Artists

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Hobbies are a vehicle for self-expression

My exhibition is a space that works against hierarchies, says Hetain Patel

Q&A | ‘Public engagement with the idea of buying original art has definitely changed’

As the Own Art loan scheme celebrates its 20th birthday, Mary-Alice Stack tells us how it has benefited artists, museums and the public

Turner Prize artist explores Ashmolean collection

Pio Abad's work addresses colonial history and cultural loss

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Mela is expanding the definition of what Asian art can be

Sculptor Permindar Kaur on how South Asian festivals are encouraging artists to reclaim their heritage

Art and soul | Soulscapes, Dulwich Picture Gallery, London

An exhibition of landscape art, but does it achieve what it sets out to do?

Best in show | Plaster, 1993, by Elisabeth Frink

This artwork, on display at Dorset Museum in Dorchester, shows the sculptor's fascination with animals in their wild state

Four artists commissioned to create new work in response to Holocaust testimony

Holocaust Centre North hopes scheme will help memorialise survivors as first-hand accounts diminish

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Plymouth is central to the story of British colonialism

How a work by artist John Akomfrah has encouraged debate and discussion

Petition launched against reimposed 10% cut to Creative Scotland

Campaigners warn that thousands of jobs are at risk after £6.6m cut was brought back

Art speaks louder than words

Gareth Harris speaks to the artists who are challenging preconceptions around disability

Best in show | Dapple Paddle, 1997-98, The McManus, Dundee

Dawson Murray's bold watercolour, painted more than a decade after the artist was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, is a highlight of the gallery's Hidden Histories exhibition

Working life | “Our experiences are massively different, but that combination is our strength”

Yasmin Khan talks to multidisciplinary artists Larry Achiampong and David Blandy