Oldham artist Chris Cyprus is launching a new exhibition, which will include paintings of Oldham.
Recently moving to Grotton, Chris, now aged 51, was born in Manchester – but he says he’s ‘now an Oldhamer.’
Starting out as a builder, Chris got into painting following a back injury and a battle with cancer.
Self-taught, the artist said he ‘just got on with it’ and has struggled to get his work in galleries.
Chris said: “It’s still quite difficult, a lot of the galleries don’t recognise me as an artist, so I thought ‘sod it, I’ll just open my own gallery, and that’s what I did.
“Over the years I’ve been on Gardeners’ World and The One Show and loads of other TV programmes and magazines – all sorts really.”
Chris’ new Autumn exhibition launches on Saturday, September 3 at his studio gallery in Woodend Mill, Mossley.
More information about visiting the studio can be found on Chris’s website.
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