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Lucy Skaer, 'Me, Me, Me, Me', 2012. Resin, celluloid film, 23.5 x 15.5 x 4 cm each. Courtesy Peter Freeman, Inc. New York / Paris © Lucy Skaer. Photo credit: Cadre en Seine Choi
2017/2018 Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

Lucy Skaer

Much of Lucy Skaer’s work is focused on materials, the meanings that emanate from them and the transformation those meanings can go through. Her diverse practice draws its inspiration from…
Martine Syms, still from A Pilot For A Show About Nowhere, 2015
2016/17 Leeds Art Gallery

Martine Syms

Martine Syms A Pilot For A Show About Nowhere 2015 Two-channel video, colour, sound 24:29 min Edition 5 of 5 (+ 1 AP) A major work by LA-based artist Martine…
Hayley Tompkins, Chair, 2013, Acrylic paint, chair, 82 x 39 x 44 cm. Courtesy the artist and The Modern Art Institute/ Toby Webster Ltd, Glasgow.
2015 Touchstones Rochdale

Hayley Tompkins

Hayley Tompkins (b.1971) was born in Bedfordshire and is based in Glasgow. Her work has featured in British Art Show 8 (touring 2015–17) and other past projects include solo exhibitions at Drawing Room, Hamburg (2015),…
Still from Hito Steyerl, 'Abstract', 2012, Double screen two channel HD video with sound, 7 minutes and 30 seconds. Edition of 7, with 2 APs. Presented to GoMA by the Contemporary Art Society through the Collections Fund, 2016.
2015 GoMA - Glasgow Museum of Modern Art

Hito Steyerl

The acquisition of Abstract (2012) by the Contemporary Art Society for GoMA is the first work by the artist to enter a UK public collection.
Kateřina Šedá, Líšeň Profile (2010). Image courtesy of Kateřina Šedá; photography by Michal Hladik, 2010
2009/10 Museum Sheffield

Kateřina Šedá

Líšeň Profile (2010) drawings on paper Museums Sheffield’s current focus for the visual art collections is the broad theme of identity. This is a thread which runs throughout the art collections,…
Donald Rodney Land of Milk and Honey II (1997) Glass vitrine, copper coins, milk 168 x 61 x 31cm. © Birmingham Museums Trust. Photo: David Rowan .
2014 Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery

Donald Rodney

Donald Rodney (1961–1998, Birmingham, UK) was a leading figure in Britain’s BLK Art Group of the 1980s and became recognised as one of the most innovative artists of his generation. Rodney’s work appropriated images from…
Ben Rivers Ah, Liberty! (2008) 16mm anamorphic / B&W / sound 20 minutes. Images from Ah Liberty! (2008) courtesy the artist and Kate MacGarry, London.
2014 Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

Ben Rivers

Ben Rivers (b.1972, Somerset, UK) lives and works in London. Rivers is an artist working with 16mm film and is known for his meditative portraits of alternative ways of living. His work…
Paul Scott Cookworthy, Body Sherds and Plymouth Rock (2014) for Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery Ceramic collage in customised, former print tray 43 x 46cm – Alkalon, Pountney and St Vincent’s Rock(s) (2014) for Bristol Museum and Art Gallery Ceramic collage in customised, former print tray 43 x 46cm – Ladies of Llangollen, Dillwyn and Cow Creamers (2014) for National Museum Wales, Amgueddfa Cymru Ceramic collage in customised, former print tray 43 x 46cm – Toxteth Park, Herculaneum, and Liver Birds (2014) for National Museums Liverpool Ceramic collage in customised, former print tray 43 x 46cm. © Paul Scott. Image courtesy Plymouth City Council.
2015 Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery

Paul Scott

Paul Scott (b.1953, Darley Dale, UK) is based in rural Cumbria. Paul’s commissioned work can be found in public places in Carlisle, Gateshead and Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He has also completed large-scale works in Hanoi, Vietnam and…
Scott’s Cumbrian Blue(s) – Wallendorf Porcelain Tile with 4 Porcelain Summer Tree ‘Shots’ – Porcelain (2013) In-glaze decals and gold lustre 25 x 5 x 20cm. Image ©Birmingham Museums Trust
2015 Bury Art Gallery

Paul Scott

Paul Scott (b.1953, Darley Dale, UK) is based in rural Cumbria. Paul’s commissioned work can be found in public places in Carlisle, Gateshead and Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He has also completed large-sca le works in Hanoi, Vietnam…
Long After Tonight (Film Stills) (2005–06) Series of 4 C-type prints on Diasec 23.2 x 38.5 x .25cm each. Image © the artist Courtesy the artist and Workplace Gallery, UK
2015 Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Matt Stokes

Matt Stokes (b.1973, Penzance, UK) has lived and worked in the North East since 1993. Recent solo exhibitions include Site Gallery, Sheffield (2014); Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool (2014); Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne…

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