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
Nottingham artist Mik Godley gave a talk on my BA course and I was influenced by his dedicated investigation into his past as well as… Read More »Mik Godley, Attenborough Arts Centre
Jumping out of lockdown into my first live exhibition was a refreshing experience and reminded me of how much I had missed experiencing art close… Read More »Mat Collishaw, Djangoly Gallery