Paul Foster’s landscapes take in the mesh of shadows that other painters often overlook. You can see his latest work at the Art Centre in Washington. Landscapes don’t have to include a nice view of some hills with maybe a couple of fleecy clouds passing b…

There’s a region-wide programme of cultural events taking place across the region this year – celebrating the fact that the Lindisfarne Gospels are coming to the Laing Art Gallery – and one of the most compelling is ‘Still Point’ in Berwick. ‘Still Point’…

Joanne Coates’ ‘Daughters of the Soil’ exhibition at Vane explores the role of women in agriculture in Northumberland and the Scottish Borders. Women make up 15% of the farming industry in the UK. Their contribution is significant but often overlooked, wi…

Mycelium is a root-like structure of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching, thread-like hyphae. It’s also the name of Newcastle University’s post graduate degree show. I’m sure there’s a good reason this show is called ‘Mycelium’, but that reason is …

The Spanish Gallery in Bishop Auckland have pulled off a real coup this summer by bringing two of the most famous depictions of Christ together. This is quite something. On loan from Glasgow is one of the most famous paintings held by any gallery in the U…

A new exhibition at South Shields Museum tells the proud story of shipbuilding and ship repair in South Tyneside. This show will feature a new series of works by the legendary South Shields artist Robert Olley (who painted the iconic ‘Westoe Netty’), whic…

The great British seaside holiday is being celebrated at the Bailiffgate Museum & Gallery in Alnwick. Who doesn’t love a seaside break? This fabulous show is a real celebration of that most British of pursuits and includes a fascinating collection of seas…

The Gallery at Gateshead Central Library are showcasing two north-east artists of South Asian heritage. Sofia Barton’s ‘Narivad’ (meaning Feminism in Sanskrit – work pictured) is an exploration of the Indian suffragettes who helped shape feminism on a glo…

Lubna Chowdhary’s work is absolutely fizzing with invention but hard to pigeonhole. Maybe that’s why we love it so much. Lubna Chowdhar was born in Tanzania to Indian parents. Later she would move to the north of England and then study ceramics at the Roy…

The Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art have a couple of superb exhibitions running at the minute including ‘Island’, which brings together a dynamic selection of artists to explore the notion of island life in Britain since 1945. I love Ian Macdonald’s…

We love Ryan Gander’s ‘Ghost Shop’, a betting shop in Sunderland city centre made entirely of glass. And it’s just one of four major glasswork commissions that are now open to the public at sites across the north-east. Ryan Gander’s ‘Ghost Shop’ is as nea…

‘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 …