The Tetley presents Retrospect, Reality, Reform, the first institutional exhibition by ROOT-ed Zine.

ROOT-ed Zine’s co-founders and collaborators, Amber Akaunu (she/her) and Fauziya Johnson (she/her), are artist-curators who established the magazine and social platform in 2017, with a commitment to supporting Black, Asian and People of Colour creatives that are from, or based in north west England.

The exhibition includes work by Yasmin Ali (she/her), Liverpool-based filmmaker and photographer; Hanna Gwynn (she/her), comic artist and illustrator based in Liverpool; Linnet Panashe Rubaya (she/her), Leeds-based figurative artist; and Simone Yasmin (she/her), Leeds-based writer, spoken word artist and vocal soul.

The exhibition also invites visitors to contribute to a free limited edition zine published towards the end of the show, amplifying the practices of more Northern artists and providing a platform for you to respond to the work on display. This will sit within a reading room alongside an archive of ROOT-ed Zines, dating back to 2018.

Through their practice of platforming, collaborating and archiving, ROOT-ed Zine hope to preserve their community knowledge in order to disrupt institutional cycles and make long-standing and authentic change.

ROOT-ed Zine: Retrospect, Reality, Reform is part of The Tetley Jerwood Commissions programme, supported by Jerwood Arts’ Development Programme Fund

Shanduko (to change/morph in Shona) is a group exhibition, curated by Richard Mudariki and devoted to four contemporary Zimbabwean visual artists: Linnet Rubaya, Franklyn Dzingai, Mostaff Muchawaya, and Wilfred Timire. The exhibition portrays the artists employing different materials and concepts in the creation of a visual way of shaking and shifting the conventional media and, at the same time, keeping a particular focus on representation, memory, and cultural identity.

"The subtle disruption of the traditional art canon by artists from Zimbabwe,” writes Richard Mudariki in the critical text of the exhibition, “has generally had a positive global reception, serving as a catalyst in drawing the world's attention to the diverse art practices in the landlocked southern African nation”. Moreover, “artists finding themselves in a stressful socioeconomic and geographic space punctuated by acute shortages, have resolved to innovate and improvise on materials, turning to alternatives, existing within their immediate environment”, Mudariki says. Interweaving and sewing, besides painting and recycled materials, are recurrent elements. The curator notes that, curiously, differently from the neighboring countries, Zimbabwe does not have a distinct national dress, even if cheap fabrics can be found easily in the local market, as in the rest of the world. Perhaps, the lack of a uniform and the strong presence of found fabrics could have been a sprint for the Zimbabwean artists toward using textiles, assigning identity and new meanings to the material.

Dzingai, Timire, and Muchawaya, living in Zimbabwe, have used in their works embroidery, fabrics, and other materials recovered in different areas. Whereas, Leeds-based Rubaya works with painting, silhouetting black figures on vibrant backgrounds. Rubaya narrates the multicultural British reality, celebrating people involved, like her, in the African diaspora. In the art of all the four artists, the main character is the human: works are often intimate portraits dedicated to the family or friends. In Muchuwaya art, the subjects come alive through the material painting, supported by heterogeneous elements. He always looks towards his native land and the farm in which he grew up, in the mountain area of Nyazura, in the East of Zimbabwe.

Preview: Wednesday the 25th May 6-8pm

Open: Saturdays 12-4pm, 28th May until the 2nd of July, or other times by appointment

Artists: Omid Asadi, Lindsey Bull, Jez Dolan, Sadé Mica, Ruth Murray, Linnet Panashe Rubaya, Deshna Shah, Chester Tenneson, Alistair Woods

The exhibition preview will coincide with the event Triple Decker at Paradise Works on Wednesday the 25th of May 6-10pm.

Paradise Works is delighted to present Intersections, a group exhibition curated by Will Marshall.

Intersections features artists who, in their own way, all make work relating to their sense of self, reflecting on their own identity. They each work in wildly varied ways, exploring ideas unique to them, and posing very different questions. Presented together though, they create something that transcends the individual. It becomes both a celebration of the things that make us different from one another and a way to recognise the things that we share. Intersections is an exhibition that challenges us to reject division, and instead recognise that common ground can always be found, wherever we are.

Supported by Paradise Works and Arts Council England. The gallery is on the first floor and is only accessible by staircase.

Contact: Will Marshall curator 0798 879 7438 

fieramilanocity_MiCo – Pav 3 – Gate 5 - viale Scarampo, Milan

Booth: A 06 - A 14

Opening time

Friday 1 April 11.30/15.30 – 15.30/20.00

Saturday 2 April 11.30/15.30 – 15.30/20.00

Sunday 3 April 10.00/13.30 – 13.30/17.00

Osart gallery is delighted to announce its participation in Miart 2022 with works by Linnet Panashe Rubaya, Teresa Kutala Firmino, Jeanne Gaigher, Katharien De Villiers.

In celebration of 10 years of New Light, we held a retrospective in collaboration with the Saul Hay Gallery in Manchester, 26th March – 17th April 2022.

The exhibition celebrated the artistic journey of New Light’s award winning artists over the last ten years. Prize winners from every New Light Prize Exhibition since 2011 were invited to submit work for inclusion, guaranteeing an exhibition of exceptional quality. The exhibition featured work by Nat Quinn, Josie Jenkins, Mandy Payne, Christopher Cook and 2020 winner Joanna Whittle, amongst a stellar cast of 25 artists.  Entries included paintings, prints, ceramics and sculpture across a range of disciplines with subjects from the familiar to raising awareness of devastating global issues.

WOMEN AND MARGINALISED GENDERS USING ART FOR ACTIVISM

This Women’s History Month Eliza Hatch and Bee Illustrates present their debut group show, Hysterical. This charity group exhibition will celebrate women and marginalised genders whose work is centred on community, activism and uplifting voices of those around them.

Who are we? Eliza Hatch is a photographer, activist, speaker and founder of Cheer Up Luv, a photo series and platform dedicated to retelling stories of sexual harassment. Bee Illustrates is a queer, non-binary, illustrator who uses their art to educate and inform on a range of topics like feminism, mental health and queerness.

Hysterical will bring together creatives from multiple disciplines including photography, illustration, film, textiles and digital media whose work focuses on issues such as identity, race, sexual harassment, gender, politics and more. Exhibiting artists include; Alice Skinner, Tayo Adekunle, Florence Winter Hill, Alia Romagnoli, Linnet Panashe Rubaya, Iga Bielawska, Eleanor West, Samiira Garane, Beth Suzanna, Charlie J Fitz, Sara Jardine, Josie Devine, Ophelia Arc, Florence Poppy Deary, Jodie Bateman, Molly Piper Greaves, Caitlin Binks, Eliza Hatch and Bee Anderson.

The theme of the show is to subvert the notion of “attention-seeking” or “dramatic” women* and reclaim words that have historically been used to oppress people of marginalised genders when speaking out on the issues they face. By amplifying the work of artists and activists using their voices for change, Hysterical will show how young creatives are responding to the world around them and using art as a tool for advocacy.

During the one week show, Hysterical will host a panel discussion and workshop within the gallery space. The workshop will be hosted by GrrlZine Fair, and the panellists include; Gina Martin, Prishita Maheshwari-Aplin, Cathy Reay, Tori West, Maxine Williams and India Ysabel. We are proud to say that this exhibition is supporting UN Women UK and Mermaids.

PRIVATE VIEW: 24.03.2022 6-9pm

LOCATION: no format Gallery, Casting House, Moulding Lane, Deptford, SE14 6BN

PRESS KIT: Google Drive Link

CONTACT: beecheerupluv@gmail.com

Bankside Gallery is the home of the Royal Watercolour Society and the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers. Situated on the South Bank in central London and sitting next door to Tate Modern, it is just a bridge away from the City. For over 30 years, the gallery’s vibrant exhibition programme has celebrated the very best in contemporary art, as well as playing host to some of the UK’s leading art competitions.

There are 2 of Linnets works available on view and for purchase

Seen (2020) - Winner of the Emerging artist award 2020

Seeing (2020)

Open daily 11am to 6pm – Free Entry
Thames Riverside, 48 Hopton Street, London SE1

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Saul Hay Gallery, Manchester is very proud to present INVIOLABLE – Joy as a form of resistance An exhibition of new paintings by Linnet Panashe Rubaya

Acclaimed artist Christopher Cook (2017 New Light Exhibition First Prizewinner, 2019 Sunny Art Prize, First Prizewinner London/Shanghai) who has been mentoring Linnet as part of her Saul Hay Emerging Artist Award says: "Linnet Rubaya's paintings overwrite black trauma with personal joy, conjuring from collective pain these sensual, sinewy evocations of the ecstasy of human relationships."

In selecting Linnet Rubaya as the winner of the Saul Hay Emerging Artist Award at New Light I was first drawn to the strength and confidence of the application of colour and form. The urgency and contemporary relevance of the people portrayed, and the sympathy and joy of that portrayal struck such a chord. Linnet is clearly an amazing young talent and we are excited to be bringing her solo show to Manchester. Ian Hay, Director of Saul Hay Gallery

Established in 2010, New Light celebrates and promotes Northern art, supporting both well-known and emerging artists by offering some of the region's best awards and opportunities with the biennial New Light Prize Exhibition, which is fast becoming one of the UK's largest and most talked about open exhibitions.

Originally due to exhibit in 2020, this exciting collection of around 150 works will be on display in the gallery from 4 June - 29 August.

There are 2 of Linnets works available on view and for purchase

Seen (2020) - Winner of the Emerging artist award 2020

Seeing (2020)