York Open Studios - weekend two
This year’s event will see over 160 artists from across York opening their studios and welcoming visitors. This annual event gives a rare glimpse into the creative methods of artists and offers an opportunity to buy work directly from the artists themselves.
Leon works in oils on canvas and gouache on paper. His recent travel poster inspired paintings evoke a sense of adventure and nostalgia in familiar landscapes, focusing on green spaces.
York Open Studios - weekend one
This year’s event will see over 160 artists from across York opening their studios and welcoming visitors. This annual event gives a rare glimpse into the creative methods of artists and offers an opportunity to buy work directly from the artists themselves.
Leon works in oils on canvas and gouache on paper. His recent travel poster inspired paintings evoke a sense of adventure and nostalgia in familiar landscapes, focusing on green spaces.
York Open Studios Preview
Please join me in my new home studio for the preview evening of York Open Studios. Come and see my recent artworks in the space where I now work, and talk to me about inspirations and process. There’s also a chance to see some of my very early work from Art GCSE and A Level!
Invisible Artists at Cole's Gallery
One of my portraits was chosen to feature alongside Stephen Cole’s portrait of me in an intriguing display of artists’ work alongside similar photographic portraits of the artists represented.
Rowntree Park Artists in the Park 2024
Rowntree Park’s ‘Art in the Park’ display is in the centre of the park, with a few additional pieces on display in the cafe. They have been running the exhibition since 2020 and each year they invite artists to submit pieces based on a Rowntree Park related theme.
The 2024 theme was “pollinators”. I chose a view from the beautiful flower gardens looking towards the cafe for my piece this year, once again in the nostalgic style of the early 20th century railway posters. This piece was also selected to feature in the 2025 calendar, the proceeds from which support the upkeep of the park.
York River Art Market 2024
The award winning YRAM returns to the riverside this Summer , as it enters its 8th year. Often compared to the Left Bank in Paris , YRAM is situated along Dame Judi Dench Walk. This is a gem of a city centre riverside location nestled besides the beautiful Museum Gardens.
William the Bull back at the Yorkshire Show
After a fantastic response to William the Bull at the 2023 Yorkshire Show, it was great to be asked to once again display the piece at the Great Yorkshire Show. As part of the well established outfitters Clarkson’s of York’s concession, William helped to draw in the crowds and made a fitting backdrop for their multitude of countryside apparel.
York in 100 Years Exhibition
From 1st July to 20th August 2023, we invited local residents to imagine what life in York might be like in 100 years’ time through the medium of visual arts. The participants were encouraged to share their ideas, fears, and hopes surrounding the impact of climate change on our city.
In receiving submissions from adolescents to adults, and younger children, some impressively original ideas emerged. From a city given over to shipping container storage, through a large bubble-like dome protecting York’s submerged historic buildings, to ghost police forces and authoritarian lampposts, these artworks are a testament to the power of imagination.
Spark York Time Capsule
As part of the 100 years in York project, Spark commissioned a time capsule to be saved in the University of York archives.
You can read more about it in the York Press
I was pleased to be chosen to represent Spark and all the artists involved, to hand over the time capsule to the Borthwick Institute for Archives, to be rediscovered in 2050.
Rowntree Park Artists in the Park 2023
After the success of Art in the Park for the last two years, the Friends of Rowntree Park are launching their third year of ‘Art in the Park’.
York River Art Market 2023
The award winning YRAM returns to the riverside this Summer , as it enters its 8th year. Often compared to the Left Bank in Paris , YRAM is situated along Dame Judi Dench Walk. This is a gem of a city centre riverside location nestled besides the beautiful Museum Gardens.
William the Bull at the Yorkshire Show
After a fantastic response to William the Bull at the Spark and Pyramid Gallery shows, it was an honour to be asked to display the piece at the Great Yorkshire Show. As part of the well established outfitters Clarkson’s of York’s concession, William helped to draw in the crowds and made a fitting backdrop for their multitude of countryside apparel.
D31 Summer Exhibition
D31 will explore power in all its ramifications. What is power, what does it represent, how do we experience it, how do we respond to it?
Donderdag Collective Exhibition
The Donderdag Collective was founded in 2011 by a group of artists in York. They meet at St. Olave’s Hall on Thursday evenings, to sketch or paint from a life model. The group comprise both professional artists and keen amateurs who want to hone their technique or explore new ideas by working freely with a life model. This exhibition is a celebration of the art of Life Drawing and an opportunity for the collective to show together the art that they make for pleasure or as a means of earning a living.
Spark Studios Art Exhibition
Join us for the inaugural exhibition of the resident artists of Spark’s Make space. Witness a diverse collection of 2D artworks in oils, acrylics, mixed media, pen, and digital from the following dynamic artists:
Dominic Brooks @sunnymacaque
Leon Francois Dumont @leonfrancoisdumont
Jake Moore @jakeinouterspace
Lucy Topham @lucyneedstime
Kai West @kaiwestillustration
York River Art Market
Join me beside the river as part of a weekend of York River Art Market.
I will have a selection of original artworks and prints available to purchase.
The Grapevine Project
An expansive multi-discipline exhibition from 120 York, UK -centred artists, of work created during lockdown conditions in late 2020 and 2021. Starting with one of eleven photographic images, each informing a response from an artist, a chain of sequential artworks began, each inspired by the last. Tune in from the 19th November to see how each “vine” evolved, find out about the individual artists behind each work and purchase your favourite.
Drawsome
Marco Looks Print Swap 2021 Exhibition and marketplace as part of Drawsome and York Design Week
Inktober
Every year hundreds of artists participate in a draw-along on Instagram run by @inktober
I’ll be joining in again this year. Follow along on my Instagram for updates.
SmArt
A charity art gallery and art fair raising money for 3 charities and promoting wellbeing in the community.
Oso Trail
As part of the Osbaldwick School Association fundraising in 2021, a treasure trail around Osbaldwick village has been set up to encourage everyone to get out and have some socially distanced fun. The theme of the trail is the Wizard of Osbaldwick. Our resident parent artist, Leon Dumont, has created some wonderful characters which also feature on a free colouring sheet which can be downloaded from the Oso Trail website.
York River Art Market
Join me beside the river as part of a weekend of York River Art Market.
Rowntree Park Centenary
Rowntree Park York celebrates it’s 100th anniversary with a selection of images created by local artists.