Special offer to Art in Liverpool readers

The five exhibitions housed in the gallery space Cube noir, located within the beautiful Albany Building, has proved one of the most popular exhibitions of the 2006 Independents Biennial Liverpool. (See full details below)

The exhibitions will finish on the 19th of November 2006. All art works are for sale. Cube noir is offering a special 10 % discount in the final week to Art in Liverpool. Just quote Art in Liverpool when purchasing.

The exhibitions include paintings by established artists including previous winners of the Discerning eye painting competition, previous exhibitors of The John Moores exhibition, The Jerwood drawing prize and the BP Portrait competition.

The exhibition is open Mon-Sun 10.00-16.30 until Sun 19th Nov 06.
All enquiries to Gareth Kemp info@cubenoir.com 07718918030

Cube noir
Liverpool’s hip new gallery in elegant venue

Housed in the Albany Building in the heart of the city centre, Cube noir is Liverpool’s newest art gallery. Dedicated to exposing the vibrant and diverse art scene of the North West the gallery opens with five exciting exhibitions as part of the Liverpool Biennial, from Thursday 14 September to 19 November 06

The Albany Building, a stunning example of Victorian architecture, provides an elegant backdrop for contemporary artwork. The launch of Cube noir is an opportunity to view and buy the work of local artists in a relaxed and atmospheric venue.

The major exhibition in this unique space is Inaugural, an eclectic mix of the finest representational artists working, living or born in the North West.

From the haunting photo-realist portraits by David Hancock to the lively multi-layered landscapes of Laird Galbraith the exhibition demonstrates the potency of painting as a means of expression in the modern world.

Featuring the work of established artists alongside “up and coming� practitioners, the refreshing display is an insight into the quality of contemporary art in the region.

The exhibition features eleven artists:

Peter Edge- 1st prizewinner in The Discerning Eye exhibition at the Mall galleries, London.

Paul Elliker- selected for John Moores 23.

Tim Ellis- exhibited widely, including the Jerwood Drawing Prize, and is starting an MA at the Royal Academy in September.
Laird Galbraith - exhibited widely, his work is held in both private and public collections. He recently won the Sefton Open.

David Hancock- exhibited internationally, was selected for John Moores 21 and was commended in the BP Portrait Awards in 2001.

Gareth Kemp- exhibited widely in the North West and his paintings are held in many private collections.

Jonathan Owen - attached to the Doggerfisher gallery in Edinburgh. He has exhibited widely and his work is held in many private and public collections including the Scottish National Gallery.

Luke Smith - Central St Martins graduate.

Benet Spencer - exhibited widely and was selected for John Moores 21.

Nick Sykes - exhibited widely and his paintings are held in many private collections including fashion designer Paul Smith.

Gina Ward – previous winner of the John Kinross scholarship, her work is held in many private collections.

Cube noir is hosting four other exhibitions:

The Northwest Passage is an imaginative conduit for two of the most provocative and enquiring design studios in the North West. Mcfaul and Love take inspiration from the tidal ebb and flow of the Mersey and the constant flux of people moving through the region throughout its history to produce work based on the sinuous notion of progress and transition.

Soup v. Gazpacho is a lively display of the talent and creativity of the people who work behind the scenes in Merseyside’s cultural organisations.

Tim Ellis:Half Cut for confidence is the artist’s farewell to his home city before he takes up his place at the Royal Academy, London. These 'coffee table' paintings show yesterday's magazines printed with last weeks news a year into the future His paintings use a combination of fragments from historical artefacts and text to form multilayered pieces which depict familiar settings and explore the middle ground between fact and fiction.

Gareth Kemp: Score Draw is a collection of paintings inspired by the beautiful game, showing that football, like art, has a knack of imitating and reflecting life and the world it exists in.