Stories
- In pictures
“Each day brought a new obstacle I hadn’t considered”
I'm a 25-year-old autistic artist from Manchester. I have just moved from my first home away from my parents to a new apartment.
- Article
Mary Bishop and the surveillant gaze
Writer and artist Rose Ruane explores the paintings of Mary Bishop, created during a 30-year stay in a psychiatric hospital, which speak of constant medical surveillance and censorious self-examination.
- Article
Hands-on healthcare
A young hospital volunteer feared her contribution was a long way from the serious business of real healthcare. But time spent painting patients’ nails proved to be a valuable contribution to life on the ward.
- Article
The intermediate life of spirits
Courttia Newland explores the events and his feelings surrounding the death of his mother-in-law, Tara Chauhan.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Stylised Face (artwork)
Date: c. 1940sReference: PP/RSI/B/2/1/22Part of: Rita Simon Collection- Archives and manuscripts
Face with Bat Years (artwork)
Date: c. 1940sReference: PP/RSI/B/2/1/4Part of: Rita Simon Collection- Archives and manuscripts
Pot/Upside-Down Face (artwork)
Date: c. 1940sReference: PP/RSI/B/2/1/3Part of: Rita Simon Collection- Archives and manuscripts
Face with Tongue Sticking Out (artwork)
Date: c. 1940-1980sReference: PP/RSI/B/2/1/36Part of: Rita Simon Collection- Archives and manuscripts
A Face in the Sun (artwork)
Date: c. 1940sReference: PP/RSI/B/2/1/25Part of: Rita Simon Collection
