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Smart Art Galleries

March 30th, 2011

Smart Art Galleries is Sheffield’s most innovative and exciting art destination, offering a unique product range for the 21st Century art lover. Situated in Totley, the gallery offers a vibrant mix of contemporary fine art, catering for a diverse audience. The gallery regularly displays work ranging from colourist and abstract, to figurative and photorealistic.




Nominated as the critics choice in The Times, Smart Art Galleries has hosted exhibitions from Rolf Harris, Doug Hyde and Fabian Perez as well as stocking an exclusive collection of local art to suit all tastes.


Whether you are new to buying art or a seasoned collector, Smart Art Galleries will help you find art that will work perfectly in either your home or office surroundings.


Work by Rob Hefferan, Rolf Harris, Ruby Keller, Kerry Darlington, Rozanne Bell, Doug Hyde, Henderson Cisz, Anna Razumovskaya, Fabian Perez, Mick Jackson, A. J. Callan, Terry Bradley, David Renshaw, Stuart Dunn, Trevor Neal, Lynne Wilkinson, Matt Wood


249 Baslow Road,

Totley,

Sheffield,

ENGLAND,

S17 4DU


+44(0)114 236 4355

info@smartartgalleries.com

www.smartartgalleries.com





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Terry Bradley – Heroes and Villains

February 9th, 2011


Terry Bradley t-shirts – exclusive NEW range coming soon!

Smart Art Galleries
249 Baslow Road,
Totley,
Sheffield,
ENGLAND,
S17 4DU

+44(0)114 236 4355
info@smartartgalleries.com
http://www.smartartgalleries.com/





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Terry Bradley – Lucky Bag

February 9th, 2011

The bags come in a hot pink satin presentation drawstring bag and have a matching hot pink satin lining.
The first 1000 bags will be from limited edition, with each bag individually numbered inside. A very limited “Collectors edition ” of 180 bags will also be available which will be hand signed inside by Terry Bradley.

Available from our gallery, call or email for details:

Smart Art Galleries
249 Baslow Road,
Totley,
Sheffield,
ENGLAND,
S17 4DU

+44(0)114 236 4355
info@smartartgalleries.com
http://www.smartartgalleries.com/

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Terry Bradley – Heroes & Villains skateboards

February 9th, 2011

Terry Bradley – Heroes & Villains skateboards



Terry Bradley – Quittin Time skateboard £60 & £90 (signed by the artist)


Terry Bradley – Soho skateboard £60 & £90 (signed by the artist)


Terry Bradley – Heroes & Villains skateboard £60 & £90 (signed by the artist)

Available from the gallery:

Smart Art Galleries
249 Baslow Road,
Totley,
Sheffield,
ENGLAND,
S17 4DU

+44(0)114 236 4355
info@smartartgalleries.com
http://www.smartartgalleries.com/

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Terry Bradley – New Love (Fine Art LIMITED EDITION)

February 9th, 2011
Terry Bradley – Fine Art LIMITED EDITION – New Love – Smart Art Galleries.

Limited Edition of 250

Giclée art print on 320gsm heavy weight art paper

“I think tattoos are a good way of getting across an image. Imagery has been a very negative thing in Ireland’s past and I like to portray strong imagery in a more positive way, especially with the dockers; women have a sexier message.”

£200

image size: 11″ x 30″
tube rolled size: 11″ x 30″

Available from our gallery or here online.

Smart Art Galleries
249 Baslow Road,
Totley,
Sheffield,
ENGLAND,
S17 4DU

+44(0)114 236 4355
info@smartartgalleries.com
http://www.smartartgalleries.com/

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Terry Bradley – Manhattan Show Girls (Fine Art LIMITED EDITION)

February 9th, 2011
Terry Bradley – Fine Art LIMITED EDITION – Manhattan Show Girls – Smart Art Galleries.


“Manhattan Showgirls”

Limited Edition of 250

Giclée art print on 320gsm heavy weight art paper

£200

image size: 19″ x 28″
framed size: 19″ x 28″

Available from our gallery or here online.

Smart Art Galleries
249 Baslow Road,
Totley,
Sheffield,
ENGLAND,
S17 4DU

+44(0)114 236 4355
info@smartartgalleries.com
http://www.smartartgalleries.com/

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Terry Bradley – Hope and Honour (Fine Art LIMITED EDITION)

February 9th, 2011
Terry Bradley – Fine Art LIMITED EDITION – Hope and Honour – Smart Art Galleries.


“Hope and Honour”

Limited Edition of 250

Giclée art print on 320gsm heavy weight art paper.

£200

image size: 18″ x 27″
tube rolled size: 18″ x 27″

Available from our gallery or here online.

Smart Art Galleries
249 Baslow Road,
Totley,
Sheffield,
ENGLAND,
S17 4DU

+44(0)114 236 4355
info@smartartgalleries.com
http://www.smartartgalleries.com/

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Terry Bradley – Lucky (Fine Art LIMITED EDITION)

February 9th, 2011
Terry Bradley – Fine Art LIMITED EDITION – Lucky – Smart Art Galleries.

Limited Edition of 250

Giclee art print on 320gsm heavy weight art paper

£200

image size: 19″ x 19″
tube rolled size: 19″ x 19″

Available from our gallery or here online.

Smart Art Galleries
249 Baslow Road,
Totley,
Sheffield,
ENGLAND,
S17 4DU

+44(0)114 236 4355
info@smartartgalleries.com
http://www.smartartgalleries.com/

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Terry Bradley – Angel (Fine Art LIMITED EDITION)

February 9th, 2011
Terry Bradley – Fine Art LIMITED EDITION – Angel – Smart Art Galleries.


“Angel”

Limited Edition of 250

Giclée art print on 320gsm heavy weight art paper

“Nearly all my early work was of women. I paint very strong, confident women who know who they are. I admire woman’s inner strength. I recently visited the New York Burlesque Festival which influenced the women I painted.”

£200

image size: 11″ x 30″
tube rolled size: 11″ x 30″

Available from our gallery or here online.

Smart Art Galleries
249 Baslow Road,
Totley,
Sheffield,
ENGLAND,
S17 4DU

+44(0)114 236 4355
info@smartartgalleries.com
http://www.smartartgalleries.com/

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Terry Bradley

February 9th, 2011

Terry Bradley was born in Belfast in 1965. His early life was spent growing up just off the notorious Shankill Road where his mother tried to keep him inside and away from the “Troubles” outside their front door. Bradley found a form of escapism reading Herge’s Adventures of Tin Tin and his work is still influenced by the black lines of the vivid drawings that illustrated the collection of books that he gradually acquired. He also spent hours in the attic room of his house listening to the then new pirate radio station Radio Luxembourg and imagined his travels and the exotic world beyond the realities of Belfast in the 1970’s. From an early age Bradley discovered that drawing calmed his nerves and that he could loose himself in the complexities of observing people and then recreating them on paper.

After a move out of the city in the late 70’s Bradley entered a large comprehensive secondary school and was instantly the outsider. Art and English were his best subjects and the rest of the time was spent staying out of trouble. Art was never mentioned as a possible career, and the most obvious next move was to one of the large factories on Belfast’s outskirts

Bradley however knew that this was not for him and with absolutely no experience or history between them Terry and his two brothers set up and ran a factory of their own.

They manufactured and exported full lead mouth blown crystal and set out to compete with the leading crystal manufacturers. With orders coming thick and fast the young Bradley’s were doing extremely well until a combination of cash flow and high rent and wages meant the company closed it’s doors after four years.

Terry then turned to his interest in art and fashion. Always having an eye for the aesthetic Terry opened his own clothes shop in the trendy university area of the city. Called “Retro” the shop was soon a leader in fashion for the clothes conscious of Belfast.

erry’s was the first shop to stock Red or Dead shoes and he had a regular Saturday DJ playing in the tiny outlet. He sold hand painted jeans and one off shirts and jackets that he imported from all over the world.

A few years later and Terry needed a new direction, the shop was not fulfilling the creative side of Terry and he made the move to Dublin in 1989. Bradley stayed with what he knew however and initially started modelling clothes for friends to make ends meet. During this whole time however Terry was busy painting and drawing in his spare time. He still found it was how he relaxed and how he escaped from the pressures of his everyday life. A chance conversation with John Reynolds, the owner of the famous PoD club in Dublin, lead to Bradley’s first solo art exhibition. The night was a huge success and Terry finally started to make some money from the one thing that had stayed with him all his life.

During the following years Terry has gradually become more comfortable with the title of “artist” and his work has gone from strength to strength.He now exhibits in Dublin, Belfast, London and Spain and is planning his first solo exhibition for the USA later this year. His natural aversion to the establishment has made it difficult for him to fit into a typical art gallery mould and he still likes to exhibit in the bars and clubs that he feels most at home in. He sells his work all around the world and his art has been used by Nokia for the cover of a limited edition mobile phone.

Bradley has now reached a place in his life that he is comfortable with. He is able to paint full time and explore the voyeuristic side of his nature that he first discovered as a child observing the dangerous world around him His work mostly centres on strong women and ex models in Dublin and more recently Paris. His latest work is inspired by the era of the Belle Époque in France and the contrasts and similarities with the Burlesque dancers of New York.

He has also recently started exploring the colourful characters from the Belfast dockland area know as Sailortown. At its heyday 100years ago the dock workers were famous around the world for their hard drinking and hard working attitude. Bradley finds that these paintings now balance the world of burlesque women that he paints.

Bradley is married with three children and lives and works in Ireland.

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