Woman Up!

Woman up! On Tour - Manchester Art Gallery

New Episode Alert! 🎧 We're thrilled to bring you an extraordinary peek into the art world of Manchester!

🗣️ Join us on this captivating podcast episode as we sit down with the remarkable senior curator Natasha Howes and sensational artists, Susie MacMurray and Mary Griffiths!

🗣️ Get ready to be immersed in their artistic journeys, creative visions, and the stories behind their awe-inspiring work. From the curator's curation process to the artists' inspirations, this episode is a treasure trove of art insights!

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Natasha Howes is the senior curator of Manchester Art Gallery.

Mary Griffiths’ practice begins with drawing and the close observation of urban, rural and industrial ecologies and architectures. These rapid figurative drawings are developed in the studio in graphite, ink, monoprints, paint and digital media. Her works are held in public and private collections including Arts Council Collection, The Turnpike and The Whitworth. One of her work (Weather) is currently showing at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition.

An engagement with materials and with the body is at the heart of MacMurray’s practice. Her role is one of an alchemist: combining material, form and context in deceptively simple ways to stimulate both physical and cultural associations within those who encounter her work. Working in installation and sculpture she has gained a reputation for poetic site-specific interventions in historic spaces. Susie has an international exhibition profile, showing regularly in the USA and Europe as well as the UK.