Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool

New Radicals: From Sickert to Freud

Focusing on the Walker Art Gallery’s impressive collection of early 20th century British masterpieces. The exhibition includes responses to Impressionism and works by members of groups such as the Camden Town and London Group, through to independent figures including Ceri Richards, L.S. Lowry, Cecil Collins and Stanley Spencer. The display will explore the development of art in Britain from the start of the 20th century to the period just after the Second World War exploring the stories behind these unique works of art.

Suitable for

• All ages

When

10am-5pm

Admission

Free admission

Flashback: Bridget Riley

Flashback is the first in a new series of monographic exhibitions from the Arts Council Collection; each exhibition
will bring together outstanding early works by high profile
British artists, and set them against major recent works
borrowed from the artists themselves. The series launches
at the Walker Art Gallery with internationally renowned
abstract painter Bridget Riley. It tracks her career from its sensational beginnings in the early 1960s, to the ambitious and powerful works of recent years.

Suitable for

• All ages

When

10am-5pm

The Rise of Women Artists

Tracking the historical changes influencing women artists, this exhibition explores the similarities and differences between the status and careers of women working in different areas within the fine and decorative arts fields as reflected in the collections of the Walker Art Gallery.
A rich variety of work from both recent and contemporary painters and designers such as Paula Rego, Helen Chadwick, Louise Bourgeois and Alison Britton will be shown alongside historic works drawn from the Gallery’s collections. Includes paintings, prints, textiles and ceramics.

Suitable for

• All ages

When

10am-5pm

Admission

Free admission