Donald Locke: Resistant Forms Visual Arts

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He studied at Bath Academy of Art and Edinburgh School of Art, then lived between London and Georgetown for the next twenty years, before settling in the United States in the late 1970s.

Resistant Forms explores the development of his work across Guyana, the UK and the United States over five decades, from the late 1960s to the early 2000s. It features over eighty works, from early ceramics that evoke human and natural forms to mixed-media sculptures and monochromatic black paintings from the 1970s. Also included are several large-scale paintings from the 1990s that incorporate found images along with ceramic, metal and wood elements. These materials reflect Locke’s evolving approach to the use of different media, his formal ingenuity and the growing influence of African American vernacular art and iconography, following his relocation to the United States. Read more.

Organised by Ikon in collaboration with Spike Island, Bristol and Camden Art Centre, London with support from the Estate of Donald Locke. The exhibition is generously supported by The Ampersand Foundation, Henry Moore Foundation, the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art,  Alison Jacques and the Estate of Donald Locke.

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Date(s)1 Oct - 22 Feb 2026
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VenueIkon Gallery
Address1 Oozells Square, Birmingham, West Midlands,
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Date1 Oct - 22 Feb 2026
Time(s)11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
CostFree
VenueIkon Gallery
1 Oozells Square
Birmingham
West Midlands
B12HS
Phone0121 248 0708
CategoryVisual Arts


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