Creative Talk: Danny Fox and Hannah Barry In Conversation

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For this Creative Talk, we are excited to welcome artist Danny Fox and gallerist Hannah Barry for a special 'In Conversation' event.

This talk will provide a unique opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of Fox’s artistic practice and creative processes. Through their discussion, they will explore the ideas and techniques behind his work, offering insight into the way he approaches his art.

The conversation will also delve into Fox’s current exhibition, Kingdom, at The Levinsky Gallery, giving attendees a closer insight into the pieces on display and the themes that inform them.

Danny Fox is a painter based in St Ives, Cornwall. Hannah Barry is a London-based gallerist and founder of the Hannah Barry Gallery and Bold Tendencies. The conversation will be chaired by Mary Costello , Exhibitions Programme Curator at The Levinsky Gallery.

Image courtesy of the artist and Hannah Barry Gallery, London. Photo credit: Fanny Latour-Lambert.

Date: Thursday 1 May 2025
Time: 16:30 – 18:00
Venue: Lecture Theatre, Roland Levinsky Building
Ticket information: Free, booking required

This event is part of our Creative Talks series, spotlighting practitioners, makers and artists who work in a variety of disciplines, media and forms across the creative arts, including visual arts, design, performance, craft-work, creative writing and more. The series aims to address questions about the nature of ‘creativity’ and ‘practice as research’, featuring speakers who will share their work, the processes they use, their influences, and their own experiences of professional practice.

Find out more about our Creative Talks series.

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Danny Fox

b. 1986, St Ives, Cornwall, UK. Lives and works in St Ives, UK.

Born and raised in St Ives, Cornwall, a coastal county in South West England, Danny Fox’s paintings conjure heartfelt and unflinching portrayals of home, history and myth.

Using bold, near-crude passages of flat vibrant colour infused with quick, worn-out mark-making, Fox’s lyrical and expressionistic style enfuses local buildings, landscapes and townsfolk with the mysticism of local folklore and symbolism. Captured with tragedy, promise, heat, violence, affection and humour, his work celebrates the authenticity and colour of lives lived against the grain. Taking the position of both observer and participant, his work exudes the emotional realism of lived experience, from good cheer to cold and bitter detachment.

His work references time spent living in Los Angeles, road trips taken across England and the wild and wonderful scenes of coastal Britain, from Cornish landmark St. Michaels Mount to the historical tin mines in St. Ives, Gunnard’s Head Hotel to Battery Rocks. Often overlaid with snippets of text and recurring iconography, his work pays homage to historical painters and paintings that have come before him.

Kingdom
Danny Fox

12 April – 7 June 2025

The Levinsky Gallery is delighted to present Kingdom, Danny Fox’s first UK solo institutional exhibition. The show features paintings that explore the complexities of Cornish identity, drawing on personal and historical narratives.