London Calling, from June 17th at Idea Generation Gallery 11, Chance Street, London E2 7JB. This exhibition i have helped to curate will be showing approx 30 New works donated by artists and celebrities to Auction for the launch of a new Foundation for Art Students in Manchester, the home town of the artist Ray Lowry who designed the cover for the seminal album London Calling for punk rock group The Clash. Ray was a well known cartoonist on magazines such as NME and The Face back in the 1980’s and also toured with The Clash to America where he record them in his paintings during Live Gig’s. Some of Ray’s work will be in show along with the invited contributor’s who are making their work based on the Original Album by The Clash. I have painted a favourite pair of brothel creepers which are from the time of London Calling ie 1979 !which will be in the show.

London Calling at the Idea Generation Gallery

View: BBC Audio slideshow: ‘London Calling’

Also in June watch this space for details of my Art’n’Soles residency at the Whitstable Biennale and involvement in other projects at my Studio and at The Printblock on the Eastquay.