Cahoots is a group exhibition of painting that brings together alumni of the University of Brighton, artists connected to the Freelands Foundation, and others working within Brighton’s wider artistic community. Co-curated under the platform Lee Scully by artist Tabby Li and current Freelands Studio Fellow at the University of Brighton, Toby Rainbird, the exhibition celebrates the shared networks that underpin contemporary painting in Brighton and beyond.

Though linked by only small degrees of separation—through education, residencies, awards, or shared contexts—the artists are united by a deeper concern: the potential of painting as both a material language and a vessel for complex ideas.

Featuring small-scale works by fourteen artists, Cahoots offers a playful snapshot of contemporary approaches to painting, highlighting the fluidity of practice and the ways artists connect through parallel paths and divergent methods.

Artists:

Kirsty Bell · Michael Clarence · Ben Coleman · Alex Crocker · Pippa El-Kadhi Brown · Grant Foster · Olivia Guillot · Daniel Pettitt · Toby Rainbird · Georgina Stone · Lydia Stonehouse · Rosie Tuff · Joshua Uvieghara · Henry Ward

Exhibition essay: Anna Moss

Preview: Thursday 9 October, 6–8pm