Ken Henshaw Artist

 Ken is currently Resident Artist and Volunteer Art Coordinator for Wirral Mind where he instigated the Fountain Art Group who are dedicated to meeting once a week.  Ken also presents workshops for Learning and Life courses at The Fountain Project.

Born in Toxteth Liverpool Ken studied at Wirral Metropolitan College, Sunderland Univertisy and the Latvian Academy of Art, Riga, Latvia.  He also specialises in painting and drawing, Public Art – Mural Design and Sgraffito.

Ken has exhibited widley over many years in various parts of the North West and UK. He has also been involved in all manner of Community Art Projects on Merseyside and Newcastle.  He was founder and curator of ArtspeQ Gallery in Liverpool enabling established artists and students display their work, sometimes for the first time.

AWARDS

N.W Green Award

Lottery Grant.-A for E Wirral

Award for painting – Sunderland Echo

Bursary-McColl Arts Founation London

Williamson Art Gallery-Student Award

COLLECTIONS

St Catherines Hospital Birkenhead

Liverpool Parish Church – St Nicholas

Wirral Mind –  Birkenhead

State Academy – Riga Latvia

McColl Foundation – London

HP Chemie Pelzer (UK) Liverpool

Wheatwood Hall Hotel – Leeds

MLCCA – Liverpool

British Medical Association - London

Bishop of Shrewsbury

Linda Chalker M.P.

Rev. John Williams M.B.E.

Quiggens – Liverpool

BBC Current Affairs – Business Design Centre – London

Domestic works Throughout the UK

Art Work produced by Ken and his Students can be veiwed on our gallery page.