A new exhibition shines the spotlight on a remarkable group of Scottish artists establishing their position as the break-through moderns in the story of Scottish art. The Glasgow Girls and Boys brings together more than 30 paintings, including works from every signi cant member of the group, and focusses on the period between 1880-1895, when the Glasgow Girls and Boys were at the height of their international acclaim.
Art Gallery at the Brynmor Jones Library, University of Hull, Cottingham Rd, Hull, HU6 7RX hull.ac.uk/gallery
Donna Huanca, known for her immersive painterly installations, concludes Whitechapel Gallery’s series of artist-curated displays drawn from the Christen Sveaas Art collection. She addresses the entangled relationship between colonialism, displacement and self-recognition.
Gallery 7, Whitechapel Gallery London, 77-82 Whitechapel High St, London E1 7QX
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18th November 2022 to 7th January 2023
Iranian-American artist
Nasim Hantehzadeh will have her rst solo exhibition in Europe this autumn at Pippy Houldsworth Gallery. Working in oil, pastel and graphite – across both canvas and paper –Hantehzadeh brings together freewheeling gurative elements in vibrant and arresting compositions that allude to a range of references. These include Paleolithic cave paintings and indigenous
art from Mexico, Islamic architecture and ancient Persian rug patterns.
Hantehzadeh’s work draws on both personal and collective memory, with particular focus on liminal states of being. The artist returned to the United States – her country of birth – after being raised in Iran until early adulthood. Her deeply personal works re ect this cultural duality in the hybrid forms that occupy her paintings and drawings.
Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, 6 Heddon Street , London W1B 4BT houldsworth.co.uk
12th November 2022 to 19th February 2023
Kettle’s Yard will present an exhibition curated in dialogue with artists Paul Dash, Errol Lloyd and John Lyons. Alongside a selection of their own works, the artists will bring together the collections of Kettle’s Yard and The Fitzwilliam Museum for the rst time, assembling artworks that re ect the rich history and themes of carnival –from street parades to folklore and fauna. Kettle’s Yard , Castle Street, Cambridge CB3 0AQ kettlesyard.co.uk
17th November 2022 to 14th January 2023
This autumn, Victoria Miro will present The Conceptualists, an exhibition of new paintings by Hernan Bas. Bas is celebrated for works that, permeated by an aura of decadence and loaded with codes and double meanings, point to the intricacies of self- identity. The works in this exhibition follow a new theme, in which Bas’ protagonists engage in a variety of obsessive pursuits that, deemed strange under everyday circumstances, might be rationalised or even championed when considered as ‘conceptual art’.
Victoria Miro, 16 Wharf Road, London N1 7RW victoria-miro.com
This exhibition will explore the ways in which the enduring landscape of Sussex – and its fundamental elements; chalk, wood and water –have continually drawn the attention of artists and writers across the centuries. Through nearly 100 works of painting, photography, sculpture and print, the exhibition will present a multitude of responses to Sussex’s distinctive landscapes, from the chalk cli coastlines and rolling expanse of the South Downs, to dew ponds and woodlands.
Pallant House Gallery, 9 North Pallant, Chichester PO19 1TJ pallant.org.uk
It’s time to start filling your carts with Christmas gifts for your loved ones. Struggling to find something for an art-lover?
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Working from a blank canvas can be intimidating for any artist, which is one reason why ED FAIRBURN repurposes old maps, transforming them into beautiful, highly-detailed portraits. Niki Browes finds out about his practice
Edgware, Hendon and Mill Hill, carbon ink on pocket map, 40x44cm
In his final year studying illustration at Cardi University, Ed Fairburn became interested in context, intervention and the idea of ‘hijacking’ ordinary objects and surfaces in extraordinary ways. One of his most enjoyable e orts was a mail-based project, a series of illustrated envelopes, postcards and unusual objects: anything he could paint on and post, to create a forced gallery space within the postal system. Lots of the items he mailed were simply empty envelopes, which he used as canvases, but he also posted the odd puzzle, including a Rubik’s Cube placed inside a clear plastic bag with stamps and the words “solve me” written on
the outside. He wrote the delivery address across several faces of the cube, before jumbling it and dropping it into an extra wide post box. To his amazement, the postal workers solved the cube and delivered it back within a remarkable 24 hours.
The postal art is what sparked his interest in working on anything but plain paper. Alongside this, he has always had a longstanding love of drawing and painting people. In 2012, a few months after graduation, he bought a map, the rst of thousands. He found it in a charity shop, priced at 20p, and now often looks back on that purchase as the best investment he’s ever made. ▸
Last year’s British Art Prize winner LOTTA TEALE saw her career transformed as her win meant she was taken on by a central London gallery. To congratulate this year’s winners, she paints a scene from Jerusalem, where she now lives
It was melon season in Jerusalem, and I wanted to make the most of our sunny terrace to create a painting giving a sense of the luxuriousness of fresh watermelon on a hot day. I felt white wine was the perfect foil to evoke the deliciousness of a languid afternoon. I included the edge of the chair to give a sense of inviting the viewer to step inside and sit down. I aim to keep my paintings loose but accurate, with a certain liveliness of brush strokes which requires the viewer’s eye to do a bit of work. Because of this, painting in the sunshine is a welcome challenge as the constantly changing shadows require speed, decisiveness and precision along with a certain tolerance for chaos. I painted under the shade of an olive tree, having made the mistake a few days before of painting out in the 36-degree sunshine, but I consequently had to deal with constantly changing shadows on my canvas as well as on the subject, adding to the vitality of the experience.
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Jacksons linen panel, 40cmx50cm Ugo pleinair pochade and tripod EcoHouse odourless thinner
This year, I wanted to push myself to take on more interior paintings rather than just still life. [This] was a painting that was unusual in that it required almost no initial composition. In fact, I had only started the painting to try out a new canvas. That morning, I was looking for a still life arrangement, but when I walked by the washroom door, I was struck by the light coming through the window.
It didn’t require any studies to a rm that it would be worth my time; it was enough to simply paint. The combination of the plants,
the sink and the light really struck me. I wanted to capture a moment in time in an otherwise ordinary part of my house and convey a little bit of that whimsical magic; a little bit of that joy and mystery.
Painting has taught me to accept failure. But more, to notice how my brain reacts to protect me from that failure. It means I know myself that much better. Sometimes it’s almost funny how much a speci c subject seems to just keep landing punches on me. They can be great little competitors.
In every issue, we ask an artist to tell us about a piece of work that means a lot to them. This month, we speak to Canadian-Irish oil painter KAYLA MARTELLDreams of my Washroom, oil on stretched canvas, 50x60cm