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Linder, Untitled, 1979, photomontage, 27 x 22 cm. Photo: Todd White. © Linder. Courtesy the artist & Modern Art, London
Recent Acquisitions 27 Mar 2019 By Jameela Thurloway

The CAS acquires a 1979 collage by Linder for Hatton Gallery, Newcastle University
Malene Hartmann Rasmussen, 'Nightfall', 2015. Ceramics (earthenware) glazed with ceramic transfers, 17 x 45 x 45 cm. Presented to Swindon Museum & Art Gallery by the Contemporary Art Society through the Omega Fund, 2018/19. Photo: Sylvain Deleu
Recent Acquisitions 26 Feb 2019 By Jameela Thurloway

The CAS acquires ceramic piece by Malene Hartmann Rasmussen for Swindon Museum & Art Gallery
Chiara Camoni, 'Sister 1' (2017). Photo credit: Christian Mooney / Courtesy of Arcade, London
Recent Acquisitions 30 Jan 2019 By CAS Team

The CAS acquires bold new work by Chiara Camoni for Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art.
Lubna Chowdhary, ‘Late in the Afternoon’, 2018. Image courtesy the artist
Recent Acquisitions 18 Dec 2018 By Christine Takengny

The CAS acquires ceramic tableau by Lubna Chowdhary for Gallery Oldham
Sonia Boyce, Six Acts, 2018. Six-screen film and wallpaper installation, 15 min. Photography by Michael Pollard.
Recent Acquisitions 29 Nov 2018 By Christine Takengny

The CAS acquires installation by Sonia Boyce for Manchester Art Gallery based on her takeover of the gallery in January 2018
Susan Philipsz, Seven Tears, 2016. Image courtesy National Galleries of Scotland © the artist
Recent Acquisitions 23 Oct 2018 By Christine Takengny

The CAS acquires a major sound installation by Scottish artist Susan Philipsz for the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
Helen Cammock, ‘Untitled 1’ from the series ‘Shouting in Whispers’, 2017. Hand-pulled screenprint, edition 2 of 3. 102 x 72cm.
Recent Acquisitions 27 Sep 2018 By Christine Takengny

The CAS acquires two sets of powerful screen prints by Helen Cammock for Reading Museum
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
Recent Acquisitions 30 Aug 2018 By CAS Team

The CAS acquires a pair of characteristic lozenges by Lucy Skaer for Aberdeen Art Gallery
Fox Talbot's Articles of Glass (all that are left), 2017. Courtesy Cornelia Parker and Alan Cristea Gallery, London. © Cornelia Parker 2017
Recent Acquisitions 25 Jul 2018 By Charlotte dos Santos

The CAS acquires a set of nine polymer photogravure etchings by Cornelia Parker for Cartwright Hall, Bradford
Helene Appel, Dishwater, 2017. Watercolour and acrylic on linen, 89 x 60 cm. © Helene Appel. Courtesy The Approach, London. Photo: FXP photography
Recent Acquisitions 26 Jun 2018 By Charlotte dos Santos

The CAS acquires two unusual trompe l’oeil paintings by Helene Appel for Williamson Art Gallery and Museum, Birkenhead
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

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