THE life and art of a world renowned surrealist artist whose work is currently showing at Tate Liverpool, will be explored during events at a Lancashire university.
Leonora Carrington was born and raised in Chorley and later became one of the art movement’s leading lights.
She died in 2011 at the age of 94 after spending much of her life in Mexico, where she was a revered cultural figure.
An ‘In Conversation’ evening at Edge Hill University will see Joanna Moorhead - a journalist, co-writer of Surreal Friends and cousin of Leonora Carrington - join Francesco Manacorda, Tate Liverpool’s artistic director, to discuss her intriguing history and artistic practice.
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Carrington became a national treasure in Mexico, thousands of miles from her origins in Lancashire.
An Edge Hill academic with a research interest in Carrington’s work has supported Tate Liverpool curators on the exhibition, which runs at the gallery until May 31.
Professor Roger Shannon uncovered a number of pieces which have never publicly been exhibited before and are on display in what is the first UK solo exhibition of her work in over 20 years.
The In Conversation event, which takes place on Wednesday, April 29 is free to attend and bookable thought the university’s website.
Other events connected to the exhibition include Imaginarium - an exploration through dance of her work. Developed partly through a residency at Crookhey Hall, Carrington’s childhood home, the work captures the physicality, colour and energy found within her sketches and paintings.
Imaginarium is performed by Edge Hill performing arts lecturers James Hewison and Michelle Man, with original music by Alfonso García de la Torre Rey. Performances will take place at Tate Liverpool on April 26 and May 10.
There is also a reading of surrealist and fantastical new writing, inspired by Leonora.
The Speaking Trumpet, a free, drop-in event, takes place at Tate Liverpool’s Hospitality Suite on Saturday, May 16, from 2-4pm. Edge Hill University is sponsoring the exhibition, supported by the Government of Mexico.
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