The Hatton Gallery are exploring the work of Scottish artist Wilhelmina Barns-Graham with a large-scale exhibition entitled ‘Paths to Abstraction’. I’ve got a tea-towel with a Wilhelmina Barns-Graham print on it. Get me! If you don’t know her work then yo…

Ancient Egypt has long since attracted the attention of artists and designers, and a new exhibition at the Laing Art Gallery is delving deep into this particular fascination. When one thinks of ancient Egypt, one invariably thinks of it in highly visual t…

‘Valkyrie’ is coming to MIMA Garden to light up your world. I’d not usually encourage anyone to step outside in February, but I’m going to make an exception for ‘Valkyrie’. This new light sculpture from artist Alison Smith and technologist Matt Collins wi…

Catherine Forsyth & Helen Pailing were awarded bursaries to develop new work as part of the National Glass Centre Prize. This exhibition presents their research to date. Pailing (work pictured): “It has been fascinating to see the tiny hairs on my babies …

Newcastle Contemporary Art is hosting a retrospective of the work of Sally Madge. She died in 2020, but her works continues to challenge and delight. Sally Madge had the ability to come at the commonplace from an oblique angle to transfigure it totally. “…

‘The Northern Art Gala’ is a magnificent showcase of creative talent that is lighting up venues right across Tees Valley. ‘The Northern Art Gala’, which features artworks and installations by The Northern School of Art’s art and design postgraduate artist…

Football-inspired artwork is on display at Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens, which features work from 50 artists. I love Christy Burdock’s ‘Grace and Eloquence’ (pictured), which shows two women footballers playing in a park. She comments: “When I watch…

Lucie Rie (1902-1995) pushed ceramics into some very interesting directions. A retrospective of her work is currently on show at Mima. Both inventive and experimental, Lucie Rie is among the most celebrated potters of the twentieth century. She innovated …

‘Harvest: Fruit Gathering’ at the National Glass Centre brings together two of the UK’s leading glass artists: Rachael Woodman and Neil Wilkin. These look good enough to eat, do they not? Please don’t, though – you’d almost certainly die the most agonisin…

If you’re looking to give yourself a real treat this festive season, then I’d advise a trip to the wonderful Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle where they’re staging a retrospective of one of the UK’s most beloved illustrators: Raymond Briggs. Raymond Briggs’…

‘The Lost Spells: Listening to a Landscape of Voices’ is an immersive exhibition featuring original artwork, soundscapes and interactive experiences. ‘The Lost Spells…’ features artwork and words by artist Jackie Morris and writer Robert Mcfarlane, which …

Gail-Nina Anderson checks out BALTIC’s latest shows and pulls out four plums. Once upon a time, even within the living memory of BALTIC-goers, contemporary art prided itself on an ivory tower approach, where formal qualities were headlined over content, v…

‘Permanent Marker’ is a solo exhibition by Manchester-based artist Nina Chua, which you can see at Workplace Foundation. I love the feeling you get when you pop the top off a brand new marker pen (and no, I not talking about the heady aroma). When you’re …