Exhibition reviews

This was our first trip to see the Wireworks Project on the edge of Shining Cliff woods in Ambergate, a tricky place to find but… Read More »The Wireworks Project, Ambergate

This was the first post-pandemic physical showing of this annual worldwide photography competition, which I’ve tried to see in person for as long as I… Read More »Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Sewerby Hall

Another fascinating exhibition at Derby Museum exploring the rich history of the Derby West Indian community. It consists of a rich diversity of artefacts gathered… Read More »Derby West Indian Community Association – Derby Museum

This was my second success in getting into the Ferens Open Art Exhibition. I ventured into acrylic for this entry and it was a learning… Read More »Ferens Open Exhibition, Hull

I make regular visits to Leicester for its galleries and this was an eclectic selection of work that focussed on our urban environment – its… Read More »The World We Live in, Leicester Art Gallery

This was an astounding collection of sculpture by women who have incorporated varied materials, ideas and experiences into their work and as usual, the Lakeside… Read More »Breaking the Mould, Lakeside Arts

Continuing my photographic focus this month I wandered into Derby Museum to look at the latest exhibition of a selection of work by Claude Cahun… Read More »Claude Cahum, Derby Museum

This was the first time I’d seen the collected work of Helen Levitt who chronicled New York life in her photographs taken between the wars… Read More »Helen Levitt, Photographers’ Gallery

This was a richly varied collection of 31 contemporary painters who live and work in the UK. I am consistently drawn back to painting as… Read More »Mixing It Up: Painting Today, Hayward Gallery

High brow eclecticism, pseudo-avant-garde or simply what art is at; who can judge the nature of the RA’s annual summer exhibition. This was my second… Read More »Royal Academy Summer Exhibition

What a find this was. We’d never ventured into Middlesbrough before so didn’t know such a striking regional gallery exhibited in the town. The work… Read More »Middlesborough Art Gallery

This was a remarkable and totally engaging exhibition and despite the London crowds, there was space to get lost in the chronology of Paula Rego’s… Read More »Paula Rego, Tate Modern