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'Jane Fielder: Other Sides' Exhibition at The Bingley Gallery
A new exhibition at The Bingley Gallery celebrates the work of one of the town, and region'ss best-known artists, Jane Fielder. For Jane, painting is about much more than putting brush to canvas. It is a way of capturing the character of the places around her and sharing her enthusiasm for art and life.
Jane’s distinctive “Janescapes”, painted in bold colours, capture the Bingley and it’s surroundings in all its quirky character, often featuring her trademark washing line, strung between the buildings. However, Jane’s artistic repertoire extends far beyond the local landscape. Her floral paintings use delicate watercolour washes and acrylic ink to explore the fragility and intensity of flowers. Mixed-media works incorporate unexpected found objects, from plastic wrapping to dead flies. She is also an enthusiastic life drawer and has organised life-drawing classes for herself and others over many years. The short poses required in life drawing encourage a particularly energetic and loose style of painting. Her ‘dot’ paintings date to a more difficult time in her life after her mother suffered a severe stroke. In response she began filling paper and canvas with dots, often arranged in highly structured, regular patterns. The repetitive process of creating them proved absorbing and calming. Out of a period of ugliness and disorder came something beautiful.
The exhibition runs from 15 October until 8 November 2026 at the Bingley Gallery, 29b Park Road BD164BQ with a preview, open to all, between 7 and 9pm on Weds 14th. Further information can be found on the Bingley Gallery Website.
Jane’s distinctive “Janescapes”, painted in bold colours, capture the Bingley and it’s surroundings in all its quirky character, often featuring her trademark washing line, strung between the buildings. However, Jane’s artistic repertoire extends far beyond the local landscape. Her floral paintings use delicate watercolour washes and acrylic ink to explore the fragility and intensity of flowers. Mixed-media works incorporate unexpected found objects, from plastic wrapping to dead flies. She is also an enthusiastic life drawer and has organised life-drawing classes for herself and others over many years. The short poses required in life drawing encourage a particularly energetic and loose style of painting. Her ‘dot’ paintings date to a more difficult time in her life after her mother suffered a severe stroke. In response she began filling paper and canvas with dots, often arranged in highly structured, regular patterns. The repetitive process of creating them proved absorbing and calming. Out of a period of ugliness and disorder came something beautiful.
The exhibition runs from 15 October until 8 November 2026 at the Bingley Gallery, 29b Park Road BD164BQ with a preview, open to all, between 7 and 9pm on Weds 14th. Further information can be found on the Bingley Gallery Website.
Today to Sun 25 Oct, Thu 29 Oct to Sun 1 Nov, Thu 5 Nov to Sun 8 Nov
The Bingley Gallery 29B Park Road West Yorkshire BD16 4BQ
No admission charge
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