Solo exhibitions
2020 ‘In Ore’ series of 26 en plein air paintings of remote mines across Cumbria, Fultons Lakes Jewellery Works, Keswick, UK
2019 ‘Elementals’ 7 large scale abstracts, textured mixed media, Fultons Lakes Jewellery Works, Keswick, UK
2019 ‘In Ore’ series of 26 en plein air paintings of remote mines across Cumbria, Upfront Gallery, Penrith, Cumbria.
2018 ‘Re-membering Macabea’ new collages. Fultons Lakes Jewellery Works, Keswick, UK
2018 ‘Constellation’ new collages. Mrs F’s Emporium, Keswick, UK.
2018 ‘These Four Walls’ touring exhibition, illustrations created as a result of filmed interviews with participants about their memories of home. Fulton’s Lakes Jewellery Works, Keswick, UK
2017 ‘Home is where the heart is’ touring puppetry piece (Whitehaven, Workington, and Maryport so far), involving audience interaction, encouraging conversation around the meaning of ‘home’ in its broadest sense.
2004 'A marriage' a series of acrylic paintings based on old 60s photographs of a young couple on their wedding day. The paintings, as reproductions of the photos, add new lenses through which to interpret the images. Acts of aging, enlargement, abstraction, and deliberate fading, add extra layers of meaning to the photographs. Theatre by the Lake, Keswick, UK
2019 ‘Elementals’ 7 large scale abstracts, textured mixed media, Fultons Lakes Jewellery Works, Keswick, UK
2019 ‘In Ore’ series of 26 en plein air paintings of remote mines across Cumbria, Upfront Gallery, Penrith, Cumbria.
2018 ‘Re-membering Macabea’ new collages. Fultons Lakes Jewellery Works, Keswick, UK
2018 ‘Constellation’ new collages. Mrs F’s Emporium, Keswick, UK.
2018 ‘These Four Walls’ touring exhibition, illustrations created as a result of filmed interviews with participants about their memories of home. Fulton’s Lakes Jewellery Works, Keswick, UK
2017 ‘Home is where the heart is’ touring puppetry piece (Whitehaven, Workington, and Maryport so far), involving audience interaction, encouraging conversation around the meaning of ‘home’ in its broadest sense.
2004 'A marriage' a series of acrylic paintings based on old 60s photographs of a young couple on their wedding day. The paintings, as reproductions of the photos, add new lenses through which to interpret the images. Acts of aging, enlargement, abstraction, and deliberate fading, add extra layers of meaning to the photographs. Theatre by the Lake, Keswick, UK
Group exhibitions
2021 Winter exhibition, collaged portraits, Proseed at Upfront Gallery, Penrith, UK
2021 'De Cadere' 3 collaged portraits, Proseed at Intro, Carlisle, Cumbria, UK
2021 'Through the Locking Glass' garment, film and wall-hanging installation, Rheged Art Centre, Penrith, Cumbria, UK
2021 '(Unsettled)' large scale semi-sculptural works based on remote mining, Baltic 39, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
2019 'Brush with the Fells' plein air paintings of remote mining sites across Cumbria, Northern lights Gallery, Keswick, Cumbria, UK
2019 ‘Celia Burbush & Hamish McLain’ 3-month residency and exhibition, mining paintings, Makers Mill, Keswick, Cumbria, UK.
2019 ‘In the company of Schwitters’, The Hour Of the Star inspired ripped collage works, Merz Barn, Langdale, Cumbria, UK
2017 ‘These Four Walls’, Joint Winner of Cumbrian Artist of the Year 2017, Rheged C-Art exhibition, Penrith. Works on paper with accompanying documentary film.
2017 Carlisle Cathedral in-augural group art exhibition of new gallery space
2016 'Dreaming of Home' body of work (interviews with the public about their ideal home), shortlisted for Cumbrian Artist of the Year, Rheged C-Art exhibition, Penrith. One of 12 commissioned artists on ANDFestival’s 'Workshop in People's Homes’ project, funded by Arts Council England, working with performance artist Joshua Sofaer.
2016 'People in the Picture': Exhibited and co-curated new works in group show, Theatre by the Lake, Keswick, Cumbria, UK
2012-16 C-Art Open Studio, at Keswick home studio, Greta Hall pop-up gallery (2012), and Prism Arts Studio, Carlisle (2013 &14), hosted by Eden Arts
2007 ‘Life in Layers’, Keswick Museum and Art Gallery, Keswick. New works urban and rural landscapes.
2004 ‘Lifer’, Shaddon Mill gallery space, Carlisle
2003 ‘Pop Music Legends’, Carlisle Civic Hall, group show, interactive website installation
2003 ‘Four’ group show, Park View Gallery, Kings Heath, Birmingham
2021 'De Cadere' 3 collaged portraits, Proseed at Intro, Carlisle, Cumbria, UK
2021 'Through the Locking Glass' garment, film and wall-hanging installation, Rheged Art Centre, Penrith, Cumbria, UK
2021 '(Unsettled)' large scale semi-sculptural works based on remote mining, Baltic 39, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
2019 'Brush with the Fells' plein air paintings of remote mining sites across Cumbria, Northern lights Gallery, Keswick, Cumbria, UK
2019 ‘Celia Burbush & Hamish McLain’ 3-month residency and exhibition, mining paintings, Makers Mill, Keswick, Cumbria, UK.
2019 ‘In the company of Schwitters’, The Hour Of the Star inspired ripped collage works, Merz Barn, Langdale, Cumbria, UK
2017 ‘These Four Walls’, Joint Winner of Cumbrian Artist of the Year 2017, Rheged C-Art exhibition, Penrith. Works on paper with accompanying documentary film.
2017 Carlisle Cathedral in-augural group art exhibition of new gallery space
2016 'Dreaming of Home' body of work (interviews with the public about their ideal home), shortlisted for Cumbrian Artist of the Year, Rheged C-Art exhibition, Penrith. One of 12 commissioned artists on ANDFestival’s 'Workshop in People's Homes’ project, funded by Arts Council England, working with performance artist Joshua Sofaer.
2016 'People in the Picture': Exhibited and co-curated new works in group show, Theatre by the Lake, Keswick, Cumbria, UK
2012-16 C-Art Open Studio, at Keswick home studio, Greta Hall pop-up gallery (2012), and Prism Arts Studio, Carlisle (2013 &14), hosted by Eden Arts
2007 ‘Life in Layers’, Keswick Museum and Art Gallery, Keswick. New works urban and rural landscapes.
2004 ‘Lifer’, Shaddon Mill gallery space, Carlisle
2003 ‘Pop Music Legends’, Carlisle Civic Hall, group show, interactive website installation
2003 ‘Four’ group show, Park View Gallery, Kings Heath, Birmingham