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In consolidating Curation and Library Services at Leeds Arts University, it is fitting that our first exhibition in the new gallery should explore a contemporary revision of Saint Jerome — the patron saint of libraries and an enduring figure of intrigue for artists, especially during the Renaissance...

Consumed: Stilled Lives plays with the traditional concept of still-life painting, which grew in popularity in the 16th and 17th centuries. Often featuring silver plates, ornate glassware and expensive foodstuffs such as shellfish and exotic fruit, still life paintings became a fashionable way for t...

'Consumer' examines the influence of capitalism on the visual landscape. During March – May 2015 Woolley purchased advertising space around Cardiff city centre and populated it with artworks that critique capitalism. The artworks employ the methods of enticement that are often found in adverts but i...

Fully Awake is a group exhibition featuring work by over 30 artists that celebrates the inter-generational effects of teaching painting. Curated by Ian Hartshorne and Sean Kaye, the show invites several artists to submit a piece of work, as well as invite two ‘guest’ artists to be presented alongsid...

There are many different elements that make up this exhibition and therefore the artists profile that surrounds it. This is a circular celebration of the artists practice since his time of first being introduced to animation and comic books as a creative medium on his Foundation Course at Leeds Coll...