Gunning Arts Limited 1980 - 2008

Dave's CV Page

Dave has work throughout his life in dedication to art, the preservation of historical sites throughout Great Britain and as a result his works have been sought after by some of the most prestigious discerning gallery's and collections in the world.

Here is a list of his admirers:

Her Majesty the Queen’s Royal Collection / 50 ancient monument etchings printed on our No 1 & No 2 Presses.

Viscount Windsor

The Palace of Westminster. London

National Museum of Wales. Cardiff

Birmingham Art Gallery & Museum

Wolverhampton & Bilston Art Galleries & Museums

Dudley Art Gallery

Stafford Art Gallery

Walsall New Gallery

Salisbury Museum

Devizes Museum

Bristol Museum & Art Gallery

Taunton Museum & Art gallery

Cheltenham Museum & Art Gallery

Tokyo University Collection

Born in Bilston West Midlands 1954

Wolverhampton Foundation College 1972-1973

Liverpool Art College Three Year BA Honors Degree 1974-1977

Birmingham Art College Post Graduate Certificate in Art Education

1965 Winner Brook Bond National Children's Art Competition

Exhibitions

1969 Exhibitor Royal Academy London Children's Art National Competition which toured the country

1970 Exhibited at Midlands 25 Cannon Hill Birmingham

1975 Four Man Show at Delphi Hotel Liverpool

1976 Four Man Show New town Art gallery Mid Wales

1982 First one Man Show Bilston Art Gallery

1982 One Man Show Tettenhall Gallery

1983 One Man Show Dudley Art Gallery

1984 Exhibited in Drawing the Line exhibition at Silk Top Hat Gallery Ludlow Shropshire

1984 International Five Man Show at Silk Top Hat Gallery Ludlow Shropshire

1984 Exhibited with the New Artists Group Wolverhampton Art Gallery

1984 One Man Show Walsall Art Gallery

1984 One Man Show Dragon Art Gallery Newport Shrops

1985 Two Man Show Stafford Art Gallery

1985 One Man Show Devizes Museum Wiltshire

1986 Major Commission **  The Area Museum for the South west of England commissioned me to produce ‘on site’ works at all the leading ancient sites from the Scillies in the West to Stonehenge in the east. The commission took two years to put together and toured the west country for eighteen months.

The archaeologist Aubrey Burl wrote the text to accompany the works created which toured the following place- Truro, Bristol ,Falmouth, Devizes, Taunton, Cheltenham, Salisbury and Woodspring Museum Weston-Super Mare.

1987 One Man Show Wolverhampton Art Gallery called Stonelines. This was a massive exhibition showing over eighty works.

1987 Commission** in co-operation with National Museum of Wales to work ‘on site’ at all their leading ancient sites. Took two years, over ninety works were made. They never toured as intended due to lack of resource from the Welsh Museum system. National Museum saved the day by purchasing several for their permanent collection. All this work to date has not been seen in Wales.

1988 Mixed show Auther Anderson Birmingham

1989 Mixed Show Midland Contemporary Art Birmingham

1989 Mixed Show Long & Ryle International , London WS1

1989 One Man Show IBM Warwick

1989 One Man Show Eagle Works Wolverhampton

1990 One Man Show Midlands Contemporary Art Birmingham

1990 One Man Show The Contemporary Art Gallery 59 Ebury Street London WS1

1990 One Man Show Jane Marler Gallery Ludlow Shropshire

1991 One Man Show Dudley Art Gallery called Cathedrals in Stone     monument & Wrens Nest work

1991 Commission To produce a large drawing for the new interpretation CENTRE on Wrens Nest. The drawing is still in storage in Dudley and Art Gallery Permanent Collection as funding was pulled out for the project at the last minute. All the drawings made of the limestone mining were never purchased as promised. All very political because of the caverns being ‘in filled’ at the time.

1991 prize Winner Mid Art- Thompson Prize

1991 Mixed Show Birmingham University

1991 One of the main speakers at ‘Archaeology in Britain 91’at Birmingham University

1992 One Man Show Midlands Contemporary Art Birmingham

1992 One Man Show Devizes Museum Wiltshire

1993 One Man Show Cambridge University  Archaeology Department

1994 Commission** Wolverhampton Art Gallery to produce etchings of fossils

1994 One Man Show Wolverhampton Art Gallery linked in with ‘Scratching the Surface’ exhibition a residency with Colton Hills School in Wolverhampton.

1995 One Man Show Devizes Museum Wiltshire +Commission** A drawing of Avebury which is on permanent display at the Museum

1995 One Man Show Aberdeen Arts Centre Scotland

1995 One Man Show linked in with Bilston High School  Residency called ‘ Changing the Routes’

1996 Commission** for Bilston Art Gallery  for their Interpretation/ History Gallery several works showing the changing landscape around the new Black Country Route.

1996 Exhibition ‘ Inside out’ Bilston Art Gallery. An exhibition created from a residency at Featherston prison & Minerva Wharf Probation Service

1996 Selected by ***The Palace of Westminster from 6,000 artists to have work purchased for their Permanent Collection & *** work selected to go into their book ‘Art in Parliament’ which stamps me as the fine artist recording the ancient monuments today in out  British Landscape

1997[Oct]/1998[Feb] One Man Show Salisbury Museum  in the old print room ten years of my best etchings

1997 Exhibition Avebury in Art Devizes Museum Wiltshire

1998 One Man Show ‘Shropshire Landscape’ Ludlow Silk Top Hat Gallery Shropshire

1998 One Man Show Devizes Wiltshire Paintings of Wiltshire Landscape +latest monument work

1998 Prizewinner ***The McAlpine Painting Competition Walsall Art Gallery and Museum

1999 Commission *** Walsall New Gallery to make a large etching reflecting the construction of the New Gallery

1999 Mixed exhibition Castles Devizes Museum Wiltshire

1999  One Man Show Silk Top hat Gallery Ludlow Shropshire

1999 Commission*** Walsall New Art Gallery to make a mixed media work from the gallery roof looking at the West Midland Panorama. The finished work took two months to complete and will be permanently installed into the Interpretation Galley A flip book of me drawing, and an interactive CD Rom makes for  exciting listening and looking!

1999 Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery  Included in their 20th Century

Contemporary Art Collection show  opens 4th December in the Gas-Hall

2000 One man show Washington Gallery Penarth South Wales ‘Gunning in Wales’ landscapes/ancient sites.

2000  CD ROM  work done about the Black Country Route as it was built along with other artists who produced sculptures for the route

2000 The Rolf Street Project Black Country Museum Work for the new museum.

2000 One man Show Silk Top hat Gallery Ludlow Shropshire’ Shropshire Landscape’

Presented to Her Royal Majesty the Queen at Walsall New Art Gallery 5th May 2000

2000 One Man Show Stafford Art Gallery[Shire Hall] Panorama from the Shire Hall Roof & latest monument work. End 30 September.

2000 Elected Associate Member of the Royal Society of Birmingham Artists.

2000/2001  Year of the Artist Award to produce a six steel panel etched instillation as a memorial to the workers of the West Midlands. The finished work will be installed in Bilston Craft Gallery West Midlands. Project happening now until December.

2001 Working in New York.

2001 One Man Show . Top Hat Gallery Ludlow Shropshire.[April]

2001 Working back in Ireland /Northern Stone Circles [April]

2002 Opening of ‘Year of the Artist ’Images of Industry’ Bilston Craft Gallery

2002 New York Arts Expo [March]

2002 One Man Show Devizes Museum Wiltshire.[June] Many Journeys, Many Megaliths.

2002 One Man Show Silk Top Hat Ludlow, Many Journeys Many Megaliths’

2002 Working in Cyprus drawing the many tombs there.

2002 Working Northern Ireland. Sligo. Carrowmore Burial Complex.

2003 Exhibiting drawings, paintings and prints at The Water Hall. Birmingham. Feb

2003 One Man Show Silk Top Hat. Ludlow. Feb/March

2003 Crown Nail Polished steel etched fence project.

2003 Crosby Coatings Steel gates commission.

2003 Group show ‘Earths Teeth’ Sibford. Oxfordshire.

2003 Exhibiting Wine Street Gallery. Devizes. Wiltshire.

2003 Walsall Print Show. ‘Print matters’ Walsall New Gallery. West Midlands. May/June

2004 Exhibiting Wine Street Gallery. Devizes Wiltshire.

2004 Working out in Korea at Bronze Age dated burial chambers.

2004 Exhibiting Silk Top Hat Gallery. Ludlow Shropshire.

2004/5 Working out in Norway at Viking burial sites.

2005 Residency ‘IMAGINE’ Oxford Education. River and Rowing Museum Oxford &Museum of Modern Art

2005 One man show River & Rowing Henley - steel etched plates of Thames Bridge Sections

2005One Man Show, ‘Viking Burial Grounds’ Norway.

2005 One Man Show [Touring exhibition]. Devizes Museum. Korean Burial Chamber work. [Nov/Dec]

2006 Working in the French Alps around Mt Blonc area.

2006 Working in northern Cyprus drawing castles in the north, tombs and settlements

2006Several Artist in Residencies working with Staffordshire Schools. St mary's Junior School, Hempstells Junior School,St Chad's Junior School,and Pye Green Junior School.Funded by Creative Partnerships to draw, print and finally make steel etched sculptures with underachieving boys.

2006 One Man Show Wateloo Gallery Ironbridge.

2007 Residency with Catshill Middle School Bromsgrove working with under achieving boys to make 'on site[' landscape works, releif prints and a final outdoor steel etched sculpture.

2007 Merryfields Special School Newcastle -under -lyme. Commission to create a steel etched wall hanging with the students to commemorate one of the governers who recently passed away.

2007 Massive Commission to create four steel etched archways leading into the school.Workshops involved all the children making large expressive drawings out in the Ironbridge Gorge and in the local museums.The finished archways lead into the school along the Dale Street entrance. There are 64 steel etched images decorating the interior of the steel fabricated constructions made by Gunningarts from the childrens designs.

The archways are already a very permanent fixture in the Gorge having locals call them the 'Arches of Iron'. The main frames are painted the exact colour as the Ironbridge itself and lazer cut lettering reflect the school name and principals.

2007 Drawings of Dolmens included in the Gangwha Dolmen Festival.[ October]

2007 Stonehenge Exhibition in Devizes Musem Wiltshire. One of my Stonehenge etchings was borrowed for this show and hung next to Henry Moor. National papers hailed the show as a great success.

2007 Two Man Show 'Gunning & Gunning' Oakengates Theatre. The artists were invited to exhibit at this venue by Helen Chesters from Telford and Wrekin Council.

2007 Art in the Gorge exhibition.[8th Sept- 6th October.One of the main organizers promoting the leading artists in the Ironbridge Gorge. A month long exhibition heralded the start of an ongoing series of art exhibitions, talks, competitions and workshops. The largest exhibition to have ever been staged in Ironbridge was put on at the Teddy Bear Factory. Hopefully all should happen in a similar way next year!

2007/2008 Opening of our new gallery [Autumn] there will be gallery space, a rentable print space with presses and a framing facility.

I continue to travel to record as a fine artist the many ancient sites we have left in the world. I am still particularly fascinated with British stone circles, standing stones and burial chambers. We have such a vital ancient heritage which I still record avidly and sincerely to make a fine art record NOW of what we have left

I have worked out in schools for over twenty five years running expressive drawing workshops. My drawing techniques are original and inspiring to all who work with me. I believe in the vital importance of drawing for all and have promoted drawing all my life not jumping on band wagons like many other artists. Fashions in art come and go but I believe in drawing as a basis from which all other art grows.

Dave Gunning October 2007

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Dave's Thoughts

I continue to work out in the landscape with oil and large drawing and work in all weathers.

I ‘respond’ to the weather and spiritual nature of the environment I am working in. I still make art as a fine artist looking at ancient remains from Neolithic and Bronze Age times. Many people still do not realize the wonderful legacy that has been left to us. I continue to record what is left. Much is still unprotected and neglected, my life is dedicated to make art with archaeological remains that are quickly disappearing!

I have recently moved into Shropshire and have opened a small gallery and print workshop in the ‘World Heritage Site’ of Ironbridge. I continue to promote the vital importance of ‘Drawing, painting and printmaking’ through my own work and working out in museums, galleries and schools.

Dave Gunning BA [Hons] A.R.B.S.A. Gunningarts 2005