Dusty Pictures On The Wall

Dusty Pictures On The Wall was an art exhibition held at The Manchester Art Gallery over Spring 2015. The exhibition, curated by Thomas Wadsworth, focused on the Manchester band Creosote and it's rise and fall both in its music and the internal relationships of its bandmates. The exhibition, which took its name from a line in Jeremiah Creosotes single ' Memory Lane', was incredibly popular and was extended to cover the Summer season as well. A tie-in book was also published under the same name containing most of the photographs and snippets of the videos shown in the exhibition. In a surprising turn, all three former members of the band (as well as others involved with the band such as Shaftesbury) all gave their blessing to the project.

Wadsworth, who was the official photographer of Creosote for the entire duration of the band, had known George Hudson and Howard Taft since high school. Subsequently, the exhibition contained a load of candid photography of the young teens who would eventually found Creosote with Jeremiah. It was separated into several sections roughly in line with progressions in the bands career; such as albums, tours, gigs, and television/film appearances. The sections were accompanied with soft medleys of the bands music.

Critics praised the exhibition for its candid view on the band and it's rise, with specific mention to the fairness of it's portrayal of all three members. Jeremiah Creosote himself was quoted as saying "it's bladdy good, nice to 'ave the playing field leveled a bit".