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A SpirIt
Inside
Until Sunday 1 September
A terrific show
Observer
![A large spider sculpture in a green meadow below a blue sky next to a neoclassical building.](https://images.comptonverney.org.uk/uploads/2024/04/0U9A2343a-Edit.jpg?resize=1000%2C1000&gravity)
Opening Times
Tue – Sun: 10am-5pm
Mondays: Closed, except bank holidays
Galleries are open 10.30am – 5pm
About the
Exhibition
An eye-opening exhibition celebrating over 100 years of creative expression by women and non-binary artists including Paula Rego, Cindy Sherman, Elisabeth Frink and many more.
From internal musings to powerful social commentary, this unique showcase explores diverse themes through paintings, drawings, and more. For the first time, two renowned UK collections are joining forces to bring you iconic masterpieces and fresh perspectives that will move, provoke, and delight.
Drawn from two of the UK’s leading art collections, The Women’s Art Collection and The Ingram Collection, A Spirit Inside brings together a selection of works spanning over 100 years. Exploring how women and non-binary artists have grappled with the notion and sense of ‘spirit’, the themes range from mythology and internal contemplation to external, often political, expression.
This exhibition marks the first time that the Women’s Art Collection, Europe’s largest collection of art by women, has partnered with art galleries outside of Cambridge, providing a wider opportunity for the British public to see some of the most important 20th and 21st century works by women and non-binary artists. These works are complemented by a selection from The Ingram Collection, one of the best collections of modern and contemporary British art in the UK.
![A gallery space exhibiting framed artworks including a large portrait, paintings, and a sculptural piece encased in glass. The walls are purple-coloured.](https://images.comptonverney.org.uk/uploads/2024/04/0U9A1855a-Edit.jpg?fit=300%2C300)
![Four paintings hang on a wall with a white and blue background inside an exhibition space with a wooden floor.](https://images.comptonverney.org.uk/uploads/2024/04/0U9A2856a-Edit.jpg?fit=300%2C300)
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![An interior view of a museum gallery with several framed artworks hung on the walls, including figurative drawings, a circular abstract piece, and a large portrait of a face.](https://images.comptonverney.org.uk/uploads/2024/04/0U9A1794a-Edit.jpg?fit=300%2C300)
![A museum gallery space showcasing various artworks, including a framed figurative painting, a glass display case with a sculpture, a large colorful abstract painting, and a framed photograph of a reclining female figure.](https://images.comptonverney.org.uk/uploads/2024/04/0U9A1774a-Edit.jpg?fit=300%2C300)
A Spirit Inside Gallery
Exhibition organised with The Lightbox, Woking
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Louise
Bourgeois
Sat 6 Jul – Sun 6 Oct 2024