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Contemporary Self Portrait Workshop with Dan Cimmermann
10am – 1pm
Saturday 18th July 2026
Join us for a special morning of self portraiture with artist Dan Cimmermann!
Using ourselves as the subject, and working from ‘life’ with a mirror, guest tutor Dan will guide our group through creating abstract backgrounds on paper (using various dry media, layers of paint and collage) to then build a contemporary Self Portrait, using monoprint and acrylic paint.
Creative expression, experimentation, playing with texture, colour and composition sit at the heart of this workshop.
All materials provided.
About your Tutor:
Dan Cimmermann is a contemporary figurative painter based in Boston Spa, North Yorkshire.
Solo exhibitions include Rise Gallery, London, The Biscuit Factory Gallery, Newcastle, Sidney and Matilda, Sheffield, Brick and Mortar, Tokyo and Almost Perfect, Tokyo.
Dan has exhibited in group shows worldwide including Booth Gallery, New York, Group Show at Almost Perfect, Tokyo and The BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London.
He also works large scale, and has murals in New York, Tokyo, Beirut, London, Leeds, Newcastle and Sheffield.
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