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Jun 16, 2017
2 min

Exhibition at The Kerry Centre

So it's been a crazy first 4 weeks at my latest exhibition in Hangzhou's largest retail mall. With around 40,000 people walking passed every day that's over 1.2m people who have 'attended the art show! First of all I've got to thank my awesome, lovely, crazy and wonderful friend Rachel Addy for recommending me to the Kerry Centre management and Peter Lai for making it happen. Secondly I want to share the experience with you of what it's like painting live in front of over a m

Mancunian artist in China raises over £2,300 for MEN Charity

Dave Singleton

Jun 6, 2017
2 min

Mancunian artist in China raises over £2,300 for MEN Charity

A painter from Manchester has helped to raise money for the WeStandTogether Just Giving fund, the MEN charity for the Manchester attack victims from over 4,000 miles away. Gav and his expat friends in Hangzhou, China organized two charity auctions where paintings from the Mancunian artist were auctioned off to the highest bidder. The event at Angelo's Italian restaurant in Hangzhou, who gave all profits from the night to the charity, attracted both the expat and local peopl

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The Lennon Legacy

There's never been a time when I can't remember The Beatles, and the same with Lennon, he seems omnipresent. I don't think Lennon's music...

Gav Munro

Sep 25, 2020
2 min

That's All Folks! For Now....

I'm putting the brushes, easel and insanity away for a while. I've decided to, as they say around my parts 'knock it on the head for a bit'.

Gav Munro

Sep 25, 2020
1 min

Download my Book...for Free!

After 10 years of blood, sweat and tears those kind people at Mojo Publications decided to publish a copy of my book!

What I learned from Studying Jack Vettriano

Gav

Jun 26, 2020
2 min

What I learned from Studying Jack Vettriano

When I first arrived in China, tired and broke my brother let me stay at his place.In the room where I was staying was a huge bookcase and a

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Getting Back to Normal 460 miles from Wuhan

Gav Munro

May 14, 2020
3 min

Getting Back to Normal 460 miles from Wuhan

Things do get back to normal after the lockdown, we spoke to a Mancunian painter living and working 460 miles away from Wuhan in China ab...

4 Reasons Live Painting is a Great Thing to Do

Gav Munro

May 1, 2020
2 min

4 Reasons Live Painting is a Great Thing to Do

I'm becoming pretty fearless in my painting and I'm not sure why. Lately I have been live painting every week at a bistro where my latest ex

A Survivor's Guide to Lockdown (in a few easy steps)

Gav Munro

Mar 21, 2020
6 min

A Survivor's Guide to Lockdown (in a few easy steps)

5 min read I’ve been on lockdown close to Wuhan for a month. I've seen the figures rise to 80k cases in a matter of weeks, now we're thro...

Gav Munro

Mar 8, 2020
7 min

Locked Down in China- What I've learned

It all began for me on the evening of January 25th, where I sat with my family celebrating Chinese New Year in Hangzhou, a city 46m people..

HOW TO SURVIVE THE CORONAVIRUS APOCALYPSE (in 15 easy steps)

Gav Munro

Mar 3, 2020
6 min

HOW TO SURVIVE THE CORONAVIRUS APOCALYPSE (in 15 easy steps)

I’ve been on lockdown close to Wuhan for a month. If you’re in a country that is in the epidemic stages here’s his tips...

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What I've Learnt from being Trolled by a Paranoid Schizophrenic

Gav Munro

Nov 3, 2019
4 min

What I've Learnt from being Trolled by a Paranoid Schizophrenic

My dad taught me a lot, but from this week I've found one of his maxims has resonated loudly within me recently 'Pity your enemies, they ...

Gav

Oct 4, 2019
1 min

Highlights from the Expo

From the 19th-23rd of this month I was showing my work and hawking my new book at the 13th year of the Hangzhou Cultural Expo. Artwork fr...

Gav Munro

Aug 15, 2019
1 min

10 Years of Artwork in 1 Book

I couldn't be more excited....I have a book published! It's taken a while to put together (well 10 years TBH!) but it's available to buy ...

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