Donald Locke: Resistant Forms
Forthcoming: Ikon Gallery, Birmingham
1 October 2025 – 22 February 2026
Donald Locke, Twin Form (black interior), 1978, ceramic, 42 x 57 x 27 cm (16 1/2 x 22 1/2 x 10 5/8 in) © Estate of Donald Locke; photo: Michael Brzezinski
Guyanese-British artist Donald Locke is subject to his first major survey at Ikon Gallery, Birmingham. Born and raised in Guyana, Locke moved to the UK in 1954 as part of the Windrush Generation. The exhibition includes early ceramics inspired by natural forms and the human body, and larger scale paintings and sculptures exploring issues around history and identity.
Organised in collaboration with Spike Island, Bristol and Camden Art Centre, London with support from the Donald Locke Estate.