Artists don’t have all the answers. Instead, the best ones pose questions. In the case of British figurative painters Debbie Baird and Brian Wood, who […]
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Cristina Gardiner: ‘Transitory Landscapes’ at Birmingham’s RBSA Gallery
There’s beauty to be found in urban wastelands, post-industrial sites and weathered surfaces. This is what painter Cristina Gardiner ARBSA encourages viewers to see in […]
RBSA Young Artists Prize: celebrating art made by children
Bursting with colour, expression and individuality, more than 50 exhibited artworks at Birmingham’s RBSA Gallery prove a point made famous by Pablo Picasso: “Every child […]
10 Rising Birmingham Artists to Watch
Over the last year, I’ve witnessed momentum growing in the Midlands. As well as drawing, painting or printing solo in their studios, Birmingham artists are […]
‘Inside the Playroom’ at Stryx Gallery
Green dinosaurs have disembarked in Birmingham, framed on the wall of Stryx Gallery’s innovative new exhibition, ‘Inside the Playroom.’ It’s a fun and colourful selling […]
Elizabeth & Stanhope Forbes: A Marriage of Art
Art history has been built on the myth of individual geniuses who have, according to the canon, worked tirelessly and alone in their studios. But […]
Su Richardson: ‘In Stitches’ at MAC
“Time was short, so we made little bits on the kitchen table”, says Su Richardson, who spent the 1970s juggling her creative practice with domestic […]
Alan Reullier: The Art Of A Second Life
At Birmingham’s RBSA Gallery, the region’s manufacturing history is being celebrated in a new exhibition of classic motor vehicle drawings, which have been reimagined as […]
Birmingham half marathon: a historic route
“You never regret a run”, I tell myself while pulling on my pair of muddy trainers. But what about 13 miles? I am feeling somewhat […]
Surreal Solihull: Bringing Surrealism’s Bird Woman Back to Life
Surrealism has arrived on the streets of Solihull. A new public realm exhibition, which I have curated, is celebrating the borough’s links to this strangest […]