Making Space – exhibition

Celebrate the artistic talent of the University of Leeds student community in this new exhibition at The Stanley & Audrey Gallery, featuring students from the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures.

Explore the diverse artwork of twenty-two students from the University of Leeds. Be inspired by the energy of our student community. Discover works covering a range of themes including nature, identity, activism and movement.

In this exhibition, Leeds University Galleries open up The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery to different perspectives and experiences: making space for the student voice.

The artists study across sixteen courses, at undergraduate and postgraduate level. These include fine art, history of art, art and design, psychology, engineering and more.

Artists

Bex Blayney, Ella Brereton, Kelly Cumberland, Emma Godwin, James Goodchild, Ava Gray, Tess Hardy, Marcus Hills, Izzy Jones, Adrian Lam, Francesca Lynes, [Name withheld], Maya Neill, Melissa Nesbitt, Molly Newham, Caitlín O’ Doherty, Emily Ritchie, Maryam Shakir, Robin Stones, Janelle Villahermosa, Emily Wadsworth, Yun-Ling Wang.

Curators

Making Space is co-curated by student interns Ellie Boyce, Lucy Cameron (MA Art Gallery and Museum Studies), Zofia Gmurek (BA History of Art and Cultural Studies) and Rosanna Martin. Curatorial guidance from Courtney Spencer.

More information

Full details can be found on the Leeds university Galleries website.

Read more about the exhibition in this news story in ‘Leeds Living’.

Image

Molly Newham, Solo fast packing 50 miles of the West Highland Way (detail), 2026. © The Artist.