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 Richard Bartle
Richard Bartle has been working as an artist since receiving a BA (Hons) First Degree in Painting in 1996. Richard is a much sort after artist and has appeared in a large amount of exhibitions throughout the UK and in the USA. His work is included in a number of private collections including, One Aldwych Hotel, London and Goldman Sachs Bank, New York and London.
Having taken part in the Channel Four ‘Faking It’ series, aired in May 2001, Richard has enjoyed the collector and media interest this has brought to his career. Richard had the inaugural exhibition at Comme Ca Art’s Timber Wharf Gallery in August 2002. View prints for sale from this artist »
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 Alex Evans
Alex J. Evans is a Mancunian freelance illustrator and artist. He has been selling his work since his late teens. After graduating in illustration at MMU he moved to London to work as an animation storyboard artist in Soho. Regardless of where he is he constantly makes visual notes in anyway he can. Each day he makes thumbnail sketches or takes photographs, or both. With this ever-growing archive of reference material he aims to make visually impactful, impressionistic work with good layout and good colour, using a variety of traditional materials and modern techniques. He says that his art is about looking for its own sake, ‘...In my urban drawings and prints I’m trying to convey a sense of spontaneity and energy without losing a sense of place. My location drawings form a personal and primitive map of where I’ve been.’
Alexhas exhibited in London, Berlin, Milan, Barcelona and Manchester…
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 Richard Freer
Richard Freer's paintings are based on natural light and colour effects performed by nature. Richard tries to capture these effects through painting while at the same time changing parts of the image to create interesting and exciting elements of his own.
Richard graduated with a BA (Hons) Fine Art at the University of Hertfordshire in 1999 and an MA in Fine Art at De Montfort University in 2004.
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 Janet Griffiths
Janet Griffiths studied on the MA in Fine Art at Manchester Metropolitan University from 1999 to 2001. Since that time she has been exhibiting in group shows, magazines and video screenings in the UK, Europe and America. She has work in Private Collections in the UK. Her work is about a woman she has created who lives in her house: her alter ego, a universal housewife who is a metaphor for all women who have found themselves trapped in their domestic circumstances for different reasons. To make her mundane life more bearable she creates fantasies in short video pieces or in constructed photoworks. Ideas for these come from autobiographical starting points, the media, myths and fairytales. Inherent in her work is the element of chance and accidental happenings and above all else, humour. View prints for sale from this artist »
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 John Hamilton
John’s work depicts figures in various disguises or costumes. They centre around figures in (mis) adventurous situations. There is a continuous theme of role-play, with a theatrical element. They are sometimes story-based, and always told with a touch of humour and a sense of loyalty.
John compares the work to stills from a play or a film. A snap shot from a photograph album. A captured moment. What has happened before it or what happens next, only the viewer knows.
Some of the characters appear mysterious and sinister, while others appear to be relaxed and at ease, but it is not always easy to tell which is which.
John has exhibited widely across the UK, as well as in shows in Australia, and in the USA. He has work in private collections in Germany, America, Australia and in the UK.
Most of Johns work is on oil and canvas, which vary in size from 12" sq to 6ft x 5ft. As well as oils John works in acrylics, mixed media and small 3D pieces. Drawing also plays an important part in his work. They include working in sketchbooks to large-scale charcoal drawings and mixed media collages.
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 Ann Howarth
Ann Howarth has recently graduated from Manchester University with BA (Hons) First degree in photography. Since completing her degree she has been involved in various photographic assignments including the creation of corporate photographic images for Barclays Bank. Ann is an experimental art photographer creating beautiful semi-abstract imagery; these are produced by exposing the photographic paper with multiple light exposures using various items and objects to reflect the light in the creation of her almost organic looking final images. View prints for sale from this artist »
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 Vincent James
Since completing an MA at Goldsmiths in 1999 Vincent James has shown both
nationally and internationally including exhibitions in New York, Los
Angeles and Soa Paulo. Recent exhibitions include Bath Time and Tide, a 7.7
metre wide double-sided vinyl sticker spanning 5 windows commissioned for
Comme Ca Art in Manchester and work in the group show The Eclectic Eye at
the Contemporary Art Centre in New Orleans. His work is also part of the
Frederick R Weisman Art Foundation Collection, California. View prints for sale from this artist »
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 Catrin Mostyn Jones
Catrin Mostyn Jones' work is inspired by exploring creatures of the sea and images of the human body at a microscopic level. Examining the complex and colourful images derived from these studies has given Catrin the stimulus to develop and
explore differing combinations of form and colour.
Catrin's vivid jewellery collection of hard built and press moulded sculptural forms are brought to life by the additions of growths using coils and textures. What really brings the work alive though is her glazing, through a wide range of earthenware glazes applied by spraying multiple layers sometimes using a wax resist. View prints for sale from this artist »
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 Wendy Jones
Wendy Jones has been making art in Manchester’s Northern Quarter for the past twenty years. Wendy has created new digital works based on freehand drawings. The images are manipulated by introducing bold vibrant colours to the compositions. This distinctive style of work captures the delicacy of Wendy’s drawings and observations in a contemporary format. The works are made in collaboration with Manchester based printer, William Chitham which are printed onto luxurious watercolour paper, with handwritten poetic messages adding to the depth of the works. View prints for sale from this artist »
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 David Lake
David Lake’s first exhibition took place in 2004 after covering the Asian Tsunami for several national charities. Titled “People of the Tsunami” it focussed on the amazing resilience of the survivors in the Khaolak area of Thailand.
Since then David’s work has taken him to many other parts of the world and this latest exhibition entitled “Pole to Pole” features work from both Europe and Asia, including a look at the different aspects of Pole Dancing.
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 Little Artists
Cake and Neave are young British artists who have produced a cult unity of character, mayhem and a genuine passion for art to portray their ideas. The creation of the Little Artists, two highly mischievous animated characters with a penchant for cheekiness and notoriety, has given Cake & Neave a stage on which to ultimately project their aspirations and concerns, with relation to their current position within the art world. Cake and Neave are most famous for their reproductions in Lego of landmark artworks of modern art. Such as Salvador Dali's - Lobster Phone; Damien Hirst's - Shark tank and Butterfly Paintings; Rachael Whiteread's Room Andy Warhol's - Dollar Bills, Maurizio Cattelan's - Hanging Horse and Olive Tree; Anselm Kiefer's- Book with Wings; Gilbert & George as themselves and more recently Tracey Emin's bed! View prints for sale from this artist »
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 Carl Lindley
Have you ever been caught in the dark? How did it feel? Were your eyes searching for a light? Did your hands reach out in space?
As an artist, Carl is fascinated by the ambiguous nature of life, from the moment of a physical experience through its many interpretations. The human curiosity for meaning, from the act of story telling has constantly fuelled his artistic intentions for art production.
The piece of art on display along with other works by the artist have their basis around the manifestation of an alter ego, A.A. Anonymous and the universe it which it functions. How it survives, what it goals are, how this being responds to the ambiguous nature of life are realized through the artwork on show.
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 Andrew George Magee
Andy Magee graduated with a BA (hons) in Fine art from Leeds Metropolitan University. He has travelled extensively through Asia and in 2004 spent three months in Nepal studying Buddhist iconography and Thangka painting. He is currently exhibiting in Manchester and London and was shortlisted for last years prestigious John Moore’s 24 painting prize. His work is currently on exhibition as part of the Liverpool Biennial Independents and is part of a touring group exhibition in Serbia and Montenegro. He lives and works from his studio in central Manchester. View prints for sale from this artist »
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 Paula Mcnamara
Paula is one of the leading fashion stylist/illustrator based in Manchester. Comme Ca Art is delighted to be able to offer some of Paula's latest illustratons as limited edition prints. Paula draws inspiration from the ART DECO period and the stylish illustrative Vogue covers of the 1920s and 30s, but adding a modern twist. But in keeping with the style & elegance of the deco period.
Each piece is computer generated creating an immaculate detailed image. View prints for sale from this artist »
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 Mette Mitchell
Mette Mitchell was born in Denmark and now lives and works in London. Mette is a renowned interior designer in her own right and has been involved in many high profile projects. Mette is very well travelled and an experienced photographer, Comme Ca Art are delighted to be able to offer some of Mette’s photographic work in our print shop. View prints for sale from this artist »
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 Gareth Morgan
Gareth Morgan's work tells stories, whether a whole story, as in my comic strips, or a glimpse of a narrative, as in one of his paintings. Questions are left unanswered so the story can continue in the mind of the viewer.
The theme of the work tends to be alienation or loneliness, and the fantasy this breeds.
My most recent work uses the mask as a theme. The characters in these paintings wear homemade masks, and crude cardboard and parcel tape bodies, as if to inhabit a kind of imaginary space whilst in the safety of their own home. Behind closed doors.
The style of Gareth's work is deliberately simple and unexpressive. The emotional power of each piece comes through in the story being told rather than through its style. View prints for sale from this artist »
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 Jane Morley
Jane Morley’s work is informed by modernist inspired design - its use in gardens/out door spaces & its association with creating a statement of luxury and style. Initially starting out studying Textile Design she graduated with BA Hons in Fine Art and has exhibited throughout the North West of England. Her work demonstrates elements of flat texture as well as strong formal qualities and makes reference to her enduring interest in how gardens and garden design have been portrayed in painting from suburban lawns to the great estates. Coupled with this is the influence of the many lifestyle magazines & television programmes. How we are seduced with aspirations of creating our own design statement or sanctuary to escape to. Essentially a landscape painter her work is very much influenced by growing up and living in a post-industrial regenerated city like Manchester. View prints for sale from this artist »
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 Patrick Murphy
The work of South Yorkshire based artist Patrick Murphy is
multi-faceted, ranging through painting, sculpture/3D and digital media.
Much of his work is concerned with creating a dialogue with our
surroundings and each other. Using familiar objects and themes he
depicts the world around us, altering the original context of subjects
so they appear simultaneously both familiar and unfamiliar, encouraging
or stimulating a sense of questioning from the viewer. His paintings,
digital prints and commissioned work has been included in a wide range
of exhibitions and features in private and corporate collections in the U.K
His digital work is primarily concerned with manipulating the use of
digital technology in the creation of new forms and scenes that cannot
be achieved by painting. A direct comparison can be made with
conventional mark making, but in this instance all forms are created
inside the lens of the camera using a direct light source.
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 Martin Nash
Martin has lived in places as diverse as West Africa, Ireland, Germany ,Malaya and Norway. The rich and varied experiences of his travels have in many direct and subtle ways influenced Martin's development as an artist.
In 1978 , having first studied Architecture and Foundation Arts, Martin completed a Degree in Printed and Woven Textiles at Manchester. This grounding in Architecture and Textiles, both arts which have a practical application and deal with the flat surface as well as 3 dimensional space and form, has informed the evolution of Martin's work. As well as exhibiting his work in London and across the North West Martin has completed Public Sculpture Commissions and produced pieces for Corporate Collections.
Of his recent work Martin says: "My painting, which has become increasingly more abstract, is concerned with exploring … colour, mark making, pattern and that elusive and mysterious quality that makes a good painting. In my most recent sculptural work the painted surface has become the raw material for the three dimensional form. …I think there will always be a decorative element in my work, in as much as I want to excite the eye as much as stimulate the mind."
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 Sophie Nixon
Sophie Nixon is a Manchester based painter born in Cheshire and graduating from the University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in 1995.
Sophie's work is influenced by her time spent in city. Working from photos taken randomly and manipulated both digitally and manually, she is drawn to reflective light and movement, evoking a captured moment or a chance meeting.
Sophie has produced several commissions for private and commercial collectors and her work has been used on the cover for Michael Weston-King’s CD “A New Kind of Loneliness”.
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 Gavin Parry
Gavin Parry has worked with Comme Ca Art on several exhibitions of his students’ works from the Manchester Metropolitan University Photography Degree course.
Gavin's first exhibition with Comme Ca titled 'Soulmates' are photographs of found or second-hand objects, bought from car boot sales or charity shops. All these objects are used, bearing the trace of their histories through the patina of wear and tear.
Some of the objects are paired up and photographed with another object. Photographic unions that test out the myth of the soulmate: the quest for two disparate and separate entities to (re)discover each other so that they become one, reunited with their other true half.
Other objects are photographed alone, as though waiting for their destiny to unfold around them, a destiny that may or may not have already happened...
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 Chris Sims
Chris Sims is an artist originally from Salford but now working and living in the Rossendale Valley. Chris has been involved in art since he was young, working as a photo lithographer, teaching part time, running his own printing company whilst creating art in his spare time. His first solo exhibitions were held when he was in his thirties. Chris is now a full time artist having been offered commissions in the UK and also abroad and has recently had very successful solo exhibitions in the Northwest. View prints for sale from this artist »
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 Niall O Shea
Hailing from Ireland, Niall O'Shea is a Manchester-based photographer. Shooting digital and self-taught, Niall has been commissioned for features in national dailies and travel magazines and his work is held in private collections in the UK and North America. Technically, his work bears the hallmarks of modern photojournalism: a keen eye for dramatic composition, bold colour and exquisite timing. He departs from photojournalism where his urban 'snapshots' teeter on the verge of unreality. These photos dive into the gritty glamour of urban life, capturing subjects in their milieu in scenes that are enchanting, threatening and incongruous by turns - reflecting the psychological intensity of the metropolis dweller View prints for sale from this artist »
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 Simon Taylor
After graduating in 1994 with a Bachelor of Honours Degree in Fine Art, Simon Taylor exhibited in many group and solo exhibitions throughout the UK.
His work has been purchased by many private collectors and had images used for a variety of publications worldwide. Using various mediums, including photography and painting, the work is part of a continuing project started in 1993 based around ideas of perception; questioning the validity and source of received visual information.
His painting process is complex. Working from photographs taken from life and film stills, he digitally manipulates the image and reproduces them using acrylic on canvas.
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 Dominic Thomas
Having spent the last decade pitting his trade in the murky music and fashion industries, Mancunian artist Dominic Thomas has amassed an impressive international clientel. From his seminal sleeve designs for Badly Drawn Boy and Kings of Convenience, art direction with Flux Magazine, to more commercial ad campaigns for Adidas and Levis, there have been many twists and turns in his style and production techniques. He has a continuous forward-thinking approach to design and is unafraid to express himself through various media. This has seen his career mutate through photography, illustration and graphic design, never allowing himself to settle into one set discipline.
One highlight in recent years was the production of a series of collaborative works with his hero - Polish design legend Andrzej Klimowski, with whom he teamed up with to produce exquisite record sleeves and magazine covers. Throughout his career his personal works such as 'The Four Branches' and 'Golden Windows' have been exhibited to critical acclaim in London, New York and Manchester. As an ardent fan of disparate mid-nineteenth century art movements and progressive underground music he manages to juggle these passions on a daily basis running his twin record labels 'Twisted Nerve' and 'Finders Keepers', producing collectable house style sleeves and music in conjuction with label partner and long term friend Andy Votel under the guise 'The Liars'.
His latest works are thought provoking experimental photographic colourscapes - relating to certain moods and ideas that delve into memories of childhood and unusual life experiences through to music. These pieces are traditionally shot and do not use any computer manipulation. Captured instinctively through the use of a mirrored fabric, each piece creates its own universe of shapes and aesthetics, inviting the viewer to make their own personal interpretaion.
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 Gavin Thorogood
Gavin Thorogood studied MA Natural History Illustration at the royal college of art, graduating in 2002, but returning regularly as a visiting tutor. Gavin has been involved in exhibitions both in the UK and abroad having both group and solo shows, with public and private galleries. Having travelled to the Himalayan foothills in 2001, on a travel bursary funded by the Society of Wildlife Artists, and then in 2002, to Assisi, Italy on a commission for KPMG. Gavin has recently completed a 12 month artist residency at Highgreen Manor based in Northumberland National Park, for VARC(Visual Arts in Rural Communities). An illustrated book of Gavin's images is due to be published towards the end of 2008. View prints for sale from this artist »
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 SUN Special Edition 2008
The special edition prints, selected by the curators of the exhibition - Claire Turner from Comme Ça Art in Manchester and Sam Knowles from Newcastle’s Biscuit Factory - present a diverse range of captured moments that are at times funny, soulful and inspirational. Claire Turner commented:
“There are some fantastic photographic images widely available nowadays from retailers like Habitat and Ikea but this is the only place where you can pick up original, often personal work by professional, commercial photographers that is rarely displayed publicly, let alone available to take home. It’s exciting to have the exclusive opportunity of exhibiting such a diverse range of images all together, showing the different ways photographers have of looking at the world.”
All the prints are printed onto paper sized 72x60cm. The images sizes are smaller but the white border has a printed signature of each photographer.
All the works displayed on our shop are now being exhibited at Matt and Phreds Jazz Club, 64 Tib Street, Manchester, M4 1LW.
The club is open from 5pm Monday - Saturday. View prints for sale from this artist »
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 SUN Awards 2007
Comme Ca Art is proud to be able to offer some of the shortlisted images from this years Shot Up North commercial photography awards as limited editin prints.
The sun awards showcase and reward the best in professional photography.
It does this through an annual judged competition, the showcase sun exhibition, with allied events and seminars highlighting photography generated in the Northern regions of the British Isles, within the disciplines of advertising, design, fashion and editorial.
Andy Cheetham (creative director CheethamBell JWT)…
“SUN is a good thing because… its an independent showcase run by photographers outside London, which I think is a very honourable.”
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 Mike Whiteley
Mike Whiteley is a new artist to Comme Ca Art, having recently studied BA (Hons) Graphic Design – New Media at University College for Creative Arts Epsom. Having his recent graduate show in the old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London. Mike creates creates stylish digital works using a range of photographic images and scanned paint splatters to create a college of stylish contempary sporting prints. View prints for sale from this artist »
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 Mark Winkley
Mark Winkley is a UK based photographer and artist. Through photography he deals with a wide range of subjects. His style encompasses landscape, abstract work and portraiture, using the versatility of photography to its extremes. He produces work both on his own and in collaboration with other artists. Recent series include a haunting collection of images based around Welsh fables and a sequence of images studying the passage of light from planes, boats and cars as they move through landscapes.
Mark gained a HND in photography at Kent Institute of Art and Design, followed by a degree in Contemporary Photographic Practice at the University of Northumbria at Newcastle upon Tyne.
For the past few years, Mark has produced advertising, fashion, portraiture and editorial photography, including work for leading fashion magazines. He is increasingly concentrating on his artistic practice. He has had several successful exhibitions at venues including Manchester’s Cornerhouse Gallery and the Greenroom.
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