Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Work on Walls
The Herbert in a new perspective
Work on Walls, was an exhibition held at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum from June -September 2024. We invited eight contemporary artists to create work inspired by our collections.
The exhibition was an expanded and enriched version of our 2019 exhibition, Work on Windows, where we asked artists to paint on our building’s windows during lockdown. All the artwork in the exhibition was hand drawn, painted, sprayed, or stuck onto the walls of our gallery.
The eight artists that were commissioned come from varied backgrounds. Their styles feature delicate linework, unique illustrations, fantastical creatures, repeating patterns and more. The inspiration for the artworks derives from the large and diverse collections cared for at the Herbert and bring an exciting new perspective to familiar objects.
The artists featured included Andy Council, Annatomix, Phil Blake, Roo and Scribblefiti
Work on Walls
The Herbert in a new perspective
Work on Walls, was an exhibition held at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum from June -September 2024. We invited eight contemporary artists to create work inspired by our collections.
The exhibition was an expanded and enriched version of our 2019 exhibition, Work on Windows, where we asked artists to paint on our building’s windows during lockdown. All the artwork in the exhibition was hand drawn, painted, sprayed, or stuck onto the walls of our gallery.
The eight artists that were commissioned come from varied backgrounds. Their styles feature delicate linework, unique illustrations, fantastical creatures, repeating patterns and more. The inspiration for the artworks derives from the large and diverse collections cared for at the Herbert and bring an exciting new perspective to familiar objects.
The artists featured included Andy Council, Annatomix, Phil Blake, Roo and Scribblefiti
