Exhibitions archive

Previous exhibitions at QUAD

QUAD’s Artistic programme includes local, national and internationally significant exhibitions, commissions and residencies.

We showcase work by local artists and students from University of Derby and beyond alongside professional practice opportunities and mentoring support for early and mid-career artists. Our regular programme of educational and creative wellbeing-focused workshops complement a range of contextual talks and events throughout the year. QUAD’s programme includes FORMAT International Photography Festival, one of the UK’s leading festivals of photography and related media.

A year-round programme of innovative curated exhibitions and arts events
Free entry to our exhibitions
Regular open calls and residencies

Exhibition archive

Imran Qureshi

Qureshi’s new exhibition in QUAD will include a site-specific installation, recent works on canva...

30th Nov 2019 - 09th Feb 2020

Dryden Goodwin Alongside

Alongside (2019) is a sensory study by artist Dryden Goodwin of the working life of a social care...

29th Feb 2020 - 05th May 2020

Anna Bunting-Branch Warm Worlds and Otherwise

Warm Worlds and Otherwise by Anna Bunting-Branch features a new Virtual Reality (VR) artwork comm...

29th Feb 2020 - 05th May 2020

How We Make Meaning – Memo Akten / Mimi Ọnụọha

How We Make Meaning features two solo but connected exhibitions by artists Memo Akten in QUAD Gal...

07th Sep 2020 - 21st Jan 2021

FORMAT Presents: Here, There and Everywhere

Artists: Anthony Bila (South Africa), Uzoma Chidumaga Orji (Nigeria), Sipho Gongxeka (South Africa)

17th May 2021 - 05th Sep 2022

FORMAT Presents: Famous Internet Sites

The exhibition Famous Internet Sites focuses on places suddenly made famous by the internet, feat...

17th May 2021 - 05th Sep 2022

FORMAT Presents: Black Country Dada 1969 – 1990 by Brian Griffin

This exhibition presents an autobiographical survey of the work of Brian Griffin that shares what...

19th May 2021 - 05th Sep 2022

Feature Shoot Emerging Photography Awards

Christopher Sims (US), Felix Schoeppner (Germany) & Florence Goupil (Peru) were selected as p...

25th Sep 2021 - 09th Jan 2022

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