28 September 2024 – 25 January 2025

A Retrospective Exhibition

A Portrait of Stockport.

A Portrait Of Stockport.

Tony Halton has had a long award-winning career as a Production Designer and Director. Starting his career in the BBC Art Department he went onto feature films, working on Rolling Stones and Elton John concerts, and designing shows like the Abba Australian tour.
He founded his own production company in Soho London - Halton Roy Productions - directing over 150 TV commercials, music videos, TV programming and arts documentaries.
In all he has worked in over thirty countries around the world with, at one period, being represented by nine agents/ production companies. Recently he has specialised in films about artists.

Stuart Hillcock, owner of Footprint Innovations Ltd, brings over 20 years of hands-on experience, expertise, and passion to the print industry. His commitment to providing high-end, bespoke services is reflected in every project, where quality and attention to detail are unparalleled. Based in Kent, Footprint Innovations is a full-service design, marketing, and print studio, trusted by curators, art galleries, museums, and commercial businesses alike.
Specialising in the arts sector, Footprint has produced countless unique and exquisite publications, artists’ books, catalogues, websites, and digital communications for some of London’s most prestigious galleries. Stuart and his team combine a deep understanding of traditional print techniques with the latest innovations in print technology, offering creative support, fresh ideas, and reliable solutions in an ever-evolving industry. Their passion for print goes beyond profession—it’s a craft that sets Footprint Innovations apart as a leader in quality and creativity.

With special thanks to Gordon Samuel who has co-ordinated and driven forward the whole project from beginning to end.

Gordon Samuel is a founding partner of the Osborne Samuel Gallery in Mayfair, London. He began his career at London’s Redfern in 1970 and became a partner, aged 27 in 1978.
His career has included periods as a director/partner at Mercury Gallery (1995-2000) and Scolar Fine Art/Gordon Samuel (2000-2004) and formed Osborne Samuel in 2004 with Peter Osborne. The gallery is regarded internationally as one of the leading galleries in the field of Modern British Art. Gordon has curated many exhibitions and produced multiple exhibition catalogues. He curated Cutting Edge, an exhibition of works by the avant-garde linocut artists of the 1920s and 30s who attended the Grosvenor School of Modern Art at London’s historic museum, the Dulwich Picture Gallery in 2019, the world’s first purpose-built picture gallery, built in 1812.

Gordon is the curator of the exhibition Helen Clapcott: A Portrait of Stockport and the Executive Producer of the video on of the same title by Tony Halton.