My name is Anthony Hodgson.

I grew up in and around Whitby in northern England: an ancient port sandwiched between the majestic North Yorkshire Moors and the brooding North Sea. After my studies, I lived in France before spending the last 30 years in London.

The proximity to the power of the elements and Whitby’s heritage have all played an important role in my creative development. My hometown is rich in archaeological, historical and literary wealth, being known for its fossils, folklore, the ruined Gothic Abbey, the navigator Captain Cook, Dracula and Alice in Wonderland, to name a few – all have found their way into my art.

I see the artist as an interface between worlds; I see my art as the transferral of the subconscious into interconnected lines and forms; the conscious conversion of the immaterial into the material. The palette is minimal – black and white; the medium, either ink or acrylic. For 35 years I created small but highly detailed works using 0.05-0.5 technical pens. More recently I have begun to revisit my artwork on a much larger scale, using acrylics on canvas.    

I am fascinated by history and folklore, culture, the conflicts within our daily lives: light and dark; life and death; imprisonment and freedom; censorship and expression. Because my inspiration is drawn as much from my northern heritage as observations of contemporary society, you are as likely to see Celtic knotwork, Vikings, fairies, demons and angels as you are Space Invaders or Star Trek.

Curriculum Vitae

2026

·       Tomorrow’s Ghosts, 30 Oct - 1 Nov, The Pavilion, Whitby

·       Gothic and Ghostly: the Art of the Macabre, 7 Oct-1 Nov, Stephenson’s Gallery, York

·       Ealdspell, 22 Aug, Unit 0, Peckham, London

·       Third Spaces, Non Spaces, 24-26 June, Candid Gallery, Angel, London

·       Whitby: The Great Exhibition, 3 Apr-7 May, Flash Company of Arts, Whitby

·       Gothic Gathering, 24 - 26 Apr, The Pavilion, Whitby

·       Collective Voices, 20-26 Mar, White Space Gallery, Edinburgh

·       Dreams and Beyond, 6-11 Mar, The Foundry Collective, London

·       EXI, 4-8 Feb, Crypt Gallery, St Pancras, London

2025

·       Tomorrow’s Ghosts, 31 Oct-2 Nov, The Pavilion, Whitby

·       Journeys, 9-18 May, St Luke’s Church, West Norwood, London

·       EXI, 19-23 Feb, Crypt Gallery, London

·       Addictions, 15-16th February, Sands End Arts and Community Centre, London

2024

·       Whitby Autumn Goth Festival, 1-3 Nov, Royal Hotel, Whitby

·       Peculiar Market, 19 Oct, Howardsgate, Welwyn Garden City

·       Peculiar Market, 22 June, The Town Hall, Hitchin

·       Stoker Gathering, 26 May, Whitby

·       Goth’s Playground, 26-28th Apr, Whitby Pavilion, Whitby

·       Peculiar Market, 3 Mar, Woodhall Community Centre Welwyn Garden City

·       WSWXV, 9-11 February, The Pavilion, Whitby

2023

·       Tomorrow’s Ghosts, 27-29th October, Whitby Pavilion, Whitby

·       WSWXIV, 21-23 July, The Pavilion, Whitby

·       The Stoker Gathering, 25-26 May, Quayside & Albert’s Eatery, Whitby, 25-26th May

·       Tomorrow’s Ghosts, 28-30 April, The Pavilion, Whitby

·       HRH SFW14 Festival, 17-19 March, Vauxhall Park Dean, Great Yarmouth 

·       WSWXIII, 10-12th February, The Pavilion, Whitby

2022

·       Tomorrow’s Ghosts, 28-30 Oct, The Pavilion, Whitby  

·       PROGXI, 2-3 April, O2 Academy, Sheffield

2020

·       Chaiya Art Awards, Apr, ‘Musalaha’ Longlisted

2019

•    Creation, 14-19 Oct, All Hallows-by-the-Tower, London

2018

·       Journey, 15-28 Oct, All Hallows by the Tower, London

·       Between Friends, 13-16 Feb, St Stephen Walbrook, London

2017

·       Portico Winter Fayre, 3 Dec, Portico Gallery, West Norwood, London

·       Portico Christmas Fayre, 2 Nov, Portico Gallery, West Norwood, London

·       Reflections and Transformation, 14-24 Sept, Merton Arts Festival, Wimbledon

·       The Cross, 20 Apr-29 May, Norwich Cathedral, Norwich

2016

·       Poems and Songs from the Bridge book launch, 29 Oct, Revive Cafe, New Mills

·       Lost and Found, 15-26 Sept, Merton Arts Festival, Wimbledon

·       Reflection, 6-16 Sept, St Stephen Walbrook, Bank, London

·       The Bridge, 18 and 21 Mar, Middlesbrough Cathedral, Middlesbrough

2015

·       South London Arts Trail, Nov, L’Arche Community, West Norwood, London

·       The Bridge, Oct,  Spring Bank Arts Centre, New Mills, High Peaks

·       Gift, 28 Sept-8 Oct, St Stephen Walbrook, Bank, London

2014

·       Whitby Arts Trail, 19 July, Rusty Shears, Whitby

·       Stick ‘em Up!, 14-30 July, Departure Gallery, Limehouse, London

 

 

Anthony Hodgson Drawing - Black & White Photo