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, […]
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 […]
Say hello to SUPA Gallery!
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 […]
Exhibition | Ikon Gallery transformed into giant garden
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 […]
Flower power | 2 feminist portrait shows opening in Feb
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 […]
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 […]
Behind the Scenes | Photoshoot at Ikon
What’s the first rule of being an art blogger? You’re going to need a gallery-based profile pic. I’ve taken a lot of selfies since starting […]
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! […]
10 unmissable art exhibitions in Brum & the West Midlands in 2020
2020 is going to be a brilliant year for art in the West Midlands. Birmingham will host some blockbuster shows, from modern master Cézanne to […]