Art History Course | Face to Face - Collaboration in Portraiture
10.30 - 1pm
£45
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Buy Tickets >Book all three Art History Course sessions at once to receive the discounted price of £125
Join our curators and special guest Colin Wiggins—artist and former Special Projects Curator at the National Gallery—for a new series of thought-provoking art history lectures – In the Company of Artists.
In this session, Face to Face: Collaboration in Portraiture, Claudia Treacher, Assistant Curator at Pallant House Gallery, will explore the role of modelling and co-production in artistic practice—looking at how collaboration and close creative partnerships shape the making of an artwork.
Colin Wiggins, artist and former Special Projects Curator at the National Gallery, will share insights into the creation of his Mutual Portraits series, co-produced with renowned artists and offering a unique glimpse into the dynamics of portraiture as a shared experience.
When he worked at the National Gallery, Colin formed lasting friendships with several of the artists whose exhibitions he curated there. As a printmaker, he made portraits of each of these artists but left part of the plate blank. He then passed the plate over to their subjects, who responded by making a portrait of Colin in the empty space. The result is the remarkable series of prints shown in Seeing Each Other, artistic collaborations between Colin and Frank Auerbach, Paula Rego, Peter Blake, R.B. Kitaj and Maggi Hambling.
The session will feature two engaging lectures with opportunities for questions and stimulating discussion, plus a coffee break (refreshments provided) in between. Please bring anything you would like to make notes with and let us know when booking of any special dietary or access requirements.
£45 per session or book all three for the discounted price of £125
Add all three sessions to your basket to receive the discounted price when you check out.
Other sessions in this course are:
Wednesday 24 September – 10.30am – 1pm Circles of Influence – Artists Among Artists
Wednesday 22 October 10.30am – 1pm Homage – Tracing Artistic Lineage
Dr Claudia Treacher
Dr Claudia Treacher is Assistant Curator at Pallant House Gallery. In 2024 she completed her doctoral thesis from the University of Brighton on radical art during the Second World War. She has previously worked as Collections and Exhibitions Coordinator for Towner, lectured in Critical Studies at Bath Spa University, and researched and written for BBC’s You’re Dead to Me podcast as well as George Orwell’s Collection of Political Pamphlets for the British Library.
Colin Wiggins
Colin Wiggins worked for over 30 years at the National Gallery. He was responsible for the Associate Artist scheme, inviting contemporary artists such as Paula Rego, Peter Blake and Ana Maria Pacheco to become involved in the life of the Gallery and to hold exhibitions of their work there. During his time at the Gallery he also curated exhibitions of work by artists such as Frank Auerbach, Bridget Riley and Lucian Freud.
