Exhibitions

Sea Cave, ©Lesley Birch 2016
February - March 2017
LESLEY BIRCH - selection of abstract paintings in oil and mixed media
KIOSK PROJECT SPACE
41 Fossgate, York
The Living Wood ©Lesley Birch 2016
January  27th - April 2nd 2017
REVEALED – THE ABSTRACT PRINTMAKERS COLLECTIVE
Kunsthuis Gallery, Crayke, Yorkshire, UK
"The trees have a strange presence -
they seem alive with human form..."
Lesley's Corris painting "The Green Wood" was selected by critic Sacha Craddock for the Ing Discerning Eye Exhibition in London's Mall Galleries.  At Kunsthuis, Lesley will be showing the printmaking from her Corris Series of Woodland works.  Made in the studios of Aberystwyth Printmakers, Lesley's response to the Welsh forests is enchanting and mysterious.

March 24th - May 1st, 2017
The Sun Also Rises ...
a group show at:
Masham Gallery,
Masham
North Yorkshire
UK
April 1st - 14th, 2017
COAST
an exhibition by The Cambridge 3
Airy Shores, Crags, Dramatic Skies and Harbours
Stunning Original Paintings, Printmaking and Collage by #thecambridge3
at The Crypt Gallery, St Ives
The Cambridge 3 Exhibition COAST is at The Crypt Gallery, St Ives
Cornish Collection of paintings from Lesley Birch will be on show at St Ives Crypt Gallery from April 1st - 14th, 2017
April 21st - 23rd, 29th - 30th, 2017
YORK OPEN STUDIOS
Lesley Birch will be showing work from her studio space at
PICA Studios, 7a Grape Lane, York -
In the same venue -
Evie Leach Jewellery, Rebecca Carr Clothing, Emily Stubbs Ceramics
May 12th - August 12th 2017
'Spring into Summer'
Silson Contemporary,
17 Harlow Oval
Harrogate
HG2 ODS
Exhibition featuring selected artists by this top contemporary gallery in Harrogate.
20th May - 2nd July 2017
LIFELINES
Paintings by Lesley Birch, Lesley Seeger and Kate Kenney - Ceramics by Katy Braida
Sunnybank Mills, 83-85 Town Street, Farsley, Pudsey, Leeds LS28 5UJ, Yorkshire, UK
Stack and Pool, Mixed Media on Canvas, 50 x 50 cms, ©Lesley Birch


2nd July - 24th September 2017
ACROSS THE WATER
Artichoke Gallery,
Church Street
Ticehurst
TN5 7AE
East Sussex
UK
Lesley Birch will be showing a selection of her Irish and Scottish Coastal Paintings in this mixed show
The Blue Dress, Oil painting, ©Lesley Birch


25th August - 30th October 2017
ETHEREAL MOMENTS:
Figures & Landscapes by Lesley Birch
Scampston Hall Walled Garden, 
Garden Cafe Gallery, 
Malton, YO17 8NG,
North Yorkshire, UK

Saturday 30th September - Sunday 19th November 2017
THE ARTIST' COLLECTION EXHIBITION
Preview: Saturday 30 September 2017 11am - 1pm
The Artists' Collection -10 award winners, Patchings Art Centre, Oxton Road, Calverton, NG14 6NU, Nottingham, UK
preparing for SAND AND WATER exhibition in York November 2015
Previous Selected Exhibitions

Carina Haslam Fine Art - January 2017 - Scottish Artists
Teesdale Christmas Art Fair, County Durham, December 2016

Ing Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London, November 2016
Stars on Canvas, London, November 2016
The Northern Connection, with Leeds Fine Artists at Moors National Park, Danby - Oct/Nov 2016
St Ives Rotary Club Charity Show, September 2016
Summer Show, Zillah Bell Gallery, Thirsk, Yorkshire (July/Aug)
Summer Days, The Strathearn Gallery, Crieff, Scotland (June - Sept)
The Artist Open Exhibition,  Patchings Centre, Nottingham, July 2016
(Award winner - The Artist Magazine Award and the Clairefontaine Award)
'The North' - Masham Gallery, Yorkshire - May - July 2016 - "Iridescent golden sands and flashes of bright colour pop off the picture plane
in Birch’s rhythmic, remembered landscapes of her homeland."
Review by Sarah Mayhew Craddock 

Our Friends in the North, Eton College with Zillah Bell Gallery - Jan - March
Forest, Coast and Heath, Ytene Gallery, Brockenhurst, Hampshire - March - April

2015
Yorkshire Remastered, According to McGee, York, Dec/Jan
Christmas Show, Kunsthuis, Crayke, Yorkshire
Winter Show, Zillah Bell Gallery, Thirsk
Harrogate International Visual Expo, with Artfinder, November 2015
Edinburgh Art Fair with Pyramid Gallery, York, November 2015
'Elementals', According to McGee, York Summer 2015
Cambridge Art Fair with Carina Haslam Fine Art October 2015
Featured Printmaking, August 2015 - Art in the Mill
"Summer Show 2015" - Zillah Bell Gallery
"The North & Beyond" - Grassington Festival June 2015
"A Sense of Place" - Royal Marsden Hospital, Chelsea, London - February - May 2015
Summer Art Show, Carina Haslam Fine Art, Great Missenden
"Insight" Dean Clough Gallery, Halifax - May 2015
Ferens Open, Hull City Gallery - April 2015
"The Pursuit of Happiness", Masham Gallery - April 2015
Sleningford Tutors' Show, Zillah Bell Gallery February 2015

2014
Autumn Art Show, Carina Haslam Fine Art, Great Missenden
Cambridge Art Fair with Carina Haslam Art, Great Missenden
NOT the Royal Academy Exhibition, Llwelleyn Alexander Gallery
Winter Show, The Art Cafe Contemporary Gallery, Whitby
Winter Show, Kunsthuis, York
St Gemma's Hospice - Secret Art Show
Stars on Canvas 2014
Flourish Printmaker of the Year - Shortlisted Artists, West Yorkshire Print Workshop, Mirfield, Yorkshire
Autumn Show, Carina Haslam Art, Great Missenden
Royal Marsden Hospital Exhibition, Chelsea, London
Summer Show, Zillah Bell Galleries, Thirsk
The Secret Art Show, MS Trust (2013, 2012, 2011)
From Life: Expressing the Human Form - Mermaid & Miller Gallery, York
Process - Cupola Gallery of Contemporary Art, Sheffield S6 1TD
Donderdag Collective Life Drawing Group Show, The White Room, York
Round Two, Aesthetica Art Prize 2015

2013
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
Cork Street Open (2012)
Lighting the Way, Art in the Mill, Knaresborough
Zillah Bell Winter Exhibition, Yorkshire
Masham Festival, Masham, North Yorkshire
The Real Print Show, Bradford
York Artists' Christmas Exhibition, York Cemetery Chapel
Harrogate Arts Festival The Masham Arts Festival (2013, 2007)
The Great North Show (2013, 2009, 2010)
The Art of Printmaking, Cooper Gallery, Barnsley
Harrogate Open, The Mercer Gallery (2008 - highly commended)
Mixed Autumn Show, Art in the Mill, Knaresborough

2012
Cities, all Dimensions, Tokarska Gallery, London
Edge of the World, The Gallery, Masham, Yorkshire
RHS Harlow Carr Summer Exhibition (2010, 2008, 2007)
St Gemma's Hospice Charity Exhibition
Leeds Art for Youth Charity Exhibition
Yorkshire Patchings Art Competition (2008 - Derwent Award Winner)
Keighley Arts Factory Open

2011
Linear Progressions, Shine Business Centre, Leeds
Doncaster Open (2009, 2008, 2006)
Mood & Matter, Art in the Mill, Knaresborough

2010
South Yorkshire Open, Cooper Gallery, Barnsley
Food Glorious Food, The Station Gallery, Richmond
York Open Studios
"The Sea, The Sea" - two-woman show with Ailsa Read, Gallery 49, Bridlington

2009
Haworth Open, Accrington
Leeds Art Fair, The Light, Leeds (Winner of Group Satellite Award)
Touchstones and Turning Points, Leeds Fine Artists, The North Light Gallery
Saltaire Arts Trail (2007)
Howarth Open, Accrington
Landscape Expressions, Art in the Mill, Knaresborough

2008
LS1 Club, 3 Albion Place, Leeds
A1 Open Summer Art Exhibition, The Station Gallery, Richmond
East Coast Open, Scarborough Art Gallery (3 pieces selected)
Leeds Open, City Gallery (2006)
Miniprint, Artlink, Hull
Winter Art Fair, Gallery ii, University of Bradford
Ripple Six Art Fair, Marsden, Huddersfield
Multum in Parvo - Leeds Fine Art Society, North Light Gallery, Huddersfield
First Impressions, The Station Gallery, Richmond
The First Harrogate Printmakers Exhibition, Harrogate Library
Christmas Show, Zillah Bell Gallery, Thirsk

2007
Leeds Fine Art Show, Zillah Bell Gallery, Thirsk
Winter Warmth, The Park Gallery, Falkirk
Summer Mixed Show, Zillah Bell Gallery, Thirsk

2006
Saltaire Arts Festival, Saltaire, North Yorkshire
The Yorkshire Club, Albion Place, Leeds Fine Art Club Exhibition
Harrogate & Nidderdale Art Exhibition, Ripley (2005) 2004

2003
Cambridge Drawing Society, Guildhall, Cambridge
Cambridge Drawing Society, The Pelican Gallery, Cambridge
Cambridge Drawing Sociey, The Compass Gallery, Cambridge
Previous Solo and two-person Shows

2016
Traces & Memory| Lesley Birch
May 9 - June 10, 2016, Trevelyan College, Durham University, UK
A Sense of Colour| Lesley Birch & Patrick Smith - April 2016 - Helmsley Arts Centre, York

2015
Sand & Water|Lesley Birch & Penny Phillips - November 2015
Atmosphere & Emotion: An Irish Journey
June 2015 - Kunsthuis, York

2014
March into Spring
March 2014 - The White Room,  Priestleys, York
REVIEW Yorkshire Art Journal

2013
From Printmaking to Painting: An Artistic Journey
Christmas - The Dutch House, York

2012
Time & Place, Café Gallery 68, Gillygate, York
November 2012

2011
Monoprints by Lesley Birch, Pyramid Gallery, York
Summer 2011

2009
A Sense of Place, South Square Gallery, Bradford
February 2009

2008
Land and Sky, Yorkshire Dales Headquarters
Summer 2008
Winter Sea, mixed media 2014