Digital protest art for Iran, focused on the symbolism of hair cutting, is a powerful new weapon in the fight for women’s freedom. While activist […]
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Dina Razin: Framing Famous Middle Eastern Women Through Art
Dina Razin is on a mission: to honour famous middle eastern women with her symbolic art works. The stories of these writers, artists, architects and […]
Artist Ashton Attzs commissioned by B:Music
I am excited to share this first look at brand-new artwork by Ashton Attzs, recently commissioned by B:Music! Attzs’s joyful illustration celebrates the return of […]
Paul Biddle: The Museum as Muse
Automata, mesmerising moth-women and swan sisters all exist in the magical world of Paul Biddle’s surreal photographs. Biddle’s main inspiration comes from museums and the […]
First look at Birmingham’s Lux Gallery
This weekend, I went to check out Birmingham’s newest gallery, Lux Gallery. A 15-minute walk from Birmingham city centre, this independent gallery has opened in […]
Exhibition | Roberto Pagliarulo: ‘An Amalfi Dream’
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 […]
Exhibition | Monica Perez Vega: ‘To the Trees’
‘To the Trees’ is a new online exhibition in which Monica Perez Vega transports us into an enchanted forest of abstract tree paintings. Hosted by […]
NHS Heroes: Virtual exhibition showcases portrait paintings
A new virtual exhibition, hosted by The Net Gallery, is showcasing portraits of our NHS heroes. Amidst the Covid-19 crisis, leading artists from across the […]
Brutiful Brum: Q & A with painter Elliott Packham
After studying architecture, Elliott Packham turned to painting. Today, he depicts the ‘concrete jungle’ that is Brutalism, celebrating and capturing the simple block-like geometry of […]
Photo essay: Black Lives Matter Birmingham protest
4,000 people joined Birmingham’s Black Lives Matter protest on Thursday 4th June, 2020. It was powerful and peaceful, demonstrating Birmingham’s solidarity with the wider movement, […]