Have you heard? SUPA Gallery is launching an exciting ‘SUPA dip’ art postcard lottery. Supporters will have the opportunity to own a mini-masterpiece by some of Britain’s most celebrated artists, illustrators and designers, as well[…]
This week my friend’s 5-year-old daughter drew him a picture. She was standing on a beach, and next to her was a nurse waving an NHS flag. “Why have you drawn this?” he asked. She[…]
When was the last time you bought art from a gallery? Chances are, never. But ART SHOULD BE FOR EVERYONE. I believe that everyone should be able to find unique, original art that they love,[…]
In his 3rd solo show at Highgate Contemporary Art in London, Roberto Pagliarulo will exhibit 20 Italian landscape oil paintings and ink drawings, inspired by the Amalfi Coast. An exceptional colourist, he pictures Italy as[…]
The idea that female artists have been underrepresented in museums, galleries and art history writing is not new. Many of us are unfamiliar with a large proportion of women in art, with men generally overshadowing[…]
Two new exhibitions have transformed Ikon Gallery into a giant garden. Through paintings, film, sculpture and letters, Birmingham-born John Newling and Australian, Aboriginal artist Judy Watson ask that we reconsider our relationship with nature. Framed[…]
Female artists have historically been overlooked and ignored. However, the art world is making significant change, by shining the spotlight on women artists in group and solo shows. This year, major museums around the U.K.[…]
It’s 100 years since the birth of Surrealism. The weirdest art movement of the 20th century, it’s most commonly associated with Paris. Salvador Dali, Joan Miro and May Ray are the artists it immediately brings[…]
2 of my favourite contemporary painters are having shows this February 2020: Shani Rhys James and Kehinde Wiley. Both artists position women in traditionally decorative domestic interiors, against and intertwined with floral patterned wallpapers. The[…]
Gender is in vogue in the contemporary art world. However, it’s not a new story. Since the beginnings of art history, gender has been an important theme for many artists, who have used their practice[…]
