Situated on the Welsh Border is an ancient estate, called The Rodd, comprising a striking Jacobean manor house, 17th-century barns and orchard, set against a […]
Essay | Shani Rhys James: ‘What Came of Picking Flowers’
Wild floral wallpapers, gigantic bouquets, dark chandeliers and decorated vases all belong in the paintings of acclaimed Welsh artist Shani Rhys James. And she now has […]
7 brilliant new novels about art and artists
“Fiction is art and art is the triumph over chaos” wrote Pulitzer prize-winning author John Cheever. There’s no chaos quite like that of the art world […]
Exhibition of treasures from Birmingham Shakespeare Library
Did you know that Birmingham owns thousands of Shakespeare treasures, including a First Folio, dating back to 1623? This iconic book is the centrepiece of […]
Review | Feminine power at the British Museum
The British Museum is currently home to goddesses, demons, witches, spirits and saints. These divine and demonic figures, feared and revered for over 5,000 years, […]
Review | Britta Marakatt-Labba: embroidered survival stories at Ikon Gallery
Ikon Gallery’s dazzling Carlo Crivelli exhibition is receiving all the attention at the moment. It’s great to see this Renaissance master’s sumptuous, illusionistic paintings win […]
Book the Best: Inspirational Women Speakers
Introducing a curated list of the most diverse and inspirational women speakers… A couple of years ago I attended an event on International Women’s Day; […]
Review | Spider Woman: Louise Bourgeois at the Hayward Gallery
If you go down to London today, you’re sure of a big surprise: Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010) the art world’s Spider Woman, has a spellbinding show […]
Review | British Art Show 9 in Wolverhampton
Hundreds of china cats are currently sat inside Wolverhampton Art Gallery. Cabinets are filled with rows of porcelain feline figurines, of all shapes and sizes, […]
11 famous muses who changed art history
The perception of the muse is that of a passive, powerless female model. She’s probably taken her clothes off and is reclining submissively for an […]