Rawlinson is an abstract painter primarily working in oils. His work explores the natural world, with a particular focus on lichen – a symbiotic natural organism. His new work 'The birds will sing, that you are part of everything' is now on show as a part of Catalyst: Celebrating 10 years of the Graduate Scholarship Programme. Read more about it here!
Lizzie King uses analogue and digital printmaking and photography to explore the ‘narratives of our human-centred universe’. This work was one of two pieces commissioned for Rediscovering Salford in 2020, a city-wide project inviting artists to respond to green spaces in the city. Read more about it here!
Jack Jameson’s work presents a model utopia, inspired by mythology and folklore. In this world nature prevails, and the ‘forest nymph, water siren and rock troll dwell in in harmony – free to be’. The work combines craft, costume, 3D scanning, printing and rendering, photography, and animation - now on show at CATALYST: Celebrating 10 Years of the Graduate Scholarship Programme. Read more about it here!
Glazzard is a photographer and creative director working across personal, commercial and editorial fields. Their series LGBT+ Letters serves to counter the ‘complete lack of queer visibility’ the artist was met with upon coming- out while at secondary school; and aims to challenge the ‘stale stereotypes’ that still hamper the LGBTQIA+ community. - now on show at CATALYST: Celebrating 10 Years of the Graduate Scholarship Programme. Read more about it here!
‘Call to Industry’ is a ‘tongue-in-cheek exploration of Manchester’s fetishisation of industrial spaces and history, via a parody cult initiation video for an organisation which worships industry’ - now on show at CATALYST: Celebrating 10 Years of the Graduate Scholarship Programme. Read more about it here!
'A piece of something bigger' (2018) is a film by artist Elliott Flanagan, exploring class subcultures, and personal and social histories. It was shown as part of Art Film Season, but is back for CATALYST: Celebrating 10 Years of the Graduate Scholarship Programme. Read more about it here!
Alena Ruth Donely exhibits at our new exhibitions CATALYST with their piece 'Wavy Lady', 2020. Find out more here!
Aidan Doyle's work explores the relationship with the inner self and the outside world. Using fragmented imagery devoid of original context, the artist considers the choices we have to make on how we portray ourselves to the world: what we choose to share and perform, and what we choose to hide from view. Read more about it here!
Rorschach Women is part of a larger body of work titled Bathing in the Rorschach. Using a Go Pro camera submerged underwater, the artist captures ethereal and fluid moments, which are then digitally manipulated to create intriguing semi-abstracted imagery, intricate patterns, and symmetrical forms. Read more about it here!
Memory Compression (2017) is an audiovisual work by Joe Beedles, combining digital video, music, and generative technologies. It is currently being presented as part of CATALYST: Celebrating 10 Years of the Graduate Scholarship Programme. Read more about it here!