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F. E. McWilliam at his retrospective exhibition at Tate, London. 1989, photograph by Anne-Katrin Purkiss. Commissioned by the Foreign Office Overseas Press Service. Photo credit: Anne-Katrin Purkiss

1989, photograph by Anne-Katrin Purkiss. Commissioned by the Foreign Office Overseas Press Service
NEW: COLLECTION IN FOCUS

The F. E. McWilliam Gallery and Studio: celebrating a sculptor's legacy

All about the sculptor born in Banbridge, County Down, and his rich oeuvre.

The Man of Sorrows. 1891, oil on panel by James Ensor (1860–1949). Photo credit: Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen, CC0

The Man of Sorrows
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The torments of James Ensor

On the troubled Belgian artist whose work is full of the symbols of death.

Carnations. 1913, oil on canvas by Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell (1883–1937). Photo credit: The Fleming Collection

Carnations
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Colour and Light: Scottish Colourists from The Fleming Collection

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    Behind the scenes at Art UK: 20 memories from 20 years 25 September 2023, Katey Goodwin
  • 'James Hunter (Black Draftee)' by Alice Neel
    Rediscovering Black Portraiture: unshackled, reimagined, seen 25 September 2023, Peter Brathwaite
  • Mrs Bowles, Wife of Canon Bowles, and Her Child
    The art of dressing: shaping fashion in Georgian England 13 September 2023, Lucy Ellis
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    Witches and wives, goddesses and gorgons: mythological women 12 September 2023, Ana Sampson
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    The Virgin and the vulva: sexual imagery and the Mother of God 31 August 2023, Emma Cieslik
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    People holding apples: an emotional artistic connection 22 August 2023, David Marshall and Hugh Fowler Wright
  • The Healing of the Man born Blind
    Double take: continuous narrative in Renaissance art 15 August 2023, Adam Wattam
  • Dream of the Moth
    Poetry and painting: Seamus Heaney, Colin Middleton and T. P. Flanagan 8 August 2023, Eva Isherwood-Wallace
  • Christ in the House of His Parents ('The Carpenter's Shop')
    Who were the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood? 7 August 2023, Andrew Shore
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    City girls: women in entertainment in Impressionist Paris 31 July 2023, Tegan Huskinson
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    Pauline Boty: a 'sixties blonde' 28 September 2023, Lynda Nead
  • 1925, wood engraving by Leon Underwood (1890–1975)
    Leon Underwood: cutting against the grain 22 September 2023, Tom Edwards
  • 1896, oil on panel by James Ensor (1860–1949)
    The torments of James Ensor 20 September 2023, Adam Wattam
  • Self Portrait
    James Smetham: Pre-Raphaelite outsider 8 September 2023, Thomas Dobson and Daniel Reed
  • North End Road
    A different world: Brian Hagger's London 29 August 2023, Henry Birks
  • Self-Portrait with Vivex One-Shot Camera
    Yevonde: photographing a galaxy of goddesses 24 August 2023, Clare Freestone
  • Sir Grayson Perry with 'Our Town'
    Grayson Perry: a serious sense of humour 9 August 2023, Ashley Davies
  • 1924 (?), watercolour on paper by David Jones (1895–1974)
    'Hill-rhythms': David Jones and Capel-y-ffin 3 August 2023, Peter Wakelin
  • Fighting Cock
    Basil Blackshaw: a Northern Irish artist who blazed his own trail 18 July 2023, Claire Dalton
  • Virginia Woolf (1882–1941)
    Stephen Tomlin: sculptor of the Bloomsbury Group 12 July 2023, Michael Bloch
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  • The Lady of Shalott
    'The Lady of Shalott': an Arthurian legend in Cornwall 5 September 2023, Natalie Rigby
  • An Old Woman ('The Ugly Duchess')
    Warts and all: Quentin Massys' 'The Ugly Duchess' 17 August 2023, Emma Capron
  • The Welcome
    Welcome home, 'The Welcome'! The journey of one man and his dog 30 June 2023, Amy Brunn
  • Detail of 'Christ Discovered in the Temple'
    Simone Martini's 'Christ Discovered in the Temple': a 700-year-old gilded wonder 6 June 2023, Adam Wattam
  • Stay Safe Mum (elbow elbow)
    Peter Davis's 'Stay Safe Mum (elbow elbow)' at Gallery Oldham 2 June 2023, Rebecca Hill
  • The Poet Reclining (Le Poète allongé)
    Chagall in the countryside: 'The Poet Reclining' 28 April 2023, Adam Wattam
  • The House Will Divide
    'The House will Divide' – an image of a remarkable time 10 April 2023, Amanda Croft
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    Sculpture in the City returns to London with 18 public artworks for 2023 19 September 2023, Samantha Greer
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    Lakeland Arts: Abbot Hall launches on Bloomberg Connects 24 July 2023, Jolif Guest
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    Valence House Museum launches on Bloomberg Connects 17 July 2023, Jolif Guest
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    Christchurch Mansion launches on Bloomberg Connects 10 July 2023, Jolif Guest
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    It's National Volunteers' Week. How can you help Art UK? 5 June 2023, Tracy Jenkins and Katey Goodwin
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    Tagger: one year later 31 May 2023, Skylar Whittle
  • Alfred Munnings 'Study of a Foxhound, Pytchley' greetings card
    Give the gift of art this Father's Day 30 May 2023, Barbara Owino
  • The Watt Institution guide on Bloomberg Connects
    The Watt Institution launches on Bloomberg Connects 23 May 2023, Esther White
  • 1825–1827, watercolour by Joseph Pinchback (active 1812–1831)
    The Brunel Museum launches on the Art UK Shop 19 May 2023, The Brunel Museum
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    Lionel Playford at Hartlepool Art Gallery: nature and creativity 12 May 2023, Angela Thomas
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    Jane Joseph: A Life Drawn 24 March 2023, Melissa Baksh
  • Chila with her 2020 installation 'Remembering a Brave New World' at Tate Britain
    Seven questions with Chila Kumari Singh Burman 16 March 2023, Rohini Kejriwal
  • Artist Paul Scott in his garden
    Seven questions with Paul Scott 20 December 2022, Gemma Briggs
  • Tschabalala Self in her studio, 2022
    Seven questions with Tschabalala Self 28 November 2022, Julia DeFabo
  • Self Portrait with Toys
    Seven questions with Eileen Cooper 8 November 2022, Lydia Figes
  • Snow Hill Square, Birmingham, 14th September to 13th October 2022
    Seven questions with Anthony Luvera 7 October 2022, Gemma Briggs
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    Seven questions with Michael Craig-Martin 6 October 2022, David Trigg
  • Robert Fergusson (1750–1774)
    Seven questions with David Annand 3 October 2022, Shane Strachan
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    Seven questions with Anne Rothenstein 29 September 2022, Lydia Figes
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    Art Matters podcast: art at the Olympics 27 October 2020, Ferren Gipson
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    Art Matters podcast: the art of love 13 October 2020, Ferren Gipson
  • 25,000 BC, engraving on a mammoth tusk, discovered in Pavlov in the Czech Republic
    Art Matters podcast: the artistry behind maps 29 September 2020, Ferren Gipson
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    Art Matters podcast: poster designs for the London Underground 15 September 2020, Ferren Gipson
  • c.1599, oil on canvas by Caravaggio (1571–1610)
    Art Matters podcast: art good enough to eat 1 September 2020, Ferren Gipson
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    Art Matters podcast: 1666 – a year of plague, fire and war, told through art 18 August 2020, Ferren Gipson
  • c.1503, oil on poplar wood by Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519)
    Art Matters podcast: psychoanalysing art 4 August 2020, Ferren Gipson
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    Art Matters podcast: art and advertising 21 July 2020, Ferren Gipson
  • 2017, front cover of book by Mark Godfrey and Zoe Whitley, published by Tate
    Art Matters podcast: soul of a nation 16 June 2020, Ferren Gipson
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    Art Matters podcast: the art of twentieth-century British railway posters 2 June 2020, Ferren Gipson
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  • Jupiter+ on Ayr High Street
    Jupiter Artland: creative futures start here 29 September 2023, Nicky Wilson
  • Hagar in the Desert
    'Rubens & Women' at Dulwich Picture Gallery: who's afraid of Peter Paul Rubens? 27 September 2023, Jennifer Scott
  • Gathered Lightpoints
    Ulster Painting '68: 'the direction for a promising future' 26 September 2023, Dickon Hall
  • 1917, photograph by an unknown artist. Part of the RSA Sir William Gillies Bequest, 1973
    In search of the real William Gillies 21 September 2023, Andrew McPherson
  • Loch Creran, Argyll
    Colour and Light: Scottish Colourists from The Fleming Collection 19 September 2023, Elizabeth Lindley and James Knox
  • 'Following Ravilious – Newhaven Views', the free public art trail
    Following Ravilious to Newhaven 11 September 2023, Sara Cooper and Nick Stockman
  • Study of Poplars
    'Light and Soul: Early Impressions of the French Landscape' at The Cooper Gallery 25 August 2023, Natalie Murray
  • I Drink to You Elizabeth
    Edinburgh Art Festival 2023: a call to action 11 August 2023, Kim McAleese
  • Angela Palmer with 'Tower of Time'
    Deep time: new sculpture by Angela Palmer 7 August 2023, Angela Palmer
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    Scottish women artists: 250 years of challenging perception 27 July 2023, Charlotte Rostek
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    The F. E. McWilliam Gallery and Studio: celebrating a sculptor's legacy 18 September 2023, Riann Coulter
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    Turner's House: discover the private side of Britain's greatest landscape artist 15 September 2023, Matthew Morgan
  • Professor Anne Crookshank (1927–2016)
    Anne Crookshank: collecting contemporary art for Belfast 7 September 2023, William Laffan
  • Triptych – St Martin of Tours
    The Canterbury Cathedral collection: portraits, altarpieces and more 29 June 2023, Cressida Williams
  • Prefiguration
    The Reiff Collection's surrealist segment 16 June 2023, Ellie Lachs
  • Magic Lantern Slide of Sea Urchins
    Art in science, science in art: the Whipple Museum collection 21 April 2023, Guey-Mei Hsu
  • Breffey Series
    Northern Ireland Civil Service: revealing a notable art collection 7 March 2023, Dickon Hall
  • Girl with Palms
    A centenary of Towner Eastbourne 15 February 2023, Sara Cooper
  • Surreal Composition
    Rediscovering Art by Women: celebrating the power of marginalised artists 28 October 2022, Maudji (Rediscovering Art by Women)
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    Five spooky objects in the Ashmolean Museum 26 October 2022, Rose de Freitas
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    Being... Caitlin McNeill, Island Culture Officer for CHARTS 21 March 2023, Caitlin McNeill
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    Being... Dez Quarréll, co-founder and artist-in-residence at Mythstories 22 July 2022, Dez Quarréll
  • Mark with a bedroom wall mural
    Being... Mark Noble, artist and Ambassador for Outside In 26 January 2022, Mark Noble
  • Vivian Ross-Smith
    Being... Vivian Ross-Smith, Programme Coordinator at Gaada, Shetland 22 October 2021, Vivian Ross-Smith
  • Jim Ewen, left, slipcasting with Project Ability artist Cameron Morgan
    Being... Jim Ewen, Technician at Project Ability, Glasgow 27 September 2021, Jim Ewen
  • Abi, a white female with long brown hair, stands next to a white table frame which lit from beneath to make the table surface glow white. Behind the table frame sits a computer monitor on a side table. Abi is smiling at the camera and giving a thumbs up gesture.
    Being... Dr Abi Roper, Speech and Language Technologist at City, University of London 24 August 2021, Abi Roper
  • Visiting Do Ho Suh's 'Bridging Home' near Liverpool Street
    Being... Wells Fray-Smith, Assistant Curator: Special Projects, Whitechapel Gallery 28 June 2021, Wells Fray-Smith
  • Curator Claire Craig in front of the Travelling Gallery ahead of the exhibition 'Displaced'
    Being... Claire Craig, Curator at Travelling Gallery 25 May 2021, Claire Craig
  • Louise Dunning (left) and Abi Spinks (right) in Nottingham City Museums Collections Centre
    Being... Louise Dunning and Abi Spinks, Curators of Fine and Decorative Art, Nottingham City Museums 5 January 2021, Louise Dunning and Abi Spinks
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    Being... Francis Raeymaekers, Curator at Marchmont House 4 January 2021, Francis Raeymaekers
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Art UK Home School

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    Art UK Home School: The Great Big Art Exhibition 18 February 2021, Shane Strachan
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    Art UK Home School: draw five inspirational objects with Bob and Roberta Smith 8 December 2020, Selina Levinson Drake
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    Art UK Home School: create your own logo 16 November 2020, Jo Taylor
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    Art UK Home School: telling stories through sculpture with Hazel Reeves 24 September 2020, Hazel Reeves
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    Art UK Home School: make your own colour sculpture 27 August 2020, Ania Bas
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    Art UK Home School: write a summer haiku 2 July 2020, Shane Strachan
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    Treating artworks: works on panel 25 May 2023, Simon Gillespie
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    Paint analysis for art conservation 18 May 2023, Simon Gillespie
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    Using x-ray and infrared images 11 May 2023, Simon Gillespie
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    My favourite tool: an ultraviolet torch 4 May 2023, Simon Gillespie
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