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Wednesday, 5 March 2025

Artlyst: The Art Diary March 2025

For my March Art Diary for Artlyst I first highlight exhibitions in Essex (Firstsite, Focal Point and Beecroft Galleries) followed by group shows engaging with spirituality and social issues (St John’s Waterloo, National, Halcyon and Fitzrovia Galleries, Cambridge, Norfolk and Norwich Festivals, Sainsbury Centre) before ending with several solo or duo exhibitions (Elizabeth Xi Bauer, Serpentine North, Ikon, and Tache Galleries, Wallace Collection and The Stengel Collection), many of which draw on different faith traditions linking them back to the theme of the exhibition at St John’s Waterloo, Cloud of Witnesses:

"‘Cloud of Witnesses’ is an exhibition that showcases a unique set of artists who have come together to explore faith and divinity while provoking the viewer to think differently about how these have traditionally been portrayed. Working ecumenically and across different faiths, St John’s Waterloo and the Catholic Bishops’ Conference, advised by Art + Christianity, have come together to raise awareness, understanding and mutual respect for the collective witness of faith communities in the UK through this diverse display of artworks. Through the exhibition, they aspire to create a richer dialogue about how we see and understand faith, divinity and the value of creativity, drawing inspiration from different faiths, cultures and experiences.

The artworks represent or allude to persons or deities from any religion and from any era. These works, submitted by the artists via an open call in Autumn 2024, were selected by a panel of five judges who based their decision on the integrity of the exhibition theme, the innovation of style and technique as well as the creative skill in responding to an inter-faith and/or racial justice narrative. Including work by artists such as Iain Malcolm McKillop, Lorna May Wadsworth, Michael Takeo Magruder, Richard Kenton Webb, and Sophie Hacker, these are artworks that explore faith and divinity while provoking the viewer to think differently about how these have traditionally been portrayed. Racial justice and inter-faith integrity are the central inspiration for this exhibition."

For more on: Lorna May Wadsworth see here; Michael Takeo Magruder see here, here, here, and here; Richard Kenton Webb see here, here and here; and Sophie Hacker see here and here.

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