Print Garage is the dark and dusty underground lair of Iain Perry:
self-styled, swashbuckling squeegee warrior.
I create vibrant screen prints investigating the minutiae of my surroundings.
I draw inspiration from old technology, tools and toys, cinema, record sleeves
and the world of science. Originally trained in painting I have since discovered
that screen printing is a million, billion, trillion (all the 'illions')times
more fun -
I have found there can be a real joy in repetition.
Infrequently Asked Questions
What's your favourite colour?
#99FFFF
What's your favourite phrase?
'Hoo-HA!'
What's your favourite film?
At the moment - 'Scent of a Woman' - a mesmerising performance from Al Pacino,
managing to combine hammy theatrics and subtle acting, often in the same
scene.
Does it bother you that your pet
rabbit has more fans on Facebook than you?
Yes, he appeared on disapprovingrabbits
a few years ago and has had delusions of grandeur ever since. And he's a smart-arse.
I understand that you're a big Masterchef fan - have you ever turned a vegetable?
No, but I've made a sausage roll. (sorry).
Selected Shows
Paper - 1st Anniversary show - Unit Twelve, Stafford, May 2011 Yours Sincerely, Unit Twelve, Stafford Jun 2010 Broken Toys: Solo Show, Brampton Museum and Art Gallery, Newcastle-u-Lyme,
Apr - May 2009 The Big Draw Platform Gallery, Clitheroe 11 Oct 08 Craft for Kids, Shire Hall, Stafford 13 Sept – 2 Nov 08 Something Old, Something New The Arthouse, Westbourne 9 May – 7 June 08 British Craft Trade Fair Harrogate Race Course, 6-8 April 2008 Manchester Craft Mafia Urbis, Manchester 1 and 2 Dec 2007 Festive Flair Craft show The Light-house Media Centre, Wolverhampton, 17
Nov 2007 Manchester Craft Mafia Urbis, Manchester, 3 and 4 Nov 2007 At your convenience Madam Lillies, Stoke Newington 1 – 18 Mar 07 FLAIR Belfast, Northern Ireland 25-26 Nov 06 N.A.M.E. New Artists and Makers Emporium, Coventry 27 –29 Oct 06 Design Edge Esher, Surrey 17 – 19 Sep 06 Craft for Men The Shire Hall, Stafford Mar – Apr 06 Animal Train Glastonbury Festival Jun 05 Body Pop Gainsborough Works, Stafford Apr 05 The Space Between Work and Sleep Borough Museum and Art Gallery Newcastle-Under-Lyme
Feb 05 All Of My Friends Are Artists Too 20 –21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe
Sep 04 Moving Titles Stephanie’s Confiserie, Stafford Aug 04 International Surrealism Show Brighton Artists Gallery Jul – Aug 04
