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New Acquisitions 19/20
The Arts Council Collection continue to support and promote British art and artists by buying their work at an early or critical stage in their career. Explore the 38 artworks by 21 artists acquired for the nation in 2019-20.

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Artist Profiles
Discover more about artists from the Collection in our archive of monthly artist profiles, featuring contributions from artists, writers and curators from across the UK.

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Sculpture by Women Since 1945
Explore some of the artists and artworks featured in our major new touring exhibition, Breaking the Mould - challenging the male-dominated narratives of post-war British sculpture.

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Educational Outing from Handsworth from Inside series

Burke, Vanley

Educational Outing from Handsworth from Inside series

1968

Regine

Warren, Rebecca

Regine

2007

Youth, Jarrow

Killip, Chris

Youth, Jarrow

1976

Slow Movement

Caro, Anthony

Slow Movement

1965

We Two Boys Together Clinging

Hockney, David

We Two Boys Together Clinging

1961

Nunhead

Hiorns, Roger

Nunhead

2004

+ and -

Hatoum, Mona

+ and -

1994

Spirit Jar

Perry, Grayson

Spirit Jar

1994

Movement in Squares

Riley, Bridget

Movement in Squares

1961

True To Size

Phillipson, Heather

True To Size

2015

Girl in a Green Dress

Freud, Lucian

Girl in a Green Dress

1954

Self Portrait with Fried Eggs (from Self Portraits series 1990-98)

Lucas, Sarah

Self Portrait with Fried Eggs (from Self Portraits series 1990-98)

1996

untitled: dunce

Barlow, Phyllida

untitled: dunce

2015

Figure in Blue

Johnson, Claudette

Figure in Blue

2018

Jym in the Studio

Auerbach, Frank

Jym in the Studio

1963

Gedser

Tillmans, Wolfgang

Gedser

2004

Things I associate with you

Phillips, Ciara

Things I associate with you

2014

Popcorn Shells

Ofili, Chris

Popcorn Shells

1995

Head VI

Bacon, Francis

Head VI

1949

Hippy Dialectics

Mellors, Nathaniel

Hippy Dialectics

2010

Sleeper

Unwin, Phoebe

Sleeper

2012

Oh Hélène, J'erre en ma chambre (Oh Helen, I roam my room) Poemes et Planches - Jules Laforgue French Edition B

Caulfield, Patrick

Oh Hélène, J'erre en ma chambre (Oh Helen, I roam my room) Poemes et Planches - Jules Laforgue French Edition B

1973

BRIDGIT

Prodger, Charlotte

BRIDGIT

2016

Loop

Organ, Margaret

Loop

1978

Latest News

Grayson Perry's The Vanity of Small Differences to open at The Exchange, Penzance


11 Sep 2020

As part of the Arts Council Collection National Partners Programme, Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange will show Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences from 3 Oct 2020 – 2 Jan 2021, before the exhibition tours into 2021. 

The Vanity of Small Differences is a series of six large-scale tapestries by the Turner-Prize winning artist Grayson Perry, and which are now in the Arts Council Collection.

“Few artists have made a greater contribution to the general...
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New Acquisitions
One can make out the surface only by...

Rickards, Hannah

One can make out the surface only by...

2017

b. 1979

Warrender

Watt, Alison

Warrender, 2016

b. 1965

Maske XVI

Baldock, Jonathan

Maske XVI, 2019

b. 1980

Untitled

Allington, Edward

Untitled, 1986

b. 1951

Trigon

Newton, Duncan

Trigon, 1999

b. 1948

Minotaur

Wright, Clifton

Minotaur, 2017

b. 1982

Snack 16

Flood-Paddock, Jessie

Snack 16, 2015

b. 1977

Self Portrait From Mirror Three

Wright, Clifton

Self Portrait From Mirror Three, 2018

b. 1982

Over the Horizon

Richardson, Emily

Over the Horizon, 2012

b. 1971

Bird with Stretched Neck

Schwindt, Grace

Bird with Stretched Neck, 2018

b. 1979

Still Life in a White Cube

Moth, Charlotte

Still Life in a White Cube, 2019

b. 1978

The Prince of Homburg

Staff, Patrick

The Prince of Homburg, 2019

b. 1987

Self Portrait From Mirror One

Wright, Clifton

Self Portrait From Mirror One, 2018

b. 1982

Snakes and Ladders

Carruthers, Derek

Snakes and Ladders, 2016

b. 1935

Shrooms

Leung, Ghislaine

Shrooms, 2016

b. 1980

The Mountain, Time After Time

Talbot, Emma

The Mountain, Time After Time, 2016

b. 1969

Maske LXX

Baldock, Jonathan

Maske LXX, 2019

b. 1980

Resting

Schwindt, Grace

Resting, 2018

b. 1979

Self Portrait From Mirror Two

Wright, Clifton

Self Portrait From Mirror Two, 2018

b. 1982

KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN, versi...

Dean, Danielle

KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN, versi...

2018

b. 1982

The Silent Song of the Shell

Allington, Edward

The Silent Song of the Shell, 1983

b. 1951

Self Portrait From Mirror Four

Wright, Clifton

Self Portrait From Mirror Four, 2018

b. 1982

Fenced Horizons

Zia, Partou

Fenced Horizons, 2005

b. 1958

between a whisper and a cry

Whittle, Alberta

between a whisper and a cry, 2019

b. 1980

Light of My Life

Cluett, Shelagh

Light of My Life, 1984

b. 1947

Untitled

Cluett, Shelagh

Untitled, 1981

b. 1947

Borrowed Picasso Portrait

Wright, Clifton

Borrowed Picasso Portrait, 2017

b. 1982

Green Breath

Zia, Partou

Green Breath, 2006

b. 1958

Rose and Painter

Oxlade, Roy

Rose and Painter, 1987

b. 1929

Object Interviews (Parts I, II, & II...

Hough, Patrick

Object Interviews (Parts I, II, & II...

2013

b. 1989

And If In A Thousand Years

Hough, Patrick

And If In A Thousand Years, 2017

b. 1989

Maske XVII

Baldock, Jonathan

Maske XVII, 2019

b. 1980

Thursday

Newton, Duncan

Thursday, 2001

b. 1948

Snack 20

Flood-Paddock, Jessie

Snack 20, 2015

b. 1977

Metropolitan Egypt From the East / O...

Allington, Edward

Metropolitan Egypt From the East / O...

1987

b. 1951

Mask XXVIII

Baldock, Jonathan

Mask XXVIII, 2019

b. 1980

Position

Schwindt, Grace

Position, 2018

b. 1979

Swan

Syed, Alia

Swan, 1986

b. 1964

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