Artists & Illustrators - UK (2020-06)

Chris Rivers

After touring the world and playing drums alongside the likes of Bon Jovi and Black

Sabbath, this Manchester artist has found solace in his studio, as STEVE PILL discovers

W

hile the lockdown that has

been enforced during the

Covid-19 outbreak has

provided a time for many to re-engage

with creative pursuits, for others it

has severely curtailed grand artistic

plans. Manchester-born painter Chris

Rivers was all set to stage his first

London solo exhibition at the Pontone

Gallery in May, but at the time of

writing those plans were currently on

hold. “We’re taking it day by day at

the minute because everything is

changing so quickly anyway,” he says.

“I’ll be astonished if it happens, by

the sounds of things nothing is going

to be open for a long time really.”

His plan is to launch the collection

online for now. “It’s a shame that the

actual physical show is going to be

postponed until things get back to

IN THE STUDIO