_Matters: Leeds University Fine Art Degree Show 2014

17th – 23rd June

_Matters is the apex of the undergraduate careers of 32 multidisciplinary Fine Art students from the University of Leeds. Bringing together a diverse collection of individual practices, _Matters will take place across the three main studios on campus over 6 days and will feature an exclusive reading room featuring publications from _Matters own exhibiting practitioners, local art institutions and contributors from further afield

The title ‘_Matters’ invites each of the 32 participating practitioners to explore what _Matters to their practice and to explore the context in which it sits. The 32 resulting answers seek to display the diversity of influences and motivational factors in the practices of students who choose to study fine art at a higher academic level in 2014. Simultaneously, the title refers to ‘matter’ as a noun, the physicality of matter in relation to practice and most importantly:

The physical act of making art combined with the significance of critical dialogue, art theory and art history which forms 50 percent of the overall course structure for Fine Art at the University of Leeds.

Exhibiting Artists: Lily Ackroyd-Willoughby/ Mike Ainsworth/ Francie Arthur/ Emma Bakel/ Sophie Butler- Manuel/ Zipporah Chappell/ Joe Cheetham/ Poppy Davis/ Natalie Drenth/ Emma Draffin/ Katie Enright / Frannie Glass/ Emily Hills/ Edward Hurst/ Joe Kiff/ Maya Laud/ Ellie MacGarry/ Tom McGinn/ Julia Miorin/ Julia Moscardó i Chàfer/ Lizz Mouncer/ Eleni Odysseos/ Sarah Penhall/ Ned Pooler/ Stanley Quaia/ Eloise Raab/ Tessa Ratuszynska Price/ Charlie Rogers/ Emma Thompson/ Lea Tiernan/ Will Turner/ Laura Zhang

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