Wilhelmina Barns-Graham: Paths to Abstraction

This large-scale exhibition explores the work of the celebrated Scottish artist Wilhelmina Barns-Graham.

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Painted black and white abstract shapes.

Dates

Until 20 May 2023 (historic event)

About

This large-scale exhibition explores the work of the celebrated Scottish artist Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, from her early work based on the Cornish landscape through to the abstract canvases she made during the 1960s and early 1970s. Highlights include Barns-Graham’s striking depictions of the Grindelwald Glacier in Switzerland. The exhibition features around seventy paintings and drawings and has been organised in collaboration with the Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust.

Image: Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, Composition (Sea), 1954, oil on canvas © Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust.

Funders

Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust