Exhibition

In Focus: Portraiture

3 Feb 2020 – 15 May 2020

Regular hours

Monday
10:00 – 16:00
Tuesday
10:00 – 16:00
Wednesday
10:00 – 16:00
Thursday
10:00 – 16:00
Friday
10:00 – 16:00
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed

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New Adelphi Exhibition Gallery

Salford
England, United Kingdom

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  • Salford Crescent Station (Stop A), Salford Crescent Station (Stop B)
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  • Salford Crescent, M5 4BR
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'In Focus: Portraiture' explores modern and contemporary portraiture and self-portraiture, from the University of Salford Art Collection.

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'In Focus: Portraiture' explores modern and contemporary portraiture and self-portraiture, from the University of Salford Art Collection.

The Chancellor portraits tell the story of some of the people who have shaped the University of Salford. Like many institutions, Salford have a history of commissioning chancellor portraits; in 2015 however, there was a move away from a focus on traditional painting and now students are invited to make new work through paid opportunities. 'Portrait of Chancellor Jackie Kay' (2015) by Rory Mullen, for example, playfully deconstructs the usual formalities of the portrait process, with a hand-made backdrop and robes.

From the University’s Art Collection, a range of modern and contemporary portraits explore the social, personal, and economic factors that can shape our sense of identity. 'In Hole' (2006) by Owen Leong borrows aristocratic costumes to question perceptions of class and power; whilst in 'Speech' (2018) by Ruth Barker physically erodes the printed image to represent a disrupted sense of self through the experience of motherhood.

Alongside the Collection, a selection of group photographs from the University's Archives offer a window into changing student life throughout the years - from baking classes and sports clubs to a portraiture drawing class in 1928, attended by L.S. Lowry when he studied at Salford

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stephanie fletcher

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Owen Leong

Harold Riley

Alfonzo Padilla

Gary Hume

Gary Hume

Harry Goodwin

Jamie Wilson

Joe Gregory

Mike Disfarmer

Juliet Wood

wang ningde

Ruth Barker

Albert Adams

Claudia Alonso

Stanley Reed

Rory Mullen

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University of Salford Art Collection

University of Salford Art Collection

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