Alastair Gordon

Alastair Gordon (b.1978) is artist-in-residence and Gallery Manager for Husk, a café and creative space in Limehouse in East London, that has a heart for community, comtemporary art and excellent coffee. This year he began as course leader for Critical and Professional Studies, a part time postgraduate course at Leith School of Art in Edinburgh. He is co-founder and director of MorpheÌ„ Arts, a mentoring charity for graduate artists. He was awarded first prize in the most recent Shoosmiths Art Prize and has been selected for several other awards including the Threadneedle Prize and at Oriel Davies Gallery, Beep 2014 and The Open West 2014. He was commissioned to mark the 180th anniversary of the London City Mission. The resultant work The feet of those was a collection of small canvases each reproducing a pair of shoes, to represent both the loving labour and the diversity of LCM’s workers. It was exhibited at the Nunnery Gallery, Bow, London (September–October, 2014). His paintings are represented by the Londongallery, Bearspace, where he recently held a solo exhibition. See www.alastairjohngordon.com