About me


John Gamble

BA & MACP

Founding partner of Art School Ilkley

Work available.

Contact: johngamblecreative@gmail.com

@johngambleshed

Studio visits by appointment


John Gamble works from his studio in Ilkley, West Yorksire drawing inspiration from classical iconography and the depiction of the figure within space. Each piece is created over a number of sessions, a slow burn, aiming to articulate feeling, leaving traces for others to gradually unpick.

 

After completing his MA at Leeds Arts University he co-founded Art School Ilkley a place where students are encouraged to explore and develop skills in drawing, painting and life drawing


Currently showing: The Colour of Dreams. Ilkley Manor House


EDUCATION:

Leeds College of Art Access

BA Visual and Perfomance Art

Leeds College of Art: MA Creative Practice

Royal Drawing School


Tutor at Art School Ilkley


Mature Students Matter. Leeds Arts University 

Research into Mature Students accessing Art and Design education.


Exploring drawing through dance with the students of Leeds Beckett University.  The deep relationship between intuitive drawing and improvisational dance and the resultant residue of activity created using simple drawing tools.



Live Drawing workshop with movement and sound.Movement by Mati Torres. Sound by Ben Walker.

Film by Clare Dearnaley.


Approaching Nocturne

In response to Cantabile Chamber Choir-Leeds 'This Shining Night