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UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS

UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS

Seventh Circle - Artworks & Aesthetics Ltd
Private view from 6pm - 8pm - Sat 24 Jan 2026
Exhibition runs from 24th Jan - 22 Feb 2026

Renaissance, Open Call 2026

Emma Woolley will exhibit as part of the RENAISSANCE Open Call exhibition at Seventh Circle, a group show exploring transformation, renewal, and the courage of new beginnings, with two works responding to personal moments of change and forward motion.

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Tilting at Windmills, 2026
Group Exhibition

Courtyard Gallery, The Core, Solihull
Private view on 08 April 2026

Emma Woolley will exhibit new work as part of Tilting at Windmills, a group show responding to Cervantes classic novel Don Quixote de la Mancha. Curated by Tom Ranahan, the exhibition brings together fourteen artists exploring themes of imagination, identity, and the blurred line between reality and belief.

Emma’s piece will form part of this collective response, created especially for the show.

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Collision, 2026
Emma Woolley & Tara Harris

Seventh Circle - Artworks & Aesthetics Ltd
06 June 2026, Private view from 6pm to 8pm

Collision is a joint exhibition with Tara Harris at Seventh Circle in Digbeth. It will run for the whole month of June 2026 and brings both of our practices together in one shared space. Tara’s landscapes and instinctive mark making meet my portrait work, and the meeting point becomes the heart of the show.

This is an all singing, all dancing collision of our worlds, a chance for both of us to push our work in new directions and let the energy between our practices take over. We are excited to bring this to Seventh Circle and to share the space for a full month.

More details will follow as we move closer to June, but this one already feels special.

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Past Exhibitions

2025

Birmingham Open Studios 2025
• nook • gallery & studios in Kings Heath
20nd–21st & 27th–28th September (11AM-5PM)
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Solo Exhibition
The Wonder Series
• nook • gallery & studios, Kings Heath, Birmingham
8th – 31st August 2025

Paper Year - 1st year anniversary exhibition
• nook • gallery & studios, Kings Heath, Birmingham
20th June - 30th June 2025

United We Stand Out
(Kings Heath ArtsFest 2025)
All Saints Square
2 Vicarage Rd, King's Heath, Birmingham B14 7RA
3rd May - 5th May 2025

Yellow
• nook • gallery & studios, Kings Heath, Birmingham
8th March - 30th March 2025

2024

Birmingham Open Studios 2024
Moseley Exchange
149-153 Alcester Rd, Birmingham, West Midlands
B13 8JP, United Kingdom
28–29 September & 5–6 October 2024

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Art In The Crannies

• nook • gallery & studios, Kings Heath, Birmingham
10th August - 15th of September 2024


2023

Birmingham Open Studios 2023
Moseley Exchange
149-153 Alcester Rd, Birmingham, West Midlands
B13 8JP, United Kingdom


2022


Birmingham Open Studios 2022
Kings Heath Art Rooms
4 High St, King's Heath, Birmingham B14 7SW, United Kingdom


City of Life Exhibition
Velvet Music Rooms,
Cumberland House, 200 Broad St, Birmingham B15 1SU 
5th July until September 2022
 

Made at the MAC
Midlands Arts Centre,
Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, B12 9QH
26th Mar – 6th Nov 2022

 

 

 

 

 

Press/Media

  • Paints squeezed out from tubes in various colors arranged on a wooden surface.

    Arts to Hearts - 5 Oil Painters Who Remind Us Why This Medium Will Never Fade

    Featured in Arts to Hearts Project, August 2025. Selected as one of five contemporary oil painters celebrated for keeping the medium alive and showing why its power and relevance will never fade.

    Read the full article here

  • Indoor exhibit of geometric, white, animal-shaped structures resembling oxen or buffalo, with some display screens, in a dark room with visitors.

    The best exhibitions to see across Birmingham

    Featured in Birmingham Wire, August 2025. Selected as one of the best exhibitions to see across the city, highlighting key artists and shows shaping Birmingham’s cultural scene.

    Link in article

  • Artwork of two women with colorful hair and painted faces, with black background and white text on the right side. The text mentions Emma Woolley, 'The Space Between Us,' hashtag 05, and awards from Women in Art Prize 2025.

    Shortlisted for the Women in Art Prize 2025

    21/07/2025

    I’m incredibly honoured to share that my painting The Space Between Us Hashtag 05 has been shortlisted for the Women in Art Prize 2025, in the Paula Rego Painting Prize category

    Read More Here

  • Photo and biography of Emma Woolley, showcasing her artwork themes, influences, and exhibitions. Portrait of Emma Woolley in front of her paintings.

    Birmingham Mail

    01/08/25

    Featured as one of Birmingham’s 10 Rising Artists in the Birmingham Mail, August 2025.
    Part of a citywide spotlight on emerging creatives, written by art critic Ruth Millington.

    Download Full Article Here

  • A newspaper page featuring an art event with multiple images of artists and artworks, including a woman with glasses and tattoos, and an art gallery with paintings. Text announces an exhibition of ten artists in Birmingham.

    Birmingham Post

    31/07/25

    Featured as one of Birmingham’s 10 Rising Artists in the Birmingham Post, July 2025.
    Written by Ruth Millington as part of a special feature on emerging talent across the city.

    Download Full Article Here