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Tansey's paintings are autobiographical and introspective, drawing upon existence, experience, consciousness and sentience to express largely emotive responses through the use of vaguely identifiable elements, forms and motifs. 
Tansey's work is also an exploration of the 'isness' of painting and paintings. Questioning, meaning and understanding are very much part of his creative process.


CV - 

Painting Tutor - Feral Art School, Kingston Upon Hull, UK
1999 - PGCE (PCET) Art & Design
1998 - Liverpool John Moores University - BA (Hons) Fine Art

 Recent exhibitions - 

2023 - 
Group - 
Works On Paper 5, Blue Shop Gallery, London, UK
Colour and Monochrome, Tarpey Gallery, UK
THREE x THREE, presented by CULTIVATE (London), an online exhibition at organthing.com
MIXTAPE No.3, presented by CULTIVATE (London), an online exhibition at organthing.com

2022 - 
Solo - 
Pineapple Black 24/7 Gallery, Middlesbrough, UK
Old Parcels Office, Scarborough, UK
Group -
Bankley Studios and Gallery, Manchester, UK
Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate, UK
BEEP Painting Biennial, Elysium Gallery, Swansea, UK
MIXTAPE No.1, presented by CULTIVATE (London), an online exhibition at organthing.com
In The Flat Field, MV50, Liverpool, UK
Leeds Summer Group Show, Leeds Playhouse, Leeds, UK
Aire Place Studios, Leeds, UK
Routes North, Messums North, Harrogate, UK 
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, Newcastle Contemporary, UK
BURST, presented by CULTIVATE (London), an online exhibition at organthing.com
DEFLECT, presented by CULTIVATE (London), an online exhibition at organthing.com
Caprani Arts, Kingston Upon Hull, UK

2021 -
Solo - 
'Grey Matter' Fruit Market, Humber Street, Kingston Upon Hull, UK
Group - 
A Generous Space - Artist Support Pledge Show, Hastings Contemporary, Hastings, UK
Fronteer Open, Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield, UK
AIR Gallery Open, AIR Gallery, Manchester, UK
Ferens Open, Ferens Art Gallery, Kingston Upon Hull, UK
Leeds Summer Group Show, online exhibition at LSG 2021
STILL, presented by CULTIVATE (London), an online exhibition at organthing.com
Without Borders (International Touring Exhibition), opening at Elysium Gallery, Swansea, UK
Open Call Season 1, Humber Street Gallery, Kingston Upon Hull, UK
Newsprint Open Call Exhibition, Three Works, Scarborough, UK
HEARTH/PARK, digital exhibition at Creel Project
ALRIGHT? Presented by CULTIVATE (London), an online exhibition at organthing.com
New Tenants, online exhibition at Around The House Productions
ReCultivate, online exhibition at organthing.com

2020 -   
Solo -
'Window' Artlink Hull / 87 Gallery, Kingston Upon Hull, UK
Group -
WETDOVETAIL 1 : 1, virtual exhibition at
Enough Is Definitely Enough, Pineapple Black Arts, Middlesbrough, UK
 BEEP Painting Biennial, Elysium Gallery, Swansea, UK
Ferens Open, Ferens Art Gallery, Kingston Upon Hull, UK
A Little Painting Show - The Brunswick Gallery, Leeds, UK
Three Year Retrospective, Bridlington Contemporary, UK  

Selected past exhibitions - 
Solo - 
Bridlington Contemporary, UK  
Group -  
Pineapple Black Arts, UK
PS Mirabel 'PAINT' Painting Prize, UK
Manchester Art Fair, UK

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