Uncertainty & the Unknown
Exhibition at the Institute of Mental Health Summer 2019
Cover image: Detail from ‘Underneath the skin’ by Ellie Harper
Uncertainty & the Unknown The Institute of Mental Health is committed to developing innovative mental health research, bringing people together to make new discoveries, improve lives and challenge stigma. The arts have been an inseparable part of the Institute since it opened in 2006, reflecting the value of creativity, and how important it is to provide opportunities to inspire and create new emotional connections. We are delighted to host another open exhibition in collaboration with City Arts. Each year the exhibition grows and it is clear that this year’s theme proved a catalyst for inspiration as we had record numbers of entries to judge. It is fascinating to see how this year’s theme has been interpreted by so many artists. Each have drawn on their own personal experiences and used different artistic mediums to create abstract, photographic, colourful or simple individual reflections on the world around us and how, in all the chaos and uncertainty, we can sometimes find hope. Professor Martin Orrell Director, Institute of Mental Health
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Alice Rose Marple-Horvat Invisible Illness Photography I love humans. I love eyes, skin and the shape of bodies, the unique head-to-toe of people, with all their wonderful quirks and insecurities. I try to create a fantasy through my images using props, styling, location and costume. Is naked a costume? Because I love that too! All this led to me starting a photography business revolving around said humans. School was a struggle until I found my creative outlet in Art. I had lots of feelings and ideas that I could never express through words in a structured and linear way. I bought my first camera in the summer after exams, and applied to do photography at College, along with Performing Arts and Music. Needless to say those two years were the happiest I’d ever been. Photography is hard work but rewarding. It feeds me, both literally and metaphorically!
Olivia Rowland Be Brave Screen Print My work explores the mimetic process of drawing and writing as a means to navigate self-narration, identity, anxiety, and gendered perceptions of the latter. My drawings comprise a compulsive and quasi-performative gesture: one that is not aware of its destination at the outset. Written narrative surfaces in the form of repetitive inner monologue; fragmented poetry, and light-hearted or informal anecdote. Printmaking (specifically screen print and lithography) functions as a final realisation for this process. Crucially, my art work functions as an outlet or coping method for anxiety disorder, operating on both the politics of visibility and the process of catharsis. At the crux of this work is a desire to remain playful and humorous, however darkly or satirically so.
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Anthony Gariff Inner Self Acrylic paint and ballpoint pen I am a self-taught artist based in Nottingham. I have been painting for about 10 years and I use art to support my personal well-being. Although it is usually a struggle, I find the act of painting itself energising and satisfying. The painting Inner Self imagines the inner being and unknown parts of a person. The vibrant colours refer to the joys and hopes of living. The small detailed drawings suggest the anxieties and concerns (real or imagined) that lurk beneath the surface.
Julie Kilminster Worry Time Digital Photograph Julie is a Leicester based artist and studio holder at Two Queens. Since graduating from Byam Shaw (London) with a Postgraduate Diploma in Fine Art, she developed Schizophrenia in early 2011. This experience was both the worst and best thing to have happened to her and has opened up an ongoing journey of self discovery and personal development. Julie’s creative work now focusses on her personal experiences with poor mental health. The aim is to increase awareness and understanding. This ongoing project began in 2017 when Julie was taking part in “community of self” therapy. The main body of work is sculptural however Julie is also experimenting with photography and video work.
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Giulia Seri Alone Etching and aquatint Giulia Seri was born in Rome in 1988 and lives and works in Florence, Italy. A selftaught painter, in 2016 she won a scolarship and obtained a specialization at “Il Bisonte International School of Graphic Art”, where she works as an etching and silkscreen teacher. She has taken part in many exhibitions in Italy and abroad. She was awarded and shortlisted in national and international printmaking prizes including: “Jesùs Nunez International Printmaking Prize” (Spain), “Biennale di incisione ‘Giuseppe Maestri’”, “Biennale Internazionale per l’Incisione Acqui Terme” and “Fibrenus Carnello cArte ad Arte”.
De’Anne Crooks Just Health Oil paint, shellac and Indian ink on paper De’Anne is a British artist-educator who prides herself on having visual conversations about pertinent issues. At 28 years old, De’Anne is currently working in further education, teaching art and design whilst preparing for her debut solo exhibition. De’Anne’s work often tells the story of identity, love, sorrow and morality. Having such a close relationship with her grandparents, De’Anne is often influenced by her Jamaican heritage and debates the topic of ‘belonging’ in her recent project, “Two Truths and a Lie”. With more exhibitions, workshops and collaborations pending, De’Anne’s advocacy for an educated and artistic society has never been more prominent.
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Sarah Eley Paralysis Digital Photography Having Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), I find creativity vital to managing the intense, unbearable emotions that are part of the condition. Using creativity as an outlet for these emotions, as a distraction, or for relaxation and fun, helps me maintain reasonable health. I experiment with various art mediums, however collage and photography are two that remain constant. I am an avid Lego fan, which I combine with my love of photography - regularly taking my Lego figures out and about to photograph on little adventures, or in miniature worlds I create for them. Some photographs convey deep meaning, others are simply playful escapism. BPD is extremely misunderstood and stigmatised, which I’m passionate about helping to change! It was when I discovered that my artwork can help people to gain insight into BPD and to better understand those of us with the diagnosis that I was inspired to share my work.
Rob Manners and Sophie Mason Decay Digital Illustration My name is Rob Manners and I’m an artist and UKCP reg. Psychotherapist working in Nottingham. I have been working with my client, Sophie Mason, who gives her full consent in submitting our collaboration of artwork for the exhibition. The artwork we are submitting depicts themes we have talked about in Sophie’s therapy around her PTSD. The lingering sense of anxiety, panic and fear; time being lost, running out, or all consuming; paradoxes in existence and conflicting emotions about it all - a sense of hope and nihilism rolled into one. Visions and sensations that haunt her psyche, but no doubt resonate with us all on some level. I’m so proud and privileged to have worked with Sophie on these images. leosaysays.com
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Rhiannon Rees Untitled (The Barred Window) Pigment, PVA, muslin and oil paint on canvas Rhiannon Rees is currently studying Fine Art at Loughborough University. She is concerned with the exploration of painting and how she can push the concepts of minimalism and materiality. Rhiannon is currently exploring colour theory, the memory of her absent father and how materials can be twisted to create emotive reactions in the viewer.
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Igwe Michael Paradox of identity Acrylic on canvas Igwe Michael is an experimental artist working primarily with an array of painting media such as oil, acrylic, water colour, and charcoal. In 2018, he obtained his BA degree from the University of Benin, where he majored in painting. Igwe’s art strives for conceptual depth and consciousness while employing both traditional and technical precision. He is interested in psychology and the impact of post-colonial civilization. Igwe’s work is expressive and uses bold brush marks in grey tones. He currently lives and practices in Lagos, Nigeria.
Lester Shipley Serendipity Acrylic on canvas I’m 46 and a mainly self-taught artist, drummer and electronic musician. I was born and educated in Nottingham and left school at 15 with a GCSE in art and design. I have a passion for the arts, however it wasn’t until I started attending arts sessions at City Arts that I began to develop my own style of geometric abstraction, a technique that I’ve been developing ever since.
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Laura Garcia Martin KK3 Acrylic on canvas I studied Fine Arts (B.A. Hons) 1990-95 in Seville, Spain and Illustration with Animation (B.A. Hons) First Honour Degree 2000-2003 in Manchester, UK, and have been constantly painting and exhibiting since 1995. I was elected a member of the Manchester Academy of Fine Art in 2013. I received First Prize for Most Outstanding Work at the Stockport Open Exhibition 2011, and have had works selected in various competitions at a national level. I have had solo exhibitions in Spain, Manchester and Sheffield.
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Frocktopus Catch 22 Collages - 2/22 Labeling machine and paper collage I’m a queer disabled artist and activist. My autobiographical work uses sentimental and emotionally charged materials to do with my personal history and rituals. I’ve been a professional artist for 14 years. For the last 8 I’ve been disabled and art has become my most valuable (and sometimes only) accessible means of communication. I use data and ritual based art as a healthier focus for my OCD. Sketching the world around me helps me to connect during dissociation. I weave unexpected narratives through my artworks. This has included: putting mood and health tracker information during breakdowns of physical or mental health through crochet patterns; mosaics wrapping around objects my dead father made; cardboard dollhouses based on how trauma affects my memory of previous homes. I’m passionate about making art, but also about why, how and who gets to show their voice through art. I feel privileged that I can.
Mary Stephanou Bearing the Weight of It Acrylic on canvas Mary Stephanou is an Art Psychotherapist, Lecturer and Mentor, as well as the co-founder of Collective Mind Space. CMS are queer, working class, womxn & non-binary Therapeutic Arts practitioners dedicated to creating transformation through activism, intersectionality and the arts. Mary’s process of art-making is instigated by a continuing reflective dialogue between one’s internal self and the art. The emphasis of creating in this way is to pay attention to the process, the feelings it evokes, and the passages of our internal landscapes that unfold. “Art can permeate the very deepest parts of us, where no words exist” - Eileen Miller.
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Avery Thomas Glass Half “?� Photography Avery Thomas’s practice is a combination of artistic disciplines, using mental health as inspiration for the work. Avery places personal experience at the core of their practice, using art to express elements of themself that cannot be put in to words. Avery has recently started to work with performative photography, aiming to create an uneasiness with the viewer. The use of minimal colours has become of particular interest to the artist, exploring it in many different ways. The artist wants the viewer to find the colour a little overwhelming and uncomfortable. Although there are a lot of associations with the colour white, after discussing it with viewers and fellow artists, it seems there is almost no emotional attachment towards it.
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Ellie Harper Alienation Ink on watercolour paper I am a 25 year old artist who has struggled with mental illness for as long as I can remember. Both of my pieces have been created in response to my current struggle to find a job after graduating, a prospect I feel is being sabotaged by my mental state. I have never before felt more uncertain of my abilities or been in such an uncertain situation.
Sarah Topley Fazed and Dazed Mixed media collage I am a 14 year old girl studying at Aldercar High School. I have taken a GCSE in Art and Design as I find drawing, painting, sculpting, etcetera, to be therapeutic and beneficial to my personal mental health. With all the pressure and suffocation from schools about exams and all of the “You need to get good grades in Maths and English because they are the most important”, I think Art is an escape where I can be free from all of the stress. I get that no one takes kids seriously because we don’t know anything about the real world, and we can’t have mental issues because we are too young to understand, but the facts show that the second leading cause of death for 15 year olds is suicide. Something needs to change. We need to give people hope.
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Beki Harrison “Eris” Mixed media drawing on paper For me art has become part of a healing process. In 2017, as a way of coping with mental health issues, trauma, anxiety and long-term chronic illness, after 12 years of not feeling able to put pen to paper, I finally picked up a set of pens and began to draw. I started drawing in a mindful way, creating patterns and designs to calm an anxious mind and bring a sense of control and calm in what is an unpredicatble and troubling world. My techniques have since evolved and I work experimentally drawing over watercolour backgrounds. I like to try and capture an essence of spirit and soul through my work. When I start painting with dye crystals I never know exactly how the final piece is going to look. The dye crystals create their own patterns and effects dictating the composition and the final image. The lines, patterns and designs evolve as I work, encouraging me to use art to bring a sense of calm and order to the unpredictable and unknown.
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Liz Atkin Anxiety Drawing (1) Digital drawing, GiclÊe print Liz Atkin is an internationally acclaimed visual artist based in London. She has Compulsive Skin Picking, a complex physical and mental disorder, but reimagines the body-focused repetitive behaviour of her skin picking and anxiety into drawings, photographs, and performances. Liz is a mental health advocate and speaker, raising awareness for the disorder around the world, and has exhibited and taught in the UK, Europe, Australia, USA, Singapore and Japan. She’s widely known for her free #CompulsiveCharcoal newspaper graffiti, and has given away more than 17,000 drawings to commuters on public transport in London, New York, San Francisco, Singapore, Cologne and more. To recognize this work, she received the Unstoppable Spirit Award for Outspoken Advocacy at the TLC Global Conference for Skin Picking and Hair Pulling Disorders in San Francisco in 2018, and was a finalist in the Janey Antoniou Award with Rethink Mental Illness in 2018. Her work has featured on TEDx, BBC, Huffington Post, Mashable, Channel News Asia and more. lizatkin.com
Kristina Swain Brexit uncertainty Pen and paper I enjoy art such as colouring, 3D designs, decoupage, making cards and also doing different types of designs. Kristina is a participant of City Arts’ Get Creative workshops. The therapeutic arts sessions take place every Friday. They aim to help with the reduction of social exclusion, stress and anxiety; and to promote positive health and wellbeing.
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Kirsty Moore Falling Watercolour Kirsty Moore (30) is a budding Lincolnshire based artist, where she lives as a single parent with her three children. Kirsty suffers with complex post-traumatic stress, depression and anxiety. From a young age art has always been therapeutic for Kirsty and a way to express feelings that are often too difficult to explain or describe in words. In 2018, Kirsty was forced to withdraw from a master’s degree due to health reasons. This caused her depression to deepen and inspired her to create the piece ‘Falling”.
Lily O’Connor Safe/sorry Safe/sorry Safe/sorry Typewritten font and embroidery on calico Lily O’Connor is a 25 year old artist based in West London. She studied Textiles with a speciality in Print at the University of Creative Arts in Rochester, and has since taken up a position tutoring in Textiles at a charity helping adults with mental health issues, causing her current work to investigate the therapeutic and soothing repetition in the action of committing stitch to cloth. Her artistic practise revolves around investigating sociological issues juxtaposed with the ‘feminised’ medium of textiles; committing the often considered mundane, brutal, or ugly, into cloth.
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Naomi Tipping When it Takes Hold Mixed media/digital Naomi Tipping has been working as a freelance illustrator for over 15 years. She has worked for a wide range of editorial and publishing clients, including The Independent, The Daily Telegraph, The Radio Times, Flybe, The Labour Party, Frances Lincoln. She combines drawing, collage, printmaking and Photoshop to create fun and figurative illustrations. She lives in Nottingham with her three young children.
David Phillips 2 Acrobats Pencil I go to the Friday group and I like making very detailed drawings of spacecraft, which I often make into 3D card versions. Last year I made my first willow and papier-mache model which was very large and took a long time. The model was of ‘The Acrobats’ which is in the exhibition. David is a participant of City Arts’ Get Creative workshops. The therapeutic arts sessions take place every Friday. They aim to help with the reduction of social exclusion, stress and anxiety; and to promote positive health and wellbeing.
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Paige Lock Beauty and the Beast 2017 romance dance Pencil, crayon & pen I like to make art that takes time and has a lot of detail because I like the process of being creative and the intense focus needed. I’m inspired by beauty and love the Beauty and the Beast films. At home, I’m working on a very large cross-stitch of a scene from the film. It’s taken one year so far and may take up to two more to finish and it requires a lot of concentration. Other types of art I have enjoyed are: scraper foil, latch-hook and card-making. Paige is a participant of City Arts’ Get Creative workshops. The therapeutic arts sessions take place every Friday. They aim to help with the reduction of social exclusion, stress and anxiety; and to promote positive health and wellbeing.
Zak Deakin Guitar Hero rocking beast Watercolour I’ve been coming to the Friday art group where I continue with the work I’ve been doing at home. I particularly like creating Japanese anime style pictures and models. I learn about manga on the internet and really enjoy challenging myself by learning new drawing skills such as figures, which I then turn into models. I do like to be experimental with my work and recently started making digital art. Zak is a participant of City Arts’ Get Creative workshops. The therapeutic arts sessions take place every Friday. They aim to help with the reduction of social exclusion, stress and anxiety; and to promote positive health and wellbeing.
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Loraine Brown Oblivion Acrylic painting Loraine Brown was born in 1966 and grew up in and around Birmingham, England. She became passionate about drawing from an early age and teachers tended to leave her to her own devices in art classes. She was virtually teaching herself and this discouraged her from taking further education in Art. However, in 2014, she started to experiment with colour, using pastel pencils. She drew over 80 pictures, selling many of them. Then, in 2017, taught herself how to do abstract acrylic art. This was very successful and, in Oct 2018, a silent auction of her work was held at the local hospital, where she works as a PA, and 70% of the proceeds were given to the Liver Foundation Trust Fund. Today, she continues to do abstract acrylic art and also experiments with alcohol inks, but has recently been commissioned to do several fine art acrylic paintings.
Claudia Milena González The Mirror Digital Photography My name is Claudia Milena, I am a documentary photographer from Chile, I have lived and studied design in Argentina and Spain, where I lived for 10 years. Now I am based in Nottingham. I am developing my practice within digital and film photography. I have also shown my work internationally, with exhibitions in Valparaiso, Chile and Paris, France. My latest project, ‘’Deep Love’’ was selected in the Helsinki Photo Festival 2018. I was also selected with the project ‘’Chiloé’’ in the open call for the Off-centre Photo Festival in Nottingham. Now I am working on a new photography project about allotments in Nottingham, one of the pictures from this project will be exhibited in a gallery in Glasgow.
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Coreen Bernard Mute to it Watercolour Contemporary artist, born in 1988 in Hertfordshire. Coreen merges classic painting techniques with elements of street art through the use of stencils, spray paint and collages, primarily using acrylics as a medium. Her works range from grand scale to refined decorative pieces, consisting of provocative themes of cultural identity with hints of historical context within a contemporary framework. Her artworks have been exhibited in galleries across London and acquired in private collections in Europe and throughout the United Sates Currently based in London, she continues to create artwork, and works as a creative assistant, facilitating workshops for other artists with mental health issues.
Willow Merryweather Uncertainty Acrylic paint on stretched canvas I am an artist who also has difficulty expressing my emotions. Art helps me to understand and accept myself and others. I am driven to express that which is usually masked socially.
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Kylie Green Lulu Pencils, crayons and stickers on paper I like art because it is fun. The Friday Art Group is great as I get to be with my friends. I enjoy chatting and having a laugh with the others in the group. My favourite art is tracing pictures and transferring it onto paper. I colour it in with coloured pencils and add embellishments and stickers. I also make cards and I have just finished sewing a pooh bear made of felt onto a bag. Kylie is a participant of City Arts’ Get Creative workshops. The therapeutic arts sessions take place every Friday. They aim to help with the reduction of social exclusion, stress and anxiety; and to promote positive health and wellbeing.
Helen Grundy Delight Therapy Digital Collage - GiclÊe print on archival paper I am an exhibiting artist and curator. I create both 3D and 2D work. I have exhibited both nationally and internationally and am interested in the phenomenon of nostalgia in my work; how reminiscing can illicit both warm happy feelings and the sharp pain of loss. I like to work with vintage photographs as well as rework children’s toys. I consider my artworks to be souvenirs from my life.
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Nils Agdler & Fröydi Laszlo Heartstone HD Video Fröydi Laszlo is a visual artist living in Gothenburg, Sweden and the editor of artist-run 284 Publishing, which specializes in visual art, post- and non-human theory. Since 2016 she has been investigating how human relationships with plants are coloured by anthropomorphic projections. Her research combines theoretical writing, photography, and performance. Since 2011 she has been leading the multidisciplinary network Club Anthropocene based in Gothenburg. Nils Agdler is a visual artist/photographer living in Stockholm, Sweden. In his artistic practice, Nils is interested in contemporary social and visual phenomena, representation and history. He works primarily in the fields of photography and film. Over the past ten years, he has been collaborating with artist Timo Menke on issues that concern men and masculinity. Since 2018 Agdler and Laszlo have investigated relations between humans, animals and plants in Heartstone (2018) and in the ongoing project The Pest (2018-). Watch Heartstone online: https://vimeo.com/305528612
Terence Wilde Tuning into Horror films Pen on canvas Terence Wilde (b.1963) is a visual artist based in London. He gained a degree in textiles at Winchester School of Art, graduating in 1986. Using his degree Wilde worked for many years as a fashion print designer in the West End, before retiring through Croydon’s mental health services. It was here that he was able to use his creativity to help people express themselves and he still does this today in a hospital setting.
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Victoria Vaughan Where did time go? Ink drawing on paper I have always had a passion for being creative, and over years I have found art to be an extremely beneficial form of self-expression. It has become a vital way of conveying how I feel and what I‘m going through, especially when I find it so difficult to explain myself in any other way. It has been essential for me to use my imagination and art to help me to process and cope with my mental health issues. Although much of my work could be considered quite dark and often rather disturbing, I also frequently employ a sense of humour within my art. When everything can be so serious, I find the comical side of things of the utmost importance in keeping me going! As a consequence, the nature of my work is often paradoxical: do you laugh or keep a straight face?
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Kevin Delaney ‘I don’t understand…’ Textiles I try to enjoy what I do but sometimes I have difficulties that can overwhelm me and I’m often scared of other people. I love singing and art and I like to try new things. At the moment I’m making my first cross-stitch but I have also made collages, pottery and cards. The cross-stitch makes me concentrate fully and distracts me from the things in my life that worry me. I get lost with the meaning of words as I try to figure out what other people want. I do what I think they want but I’m not always right, which makes me feel stressed. Kevin is a participant of City Arts’ Get Creative workshops. The therapeutic arts sessions take place every Friday. They aim to help with the reduction of social exclusion, stress and anxiety; and to promote positive health and wellbeing.
Izzy Oak Terror Mixed media print I don’t like the term mental illness to describe a group of diverse experiences that can profoundly impact on every aspect of an individual’s life. I had a diagnosis of schizophrenia in my 20’s and have been through experiences of psychosis and social disability. I have been on the rocky road to recovery for many years, only to discover that “we’re all mad here”. As an outsider it is evident that mental illness is a deep phobia for so many people. The desire to excel and seem ‘well’ drives us all.
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Ray Hobbs ‘Bed space in a soon-to-be-demolished psychiatric hospital’ Photograph I graduated from the University of South Wales in 2018 with BA in Documentary Photography. I document the lives of communities and people who may be considered as ‘Others’ and I’ve produced a body of work based on Men’s Sheds Cymru. Sofa to Shed has been exhibited in a major gallery in Cardiff and requested for inclusion in 2020 Men’s Health conference in Wale’s Parliament, The Senedd. I am currently engaged in several Arts Council Wales funded projects, documenting Arts in Education workshops and National Lottery funded projects. I have produced work documenting loneliness and depression and created photo-documentary profiles of ‘Others’. I am currently documenting the life of a septuagenarian woman whose life revolves around her horse and dogs. I am also profiling Welsh artists for a project to encourage school children to pursue a career in the creative arts. raysphotos.net
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Amy Oliver Head to Head 1 Digital art/photoart I am a self-taught conceptual artist and draw upon personal experiences of mental health illness, domestic violence, women’s rights and identity, and social and political conditions as the catalyst for my work. I began my creative journey in 2014 and have exhibited internationally as part of group shows in Amsterdam, Athens, Berlin, Edinburgh, London, Tokyo and Venice. In October 2018, I co-curated an exhibition at Espacio Gallery, London which coincided with World Mental Health Day and saw the coming together of 43 international, emerging and accomplished artists who express life’s difficulties through artwork. I use mannequins, sculptures, photography and digital manipulation to construct photo artmy intention being to create subtle, relatable images that portray both the frangible and durable elements of our existence; which express vulnerability and instability but also allude to the fundamental core strength within in an attempt to capture the fragility of self.
Chris Ellis Paralysis by Analysis Acrylics, copper, metal wire, photos and beads My art has developed from realistic images to colourful abstracts involving metallics and iridescence. I like to be very precise and enjoy making highly detailed collages. With my exhibition pieces I tried to overcome my natural need for order and control, wanting to create some chaos. Uncertainty and the unknown are very uncomfortable for my autistic mind. Mental chaos develops as I attempt to think through every possible outcome of every decision, causing “paralysis by analysis�. My first attempt to put paint onto the canvas ended up in the shower being washed off! This frustrating start turned out well as I liked the ghostly image left on the canvas. I finally got started by randomly throwing paint at it. I also do copper embossing and love the textural effects created. I am experimenting with heat treating which causes colour changes and unpredictable shapes. instagram.com/ChrisEllisCreates
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About City Arts Founded in 1977, City Arts is a vibrant cultural hub, which produces art made collaboratively between the artists and communities of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. Through its work in the visual arts, the performing arts and the written word, City Arts promotes inclusivity and access to great art as a basic human right. City Arts is the East Midlands’ leading organisation in the field of arts and health. It has a proud history of supporting people with mental health issues to express themselves creatively. This includes pioneering programmes such as Arts on Prescription, developed in partnership with the University of Nottingham. CityArtsNotts CityArts www.city-arts.org.uk
About the Institute of Mental Health The Institute of Mental Health is the UK’s prime location for inter-disciplinary research in the mental health field. The Institute is a partnership between two highly respected organisations, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Nottingham, bringing together the healthcare and education sectors to achieve ‘Research Excellence for Innovation’. Since our formation in 2006, the Institute has established a track record of success, with achievements in pioneering education provision and innovative service-facing research, taking the organisation from humble beginnings to the international stage in a short time. InstituteMH www.institutemh.org.uk
Detail from Deditionem by Alice Rose Marple-Horvat
Uncertainty & the Unknown is the eleventh open exhibition at the Institute of Mental Health, run in partnership with City Arts Nottingham. The exhibition showcases the work of 42 artists. They range from people with personal experience of mental health issues to artists inspired by the theme. The diverse selection of artworks capture some of the many different ways people experience and cope with anxiety, self-doubt and fear of the unknown. With thanks to: City Arts: Kate Duncan & Joe Pick Institute of Mental Health & the University of Nottingham: Caroline Fox, Susie Booth, Donna Franklin, Dr Gary Winship, Dr Elvira Perez Vallejos, Lou Rudkin & Professor Martin Orrell