AN exhibition of the work of the late Warrington artist Peter Oakley is to be held in his home town this month.
Revisitations will open at The Gallery at Bank Quay House on April 15 and continue until July 4.
Peter Oakley died in 2007 after a distinguished career as an exhibiting artist from 1959. He also taught and lectured until 1990.
He was a member of the Cheshire Artists Network, chairman of the Warrington Visual Artists Forum from 1999 until his death and a former president of the Manchester Academy of Fine Art, and a member of its council from 1988 until his death.
Dipping into many territories in terms of medium, the exhibition sees Peter’s work reflecting circumstances and surroundings.
Gallery curator Emma Kelly said: “Peter wanted to evoke the feeling of waking from a dream, where objects and places are almost remembered – but not quite.
“The objects in the artwork look recognisable, but there is an ambiguity about them. The sense of them is there, but the memory is hazy and indistinct.
The exhibition also sees pieces from his Egyptian series inspired by travels and excavations in the country.
The exhibition is free and is open Monday to Friday from 8am-5pm and on Saturdays from 8am-4pm.
AN exhibition of the work of the late Warrington artist Peter Oakley is to be held in his home town this month.
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