Halcyon Gallery
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Halcyon Gallery has two art galleries
in the United Kingdom
. They are situated on New Bond Street and Bruton Street in Mayfair
. In February 2008, Halcyon Gallery opened a five-storey contemporary gallery at 24 Bruton Street with a new exhibition by sculptor Lorenzo Quinn
.
In the summer of 2008, Halcyon held the first exhibition in the UK of Bob Dylan
's art work entitled The Drawn Blank Series.
Halcyon Gallery showcases works by contemporary painters and sculptors. It was originally established to cater for art lovers in the Midlands
by Paul Green
and his parents Lionel and Raena Green in 1982. The gallery was originally situated in Birmingham's Pallasades Shopping Centre
, where it sold contemporary artwork by upcoming sculptors and painters.
Halcyon Gallery is part of the Halcyon Group, which also owns the Washington Green Fine Art publishers and Castle Galleries.
Art gallery
An art gallery or art museum is a building or space for the exhibition of art, usually visual art.Museums can be public or private, but what distinguishes a museum is the ownership of a collection...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. They are situated on New Bond Street and Bruton Street in Mayfair
Mayfair
Mayfair is an area of central London, within the City of Westminster.-History:Mayfair is named after the annual fortnight-long May Fair that took place on the site that is Shepherd Market today...
. In February 2008, Halcyon Gallery opened a five-storey contemporary gallery at 24 Bruton Street with a new exhibition by sculptor Lorenzo Quinn
Lorenzo Quinn
Lorenzo Quinn is an Italian sculptor and former actor, and the fifth son of actor Anthony Quinn.-Biography:Quinn was born in Rome, Italy and is the son of the Mexican American actor Anthony Quinn and Iolanda Quinn . Quinn was raised in both the United States and Italy and presently lives in...
.
In the summer of 2008, Halcyon held the first exhibition in the UK of Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
's art work entitled The Drawn Blank Series.
Halcyon Gallery showcases works by contemporary painters and sculptors. It was originally established to cater for art lovers in the Midlands
English Midlands
The Midlands, or the English Midlands, is the traditional name for the area comprising central England that broadly corresponds to the early medieval Kingdom of Mercia. It borders Southern England, Northern England, East Anglia and Wales. Its largest city is Birmingham, and it was an important...
by Paul Green
Paul Green
Paul Eliot Green was an American playwright best known for his depictions of life in North Carolina during the first decades of the twentieth century...
and his parents Lionel and Raena Green in 1982. The gallery was originally situated in Birmingham's Pallasades Shopping Centre
Pallasades Shopping Centre
The Pallasades is a shopping centre located in Birmingham, England opned in 1971. The centre was built as part of the reconstruction of Birmingham New Street railway station, and was formerly known as Birmingham Shopping Centre...
, where it sold contemporary artwork by upcoming sculptors and painters.
Halcyon Gallery is part of the Halcyon Group, which also owns the Washington Green Fine Art publishers and Castle Galleries.