Daniel Meakin Art Exhibition

Opening Night Friday September 29 -7:00pm to 10:00pm

Daniel Meakin Master in European Fine Art

As a child living near to Manchester, I enjoyed creating images through doodling, sketching and painting.  During my three years undertaking my BA Honours degree, I observed shape, form, and contour within my urban surroundings, focusing on composition, light and texture.  I enjoyed using various mediums, especially painting and textiles and found objects.

After completing my BA (Hons) I wanted to explore the urban landscape further.  In 1998 I undertook my Master in European Fine Art in Barcelona, investigating the rich tapestry of its contemporary urban living, with its medieval and modernist architecture, fused with the colour and vibe of mediterranean culture.  The Master was completed with a successful collective exhibition in the historical English city of Winchester.  I continue to live in Barcelona where I enjoy making exhibitions, live art performances, private commissions and participating in fine art auctions and International art fairs such as Art Basel 2016 in Miami and Open Art Code at Le Grand Palais in Paris in 2017.

Some of my achievements include:

Barcelona Metropolitan Transport Commission / published interviews and write-ups in national and local newspapers and journals / interview in European Culture Magazine / Live Painting performances in festivals and art fairs / over ten years of selling my paintings in Fine Art Auctions / operating an Art Gallery in Barcelona – organizing and setting up exhibitions and producing paintings and commissions for Collectors all over the World including the family of J.P.Morgan.  From 2015-16 I undertook a 3-week commission in Fort Lauderdale as well as two collective exhibitions in one of Miami’s leading galleries.

I look forward to exhibiting my paintings for the first time in Little Havana at Galería Adelmo in late 2017.

“I first encountered the paintings of Daniel Meakin in 1998.  I was impressed by his boundless energy and ability to promote his many experiences using his vibrant and refreshing visual language.  Daniel’s work senses the visual power of Art Brut and gauges the essential measurement between establishing a positive experience against merely mimicking one.  Perhaps this is what helps to conjure the true magic of the individual vision.”

David Ferry, Visiting Associate Professor of Fine Art, Long Island University, New York.