Iain Andrews strongly believes that the post-modernist art world has largely forsaken notions of continuity and values in favour of restless innovation. When connections with past traditions are made they are softcore and can reek of nostalgia. For him respecting and understanding these traditions and the narratives that surround them are fundamental to the health of cultural development and fruitfulness. In his paintings we find a series of creative duels between images from art history and the stylistic fluidity of today. His beautiful works appear delicately bruised and twisted by this encounter with the past. Iain studied painting at Sheffield University and University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. He has had solo shows in the midlands and northwest England and numerous group shows both in the UK and abroad. He has works in numerous private collections in the UK and has completed large-scale commissions for St. Paul’s Church, Walsall and Trinity High School, Manchester, where he is currently Artist in residence and an Art Psychotherapist.
