Peter Heaton Artist Photographer
“Peter takes a subject and through his camera lens they become haunting and magical and stay in the mind. Photographs that transcend technique, (although important) into a strong and powerful visual art form. The images create a kind of visual alchemy, that draws the spectator in”.
John Sprakes, painter, RBA RO.
Whilst Landscape often forms the obvious subject matter of Peter’s work, there is also a concern of working with what has been termed ‘Spirit of Place’. He is driven to create something that has resonance, feeling and meaning. This can manifest itself in complex detailed, layered images, or simpler balanced harmonious compositions with internal space. The transformative qualities of the British weather and the subsequent fleeting changes to the lighting that it creates, are central to Peter’s work. These conditions enable one to be able to view the familiar and see the unfamiliar, and in an instant can make the mundane interesting, and the interesting invisible…
Peter studied Fine Art at Nottingham Trent University and later gained an M.A. in Fine Art from Leeds Metropolitan University. He has continued to exhibit widely since 1987, his work being featured in many publications and on both BBC and ITV Television. He has work in private collections in Europe and the USA.
Recent Exhibitions (2015 onwards).
York City Art Gallery . August 2015
Adbeg Distillery , Isle of Islay, Scotland, May – December 2015
Leaping Hare Gallery, Easingwold. March 2016
York Open Studios , April 2017
York Hospital, October 2017 – January 2018
Pocklington Arts Centre, September 2017 – January 2018
Inspired By Gallery – Danby, North Yorks Moors. February – April 2018
Janette Ray Bookshop, York – June – August 2018
Harlow Carr, Harrogate, January 2019
Howarth Art Gallery, Accrington, Lancashire, September – December 2019
Mercer At Gallery, Harrogate, October – January 2019-20
Beverly Art Gallery, March – June 2020
Ferens Gallery Hull, Open Exhibition, February – April 2020
Residuum, The Courtyard, Dalby Forest, North Yorkshire, Spring/Summer 2021
York Open Studios, July 2021
York Open Studios. April 2022
Inspired By Gallery, Danby. May 2022
The Yorkshire Arboretum. Castle Howard. May 2022
Blossom St Gallery, York, April-May 2023
Studio 11 Hull, June/July 2023
The Old Parcels Office, Scarborough, July 2023
Ferens Art Gallery, Hull, Open Exhibition, August – October 2023
Dean Clough, Halifax, Leeds Fine Artists Members Exhibition, October ’23 – January ’24.
Blossom St Gallery, York, as part of the Leeds Fine Artists 150 Anniversary Exhibition. October -November ’24
Studio 11 Hull, Dark Matters Exhibition, 3rd October – 3rd November ’24
Forthcoming Exhibitions
The Yorkshire Gallery, Wath Court, Hovingham , Winter Exhibition, November – December ’24
York Open Studios, location Arnup Studios, April ’25
Saltbox Gallery, Helmsley, Featured Artist, July ’25