Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art x University of Sunderland, School of Art and Design Takeovers
Vinca Petersen: Make Social Honey - A Collective Search for JOY Exhibition Takeover
Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art
Monday 11 April - Monday 2 May 2022
As part of Vinca Petersen’s exhibition ‘Make Social Honey’ we have invited twenty students from the University of Sunderland’s Fine Art and Photography departments to produce new artwork in response to Petersen’s ‘Collective Search for JOY.
Featuring work by:
Ana Margarida Araújo, Andrew Barge, Ashlee Kennedy, Ben Chorlton, Ben Gilchrist, Chris Denoon, Ellie Thompson, Genevieve Justice, Hannah Brown, James Hutchinson, Kiz Lennon, Linda Candler, Mia East, Natalie Martin, Natasha Kerr, Rebecca Craigs Donoghue, Stuart Teears, Su Devine, Tiana Dorian, William Ramsay
Island: Island Life in Britian since 1945 Exhibition Takeover
Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art
Tuesday 12 July - Sunday 24 July 2022
As part of the exhibition Island at Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art (NGCA) we have invited thirteen students and staff from the University of Sunderland’s Fine Art and Photography departments to present their own artwork exploring the North East’s coastline.
Featuring work by:
Ian Burns, Jessica Grace Cornforth, Rebecca Craigs Donoghue, Pawel Gajek, Peter Hayes, Amber Henderson, Lydia Henley, Edward Hillier, James Hutchinson, Milana Kovalonoka, Celia Medina, Samantha Tweddle and Zhenyang Zhong
Photos: Pav Gajek
Rimaldas Viksraitis: Daily Rituals of Work and Play - The Collective Life of a Village 1975-2012
National Glass Centre / Lower Floor Entrance Screen
Monday 12 December 2022 - Sunday 16 January 2023
As part of the exhibition Daily Rituals of Work and Play at Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art (NGCA) we have invited thirteen students and staff from the University of Sunderland’s Fine Art and Photography departments to present their own digital artwork exploring the photographs on display in Rimaldas Vikšraitis’ exhibition. The digital images and short videos will be shown looped on a large screen located on the lower floor near the shop.
Featuring digital work by:
Hannah Brown, Ana Gouveia Coelho, Pawel Gajek, Mike Glover, Peter Hayes, Dale Hardy, Max Hawley, Edward Hillier, Jess Houliston, James Hutchinson, Julie Lane, Lilly Pettit and Bradley Race. Edited by Graham Mitchinson.
Mark Pinder: Macromancy - Britain and the North East 1986-2022
National Glass Centre / Lower Floor Entrance Screen
Monday 3 - Sunday 16 April 2023
As part of the exhibition Macromancy at Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art (NGCA) we have invited fifteen students and staff from the University of Sunderland’s Fine Art and Photography departments to present their own digital artwork exploring the photographs on display in Mark Pinder’s exhibition. The digital images and short videos will be shown looped on a large screen located on the lower floor near the shop.
Featuring digital work by:
Diane Cobb, Stephanie Cooper, Summer Cooperwaite, Su Devine, Melissa Duncan, Barry Eden, Alex Fletcher, Dale Hardy, Peter Hayes, Lydia Henley, Ashley Hunter, James Hutchinson, Kasia Parker, Chantelle Quigley and Samantha Tweddle. Edited by Graham Mitchinson.
Fiona Crisp: Weighting Time
National Glass Centre / Lower Floor Entrance Screen & Upper Floor Entrance Lightboxes
Friday 9 June - Sunday 9 July 2023
As part of the exhibition Weighting Time at Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art (NGCA) we have invited nine students and staff from the University of Sunderland’s Fine Art and Photography departments to present their own artwork exploring the themes and imagery of Fiona Crisp: Weighting Time on display in NGCA Main Gallery. Digital images and short films will be shown looped on a large screen located on the lower floor near the shop and large-scale prints will be illuminated within two lightboxes located by the reception desk on the upper floor.
Featuring digital work by:
Stephanie Cooper, Mia East, Barry Eden, Pawel Gajek, Anna-Marie Gallares, James Hutchinson, Jo Lamoureux, Julie Lane and Nicole Tyrie. Edited by Graham Mitchinson.
Mike Nelson: Hybrid Scripts
Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art / Entrance Poster Site
Friday 16 - Sunday 25 February 2024
As part of the exhibition Hybrid Scripts at Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art (NGCA) we have invited eleven students and staff from the University of Sunderland’s Fine Art department to present their own collective artwork exploring the themes and texts of Mike Nelson: Hybrid Scripts on display in NGCA Main Gallery. The poster design will be exhibited outside NGCA’s main entrance in the poster site
Featuring text by:
Diane Cobb, Ellie Donnelly & Indira Vahli Jacqueline Barber, Jamie Fletcher, Aimee Fowler, James Hutchinson, Daisy Johnston, Jo Lamoureux, Kasia Parker, Jayne Purvis and Peter Roman Webb.
Laura Lancaster: My Echo, My Shadow
National Glass Centre
Wednesday 29 May - Sunday 30 June 2024
Digitally printed wallpaper incorporating images of artworks produced by University of Sunderland Fine Art students and staff in response to the exhibitions Laura Lancaster: My Echo, My Shadow and Seb Trend: XTRALIFE
Featuring text by:
Adrienne Rupp, Aimee Fowler, Barry Eden, Catherina Pei-Wen Chin, Chloe Nesbitt, Daisy Johnston, Diane Cobb, Doreen Jeffries, Elle Baker, Jayne Purvis, Eve Wilson, Hannah Brown, James Hutchinson, Jenni Hawkins, Joel Smart, Julia Babik, Kasia Parker, Lily Dawson, Ellie Donnelly, Emily Hamilton, Llana Abrahams, Peter Webb, Vanessa Grupacova and Zinnia Wang.