Portrait by Suman Kaur to Feature in Leeds Artists Show 2023
1st February 2023
An exciting new cultural showcase will showcase the remarkable talent and diversity of Leeds’s artists at the city’s art gallery next month, and feature Brushing, a portrait by QEST Scholar Suman Kaur.
Leeds Art Gallery has gathered a stunning selection of contemporary artworks submitted by artists working across different disciplines for the first open exhibition at Leeds Art Gallery in more than a decade, which will open on February 15 2023.
Last October, the gallery issued an open call to the city’s painters, sculptors, photographers, moving image artists, and artists working in all media, to put their work forward for the show.
And over the past few months, an expert panel has been carefully selecting work which celebrates the talent and diversity of the local arts scene, and which explores some of the key themes and concerns of artists working currently in Leeds. The Leeds Artists Show coincides with the ground-breaking Leeds 2023 Year of Culture – a year-long celebration of culture in Leeds.
The exhibition also introduces the next generation of artists with drawings and paintings by 21 young people from Leeds primary schools. Part of the project has been supported by Leeds 2023 and is connected to The Wild Escape, a major new project uniting hundreds of museums and schools in a celebration of UK wildlife and creativity.
Jane Bhoyroo, principal keeper at Leeds Art Gallery, who was part of the selection panel for Leeds Artists Show 2023, said: “There are many brilliant & dedicated artists working in the city today and I see Leeds Artists Show 2023 as a declaration of love to the Leeds art scene.”
QEST Scholar and winner of the BBC Big Painting Challenge 2017, Suman Kaur, is delighted to have had work selected for the show. She said: “Leeds has a lot of artistic talent, and a lot of it comes from diverse backgrounds, so it’s important that these communities are given opportunities to succeed. It’s great to see the local art scene changing to become more inclusive and I’m thrilled to be a part of this exhibition.”
Leeds Artists Show is open 15 February – 30 April 2023 at Leeds Art Gallery.
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