Two of Ghislaine’s drawings ‘Study for Birth Painting ‘ and ‘Woman in Labour’ feature in a major new exhibition curated by David and Liza Dimbleby which opens at the Towner Gallery Eastbourne on the 5th October. ‘Drawing the Unspeakable’ explores the universal language of drawing – a medium that renowned broadcaster […]
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Acts of Creation : On Art and Motherhood at MAC in Birmingham until the 29th September then at Millennium Gallery Sheffield fro m the 24th October 2024 till the 25th January 2025 A Hayward Gallery Touring exhibition curated by Hettie Judah. Ghislaine’s drawing ‘Pregnant Self Portrait’ is part of Hayward Gallery […]
The 22 September will see the launch of an exciting collaborative partnership with St. Stephens’s House in Oxford, Ghislaine has number of her works exhibited throughout the building. This is a five year programme which will give Ghislaine an opportunity to show over that time all of her seven ‘Acts […]
In spring of 2023, Ghislaine worked with the charities ‘Appetite Stoke’ and Arts Keele to curate an exhibition of over 50 of her 365 panels and, with Michael, she ran a successful and inspiring workshop for refugees and asylum seekers of the area.
Ghislaine’s painting Pregnant Self Portrait July 1984 will be one of the exhibits in Portraying Pregnancy, the first major exhibition to explore representations of the pregnant female body through portraits from the past 500 years, Portraying Pregnancy, the exhibition which opens on January 24th 2020 includes works by Holbein, Reynolds, […]
Over 50 paintings and drawings by Ghislaine Howard underpin the latest exhibition at ‘The Fire Within’ Wigan. Curated byinternationally renowned artists and film makers Al and Al, ’Love is a Rebellious Bird’, traces an extraordinary narrative that embraces poets, musicians, filmmakers, activists and artists addressing some of the major issues […]
Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce in association with Collect Art present ‘Towards an Impossible Painting’. Paintings and Drawings in commemoration of Peterloo by Ghislaine Howard. 16th – 18th August 2019, 10.00am-17.00pm Basement Space, Elliot House, 151 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 3WD On the 16th August, 1819, something like 100,000 people walked […]
It is thrilling to have the opportunity to curate a selection of my work at the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce. I have chosen as a theme for this fabulous space the idea of the journey – from our first faltering steps to those of our later years. I have […]
‘It is a privilege to provide a home and a showcase for so much of Ghislaine’s superb work. I was determined to create a highly collaborative and interesting space at Elliot House and art was critical to the project. I want to take people by surprise ad provide top quality […]
A few days after the Manchester Arena attack, I came across a short film on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/TheLifeOfBako It showed a young man standing in Saint Ann’s Square in central Manchester. He was blindfolded, standing with his arms outstretched; a handmade sign at his feet: ‘I’m a Muslim and I trust you, […]