Back to Front: 40 Permanent Collection Gems

This series of year long interventions into the Garman Ryan Collection has been selected by our fantastic Front of House team.

They had the opportunity to go ‘behind the scenes’ and delve into the Collection Store to find out more about the Permanent Collection and choose their favourite works to be brought out on display. Members of the team on duty in the galleries will be happy to tell you more about the project and the works they selected.

There is a diverse range of work on display, from a collage made by Dean Kelland following his Artist Residency at the Gallery in 2013; to a new sculpture acquisition by Damien Hirst’s fellow YBA Angus Fairhurst; and old favourites such as the portrait of Sergeant Major William Purvis; along with contemporary visitor favourites such as Peter Calleson’s Dead Angels.

The 40 works reflect the 40th Anniversary of the opening of the Garman Ryan Collection in 2014.