces. This process is very flexible and composite images can be created quickly, retaining a sense of immediacy whilst articulating the medium. I have a small print workshop in Thirsk, North Yorkshire where I run a range of workshops for both adults and children. These include extended courses, one-day and half-day sessions for both groups and one-to-one tuition. I'm happy to tailor a workshop to meet your needs. In 1993 I began working at Tate St Ives as an Art handling Technician and subsequently as Curatorial Officer. This period of my life exposed me to the work of substantial professional artists such as Patrick Heron, Terry Frost, Sandra Blow, John Virtue, Anthony Gormley and many others. From 1999, my professional focus shifted towards exhibitions and curating and I developed curatorial and exhibitions projects for museums and galleries for almost twenty years including; Pier Arts Centre, The Public, Bradford Museums and Galleries and Gallery Manager at Ryedale Folk Museum. Since 2010 I have worked as a freelance artworker developing projects, exhibitions, art handling and technical services for a range of museums, galleries and individual artists including; The National Railway Museum, The North York Moors National Park and Ryedale ArtWorks, Leeds City Museum, Green Howards Museum. Thirsk, North Yorkshire