Smolensky Gallery

Today marks one year since the passing of the incredible artist and visionary, Jamie Reid. Nobody's works capture the punk spirit quite in the way that he did, and his message only seems stronger as the days go by.

We were lucky enough to get to work alongside SheOne with Jamie on his final show last year, 'Demand the Reasonable', and only wish we could have had more time working alongside this incredible artist. Rest in peace Jamie, you are sorely missed!

***Photographs taken by Joshua R Drakes ***

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1.

Jamie Reid, 'F**k Your Putin Wars', 2022
Digital print in colours on wove
57 x 40 cm
Signed in pen
Edition of 100

3.

Jamie Reid, 'God Save the Queen', Red on White
Screenprint with blind stamp and official Polygram S*x Pistols license stamp
74 x 101.5 cm
Signed & numbered
Edition of 200

Due to overwhelming demand and an incredible response. We’ve decided to extend ‘CURA’ for an additional 8 days.

More time for you to come and immerse in this one-of-a-kind show where you can not only see but listen, touch and be a part of the art.

Curated by

New dates: 28th - 10th Dec

Exciting News!

Join us at the Gallery this Tuesday for “Cura” our latest exhibition we’re collaborating with .space where we explore the transformative power of art in improving access and fostering care.

Dive into a world of paintings, prints, sculptures, and installations, thoughtfully crafted to challenge perceptions and inspire empathy.

How can art redefine accessibility? Join us in this living research experiment to explore creative ways of engagement. If you can't make it in person? Discover the online exhibition this Tuesday.

Featuring works by talented women artists:

Arabel Lebrusan ( )
Charlie Fitz ( )
Latifah A. Stranack ( )
Mira Hirtz ()
Naomi Harwin ( )

Curated by Celina Loh ( )

Private view on Nov 28th 18:00-20:00
The show runs from Nov 29 - Dec 2nd

This exhibition is supported using public funding by Arts Council England ( )

Please RSVP to [email protected]

Introducing who is just one of the incredibly talented artists we have on display at

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Gav aka Mr TeaOne was born in Manchester but now resides in Preston. He’s combines elements of classical painting and graphic design with a graffiti aesthetic. Influenced by the post industrial British landscape and its neglected remnants from an abundant past.

New show this Thursday at 6pm

Smolensky Gallery and Northern Makes are collaborating on a group show featuring over 16 artists and co curated by

This is going to be a captivating exhibition and eclectic mix of Northern artists.

RSVP (link in bio)

New show this Thursday at 6pm

Smolensky Gallery and Northern Makes are collaborating on a group show featuring over 16 artists and co curated by

This is going to be a captivating exhibition and eclectic mix of Northern artists. RSVP link in bio.

Running until the 9th Oct we have a phenomenal group exhibition ‘NSFW’ in which local artist Jez Dolan is a part of

Jez uses text and language as both form and content in his work. His work currently explores queerness and identity through the codification of language with a specific focus on secrecy and Kiddenness - The things we don’t say

Jez Dolan
Nest 1, 2017
Screen print on Gmund paper
59 x 85 cm (23.23 x 33.45 in)

£1,500 or £150 per month with 0% finance



Get in touch to request more info!

Thomas Demisevicius () is a Lithuanian born visual artist who currently working on pushing boundaries with imagination and cultivating acceptance through his art, Tomas is exploring his practice through a range of drawings, paintings and wooden sculptures. Through a heady mix of innuendo, provocative imagery and sly humour.

Tomas embraces his own experiences, infusing his mesmerising creations with a potent blend of audacity, wit and unapologetic sensuality.

Soda, 2023
Acrylic on wood
60 x 60 cm | 23.62 x 23.62 in

£1,350 or £135 per month with 0% finance

Please contact us to enquire on our current inventory of Tomas Demisevicius works.

Meet Will Belshah ( ) the curator behind “NSFW”

The exhibition explores an artist’s role in society, their relationship with capitalism and the individual identity but camaraderie of an artist in context of a larger group of peers.

The style of presentation aims to echo Basquiat, Scharf + Haring’s early shows with work displayed in a manner true to the ethos of the work itself.

PS… this is not a mug show of Will’s protest at where he left three of his paintings in the lobby, then read a statement on the pace of curation in public art institutions in relation to current affairs.

Profiles on contributing “NSFW” artists to follow.

🚫NSFW🚫

Opening preview 24th Aug 6pm (this Thursday)

NSFW, or ‘Not Safe For Work’ typically means explicit. But in this exhibition, we interpret and explore it as meaning divergent, othered and unconventional curated by
The Western world demands a specific path in life for us. Be complicit and (in theory) you should be rewarded. Inaccuracies of that myth aside, what about those who don’t always or completely subscribe to those norms? Where do they fit into that myth?
In this exhibition 19 artists come together to explore their existence in a system and amongst institutions that aren’t always the most inclusive.
Through paint, photography, sculpture, drawing, digital art and performance.
As always were doing things differently.



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Opening: Thursday 24th Aug 2023
Music:
Performance:

Eventbrite link in bio

'NSFW' curated by Belshah | Smolensky Gallery Smolensky Gallery is proud to announce 'NSFW' Art exhibition curated by Belshah presenting work by local, emerging and established artists

Avenging Angel is one of Jamie’s favourite prints which is his appropriation of an angel from William Blake, with added phallus and molotov cocktail, taking revenge on the all encompassing threat of Global Capitalism.

This image is very much a perfect example of Jamie’s lifelong stance against rampant corporate-fuelled destruction of our communities and of the plant itself.

Avenging Angel, 2021

Hans-crafted photopolymer plate etching, printed full bleed in Ultra Black on Velin Arches paper with hand torn edges

Edition of 50
Hand-signed by the artist on the reverse
50 x 65 cm | 19.68 x 25.59 in
£275

Sad to announce that this morning Jamie MacGregor Reid passed away this morning. Jamie was an inspiring soul and the original rebel! His work defined a movement, and will forever be associated with the S*x Pistols and the DIY ethic of the punk rock movement.  
 
Jamie’s spirit of defiance and rebellion has always been a huge inspiration to us, both as a gallery, and as individuals. Over the years, we’ve admired his career as he fought to expose injustice, creating thoughtful and provocative art that encourages independence and has been a ‘driving force of rage against the monarchy, the state and the status quo’.  
 
On a day when we’re reflecting on his legacy, we have decided that our current show “Demand the Reasonable’ will be open every day until the 20th August.

Jamie’s been a massive inspiration to me personally. Unfortunately few people nowadays have the balls to do challenge the establishment and people in authority.

SheOne’s been creating mesmerising artworks since the 1980’s by the mid 2000’s he had established an instantly recognisable, highly personal monochromatic abstract style enabling SheOne to create visual poetry.

‘HOBO PANZER’
Spray paint on canvas
50 x 50 cm

‘AMBIENT 3’
Spray paint on canvas
89 x 89 cm

For available works DM or email [email protected]

Current exhibition

‘Demand The Reasonable’ ft SheOne & Jamie Reid is on until 20th August

SheOne the pioneer of abstract graffiti. His work has an instantly recognisable style characterised by vivid movement with life being expressed through an array of contrasting lines, vibrant colours and signature shapes.

For available works DM or email [email protected]




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This Friday we have the pioneer of abstract graffiti SheOne and the revolutionary artist and anarchist Jamie Reid coming together for an extraordinary visual experience.

Their collaboration merges the vibrant energy of graffiti with political activism and social commentary, resulting in an innovative and thought-provoking exhibition.

RSVP, link in bio

Up next at the gallery we welcome for his first solo exhibition

Join us Friday for the opening preview ‘A Divergent Era’, a show which uncovers attributes from our human make-up throughout a series of paintings and works on canvas never seen before by the public

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“Mad For It” by Epi is dropping Friday 5pm 🍋🤯

Our first print release with launches 5pm Friday with 50% of proceeds going to charity who provide a dignified drop in service for the homeless of Manchester.

With his work described by critics as a complete insult to good taste, execrable sh*te, the visual manifestation of an undiagnosed psychiatric illness, and even absolute wank” (by his own mother)

Epi’s primary goal is to satirize the absurdity and inanity of contemporary art, seeing himself not as an artist (a sentiment resoundingly echoed by collectors and gallerists alike) but rather a cultural commentator mining the lexicon of the visual zeitgeist to communicate some deeper truth about the abhorrence of consumer culture gone woefully awry.

"..plagiarist.." - The Times
"..absolute tool.." - Country Life
"..profoundly unwell.." - Psychiatry Today
"..Who?.." - Forbes Magazine
"..a fine horseman..” - Horse & Hound

Epi hopes that one day, long after his death, he will finally get the recognition he doesn’t deserve.

Epi “Mad For It” (2023)

Diptych screen prints on 300gsm cold-pressed watercolour paper
29.7 x 42 cm each
Limited edition of 50
Hand-signed and numbered
£95.00

To preorder this edition at release price DM or email [email protected]

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Great deal today, ahead of the Banksy exhibition in Glasgow. pushed the boat on framing this one.

Contact us today about our collection of Banksy works.

Alongside presenting incredible works of artists we personally work with.

We have a strong reputation reputation as being a key player in locating artworks for collectors, galleries and art dealers across the world.

Here we have two very special pieces we have sourced for a collector in St Lucia

D*Face x Shepard Fairey
“Face to D*Face”

each lacquered solid wood sculpture is fitted with a raised, steel-face inlay.

Every face has been uniquely Hand-embellished by the artists with a range of mediums, including, spray-paint, ink, graphite and stickers. Equally split over five “themes” (skate, street, poster, stencils & school desk), the edition was created to reflect the various street-practices and sub-cultures that are the foundation of the long-standing friendship between both artists.

Edition of 50 each Face is One-of-a-Kind

D*Face “Riot (Hand-Finished)

The print features propaganda-style graphics and a Coke bottle being held as if it was a weapon against authority.

This rare print is an edition of 10 Hand-Touched prints on paper. The 10 unique prints are hand-aged by the artist; sanded, burnished, airbrushed, and features a specially formulated heavy antique varnish.

If your looking for any particular artwork. Make sure you give us the opportunity to find what your looking for.

Currently on show as part of "Unity"

"Alan, Allegedly" (2023)
Acrylic on Canvas
120 x 120cm
£5000

"Left of Stickers" (2020)
5 Layer Screen print, Edition of 45
70 x 70cm
£280
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Alex's goal as an artist is to deliver a sense of innocent, joyful escapism for the viewer. He found a way to convey these sensations by revisiting and recreating memories of the tactile, vibrant shapes and colours absorbed during his childhood. Through the years these memories became jumbled into a long-running daydream.

Alex taught himself to enter a lucid, meditative state, and started to extract usable reference points. His admiration for the work of artists such as Victor Vasarely and Bridget Riley strongly influenced by his desire to paint with a high level of precision and technical prowess.

This amazing piece of Oxford Rd by is featured in our current group show unity.
There's now a selection of new original works up on the website.
Link in bio

Mr Teaone was born in Manchester but now resides in Preston.

He is a visual artist who combines elements of classical painting and graphic design with a graffiti aesthetic.Influenced by the post industrial British landscape and its neglected remnants from an abundant past.

He fuses architectural structures and letters inside imagined colour-fields, often casting object as protagonist.

As part of "Unity" our opening group show we have a selection of original artwork by
Ed describes his current work (on and off the street) as consisting of large non figurative paintings evoking the sublime landscapes of the mid gothic period. It stands oddly apart from the ubiquity of post- modern pop iconography.
Fire, brimstone, sunsets and eruptions all rendered in the tones of dawn or sunset.
And so this eventually, is where we end up, a duality of endings and beginnings, apocalypse and salvation

Welcome to Smolensky Gallery!!!

Thank you to everyone who attended our opening show “UNITY”

Making it the beautiful evening it was, for those that didn’t attend the show is on until 30th June

Head to our website to check out our current collection

Special thanks to .manchester for the photos and for the support

Gallery signage is up… working tirelessly for opening tomorrow. Please sign up on the eventbrite link in bio if would like to come down. Response has been crazy!!!

Until then here is “Penny v6” by Polish-born Irek Jasutowicz came from the graffiti scene and is know for his stencil art, although he uses different techniques ranging from typography and traditional painting to freehand murals and fine woodwork

His artworks embrace the diversity of women characters. His moody and dark portraits evoke emotional complexity like fear, anger, nostalgia or self confidence

RSVP: [email protected]

Come and join us this Friday for the opening of our new gallery

Here’s a piece by titled BLOW. Her work reflects 90’s pop iconography in a playful, bold and sensitive way. Showing us joy in simple things.

Opening show “UNITY”
Friday 28th 6-9pm
Show runs until 30th June

RSVP: [email protected]

The photographic works of Dutch artist are frankly incredible. He draws inspiration from a myriad of sources, encompassing other artists, nature, film, theater, and music. Come and see his work at our new gallery, opening this Friday

Sebastiaan uses light as an explorative and constructive tool, examining forms, colors, and their spatial relationships. Each shot is unique and creates a vibrant sense of depth.

His artistic practice originates in the studio, where he captures staged compositions of simple shapes, illuminating them with lamps of different colors. Through this process -a skillful use of lenses and filters- Knot questions what he sees: he creates optical phenomena of lights and shadows, chromatic contrasts, and images that look like impalpable architectural structures.

Sebastiaan’s art creates a special viewing experience, showing the same experimental attitude of Optical and Kinetic Art masters.
Knot's geometric abstraction challenges our conventional way of observing reality, shedding light on the elementary mechanisms that underlie our visual perception.

RSVP: [email protected]

Gallery’s opening Friday 6pm and can’t wait to show French born artist whom is full of optimism and good vibrations which permeate into her intensely colourful paintings and illustrations.

For the last 14 years Marine has been working for some of the world's biggest brands and publications as well as exhibiting her personal work in galleries.

With a striking simplicity and well curated colour palette, her work is both bold and memorable. The unashamedly retro feel and satisfying economy of lines in her pieces make for a strong visual statement.

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It’s with great joy we present the Jimi Hendrix of graffiti to the gallery. Unbelievably this will be his first time showing in Manchester!

Hailing from the Bronx, Cope has been painting since 1978, in the 90s armed with spray cans he used his art to counter the rise of populism. Most would agree that without him the graffiti scene of New York wouldn't be the same, and in turn street art wouldn't now have the same importance both in New York and throughout the world.

Opening show “UNITY”
Friday 6 - 9pm

RSVP: [email protected]

Fellow Mancunians will recognise street art which has blessed our walls over the years… I'm thrilled to have an original canvas from him for the show and even better yet. It’s massive!

Marcus’s unique style utilises an interrelationship with his graffiti roots and former career as an architectural technologist. He has developed this into a bold and colourful style which is delivered in the form of a visual language.

For an invite to the opening show “Unity”email [email protected]