Tom Alderson (1920 - 2010)
List of Exhibitions
1948 - 1954Spennymoor Settlement
Annual exhibitions
1950 and 1951Darlington Society of Arts -
Autumn Exhibition
October 1951Shipley Gallery - Gateshead.
Annual Exhibition
October 1953Darlington Society of Arts -
Autumn Exhibition
1953International Poster Competition
Touring exhibition of the top 200 entries visiting Ipswich, Eastbourne, Torquay, Leeds, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee, Belfast, & Dublin.
1954Holborn artists Exhibition -
Holborn Library, London
1958First solo exhibition.
Darlington, Post House Wynd Restaurant
September 1958Shipley Gallery - Gateshead.
Durham County Artists of Today
1958 - 1960Liberty's Paintings Gallery - London
February 1964Silver Coin Art Gallery - Harrogate.
Joint exhibition with colleague Owen Yarwood
August 1964Westgate Gallery - Newcastle
Joint exhibition with colleague Peter Blythe
March 1965Westgate Gallery - re-opening at The Side - Newcastle featuring artists from exhibitions held the previous year.
1960's- Billingham Art Gallery - Teesside
Collective exhibition of staff from Teesside College of Art and
- Leeds University Adult Education Centre - Middlesbrough
Collective staff exhibition
- Municipal Art Gallery - Middlesbrough
Collective staff exhibition
Winter 1968Ferens Art Gallery - Hull - Collective staff exhibition
April 1970Gallery Caballa - Harrogate - Solo exhibition
April 1990Durham Light Infantry Museum and Gallery - Durham
Collective exhibition of artists
August 1991Silver Longboat Art competition Exhibition - Darlington
March 1996Crown Street Art Gallery - Darlington
First solo exhibition for 25 years to celebrate the opening of Visual Arts Year
October 1996McGuinness Gallery - Bishop Auckland Town Hall
Solo exhibition
September 2000Greenfield Art College - Newton Aycliffe
Solo retrospective exhibition showcasing his work over the last 50 years
October 2003McGuinness Gallery - Bishop Auckland Town Hall
Collective exhibition of artists
2006Greenfield Art College - Newton Aycliffe
Collective exhibition of artists
2007Greenfield Art College - Newton Aycliffe
Collective exhibition
January 2008Botanical Gardens Cafe - Durham City
Collective exhibition of prints and photographs
February 2008Greenfield Art College - Newton Aycliffe
Collective exhibition of prints and photographs
April 2010Locomotion Museum Open Art exhibition - Shildon County Durham
Collective exhibition
June/July 201380 Years of Spennymoor Settlement Art - Town Hall Gallery Spennymoor
Combined exhibition with the late Robert Heslop and the current Settlement Art Group.
Summer 2014The Bowes Museum – Barnard Castle
Portrait of Spennymoor Settlement lady included in
“Shafts of Light” a retrospective exhibition of work
by artists from the industrial North East.


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