(This is the final chapter from the publication ‘Straight A’s: Anxiety, Anorexia, Alcohol, Ageing, and Art’, made for an exhibition of the same name). I admit I’m still here; still trapped within the Straight A’s system of self-critical thoughts and go-to ‘remedies’, but I know I can’t physically upkeep these routines for much longer. IContinue reading “Art, indefinitely. The 2020s.”
Category Archives: Exhibitions
Works that didn’t go into Straight A’s
Straight A’s was a once in a lifetime exhibition – at least in terms of life so far. It’s only for this reason I am sharing work that didn’t make Straight A’s, because I feel it is interesting to speak about. Canary in the Coal mine If I had been succesful with funding this sculpturalContinue reading “Works that didn’t go into Straight A’s”
Straight A’s. 17 January – 11 April 2026
The Millennial Gaze. This long-running joke. Best Amongst Ruins Image from the burn-out decade. Big Exit..
‘Canary in the Coal-mine’ at the Barnsley Civic.
Thank you everyone who came to the Barnsley Civic for ‘Canary in the Coal mine’ on April 11th, a talk and screening to close the exhibition Straight A’s at The Cooper Gallery. Big thanks to Lucy Dewsnap for brilliantly chairing the event. ‘Canary in the Coal mine’ was a substitute title that I never usedContinue reading “‘Canary in the Coal-mine’ at the Barnsley Civic.”
Straight A’s, milestone solo exhibition
My solo exhibition at The Cooper Gallery is still on for exactly another 2 months, and will be open from 10am-4pm except on Sundays. The exhibition is running alongside “Expressing the Walls in My Mind” Children and Young People’s Emotional Health and Wellbeing. In collaboration with artist Tony Wade and with support from Barnsley Civic,Continue reading “Straight A’s, milestone solo exhibition”
Straight A’s book AND album fundraiser
I have started a fundraiser for a book and album for my upcoming exhibition, and ongoing project ‘Straight A’s: Anxiety, Anorexia, Alcohol, Ageing and Art’. This project will be a milestone moment in my life as an artist. For this reason I am making a ‘Straight A’s’ book, which will both tell my story and display a selectionContinue reading “Straight A’s book AND album fundraiser”
Digging Deep – 40 years on since the Miners’ Strike’
Next Saturday I’ll be exhibiting new, old and re-imagined work for the exhibition ‘Digging Deep – 40 years on since the Miners Strike’, which will be held at @artbombuk , Unitarian, 60 Hallgate, Doncaster. Opening event, Saturday 2nd March 1 – 6 PM, exhibition till 21st April 2024. Art, Conversation, Music, Film. A special eventContinue reading “Digging Deep – 40 years on since the Miners’ Strike’”
The Mental Health Strike ’24
On 6 March 2024 the world’s first Mental Health Strike brought normal life to a near-total stand-still. One after another, people from many walks of life bridged the deep social divides, by publicly declaring that they could no longer maintain good mental health under contemporary work/life conditions. The Mental Health Strike initially began as aContinue reading “The Mental Health Strike ’24”
Turning 40 (a list of things I’m most proud about from the last 20 years)
I’m 40 years old in roughly 20 days. When it comes to a life lived through formalities, and rites of passage, there has been no life to speak of. Forgive me if this sounds like wallowing, it’s because Xmas time is really genuinely hard at the best of times. Seeing photos of couples, or familiesContinue reading “Turning 40 (a list of things I’m most proud about from the last 20 years)”
photos from preview of ‘Back to Normalism’
These are photographs from the preview of Back to Normalism, my most recent exhibition, which included a spoken word/sonic performance collaboration with myself and Adam Denton. Thanks to Mark Tighe for taking these pictures, which I feel perfectly capture the shows essence. Also, I did this quite lengthy interview for Charles Hutchinson press prior toContinue reading “photos from preview of ‘Back to Normalism’”
John B Ledger 