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Bodil Manz, Rain, 2017. Courtesy Oxford Ceramics Gallery, 2017. Photo credit: Michael Harris
Recent Acquisitions 29 May 2018 By Charlotte dos Santos

CAS Omega Fund acquires porcelain vessel by Bodil Manz for The Collection and Usher Gallery, Lincoln
Claudette Johnson ‘Standing Figure’ 2017. Courtesy the artist and Hollybush Gardens
Recent Acquisitions 26 Apr 2018 By Charlotte dos Santos

Striking new painting by Claudette Johnson acquired for Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
Caroline Walker, Dandar Bathers, 2015. Oil on paper, 44 x 39.5 cm. Image courtesy the Artist and Project B Gallery, Milan
Recent Acquisitions 28 Mar 2018 By Christine Takengny

Suite of works by Caroline Walker acquired for Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate
Mark Leckey, Dream English Kid, 1964 - 1999 AD, 2015, 4:3 film, 5.1 surround sound , duration 23 minutes. Image courtesy the Artist and Cabinet, London.
Recent Acquisitions 21 Feb 2018 By Franka Blok

Mark Leckey’s ‘Dream English Kid 1964 – 1999 AD’ acquired for Tate
Babi Badalov, ‘I am IdealEast/ Refugee Crysis/ Kennedy’, 2015. Ensemble of three paintings on fabric, 33 x 143 cm, 114 x 198 cm, 63 x 69 cm. Courtesy of the artist
Recent Acquisitions 24 Jan 2018 By Franka Blok

Three paintings by Azerbaijani artist Babi Badalov acquired for Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art
Ann Van Hoey, Ferrari Red Vessel, 2014. Presented to Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums through the Omega Fund, 2016/17. Courtesy Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums Collections.
Recent Acquisitions 21 Dec 2017 By Franka Blok

Ferrari-red ceramic piece by Ann Van Hoey acquired for Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
Assemble, 'Granby Workshop, First Collection: Products and Process', 2015. Mixed media, Dimensions variable. Presented by the Contemporary Art Society through the Omega Fund with the support of Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, 2016/17
Recent Acquisitions 30 Nov 2017 By Franka Blok

Products from Assemble’s Turner Prize-winning project acquired for Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art
Lothar Götz, Retreat for the Good Shepherd, 2017. Acrylic on board, 120 x 90 cm. Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 2016/17
Recent Acquisitions 26 Oct 2017 By Franka Blok

Painting by Lothar Götz donated to The Collection and Usher Gallery, Lincoln
Kate Davis, Eight Blocks or a Field (Bone Doll I), 2013. Image courtesy the artist.
Recent Acquisitions 28 Sep 2017 By Franka Blok

Four portraits of “dolls” by Kate Davis donated to the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
The artist making the work on-site. Image courtesy Jessica Warboys.
Recent Acquisitions 31 Aug 2017 By Franka Blok

Specially commissioned ‘Sea Painting’ by Jessica Warboys acquired by the CAS for Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne
Lubaina Himid, Allow Your Friends to Meet Your Enemies, 2011. Acrylic and pencil on paper, collage, magazine pages (2 parts), 33.5 x 28cm, 71 x 102cm. Image courtesy the artist.
Recent Acquisitions 26 Jul 2017 By Franka Blok

Diptych by 2017 Turner Prize-nominee Lubaina Himid acquired for Gallery Oldham
Neil Brownsword, Waster, 2011. Ceramic industrial archaeology, dimensions variable. Image courtesy the artist.
Recent Acquisitions 28 Jun 2017 By Franka Blok

Installation by Neil Brownsword acquired for The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

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