Paul Smith to J.K Rowling – Hull University

I’ve been working as a volunteer for Hull City of Culture and took on a number of shifts at the Brynmor Jones library at Hull University, where the “Paul Smith to J.K. Rowling” exhibition is showing until June 11th. These works have all been commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery as part of the first prize of the BP Portrait Award. This award is now in its 27th year and is aimed at encouraging artists to develop portraiture within their work. We are extremely lucky in Hull to have so many of these commissions in one place at one time. There is a wide variety of styles and materials used and the exhibition is well worth a visit. Free entry and there’s a great cafe on site with good coffee. I should point out that the Brynmor Jones library also has an excellent collection of it’s own which is also available for visitors to see.

Here are the images on show – you get the idea but really need to see them first hand to appreciate them. Thanks to Neil Evans of the National Portrait Gallery for sending me copies of the images for use.