Display Space
The display space on the Second Floor of the Library provides an opportunity for students, staff and others with a University connection to curate their own exhibition of creative work such as poetry, architectural models or paintings.
This page is an archive of exhibitions to date.
Origami Birds
Lucinda Wride, 1st Year Illustration Student
A set of Origami Birds by 1st year Illustration student Lucinda Wride and selection of Origami books from the Library collection.
Remembrance of Times and Places Past
Timothy Collinson, Faculty Librarian, Technology
A personal yet intriguing display of memories and memorabilia from one person’s formative years.
September 2010 – January 2011
The Kate Greenaway Medal
This display features recent winners and short-listed titles for the medal awarded annually by CILIP for outstanding illustrated children's books
27 April - 12 August 2010
Masks
A display showing some resources for research into African masks, how Western and African art have influenced each other, with a modernised mask sculpture by Patrick Muyembe (Access Art, Design and Photography).
25 January - 23 April 2010
Pop-Up Books
A selection of books with pop-up features along with books on how to make pop-ups.
27 October 2009 - 22 January 2010
Making Space
A Display of Work from Architecture and Interior Design Students in the School of Architecture, Level 1
26 June - 26 October 2009
The work in this showcase is by our first year Architecture and Interior Design students. Consolidating a year’s worth of design experience, they create a space for four artists’ studios and a gallery.
Three Dimensional Design
A Display of Work from the BA(Hons) course, Year 1
7 May – 28 May 2009
This course covers a wide range a wide range of topics, from sculpture, through model making, to crafts and product design. It encourages a broad outlook with options to investigate a wide variety of materials and 3D disciplines.
Haslar IRC, Gosport: Education Department
Painting, Drawing and Sculpture
10 February – 1 May 2009
Haslar Immigration Removal Centre has over 150 male detainees waiting for their applications for asylum or permission to stay in this country to be considered. The display shows detainees’ art work.
Old Yarns
Roisin Gwyer
Associate University Librarian
9 January - 9 February 2009
Examples of Roisin’s knitting of scarves and jumpers are displayed with knitting patterns and a memoir of how Roisin was taught knitting by her grandmother and now teaches her own daughter. Nina Clough helped curate the display.
Travels with a Library Assistant
Nina Clough
Library Assistant, University Library
15 September 2008 –7 January 2009
Watercolours inspired by the buildings Nina encounters on her travels to Paris, Prague, Riga, Edinburgh and Dublin, accompanied by her ink, paints and brushes.
Soft Architecture
Patrick Galway
Library Assistant, University Library
5 -12 September 2008
A set of four recent paintings.
Toothbrushes Kiss
Timothy Collinson
Faculty Librarian for Technology
July-August 2008
A display of haiku by Timothy Collinson, examples of haiku books and magazines from the small to the esoteric, as well as Timothy’s own field notebook and other ephemera.
The Ministry of Books
Maureen O’Neill and Jackie Batey
Senior Lecturers in Illustration, School of Art, Design and Illustration
1 -13 April 2009
The Illustration course actively encourages students to produce book art, examples of which form the display. These are typically wide-ranging in format. Some could be one-off artworks in themselves.
Mappasion – The Mystery of Mapness: The Void Between Mind and Map
Maureen O’Neill
Senior Lecturer in Illustration, School of Art, Design and Illustration
1 February – 22 February 2009
A selection of Maureen’s work for the practical part of her practice-based PhD, in three sections: map types, map construction processes and map attributes.
Zineopolis: Zines and Multiples Collection
Jackie Batey
Senior Lecturer in Illustration, School of Art, Design and Media
11 January - 1 February 2009
A zine is an inexpensively produced, self-published, underground publication. The display features zines and multiples selected and arranged by Jackie from her collection.
Fashion and Textile Design
Sue Noble
Senior Lecturer in Fashion, School of Art, Design and Media
December 2008 –January 2009
This first display features examples of drawings and practical work by fashion students, and information about the University’s Fashion and Textile Design course.
Students / staff should contact Patrick Galway or Timothy Collinson on the Ground Floor of the Library if you would like to arrange an exhibition.
Display Space Informaton
- Library display case (lockable)
- Overall height: 150.5 cm divided into 4 x 33 cm high compartments
- Width: 70 cm
- Depth: 34 cm
- Poster display area (lockable)
- 2 cases approximate dimensions:
- Width: 85 cm
- Height: 112 cm
