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Chivalry

EXHIBITION: 19 September – 25 October 2024. The Williamson Art Gallery, Birkenhead

Part II of the Material Matters Collective’s five month residency at the Williamson Art Gallery is Chivalry, curated by John Elcock and featuring his new panel painting based on the Wilton Diptych.


The White Hart

The White Hart is a large panel painting in egg tempera on board depicting the emblem of Richard II from the Wilton Diptych and created for Chivalry, part two of Into the Wyld at the Williamson Art Gallery.


Cleave | Cleave

Cleave | Cleave is a sculptural meditation on the Green Chapel in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, in the form of a triptych of wood and stone split across two sites.


Into The Wyld

In summer 2024 John will exhibit at and co-curate Into the Wyld a contemporary art residency at the Williamson Art Gallery from the Material Matters Collective.


Parkgate, Spring

Parkgate, Spring is a small votive painting depicting what was found at Parkgate Marsh at Easter 2024.