ART Exhibitions

Comments from the Visitors Book 

“What a superb exhibition! Imagination + talent a great combination! They cheered me up on a grey day.” (Seawood 2011)

"Nostalgia, every day objects as treasure, play, stories that tell personal histories. Simple natural, tactile materials, simple lifestyle. The work is very personal. You may think of it as very personal but actually it is very personal to the viewer and has strong ties to stability and is very grounding in the materials and in play, which is common to us all, provoking calm and relaxation." 

"Your work definitely has a common thread throughout, even when using different mediums. Your work is so enjoyable, so happy and playful, even when it’s a little sad. There’s always a bit of playfulness to it." 

“Giles never fails to bring fresh new ideas and work to Cranbrook. Beautiful.” (Shadows and Shapes 2015)

"Sheer brilliance! You're a 'real' talent and I love your sense of humour and, dare I say, your sense of the ridiculous. I take my hat off to you" 

“A feast for the eyes - perfectly captures New Orleans. So much detail to take in. Full of quirk. Great Stuff!” (Notes 2016)

“Such character-filled pieces showing your sense of humour. Awesome!” (Sicily 2020)

“Your people remind me of artifacts found around the world even here in New, Zealand where I live. They are timeless.” (Cotton and Iron 2019)

"What a great space, it’s a piece of art in itself. The paintings and wooden sculptures are amazing, feast for the eyes lots of lovely curiosities." (Open Studios 2022)

"I’ve just visited a gallery full of amazing treasures. Great achievement." (Open Studios 2022)

"If you purchase a piece of Giles' artwork, every time you look at it, it will put a smile on your face.  His style is unique, sometimes sombre, other times humorous. They all have his stamp on them." 

"You give so much life to what might otherwise be "just be a building." I love that about your work - so much movement, layers and energy.* (Ightham Mote at the white studios 2023)

Art Exhibitions to Date

E X H I B I T I O N S

My Hair and Me (group show) The Sarah Baulch Gallery, Herne Bay - March 2026 
Lights in the Dark (group show) The Sarah Baulch Gallery, Herne Bay - November - December 2025

Tone and Composition - St Benedict's Centre, West Malling Abbey - September 2025

The 2nd Movement - Cranbrook Library Artspace - November - December 2024
Music@Malling Artist in Residence - St Mary's Church, West Malling - Sept 2024
Seaside Memories - Herne Bay Seaside Museum - May - July 2024
Romney Marsh Paintings and Prints - Romney Marsh Visitor Centre - October 2023 - July 2024
Sketching America - Cranbrook Library Artspace - October - December 2023
Field and Furrow - Moot Brewery, Upper Halling - August - September 2023
Lovelys Gallery. Margate Winter Exhibition - November, December 2022
Nucleus Arts Winter Open - The Halpern Pop, Rochester, The Halpern Gallery Chatham - December 2022
The Ghosts of Industry - Cranbrook Artspace November - December 2022
Narratives of the Seaside - Lovelys Gallery - Margate 2022
Group Show - The Grierson Gallery - Cranbrook 2022
Field and Furrow - Cranbrook Artspace - November -  December 2022
130 Year Anniverary Exhibition (group show) Lovelys Margate - April 2021
A Year of Reflections 2021 (group show) Artspring Gallery - Tonbridge 2021
In the Summertime (with Amanda Wood) The Woodshed Gallery - Folkestone 2021
Ongoing work exhibited at The White Studios, West Malling 2010 - 2022
Hampstead Antique and Craft Emporium, London -  2019 - 2021
Sicily paintings and sculptures – West Malling Library - July 2020
Lockdown Exhibition at Artspring Gallery (group show) Tonbridge 2020
Cotton and Iron – Cranbrook Artspace 2019
Guest Artist at Artspring Gallery, Tonbridge 2019
Giles Whitehead at Tyland Barn 2018
Frozen Footsteps – West Malling Library 2018
Son of the Mountain – Cranbrook Artspace 2018
Notes – West Malling Library 2017
Notes – Cranbrook Artspace 2016
Figures and Facades - West Malling Library 2016
Shadows and Shapes - Cranbrook Artspace 2015
Dartmoor - Cranbrook Artspace 2014
Leaning out of the Window - West Malling Library 2013
Village Noir - Cranbrook Artspace 2013
Leaning into the Wind - Cranbrook Artspace 2012
Two Cities - Cranbrook Artspace 2011
Soot - County Central Library, Maidstone 2011
Standing on One Leg in Whitstable - Ragamuffins, West Malling 2011
Seawood - Cranbrook Artspace 2011
Splinters - Cranbrook Artspace 2010
West Malling etc. - West Malling Library 2010
Missing the Glass - County Central Library, Maidstone 2010
Lemons and Oranges - Museum of Kent Life, Maidstone 2008
Woodchippings - Museum of Kent Life, Maidstone 2007
Lost in France - West Malling Library 2006
Hungarian Dances - West Malling Library 2006
Under the Fence - Museum of Kent Life, Maidstone 2006
Over the Wall - West Malling Library 2004
Young at Art Awards (Teaching Resources Group Show) - The London Institute 2003
Vampiria - Dracula Anniversary Celebration - Dracula Illustrations - The London Hippodrome 1997
Group Show - The Gallery 10 High Street, Totnes 1995
Group Show - Rye Art Gallery Eastern Rooms 1992
KIAD Degree Show - The Mall Galleries, London 1991
Paintings and Drawings - Ashford Library Gallery 1991
New Life (South Kent College A level Group Show)- Arts Studio Workshop, Rendezvous St. Folkestone 1987