Milltown Gallery & Artists Studios is not only the home of Milltown Picture Framing but is also the location of our new art gallery displaying a large selection of artwork and quality crafts produced by local artists and craftspeople.

We are actively seeking new artists who would like to be included within our gallery space.

Our Gallery is available to hire on a weekly basis for solo and group exhibitions.
Please contact the gallery for further information and availibility.

We are vey pleased to represent the following local artists who work in a wide variety of media.

We are always actively seeking new artists and craftspeople who would be interested in displaying their work within our gallery.

My greatest interest is in subjects that have strong structural or graphic elements whether in landscapes, trees, animal or human anatomy. I work mainly in oils and acrylics using a traditional "dark to light" technique where I
add highlights and shadows to bring the subject out of the background.

Robin is entirely self taught and began painting whilst recovering from a serious illness in 2007.

Painting mainly in oils, Robin expresses himself by depicting the millscapes that he vividly recalls from his youth growing up in the old textile town of Ramsbottom.

His paintings are becoming widely collected and are held in collections in the UK and the USA as well as illustrating a number of heritage publications.

Former signwriter, Geoff Nuttall based in the former mill town of Ramsbottom works exclusively in watercolour and produces his fabulous works of art using the Northern Landscapes as his inspiration.

From the dramatic landscapes of the Yorkshire Dales and the fells of Cumbria to the industrial towns of Lancashire, Geoff's deft hand recreates the atmosphere of these historic landscapes.

Elaine Carlton is a textile artist who has always loved creating with fabrics and threads, and enjoyed teaching Art through the medium of Textiles for over thirty years. She now enjoys producing work for exhibitions, galleries and friends. Pictures are usually composed of a combination of mediums. They always involve machine and hand embroidery on handmade backgrounds made from wool and silk fibres, handmade papers and sheers, which are frequently distress by burning. The work varies in size from 13 x 13 cm to 70 x 100cm and can be found in private collections across the world. Much of her inspiration comes from her travels, especially around Andalucia. The heat and the sun influence the colours, textures and the content. Her Piscean nature means that a great deal of her work involves the sea, beaches and the associated flora and fauna.

She has been involved in textile art groups at Cajobah in Birkenhead, Wirral and with two groups in Cheshire 'Beyond the Surface', 'TX' and Andalusian International Artists in the Costa del Sol . She is, at present a member of Bolton Progressive Threads. Currently work can be seen at the Gibraltar Fine Arts, Casements Square in Gibraltar and in Indigo,La Heradora, Costa Del Sol. She has work also at Bonitas and The Sussex Bar in Fuengirola. Her work has been featured on Spanish Television and in Spanish papers.

Richard has been painting and drawing all of his life, he combines his love of the countryside, his Lancashire heritage and his spiritual connection with the landscape to help him to create his beautiful artwork. Richard is a keen hill walker and often spends many hours amongst the windswept Lancashire countryside exploring the environment which surrounds him. Richard says "Life is a journey of discovery, we must discover the world around us and then our inner world is further discovered, it is then hoped that by this process we can enhance a beauty of both". Richard is a keen historian and conservationist who feels that it is far better to try and live in balance with the landscape and to respect your local heritage than to try and dominate or change it. It is through his art that Richard continues this legacy of highlighting Lancashire's natural beauty and his love for it.

"Believe in yourself and your dreams."

Pam Johnson, originally from Manchester but now living in the Rossendale Valley, has enjoyed painting and drawing for as long as she can remember.
Pam is largely self taught, but was offered a place on a fine arts foundation course at the Manchester Polytechnic as a mature student based upon the strength of her work but regretfully was unable to pursue it to degree level at the time.

Whilst studying at Rochdale College, Pam became interested in ceramics and sculpture and is looking to pursue this discipline in the near future.

Pam is a keen photographer and works mainly from her own photographs which are used as a refeference and for basic composition The atmosphere is re-created from memory and imagination. Recreating the mood is what drives Pam and is reflected in her current work.

Pam is based at the Milltown Gallery and warmly welcomes visitors to her studio.

Wirral born artist, Bob Ashley has drawn and painted all his life and comes from a long line of artistic individuals.

Bob has settled in Rossendale after a lifetime of working all around the world as an engineer.

Gloria Goldman, originally fom the UK but now based in Canada, produces her exqusite works in oil and acrylics.
We are pleased to be the only UK gallery representing this wonderful emerging talent.