Manchester’s Great and Emerging Self-portraitures; LS Lowry and Jessica Omitola

One of Britain’s most recognised fine artists is Lawrence Stephen (‘LS’) Lowry. His paintings of people, seascapes, industrial landscapes and portraits have been incredibly loved over the years. As a subgenre, self-portraits are rendered by artists to record some interesting aspects of their lives and essentially offer insights, clear and deep

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The Experience of a Chuck Gallery First-Time Art Buyer

First-time art buyers usually go through interesting thoughts especially about what to purchase. Investing in a piece of contemporary African art from Chuck Gallery can be an exciting, heady experience, so the team and I were really pleased when an email came through from one of the gallery’s first-time buyers

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Welcoming Bolaji Ogunwo to the Gallery

To mark the close of his exhibition Spillage, on Monday 29th May, we were thrilled to have the opportunity to welcome the artist himself to the gallery. Bolaji shared some delightful insights into his life and work and we will be presenting an audio edit of highlights from this event

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Spillage Exhibition Meet the Artist Event

We are looking forward to Thursday 18th May 2017, 6 -8pm When we have a unique opportunity to meet one of our most exciting exhibiting Artists, Bolaji Ogunwo, during his first Chuck Gallery solo exhibition ‘Spillage’. This ticketed event will a lively debate about the impact of the African Contemporary

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Future Talent inspired by Gallery Visit

Ayanfe Odusoga and her dad visited the gallery early in February and inspired by the collection, this talented you student went on to create a piece of her own artwork and her school entered the work in the Stockport Grammar School | Year 5 Art Competition. We are delighted to

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Chukwudi Onwudiwe | the man behind the gallery

Chuck Gallery takes its name from Mr Chukwudi Onwudiwe, who set up the gallery in 2015 with the support of a number of keen investors from the UK and Continental African Community. With over 10 years of experience as an Art Dealer in Nigeria, Mr Onwudiwe was delighted to take

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Artist Makes Big Impression During Women’s History Month

Great feedback on our latest exhibition in the Voice Newspaper! Artist Makes Big Impression During Women’s History Month

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Unmasking celebrates International Women’s Day

This Nubian Times article celebrates Jessica Omitola’s first sole exhibition ! http://thenubiantimes.com/unmasking-celebrates-international-womens-day/

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Manchester Art Scene Enriched with New African Gallery

Famed for its eclectic art scene, Manchester adds the vibrancy of contemporary West African art to its cultural offering with the opening of Chuck Gallery – the city’s only Art Gallery dedicated to the promotion of modern African art and the only gallery of its kind outside of London. MANCHESTER,

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