Members Exhibition:

CMYK

In 2025, our Annual Members Exhibition was hosted at Tangent Gallery. CMYK turned its focus to printmaking — not only as a technique, but as a method of exchange and experimentation, rooted in repetition.

The title CMYK refers to the four foundational colours of printing — Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (Black) — and serves as both a literal and conceptual starting point for the exhibition. Through screen printing, etching, linocut, and experimental techniques, the exhibition explored how printmaking continues to intersect with a wide range of contemporary practices in new and unexpected ways — from painting and performance to textiles, installation, and digital media. Tangent Gallery, run by Studio at 17 — a longstanding collective supporting artists with lived experience of long-term mental ill health — provided a meaningful setting for the show. Studio at 17 has supported artists for over 30 years, and is home to a vibrant creative community, including Leicester graffiti icon Paul Dexter aka Caper. The intimate space, next door to an active artist studio, offered a unique context for work that reflects both process and shared creative experience.