Joseph-Crank, Paul
Montesanto
Paul studied fine art at Manchester Polytechnic before taking up a career in graphic design and illustration. Since then he has worked for a variety of clients in the Uk, Europe and the USA. From 1987 onwards he has been a partner in a local graphic design company.
Paul works from sketches and photographs, using them as a drawing aid to capture images that he edits to use as a framework for a painting or print.
" I take motifs - such as a typical arch, a palm leaf, a patch of tiled floor, a shop front, a figure - and put them together to create an impression - maybe a street scene or a building. It's a symbolic rather than a visual representation."
He exhibits in mixed shows and exhibitions across the UK.
1979–1982 Studied fine art at Manchester Polytechnic under David Sweet
1982–87 Freelance illustration and graphic design including commissions from BT, Philips, RSPB, Liverpool Museum
1987– Partnership in graphic design company
1995–1998 Participation in Cambridge Open Studios
1999 Mixed exhibition - David Holmes Gallery, Peterborough
2001 Mixed exhibition – Yarrow Gallery, Oundle, Northamptonshire, UK organised by Guildenburgh Gallery, Peterborough
2002 Pizza Express Purchase Prizewinner 1 2 – South Holland Open
2003 GA Graphics Prizewinner – South Holland Open
2004:
London Affordable Art Fair
Acquisition of works for British Telecom headquarters, London – Art Contact
Bristol Affordable Art Fair
One man focus exhibition – WCA, Spalding, Lincs
Canterbury Art Fair
Mixed exhibition – Arndean Gallery, Cork St, London
Mixed exhibition – Blackfriars Arts Centre, Boston, Lincs.
Mixed exhibition – Dodo Gallery, Cambridge, Cambs.
Mixed exhibition – Woodbine Contemporary Art, Spalding, Lincs.
Mixed exhibition – The Wall Gallery, Ely, Cambs.
2005:
Mixed exhibition – 'Changes II', WCA, Spalding, Lincs.
Mixed exhibition – 'Interiors', The Wall Gallery, Ely, Cambs.
London Affordable Art Fair
Joint exhibition – 'LandscapeCityscape', The Wall Gallery, Ely, Cambs.
Bristol Affordable Art Fair
Joint exhibition – Woodbine Contemporary Art, Spalding
Canterbury Art Fair
Cork Art Fair, Cork, Ireland
Cannes International Art Fair, France
Contemporary Art Fair Edinburgh 2005, Scotland
Mixed exhibition – 'Changes', WCA, Spalding, Lincs.
Mixed exhibition – The Wall Gallery, Ely, Cambs.
2006:
Mixed exhibition – WCA, Spalding, Lincs.
Mixed exhibition – The Wall Gallery, Ely, Cambs.
London Affordable Art Fair - Spring
Bristol Affordable Art Fair
Just People, mixed exhibition – WCA, Spalding, Lincs.
Cork International Art Fair, Cork, Ireland
Joint exhibition – 'The Italian Show', (Paul Joseph-Crank, Michael Murfin and David Hollinshead), WCA
2007:
Mixed exhibition – 'Changes', WCA, Spalding, Lincs.
London Affordable Art Fair - Spring
Auction of contemporary art, organised by Blyth & Co Auctioneers, Ely
Bristol Affordable Art Fair
Mixed show - Woodbine Contemporary Arts
Cambridgeshire Contemporary Art Fair
Joint exhibition – 'Mediterranean' – Paul Joseph-Crank, Lynn Windsor
Edinburgh Contemporary Art fair
Mixed exhibition – 'Winter Changes', WCA, Spalding, Lincs.
2008:
London Affordable Art Fair - Spring
Bristol Affordable Art Fair
Mixed show - Woodbine Contemporary Arts
Cambridgeshire Contemporary Art Fair
Mixed exhibition – 'Winter Changes', WCA, Spalding, Lincs.
2009:
'Winter Changes', WCA, Spalding, Lincs.
Mixed show - Dolby Gallery, Oundle