Inviting a new era of interpretation & re-invention
An exhibition that looks to the future of archaeology. A re-imagining of the museum environment and how it could archive…
Trouble begins with a Capital F – Female
There’s a mini revolution going on in Cumbria and it begins with an F. An F that sings from the…
Tracy Hill, Printmaker & Winner of the European Printmaking Prize
Tracy Hill is an artist, Senior Printmaking Technician at UCLan and Research Associate for Artlab Contemporary Print Studios. Her research…
It’s all about the subject
Capturing the inner essence of a person is one of the hardest skills to achieve in portrait painting. Chantal Joffe…
The continuing evolution of Ground
What comes across so clearly is Susan Gunn’s meticulous attention to detail. It’s not about the marks she makes as…
Sandra Bouguerch, Artist & Winner of AIR Award and Waterside Open 2018
Sandra Bouguerch is an interdisciplinary artist exploring an ongoing enquiry into the ‘Notion of Self'. Her practice incorporates an array…
Take a deep breath and breathe…
I love Manchester Art Gallery's newest addition of a quiet room complete with its comfy modern sofas and armchairs, giving…
Becky Wild, Director & Curator at AIR Gallery
Becky Wild is a Director & Curator at AIR Gallery in Altrincham, Manchester. Also an artist herself, she graduated from…
A hotter-bed of degree talent at Manchester School of Art
It’s the time of the year when Degree Shows pop up all over the place and a fresh dynamic to…
Cherie Grist, Artist & Co-Founder of Duke Street Studios
Cherie is co-founder and director of 104 Duke Streets Studios, an artist studio and gallery space in Liverpool city centre.…
Wham. Bam. Pow. A stunning parody on American culture
There’s a bunch of pop artists from the Fifties and Sixties that are truly recognisable for their ultra distinctive art.…
The powerful ideas shaping Woodman & Schiele’s self-reflective work
An undeniably introspective exhibition by the Tate filled with a myriad of small pieces letting the work and ideas between…
Abandoned and derelict but not forgotten at AIR
With two solo exhibitions taking place at AIR Gallery right now it has a significantly busy programming schedule. With a…
A time for declaration: Making a stand in Hard Times
Stepping into Lubaina Himid’s current installation at the Harris reminded me of a murder mystery dinner event where a number…
A multitude of colour, shape and symmetry in Kaleidoscope
Stylistically there's no other era quite like the Sixties. Gazing into the expanse of works on show in Kaleidoscope is…
Contrasting dark & light in Alison Wilding’s sculptures
Playing with light and dark, delicate and heavy, small and large, Alison Wilding's sculptural installations follow a flow similar to…
The presence of landscape transformed by technology & art
Inspired by the mosslands dotted in and around the Warrington area, Haecceity, a new exhibition from Tracy Hill captures the…
Drawing a modern narrative of tragedy
Wreckage. Screaming people. Terrifying seas. Clamouring over each other. Flailing arms. Tortured cries. A highly emotive exhibition of drawings from…