About

Christian Alexander Bailey is an award-winning artist based in North Yorkshire. Intimately capturing his subjects with a celebration of detail and expression, Bailey's work reflects the beauty of nature and explores our relationship with it.

His work has been exhibited widely across the UK, included in private collections and published in art books. 

 

Shows

New Light Prize Exhibition 2022/23
The Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate
12th October – 21st December 2024

The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle
22nd June – September 2024

Rheged Arts Centre, Penrith
14th March – 2nd June 2024

New Light Prize Exhibition 2022/23
Bankside Gallery, Southbank, London
27th February – 3rd March 2024

New Light Prize Exhibition 2022/23
Williamson Art Gallery & Museum, Birkenhead
30th September – 22nd December 2023

The Mercer Gallery Open Exhibition
The Mercer Open Exhibition, Harrogate
17 September 2022 until 8 January 2023

Crafts in the Pen
Skipton
Saturday 19th November 2022 - Sunday 20th November 2022
https://www.craftsinthepen.org.uk/

Harrogate Art Fair
The Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate
14th - 16th October 2022

Art in the Pen
Skipton
Saturday 13th August 2022 - Sunday 14th August 2022
https://www.artinthepen.org.uk/

Northern Lights - New Light, a 10 year retrospective
Saul Hay Gallery, Manchester
26th March 2022 - 17th April 2022

New Light Prize Exhibition 2020/21
Winner - The New Light Purchase Prize 2020
Bankside Gallery - London
15th November 2021 - 21st November 2021

In the open
Ryedale Folk Museum
18th September 2021 - 14th November 2021
https://www.ryedalefolkmuseum.co.uk/in-the-open/

New Light Prize Exhibition 2020/21
Winner - The New Light Purchase Prize 2020

Tullie House Museum And Gallery - Carlisle
18th September 2021 - 6th November 2021

New Light Prize Exhibition 2020/21
Winner - The New Light Purchase Prize 2020
The Biscuit Factory - Newcastle
4th June 2021 - 29th August 2021

Postcards - Aire Place Studios
May 2021
https://www.aireplacestudios.com/exhibition/postcards-volume-2/

The FLUX Review V1 - Virtual Exhibition
April 2021
https://www.thefluxreview.com/virtual-exhibitions/

Artists Responding To - Issue 4
November 2020
https://www.artistsrespondingto.co.uk/zine

Penny Thoughts #39
November 2020
https://www.snitchpublishes.co.uk/media/pubs/21/1605544018.pdf

Being Human Festival 2020
Queen Mary University of London
12th November 2020 – 22nd November 2021

New Light Prize Exhibition 2020/21
Winner - The New Light Purchase Prize 2020
Scarborough Art Gallery
19th September 2020 – 17th January 2021

Mercer Gallery
Harrogate, North Yorkshire
'RE:ACT COVID19' - An online exhibition
1st August - 26th August

Art in the Mill
Knaresborough, North Yorkshire
‘Solus’
1st August - 25th August 2020

Thought Foundation - Virtual Affordable Art Exhibition
Birtley, Gateshead
4th June - 31st July 2020

Henshaws Charity Art Event
Rudding Park, North Yorkshire
12th March 2020

Indie Christmas
Winner - Stall of the Year
Harrogate, North Yorkshire
29th November 2019

HANDN Autumn Exhibition
Ripley, North Yorkshire
23rd - 24th November 2019

Harrogate Royal Hall
Harrogate, North Yorkshire
An Evening with Chris Packham
19th October 2019

Harrogate Royal Hall
Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Steve Backshall Voyages to Undiscovered Places
19th October 2019

Art in the Mill
Knaresborough, North Yorkshire
‘Paper View’
9th August - 30th September 2019

HANDN Spring Exhibition
Winner - Public choice award for Horse 01
Ripley, North Yorkshire
25th - 27th May 2019

HANDN Autumn Exhibition
Winner - Public choice award for Cobbled Street
Ripley, North Yorkshire
1st - 2nd December 2018