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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 […]
Activist artists | 11 famous protest art examples
Once again, Banksy has stepped up, showing support for the Black Lives Matter movement, following the death of George Floyd in America. Banksy is as […]
13 Important Black Artists Everyone Should Know
When we think of artists, our minds automatically jump to the likes of Andy Warhol, Vincent van Gogh, Barbara Hepworth and Leonardo da Vinci. Can […]
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 […]
Art History’s Heroes: from Hercules to hospital workers
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 […]
SUPA DIP! Art postcard lottery for Women’s Aid
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 […]
Exhibition | Arthur Lockwood’s industrial watercolours at BMAG
A new exhibition of paintings by renowned Birmingham artist Arthur Lockwood (1934 – 2019) has opened at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (BMAG). The artist […]
Lost Lowry painting sells for £2.6 million
A recently discovered painting by L. S. Lowry, The Mill, Pendlebury (1943), has sold for more than £2.6 million, after 70 years hidden away in America! […]
Review |William Blake at Tate Britain: Heaven or Hell?
300 artworks by William Blake. Heaven or hell? I headed to Tate Britain to see their colossal retrospective and find out. Here’s my review. Tate […]