Exhibition

Michaela Yearwood-Dan: The Practice of Liberation

17 April - 18 October 2026

Contemporary artist reflects on Blackness, queerness, femininity and healing through painting.

Meditating on Blackness, queerness, femininity and healing, Michaela Yearwood-Dan creates spaces of joy, abundance and inclusion. Singing with colour, her work is alive with swirling botanicals, diaristic writings, song lyrics, gold leaf, beading and ceramic petals, combining art historical references with pop culture.

The exhibition centres on a major new commission from the artist incorporating elements of painting, drawing, ceramics, furniture and sound to create a contemplative, multi-sensory environment in the gallery.

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