Charmaine Watkiss is the daughter of Jamaicans who came to post-war Britain in the 1960s when immigration from former colonies was encouraged to help with the significant labour shortage.
1 August 2022
Bloomberg New Contemporaries which has recently opened their 2019 edition at Leeds Art Gallery is a must-see exhibition for those trying to keep their finger on the pulse of the emerging art emanating from the UK’s top art colleges.
19 September 2019
Four Yorkshire art galleries, including two Art Fund Museum of the Year winners, have secured funding of £750,000 in order to organise an international sculpture triennial, titled Yorkshire Sculpture International.
18 July 2017
Leeds Art Gallery has removed its collection to welcome the 42 artists showing in the eighth edition of the British… Read More
12 October 2015
A significant new exhibition featuring the work of sculptor Bruce McLean has opened at the Leeds Art Gallery. The show… Read More
15 February 2014
