A large pencil drawing by artist Rachel Goodyear. A hyena stands on a wooden side table, facing the viewer

Rachel Goodyear, Spectre (Hyena), 2021, 90cm x 125cm, pencil on paper. Image courtesy Michael Pollard

Exhibition: Stirrings – Rachel Goodyear

Rachel Goodyear: Stirrings
15 July 2022 – 26 February 2023
Salford Museum & Art Gallery

Stirrings is a major solo exhibition by internationally recognised north-west based artist Rachel Goodyear. It has been co-commissioned by Grundy Art Gallery and the University of Salford Art Collection and includes new large-scale drawings and a new animation, alongside a selection of existing drawings. While the animation shows Goodyear experimenting with structure and sound, the new works on paper see the artist working at a scale larger than ever before.


Click here to read more about the exhibition and it’s journey to Salford.

Click here to read Lucy Holt’s review of the exhibition during it’s time on display at The Grundy Art, Blackpool.

Rachel Goodyear: Stirrings is accompanied by an essay from Dr. Catriona McAra.
The text, co-commissioned by Grundy Art Gallery and the University of Salford Art Collection is available here: Rachel Goodyear_Stirrings_Dr. Catriona McAra

LARGE FORMAT TEXT HERE: Rachel Goodyear_Stirrings_Dr. Catriona McAra_LARGE

Installation View: Stirrings – Rachel Goodyear, 2022. Image: Salford Museum and Art Gallery.

Upcoming events:

Image: Rachel Goodyear installing Stirrings

Event: Rachel Goodyear: Stirrings – Artist Tour
2pm, Sat 24th September
Salford Museum & Art Gallery

Join the curators and artist Rachel Goodyear for an informal tour of her exhibition Stirrings at Salford Museum & Art Gallery on Saturday 24 September at 2pm.

Refreshments provided at the end of the tour with an opportunity to chat to Rachel and the curators. To reserve your free place, click here.

A large pencil drawing by artist Rachel Goodyear. A hyena stands on a wooden side table, facing the viewer
Rachel Goodyear, Spectre (Hyena), 2021, 90cm x 125cm, pencil on paper. Image courtesy Michael Pollard

Event: Rachel Goodyear in conversation with Dr. Catriona McAra
5.30 – 7pm, Thurs 27th October
New Adelphi Studio Theatre

University of Salford Art Collection is delighted to host an in conversation event between artist Rachel Goodyear and writer and curator Dr Catriona McAra, chaired by Assistant Curator Stephanie Fletcher.

Having written a short essay to accompany the presentation of Stirrings at the Grundy Art Gallery in Spring, Catriona will dive deeper into Rachel’s new work, discussing themes of feminism, surrealism and the human-animal psyche. 

To reserve your free place, click here.

Plan your visit:

This exhibition is on display at Salford Museum & Art Gallery until the 26th of Februray 2022. Click here to plan your visit and for the latest opening times, access informaiton, and Covid-19 visitor guidance. Admission is free, but donations are welcome.