SGS GCSE and A-level Catalogue 2023

2023

A message to the pupils,
The Annual Art Exhibition and the catalogue that accompanies it, bring to a conclusion a period of study at either A-level or GCSE.
It marks a fitting end to a sustained period of study and offers a chance to draw breath and to take time to reflect on what has
been achieved.
Both courses offer pupils the opportunity to develop ideas and to explore media and techniques freely, safe in the knowledge
that making mistakes and changing direction at a mid-point are part of the learning process and often lead to more accomplished
resolved work. Of course, it would be all too easy to adopt a rather formulaic approach, however, the Department is firmly set
against this, and by contrast seeks to develop an individual response. Furthermore, the development of a contextual understanding
to support the practical work is encouraged, as we believe that being able to negotiate the broader relevance of Art in today’s
society is important. Evidence of this is contained herein, in work that spans traditional themes such as the still life, portraiture,
movement and architecture, along with more unusual and sometimes challenging subject matter.
Among the range of media and techniques employed in addition to painting and sculpture, are drypoint and lino prints, collagraphs,
silk painting, ceramics, 3D relief, monotypes and photography. At the core, however, is evidence of an ability to record observations
in visual form, in other words the ability to draw, and it is drawing that is at the root of all we do.
In conclusion, I want to congratulate you for your willingness to engage with the subject over the two years of the course, and for
the determination and good humour shown when faced with the challenges associated with all creative endeavours. I hope you
enjoy looking through this catalogue now, and in years to come; you should take great pride in seeing what you have produced.
Finally, my colleagues in the Department join me in thanking you all for helping to make the Art Department such a fantastic
environment in which to teach.
Richard Davies, Becci Upton, Katy Gate, Thekla Kampelmann, Michelle Brooks and James Dixon.
I would like to congratulate all of the pupils for
producing such an excellent collection of work.
The standard is incredibly high and the skill,
imagination and determination of the pupils
shine through. I am most grateful to all the
Art Department staff for teaching, advising and
inspiring our talented pupils.
Dr Paul Owen.
Head
The Art Department is a dynamic and important
part of Stockport Grammar School and the 2023
Art and Design Exhibition provides an excellent
opportunity to enjoy and admire the impressive
and varied art work of the pupils of the School.
The students and staff of the Art Department
have put a great deal of time and effort into
preparing the exhibition and I would like to take
the opportunity to thank them for this and to
congratulate them on the results of their efforts.
Christopher Dunn.
Chair of Governors

When Mrs Upton lets me in to have a
sneak preview of the Summer Show I
always feel incredibly privileged, as often
pupils are still finalising their displays and
it gives the chance to interact with both
the artists and their work. Listening to our
pupils reflect on their art with a critical
and discursive mind-set is a door left ajar
into their thoughts; a rare opportunity.
This year’s work is a richly vibrant and
triumphant culmination of a journey
involving hours spent filling up sketchbooks
with observations, experiments and artist
research and making numerous other
supporting works. The variety here is
astonishing and you will derive as much
pleasure from examining the careful
precision of pencil drawings as revelling in
the physicality of the 3D making process,
much as I imagine our Artists did. They
are a cohort of enquiring, passionate
individuals who use art as an investigative
tool for powerful personal expression,
as they explore and examine the world
around them. I congratulate our pupils
on their wonderful work and thank them,
and their teachers, for sharing their talent
and hard work with us.
Nurtured passionately by the brilliant SGS
Art Department.
Mrs J Fitzgerald, Head of Middle School.
GCSE Art pupils have spent a lot of time
and effort in completing their portfolio of
work and the standard is clearly very high.
Their commitment to their studies and the
attention to detail in the work is incredible.
It is great to see such talent in the year
group and I applaud the whole range of
design and artistic skills on display.
Mr N Clarke, Head of Fifth Year.
It is marvellous and truly inspiring to
have the chance to see and celebrate
the wonderful range of creations that
form this year’s body of work for GCSE
and A Level assessment. I am sure that
each contributor will value hugely the
opportunity to share their work with
their friends, family and the wider school
community. As a historian, it is interesting
to me to try and work out the inspiration
behind these often very personal pieces,
with each in their own way telling a very
personal story.
It is amazing, and very much to their
credit and that of their teachers, that the
pupils have produced work of such a high
standard and they should be very proud
in displaying their work, in the exhibition
and also in the catalogue.
Well done to all of this year’s A Level and
GCSE exhibitors!
Mr D.J. Stone, Head of Sixth Form.
Dear Upper 6th Artists, I have spent
the last two years watching you work
extremely hard to achieve your Art
and Textiles A Levels. I am in awe at
the creative prowess you possess; the
patience with which you have worked
and the commitment and dedication over
hours and hours to produce pieces which
reflect your abilities and artistic intentions
is staggering.
Looking through this catalogue I am
impressed by your efforts and proud of
your final achievements and have enjoyed
seeing your final pieces on the walls
around School. You have all produced
a standard of work which is out of this
world.
You are truly very talented and I am very
proud of each and every one of you. Very
well done to you all.
Mrs Katrina Britton, Head of Upper Sixth
Year
A-LEVEL

Maddie C
Maddie C
Dido and Aeneas 1
Mixed media on board
37cm x 57cm
Bolton Abbey
Mixed media
92cm x 61cm
Wedding Day
Acrylic on canvas
92cm x 122cm
Dido and Aeneas 11
Mixed media on board
37cm x 57cm
The Virgin Mary 1
Monoprint
20cm x 24cm
The Virgin Mary 11
Monoprint
20cm x 24cm
Chinatown 1
Pencil
60cm x 84cm
Chinatown 11
Silk painting
28cm x 40cm

Lily C
Lily C
Kate as Juliette 11
Oil on board
42cm x 60cm
Alice montage 1, 11 & 111
Mixed media
12cm x 20cm
Alice 1
Monoprint
20cm x 26cm
Alice in Wonderland
Oil on canvas
61cm x 92cm
Kate as Juliette 1
Oil on board
61cm x 91cm
Virgin Mary
Oil on board
42cm x 60cm
Pigeon lady
Monoprint
29cm x 34cm
Alice 11
Monoprint
21cm x 30cm
The Madhatter’s Tea Party
Monoprint
37cm x 28cm

Lily C
Lily C
Swans
Fabric & stitch
54cm x 40cm
Birth of Venus screen print
Screenprint on calico
22cm x 25cm
Marie Antoinette
Textiles & acrylic on canvas
92cm x 122cm
Wednesday Adams
Spray paint
21cm x 30cm
Fabric manipulation board
Fabric & stitch
59cm x 42cm
Birth of Venus dress
Fabric & stitch
40cm x 135cm

Oscar D
Oscar D
Untitled
Acrylic on panel
40cm x 40cm
Untitled
Acrylic on panel
36cm x 47cm
Jiu Jitsu
Acrylic on canvas
61cm x 51cm
Untitled
Reduction lino prints
30cm x 30cm
Untitled
Spray paint on panel
25cm x 40cm
Untitled
Spray paint on panel
26cm x 40cm
Untitled
Spray paint on panel
36cm x 40cm

Sadie D
Sadie D
Graffiti
Screen print
29cm x 22cm
Pink corset & tulle skirt
Duchess satin, tulle & boning
97cm x 90cm
Butterfly shoe 1
Mixed media
24cm x 24cm
Butterfly shoe 11
Mixed media
24cm x 24cm
Urban lyrics
Mixed media on canvas
41cm x 40cm
Cornell butterflies
Mixed media
42cm x 42cm

Lucy D
Lucy D
Etihad Stadium 1
Acrylic on board
92cm x 61cm
Etihad Stadium 11
Colour crayon on paper
53cm x 38cm
Castlefield
Graphite on paper
84cm x 60cm
The Ivy
Mixed media on board, 41cm x 30cm
Spinningfield 1
Acrylic on board, 41cm x 30cm
Spinningfield 11
Oil pastel on board, 41cm x 30cm
Manchester façade
Coloured pencil on board, 30cm x 41cm
Map
Reduction lino print
30cm x 23cm
Urban street scene
Ink on paper
58cm x 84cm
Castlefield
Photo collage
59cm x 31cm
East Manchester
Mixed media on board
50cm x 50cm

Jessica D
Jessica D
Constellation
Screen print onto canvas board
30cm x 30cm
Constellation dress
Fabric, stitch & electric lights
80cm x 140cm
Galaxy series
Mixed media
20cm x 20cm
Swallow pattern design
Screen print on duchess satin
30cm x 38cm
1950’s dress
Screen print, duchess satin & stitch
55cm x 110cm

Liv F
Liv F
Private 11
Acrylic on canvas
60cm x 40cm
London architecture
Batik
63cm x 62cm
Private 1
Acrylic on canvas
60cm x 40cm
Dubai
Acrylic on canvas
91cm x 61cm
Newcastle University
Acrylic on canvas
61cm x 92cm
Church
Mixed media
42cm x 60cm
Arches
Acrylic and monoprint on board
45cm x 37cm

Liv F
Liv F
Framed flora
Fabric & stitch
37cm x 47cm
Fungus 1
Mixed media
92cm x 92cm
Floral dress
Fabric & stitch
50 x 100
The Wives
Screen print on fabric
30cm x 45cm
Henry V111’s wives
Mixed media
50cm x 77cm
Foliage
Silk painting
40cm x 28cm
Fungus 11
Mixed media
45cm x 95cm

Millie J
Millie J
The Liberty Gatsby
Acrylic on book page
26cm x 40cm
Church 1
Mixed media
52cm x 71cm
The Great Gatsby
Acrylic on board
42cm x 60cm
Caged Gatsby
Mixed media
26cm x 20cm x 17cm
Church 11
Mixed media
42cm x 30cm
San Francisco
Acrylic on canvas
61cm x 91cm

Millie J
Millie J
Water-inspired design
Watercolour
58cm x 28cm
Aqua dragon
Lino print
20cm x 28cm
Water corset & skirt
Mixed media
45cm x 85cm
Hockney water
Batik
42cm x 31cm
Water repeat pattern
Digital print onto calico
13cm x 25cm
Scale (detail)
Lino print
20cm x 16cm
Fire dragon
Lino print
20cm x 28cm
Dragon bodice
Mixed media & textiles
40cm x 60cm

Amy L
Amy L
Deconstructed floral face
Acrylic on board
29cm x 42cm
Floral series 1
Acrylic on board
60cm x 42cm
Flora
Silk painting
41cm x 58cm
Young
Acrylic on board
42cm x 52cm
Old
Acrylic on board
42cm x 52cm
Life drawing reliefs
Clay
20cm x 20cm
Floral series 11
Acrylic on board
18cm x 14cm
Blossom
Acrylic on board
85cm x 48cm

Heather S
Heather S
Disfigured 11
Acrylic on canvas
61cm x 91cm
Distorted face
Charcoal on paper
40cm x 56cm
Disfigured 1
Acrylic on canvas
61cm x 91cm
Disfigured 3D
Mixed media
16cm x 30cm
The Shining
Reduction lino prints
30cm x 30cm
Untitled
Mixed media
69cm x 93cm

Fiona T
Fiona T
Grandma
Pencil on paper
40cm x 56cm
Mum
Acrylic on canvas
122cm x 152cm
Fiona 1
Mixed media
61cm x 75cm
James 1, 11, 111
Acrylic on canvas,
18cm x 13cm
Fiona 11
Acrylic on canvas
92cm x 92cm

Honey W
Honey W
The Dive
Collagraph print
28cm x 28cm
Obscured by flowers
Acrylic on board
40cm x 50cm
The Mountains & The Ocean
Pyrography & acrylic on wood
Various sizes
Nature literacy
Mixed media
14cm x 18cm
Orcas
Mixed media
82cm x 82cm

Leah W-H
Leah W-H
Treasures
Mixed media
24cm x 60cm
Coast 11
Mixed media
75cm x 75cm
Coast 111
Batik
89cm x 89cm
Coast 1
Acrylic on canvas
50cm x 76cm
Seascape stack
Mixed media
52cm x 27cm
Sunset 1
Mixed media
30cm x 42cm
Sunset 11
Mixed media
30cm x 42cm
Sunset 111
Mixed media
30cm x 42cm

Neena A
Coast
Acrylic on canvas
31cm x 31cm

Bethany B
Daniel C
Reaching out
Acrylic on canvas
51cm x 25cm
Untitled
Watercolour on Fabriano paper
59cm x 42cm

Nancy D
Eris E
One love
Acrylic on paper
42cm x 59cm
AI
Mixed media
59cm x 42cm

Tamsin E
Zak H-S
Brother
Acrylic on paper
42cm x 59cm
Nike Air
Mixed media
30cm x 42cm

Nathan H
James K-C
Delicious
Acrylic on paper
39cm x 27cm
Dress for success
Chalk pastel on paper
59cm x 42cm

Eliza K
Yuna K
Tribute to Bob Marley
Mixed media
76cm x 55cm
Landscape
Acrylic on paper
59cm x 42cm

Aryanah L
Ben L
Space
Acrylic on paper
59cm x 42cm
Landscape
Acrylic on paper
42cm x 59cm

Peter L
Nathan L
Joiner landscape
Acrylic on Fabriano paper
150cm x 50cm
Mechanical forms
Silk painting
37cm x 32cm
Winter landscape
Acrylic on Fabriano paper
150cm x 50cm

Grace L
Lara M
Inner Impressionist
Acrylic on board
42cm x 59cm
Rotting apple
Acrylic on paper
59cm x 42cm
Three rotting apples
Acrylic on paper
59cm x 42cm

Dhiraj P
Evie P
Neon Chanel No.5
Ink on paper
28cm x 40cm
Microscopic layers
Colouring pens on paper
59cm x 42cm

Zainab Q
Amber S
Decaying flowers 1
Mixed media
42cm x 59cm
Still life
Acrylic on paper
42cm x 59cm
Decaying flowers 11
Mixed media
17cm x 22cm
Decaying flowers 111
Mixed media
14cm x 19cm
Decaying flowers 1V
Mixed media
17cm x 21cm

Lucy V
Frances W
Urban architecture
Fabric & appliqué
40cm x 50cm
Still life
Watercolour on paper
48cm x 37cm

Sara W
Contrast
Acrylic on canvas
30cm x 80cm

Stockport Grammar School
Buxton Road, Stockport, SK2 7AF
Telephone: 0161 456 9000
www.stockportgrammar.co.uk