NEW ART WEST MIDLANDS 2017 Anna Smith, New Art West Midlands Winner 2014 As a New Art West Midlands winner in 2014 I was awarded a 6 week residency at MAC, Birmingham. This year four of the University of Wolverhampton’s outstanding female graduates have been selected for the prestigious New Arts West Midlands 2017 exhibition. New Arts West Midlands is the annual graduate visual arts exhibition, showcasing the best of the up and coming, contemporary fine artists. The exhibition is held across four venues, opening 18th February 2017, at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, MAC Birmingham, Wolverhampton Art Gallery and Worcester City Museum & Art Gallery. Graduates Susan Brisco (film/drawing), Pamela Fletcher (painting), Jade
Hamilton (sculpture) and Sarah Zacharek (photography / video) have all been selected to take part in the exhibition. Sue Brisco, recent MA Fine Art graduate, currently has a studio at Eagle Works Studios. Sue has a passion for art and the sciences and her work explores the crossovers and interactions between the two fields. Pam Fletcher graduated winning the DalerRowney Prize for Excellency in Painting and achieving a First BA(Hons) Fine Art. Pam helped to set up and has a studio space at Temple Street Studios, Wolverhampton. Pam’s painting focuses on expression through abstraction. Jade Hamilton, another resident artist at Temple Street Studios, conjures up a future post-apocalyptic scene where human beings have used up the earth’s environment and resources to such an extent that it is impossible to breathe independently. Her sculptures make use of readymade objects, planting and blown glass.
Sarah Zacharek, is now a teaching assistant at the University whilst studying for a Masters degree. Sarah is also a newly appointed director at Engaging Images CIC, based at NAC. Following on from last year’s successful PhotoFest exhibitions Image: Jessica Litherland Producer – across several venues Visual Arts & Media at MAC with Jade Sarah is currently Hamilton's sculpture: ‘Future Mess’ working on community photographed by Jas Sansi (Twitter: @jassansi) projects to exhibit later in the year. #
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