About
The Drawing (Paper) Show is an international drawing exhibition and publication. Established by Colette Lilley (@colettelilley), Sarah Jane Richards (@walk.draw.paint) and Jon Barraclough (@j0ni0la) in 2023 the exhibition, curated from drawings submitted from an open call, via Instagram. The Exhibition of around 50 artist’s work is held at The Bridewell Studios and Gallery, as part of the Liverpool Independents Biennial which supports the Liverpool Biennial.
The Directory of Drawing Artists (DoDA) is a searchable directory that allows people to find artists who specialise in, or who exhibit, drawings. It’s open to artists who have exhibited in the Drawing (Paper) Shows and provides a platform for their work, together with a simple means to sell work or take commissions. 100% of any sales or fees goes directly to the artists.
The Drawing Shows (at Arena Studios and Gallery (2019) and The Bridewell Studios and Gallery (2020)) were exhibitions co-curated by Colette Lilley and Sarah Jane Richards and aimed to raise the profile of drawing artists in the North West of the UK. In 2023 they teamed up with Jon Barraclough, co-founder of The Drawing Paper, to present an independent exhibition and publication of contemporary drawing practitioners.
Drawing Paper is a printed, large-format newspaper-based ‘gallery’ concerned solely with contemporary drawing practice. Published, curated and designed in Liverpool, UK by Mike Carney and Jon Barraclough, it’s an independent, not for profit project essentially about showcasing a wide variety of drawing styles, approaches and methods.
It’s a free publication, distributed around galleries and studios largely in Liverpool and Manchester although copies have been sent to drawing-focused venues all over the world.
Issues 1 to 9 are also available as online publications here.
