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BA (hons) Illustration Wolverhampton Society of Artists Jarvis Prize Illustration 2026 My name is Neve Francis. I am an Illustrator Image Maker, Visual Artist based and brought up in the West Midlands, Wolverhampton, born in 2005. I started drawing in 2008 where I...

Our September newsletter can now be viewed online or downloaded as a PDF from the Art Events page via the “WSA Newsletter” link in the opening paragraph, or from the bottom of the page. The newsletter will provide members and visitors with regular updates on Society...

Following a career as a Drama teacher and Head of Expressive Arts in Dorset, Bournemouth, and Hampshire, I spent seven years in Italy restoring a house and cultivating olive groves. Returning to the UK in 2022 provided the perfect opportunity to focus fully on my own...

We are delighted to announce the launch of the Wolverhampton Society of Artists Monthly Newsletter. The newsletter will provide members and visitors with regular updates on Society activities, exhibitions, workshops, demonstrations, opportunities for artists, and...

Seurat and the Sea The Courtauld Gallery, Strand - Until 17th May 2026 I have never thought of Art and Science as being opposite ends of the spectrum. The Artist and Scientist are both endless experimenters and pursuers of progress, where continual failure can...

In October 2025 the Society held its annual exhibition at The Rose Paterson Gallery, Weston Park. It was a lovely exhibition in a lovely setting. The opportunity was taken to capture it digitally with a view to making a permanent record that could be enjoyed by anyone...

Tracey Emin - A Second Life Tate Modern until 31 Aug 2026 "The abortion was a mistake but it was the best thing that happened to me." Few artists wear their heart on their sleeve like Tracey Emin does. Perhaps no one does as she does. And this heart bleeds. It's been...

Lee Miller at Tate Britain Until 15 February 2026 The theory that the power to shock only achieves diminishing returns is usually dispelled when it comes to War - be it the Gaza Strip or Ukraine in current times. And with the exception of the unravelling Slave Trade,...

Kerry James Marshall: The Histories  Royal Academy of Arts Until 18 January 2026 I had planned to visit the Van Gogh / Kiefer before it closed and found by the sheer scale of some of the works that the show was paradoxically smaller than expected - set within three...