Gary Dickins: Hidden talent

Gary Dickins was born in London in 1962 and moved to Somerset in 1972.

In 2004, Gary started working from a shared studio space in the Blackdown Hills in East Devon. In 2010 he constructed a purpose built studio in his garden, he now works at his home in Somerset.

As a self-taught artist, Gary has developed a unique style of contemporary painting from the use of found materials. Handmade paper, canvas, earth, fungi, stitching, paint, textiles, rusting metal, anything. These are combined to create a body of dramatic, powerful and continually evolving work.

In this interview, Gary reveals his journey to becoming an artist and we discover how a combination of very personal everyday challenges and global wars influence his series of work.