Photography by Ian Jackson©
Dr Aidan Doyle is a painter who lives and works in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
Aidan studied at Bath Lane, Newcastle, in 1973 and graduated from Winchester School of Art in 1977 with a degree in Fine Art. Since then he has combined his artistic practice with other activities: working as a labourer and later a photographer in coal mines. He has also worked in theatres, hospitals, construction sites, river restoration programmes, botanical gardens, libraries, and most recently on a film set.
His photographs taken at the time of colliery closures in the 1990s have been exhibited in solo exhibition at Side Gallery Newcastle 2005, and other UK venues. They are the subject of a book 'Sacrifice Achievement Gratitude' published by Durham County in 1997. He has other single author publications about mining and material culture.
Photography by Ian Jackson©
Dr Aidan Doyle is a painter who lives and works in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
Aidan studied at Bath Lane, Newcastle, in 1973 and graduated from Winchester School of Art in 1977 with a degree in Fine Art. Since then he has combined his artistic practice with other activities: working as a labourer and later a photographer in coal mines. He has also worked in theatres, hospitals, construction sites, river restoration programmes, botanical gardens, libraries, and most recently on a film set.
His photographs taken at the time of colliery closures in the 1990s have been exhibited in solo exhibition at Side Gallery Newcastle 2005, and other UK venues. They are the subject of a book 'Sacrifice Achievement Gratitude' published by Durham County in 1997. He has other single author publications about mining and material culture.
Aidan studied at Bath Lane, Newcastle, in 1973 and graduated from Winchester School of Art in 1977 with a degree in Fine Art. Since then he has combined his artistic practice with other activities: working as a labourer and later a photographer in coal mines. He has also worked in theatres, hospitals, construction sites, river restoration programmes, botanical gardens, libraries, and most recently on a film set.
His photographs taken at the time of colliery closures in the 1990s have been exhibited in solo exhibition at Side Gallery Newcastle 2005, and other UK venues. They are the subject of a book 'Sacrifice Achievement Gratitude' published by Durham County in 1997. He has other single author publications about mining and material culture.
Photography by Ian Jackson©
Photography by Ian Jackson©
Dr Aidan Doyle is a painter who lives and works in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
Aidan studied at Bath Lane, Newcastle, in 1973 and graduated from Winchester School of Art in 1977 with a degree in Fine Art. Since then he has combined his artistic practice with other activities: working as a labourer and later a photographer in coal mines. He has also worked in theatres, hospitals, construction sites, river restoration programmes, botanical gardens, libraries, and most recently on a film set.
His photographs taken at the time of colliery closures in the 1990s have been exhibited in solo exhibition at Side Gallery Newcastle 2005, and other UK venues. They are the subject of a book 'Sacrifice Achievement Gratitude' published by Durham County in 1997. He has other single author publications about mining and material culture.
Since obtaining a PhD in Sociology from Durham University in 2001 he spent time as a Senior Research Associate at Newcastle University, with the United Nations as a member of the UK National Commission for UNESCO Education for Sustainable Development Forum, with former mining communities in England and Wales, and the Irish Government.
These experiences inform his painting practice – documenting and portraying these various work worlds.
These experiences inform his painting practice – documenting and portraying these various work worlds.
He has travelled with his sketchbook extensively through Ireland and Italy and he now dedicates his time mostly to walking, cycling and painting along the River Tyne, becoming familiar with the lanes any byways that were known to Thomas Bewick.
“Enchantment is to be found in the relationships of people, individuals and groups, to their surroundings. It is the artist’s responsibility to identify and reflect upon these unique qualities that give a feeling of belonging, or a sense of delight. When one looks for beauty it is ever hard to find”.
Recently a collection of paintings and drawings toured cinemas in UK and Ireland from November 2019 alongside the screening of Ken Loach’s award winning film Sorry We Missed You.
Dr Aidan Doyle is a painter who lives and works in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
Aidan studied at Bath Lane, Newcastle, in 1973 and graduated from Winchester School of Art in 1977 with a degree in Fine Art. Since then he has combined his artistic practice with other activities: working as a labourer and later a photographer in coal mines. He has also worked in theatres, hospitals, construction sites, river restoration programmes, botanical gardens, libraries, and most recently on a film set.
Aidan studied at Bath Lane, Newcastle, in 1973 and graduated from Winchester School of Art in 1977 with a degree in Fine Art. Since then he has combined his artistic practice with other activities: working as a labourer and later a photographer in coal mines. He has also worked in theatres, hospitals, construction sites, river restoration programmes, botanical gardens, libraries, and most recently on a film set.
Photography by Ian Jackson©
His photographs taken at the time of colliery closures in the 1990s have been exhibited in solo exhibition at Side Gallery Newcastle 2005, and other UK venues. They are the subject of a book 'Sacrifice Achievement Gratitude' published by Durham County in 1997. He has other single author publications about mining and material culture.
Since obtaining a PhD in Sociology from Durham University in 2001 he spent time as a Senior Research Associate at Newcastle University, with the United Nations as a member of the UK National Commission for UNESCO Education for Sustainable Development Forum, with former mining communities in England and Wales, and the Irish Government.
These experiences inform his painting practice – documenting and portraying these various work worlds.
These experiences inform his painting practice – documenting and portraying these various work worlds.
He has travelled with his sketchbook extensively through Ireland and Italy and he now dedicates his time mostly to walking, cycling and painting along the River Tyne, becoming familiar with the lanes any byways that were known to Thomas Bewick.
“Enchantment is to be found in the relationships of people, individuals and groups, to their surroundings. It is the artist’s responsibility to identify and reflect upon these unique qualities that give a feeling of belonging, or a sense of delight. When one looks for beauty it is ever hard to find”.
Recently a collection of paintings and drawings toured cinemas in UK and Ireland from November 2019 alongside the screening of Ken Loach’s award winning film Sorry We Missed You.
