Daniel Crawshaw was born in Herefordshire in 1967 and grew up in the Welsh borders. After Foundation Studies in South Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education in Cardiff he studied Fine Art in Leicester Polytechnic. He now lives and works in South London.
He has exhibited widely and undertaken residencies in Snowdonia National Park and the Elan Valley. Daniel has also explored the Pyrenees, Canada, and Australia.
His paintings depict epic and isolated landscapes with a strong feeling of being overwhelmed in nature. Using photographs of experiences in the landscape, he produces paintings of various scales in his studio. They often are void of dominant objects or perspective and seem to have no horizon. Depictions of mountains shrouded in cloud that you feel could lift as you watch, or mist that seems to move as you observe. The paintings display lost moments which draw the viewer in.
“Sometimes I see my works as pinnacles of experience retrieved from a chaos of memory”
Collections:
The Gippsland Art Gallery - Victoria, Australia.
Residencies:
2019 Elan Valley Trust – Rhayader, Powys, Wales.
2012 Alpine National Park - Victoria, Australia - Wales Arts International.
2012 Snowdonia National Park- North Wales. - Arts Council of Wales.
2006 The Sidney Nolan Trust - Powys, Wales.
1998 La Rectoria Centro de Art Contemprani- Catalynya, Spain.
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Winter Exhibition / Arddangosfa Gaeaf
Celebrating the gallery's first anniversary / Dathlu pen-blwydd cyntaf yr oriel 23 Nov 2024 - 26 Jan 2025This is our first of what will become an annual Winter Exhibition at Celf Gallery. The constantly changing show will highlight the work of our gallery artists, including; Philip Archer...Read more -
Summer Exhibition / Arddangosfa Haf
Mixed show by all our Artists / Sioe Gymysg gan ein holl Artistiaid 19 Jul - 18 Aug 2024Eleri Mills lives and works in rural Mid Wales, where she was born and raised. She has exhibited worldwide, and her work is in numerous national collections including the National...Read more -
Easter Exhibition / Arddangosfa Pasg
A mixed show of new work by our gallery artists 20 Mar - 7 Apr 2024Celf Gallery is pleased to announce what will become our annual Easter Show. The exhibition highlights work by our gallery artists, including; Shani Rhys James MBE, Kevin Sinnott, Mary Lloyd...Read more -
Opening Exhibition
A mixed exhibition by some of Wales' foremost artists 18 Nov - 23 Dec 2023Thrilled to be presenting our first exhibition at Celf Gallery.Read more
