Our collection

Photograph of an outdoor sculpture of the head of Friedrich Engels.

Public Sculpture

A small number of public sculptures on Peel Park campus

Portraits

University of Salford Chancellor and Vice Chancellor portraits by our staff and students.

Blue background. Foreground a rainbow pegged on a washing line.

Prints

A collection including late pop, optical and abstract artworks.

A black and white photograph of African-Indian artist Albert Adams, likely in his 20s at the time, sat in front of a large semi abstract, semi figurative painting in the studio.

Special collection: Albert Adams

Works by the South African expressionist painter.

A video installation showing a woman in a supermarket. The screen is in a basement with speakers at either side and exposed pipes on the ceiling.

Chinese Contemporary Art

Contemporary artists from mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and the diaspora.

Mandy Payne, In Limbo (2017). Spray paint, oil paint, tape, archival matt varnish on concrete. © Mandy Payne.

From the North

Artworks by artists from or based in the north of England.

About the Digital

Artworks about, or made using, digital technologies; including a collection of artists' film.

The University of Salford has been collecting artworks since the late 1960s and exists for the benefit of staff, students and the public. The Collection contains around 700 items which are stored and displayed on campus and are available for loan to museums and galleries in the UK and internationally.