Christopher Samuel Lench is an artist and musician based in South Manchester. This showing at 8th Day Café is Christopher's first solo exhibition and features a variety of his works including canvases, photos and collages. Influenced by the likes of Dubuffet and Kandinsky, there are elements of chance and nature in his art. In addition Christopher uses a wide range of media to create tactile textures, including oils, inks, biro, tea, coffee, ash, sand, mud, grass and paper. On closer inspection Christopher's work is made up entirely of tangible objects, people, places and situations. One of his main ideologies is that a good piece of art should reward the viewer each time that they look at it. Left: Tree Face
The exhibition runs from mid September to mid October

John Hamilton has been a member of Rogue Artists' Studios since the opening in 1995. He has exhibited widely across the UK and USA and has work in private collections in the UK, Germany, Australia and USA. John says, " My work is made up of paintings, drawings and prints depicting figures in various disguises or costumes. They centre around figures in (mis)adventurous situations. There is a continuous theme of role-play, with a theatrical element. They are sometimes story-based, and are always told with a touch of humour and a sense of loyalty.
The exhibition runs from mid October