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I am currently coming to the end of an Art History degree at Manchester University, and undertaking a Gallery and Museum Studies Masters after I've graduated. I write for a few online magazines/websites and other publications when I get the chance. My main artistic interests are in post world war 2 and contemporary art. I hope to one day be a curator or art director in a gallery, or possibly a professional art writer. Email liz_buckley@hotmail.co.uk for any enquiries.
The Oriel Davies Open 2012 showcases the work of 38 artists selected from over 600 diverse submissions. This exhibition is a demonstration of the wealth of artistic practise both locally and internationally, with each piece pushing the boundaries of Read on…
Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown
28 April - 27 June 2012
Despite showing the work of three individual artists, the current exhibition at Oriel Davies Gallery, offers an array of installations that all complement each other by raising questions of perception, context, and meaning. Sibyl Montague uses found Read on…
Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown
11 February - 18 April 2012
Fashion photography has often been underprivileged as an art form, especially when it comes head to head with classical painting or sculpture, or even other more ‘artistic’ forms of photography. The manipulated and often false images Read on…
Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester
10 February - 7 April 2012
Cotton. You’re probably wearing it now. You probably sleep on it every night. The sheer abundance of this material all around us means it usually remains ignored and under-appreciated. The cotton industry at one point had its largest export Read on…
Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester
11 February - 13 May 2012
There are many that say that the home is like a nest. It is a place which accumulates all traces of life, past and present, and the thoughts, memories and experiences which create a person’s identity. It may be that the nest is a perfect Read on…
Cornerhouse, Manchester
14 January - 19 February 2012
The Icelandic ash cloud of 2010 brought many parts of the world to a halt, and showed international societies just how fragile our technological networks really are. Despite unbelievably advanced machinery and the ease of travel in our modern world, Read on…
Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester
19 November 2011 - 15 May 2012
Since their original publication in 1865, Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass have had an unprecedented influence on the visual arts. Charles Dodgson, working under the pseudonym, Lewis Carroll, created a kind of dream world that can Read on…
Tate Liverpool, Liverpool
4 November 2011 - 28 January 2012