Arnolfini
Exhibitions

A PICTURE OF HEALTH | WOMEN PHOTOGRAPHERS FROM THE HYMAN COLLECTION

Monday, 18th May 2020 to Sunday, 13th June 2021, 11:00 to 18:00 | Please also check out our offerings online. | Free

A group exhibition of contemporary women photographers featuring autobiographical perspectives and social commentaries on the wider society, that aims to de-stigmatise subjects around mental health and create an environment in which people can have open conversations about their wellbeing. A Picture of Health includes work by Heather Agyepong, Sonia Boyce, Eliza Hatch, Susan Hiller, Rose Finn-Kelcey, Anna Fox, Rosy Martin, Polly Penrose, Jo Spence, and Paloma Tendero.

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JO SPENCE : FROM FAIRY TALES TO PHOTOTHERAPY | PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE HYMAN COLLECTION

Monday, 18th May 2020 to Sunday, 20th June 2021, 11:00 to 18:00 | Please also check out our offerings online. | Free

Drawn from one of the most comprehensive collections of Jo Spence’s works in the world, From Fairy Tales to Phototherapy focuses on the intersection between arts, health and wellbeing, celebrating her work as a photo therapist in which she used photography as a medium to address personal trauma, reflecting on key moments in her past.

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A Picture of Health | Look at this skin…it keeps changing

Tuesday, 18th May 2021 to Sunday, 13th June 2021, 11:00 to 18:00 | Please also check out our offerings online. | Free entry. Exhibition slots must be booked in advance.

A Picture of Health is accompanied by an artist film programme, Look at this skin… it keeps changing, exploring experiences of wellness, recovery and ageing. The sensory nature of these films presents yet another interpretation of what ‘a picture of health’ might look like.

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Exquisite Corpse

Tuesday, 18th May 2021 to Sunday, 18th July 2021, 11:00 to 18:00 | The exhibition is open from 18 May 2021 in accordance with Government guidelines around covid. Please also check out our offerings online. | Free entry. Exhibition slots bookable in advance.

Exquisite Corpse was developed in response to the isolation and mental wellbeing challenges experienced by participants during Covid- 19 lockdown as a way to keep people connected through collaborative creativity.

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Grey Areas | Jessie Edwards Thomas

Tuesday, 1st June 2021 to Sunday, 5th September 2021, 11:00 to 18:00 | Dates tbc. | Free.

Jessie Edward Thomas has co-designed and co-produced Grey Areas, a photographic dialogue with five individuals with complex needs who are currently within or have experienced the ‘homelessness pathway’ in Bristol.

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Frank Bowling | Land of Many Waters

Saturday, 3rd July 2021 to Sunday, 26th September 2021, 11:00 to 18:00

Arnolfini are delighted to announce a major exhibition with pioneering painter Sir Frank Bowling featuring new and recent work, as Frank continues his exploration and experimentation with the painted surface that has marked his extraordinary career.

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Stephen Gill

Saturday, 16th October 2021 to Sunday, 16th January 2022, 11:00 to 18:00

In Autumn 2021 Arnolfini will be celebrating over thirty years of extraordinary practice from Bristol-born photographer Stephen Gill, drawing together new previously un-exhibited work, alongside works from other iconic series.

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