Many Stories: Figurative Painting by South Asian British Women Artists

Many Stories is the first major group exhibition of figurative painting by fifteen British and UK-based women artists from the South Asian diaspora. Intergenerational in scope, it brings together artists at different stages of their careers, from recent graduates to established practitioners.

At a time of renewed interest in figurative painting in Britain, the exhibition makes a timely intervention, addressing the continued under-representation of South Asian British women in the visual arts. Showcasing culturally hybrid approaches to landscape, portraiture, and painterly process, 

Many Stories is accompanied by a public programme and catalogue. Conceived as MAC’s touring exhibition in partnership with Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, it is curated by Jai Chuhan, Jasmir Creed, Matt Price and MAC’s Roma Piotrowska.

Kindly supported by players of the Postcode Lottery and Arts Council England. 

© Jasmir Creed, Circus of Faces, 2024, oil on canvas.

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