Jo Blaker

Jo Blaker is a visual artist whose holistic drawing practice combines playful material enquiry with a love of observation. Jo draws to see, think, feel & express & shares this practice with people of all ages.

Jo holds an MA in Visual Communication from the Royal College of Art & has been teaching for over 15 years. Natural forms, cycles, rhythms & their interconnectedness often inspire Jo’s work on paper & with people. As both a student & ‘teacher’ of drawing Jo’s ongoing exploration is a source for much reflection which she shares throughout her sessions as well as with wider audiences online.

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    Andrew Waddington: Betwixt and Between – The Poetry of Landscape

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    Bringing the Cornish coast to Yorkshire, this exhibition features new paintings, prints, and drawings.
  2. Headshot of a white woman wearing dangly earrings
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  3. A woman wearing a coat and wooly hat looking at a sculpture of an oversized afro pick with a black power as a handle, displayed outdoors.
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    Hank Willis Thomas: All Power to All People (bronze)

    All Power to All People combines two symbols of Black identity and empowerment: the Afro pick and the Black Power salute.
  4. Three nude male bronze figures with white painted faces, displayed outdoors.
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    Elisabeth Frink: Riace II, III and IV

    The Riace figures are inspired by the 5th century BCE bronze sculptures that were rediscovered in the sea off the coast of the Riace region of Italy in 1972.