New exhibition trails University’s treasures on paper

The latest exhibition at the Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery will present highlights including early English watercolours, 20th century drawings and recent prints. Picking up the paper trail, and telling the fascinating stories behind both well-known and seldom-seen works, Paper Trails: Treasures on Paper from the University Art Collection also explores the history of collecting among prominent figures connected to the University and the city of Leeds. The exhibition runs from 2 May until 28 July 2012. The Gallery is open from Monday to Saturday, 10am-5pm and admission is free. The exhibition presents a vast range of works, with diverse themes and styles - from the abstract to the traditional, from the domestic to the historical. Showing examples by artists who are important for the region, such as Jacob Kramer, Terry Frost and Patrick Heron, there are also pieces by internationally-renowned artists, including Camille Pissarro, Robert Motherwell and even - blink and you'll miss it! - Pablo Picasso. As works on paper, many of the selections are too fragile to be on frequent display, so this is a rare opportunity to see a diverse selection all presented together.