M&p elliott artist biography

The Wallington Gallery welcomes MP Elliott:

Mark Paul Elliott is an artist originally from North Manchester. He has also lived and worked in former mill towns such as Rochdale, Bolton and Oldham.

Mark was a budding artist from an early age but it wasn’t until he moved to Lincolnshire that he became intrigued with art and artists that had originated from his Northern roots.

During the next few years, Mark researched and documented much of Manchester and Lancashire’s history through old photographs, books and film.

It was during this time that Mark became an avid follower of the Northern Art scene.

Having always known about L S Lowry, Mark was introduced to other Northern School Artists including Trevor Grimshaw, Theodore Major and William Ralph Turner to whom he says “they have taught me more about Northern Art than any art tutor could have taught me in a lifetime”.

It is these artists that influence Mark the most and he puts this down to his working class