Exhibition reviews

A rainy post-walk visit to Buxton Museum was very rewarding. The space was almost empty which is so often the case with these provincial museums,… Read More »David Lowther, Buxton Museum

My first visit to the relatively recently renovated Old Parcels Office gallery and studio space in Scarborough was for the private viewing of their second… Read More »Old Parcels Office Open, Scarborough

This was a small but very well-curated exhibition of Henry Moore’s drawings and early works at the Museum of Making in Derby which is a… Read More »Henry Moore, Museum of Making

Another wonderful set of documentary photographs from Chris Killip in Skinningrove and on Tyneside. When he first arrived in the bleak fishing village of Skinningrove… Read More »Chris Killip, Photographer’s Gallery

A first visit to Bilbao was an exciting prospect with October chosen to hopefully be a little quieter. Spain’s economy has suffered in recent years… Read More »Guggenheim & other galleries, Bilbao

A contemporary art gallery in Eastbourne you say? Oh yes. The Towner is an example of bold intervention in a culturally-neglected area and it’s wonderful… Read More »Towner, Eastbourne

Pallant house in Chichester is described as having the finest permanent collection of art outside Tate in London. it was expensive to get in but… Read More »Glyn Philpot & permanent collection, Pallant House, Chichester

A quick visit to this year’s Ferens Open in one of my favourite cities. I didn’t enter this year and if I’m honest, I thought… Read More »Ferens Open, Hull

I’m fascinated by the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (or more trendily the PRB) in how they rebelled against a stuffy and resistant Victorian society and changed the… Read More »Pre-Raphaelites: Drawings & watercolours, Ashmolean

How to win at photography was the current show at the Photographer’s Gallery. In our age of ubiquitous imagery, this exhibition explored the relationship between… Read More »Photographer’s Gallery, Mall Galleries & Photofusion Photography Centre

The Crossley Gallery sits within the iconic Dean Clough complex in Halifax. Visiting is an unusual experience as the gallery is spread around the walls… Read More »Crossley Gallery, Halifax

This was an overdue visit to the Graves Gallery in Sheffield which had been closed due to COVID and other refurbishments. As well as the… Read More »Graves Gallery, Sheffield