Making a Mark

Making a Mark


Latest Episodes

9: Ian Davenport: One of Britain’s foremost contemporary artists whose practice delves into the realms of colour, process and materiality.
September 10, 2024

This episode of Making a Mark explores works on paper by Ian Davenport (b.1966), one of Britain’s foremost contemporary artists whose practice delves into the realms of colour, process and materiality.  We meet Davenport, well known for his abstract pain

8: Clare Woods: One of the most important British artists working today on her evolving practice and the tension that runs through works bursting with colour
March 07, 2024

This episode of Making a Mark explores the work of Clare Woods (b. 1972), the connections between the artist's life and ever evolving practice, which has expanded from painting to prints and collage.We meet Woods in her vast studio where she has recentl

7: Yinka Shonibare CBE: A globally celebrated artist on race, class, and constructions of cultural identity
October 19, 2023

This episode of Making a Mark explores the printmaking practice of Yinka Shonibare CBE (b. 1962), a globally celebrated artist whose work examines race, class, and constructions of cultural identity.We meet Shonibare in his busy East London studio, surr

6: Joe Tilson: One of Britain's most important living artists, a founding figure of British Pop Art and ground-breaking printmaker
January 19, 2023

The sixth episode of Making a Mark explores the life and work of one of Britains most important living artists, Joe Tilson (b. 1928), and the continued centrality of printmaking to his practice.As a lifelong dedicated and subversive printmaker, we meet

5: Michael Craig-Martin: One of the best-known artists of his generation, on his iconic work, instantly recognisable the world over.
September 29, 2022

The fifth episode of Making a Mark explores the graphic work of Michael Craig-Martin (b. 1941), one of the best-known artists of his generation. Today his brightly coloured works of everyday objects, from mass-produced consumer goods to fruit and flowers,

4: Cornelia Parker: One of Britain's best loved and most acclaimed contemporary artists on printmaking
August 24, 2022

The latest episode of Making a Mark explores the graphic work of Cornelia Parker. Widely celebrated for her immersive installations that have become a significant part of Britains cultural landscape, this episode explores the artists printmaking, a me

3: Christiane Baumgartner: A ground-breaking artist who has achieved international critical acclaim for her printmaking
November 28, 2021

The latest episode of Making a Mark explores the work of Christiane Baumgartner (b. 1967), a ground-breaking artist who has achieved international critical acclaim for her printmaking, choosing to adopt the earliest form of the medium, the woodcut, as her

2: Paula Rego: One of the greatest figurative artists of her generation, who places women at the centre of her work
July 14, 2021

The latest episode of Making a Mark explores the graphic work of Dame Paula Rego RA (b. 1935), one of the most important figurative artists of her generation, who places women’s lives and stories at the centre of her work.   Curator and Associate Director

1: Richard Hamilton: One of Britain's greatest artists, the founding father of Pop Art
January 21, 2021

The first episode of Making a Mark explores the work of Richard Hamilton (1922 - 2011), the founding father of Pop Art in Britain and one of the most influential artists of his generation. Michael Bracewell, cultural critic and writer and the author of Mo