“'Smogg Says' is what I aim to be the first of many shows, showcasing a body of work that focuses on promoting conversation on social and political topics that I am passionate about and that are influenced by my own life experiences and those around me. This show’s subject focuses on exploring my experiences working as a stripper (dancer) in the UK for the past three years.

Through photography, illustration, and clothing, I will be delving into the history of stripping and its roots, as well as showcasing performances from colleagues who also work within the industry.”

Everything and All of Us brings together drawings and prints by Mary Griffiths spanning the last ten years.

It also includes a specially commissioned large-scale wall drawing and artworks selected by the artist from the University of Leeds’ Cultural Collections.

As Griffiths’ first major institutional show, the exhibition foregrounds the artist’s collaborative approach. This has led her to work closely with poets, musicians, biophysicists, astronomers, physicists and engineers.

In a new commission, Dutch artist Boris Maas responds to the mystery and atmosphere of the moonlit paintings of Victorian artist John Atkinson Grimshaw with his own light installation and photographs.

An oboe buried on a moor; a lichen-encrusted name carved into a rock; a lost grave; an empty plinth in a Bingley park; a chipped Burmantofts ceramic plaque...

This display tells the cautionary tale of ‘The Bingley Byron’, John Nicholson – and playwright and poet Tony Harrison’s efforts to bring his story to the stage.

John Nicholson was a woolsorter who achieved local fame as a poet in West Yorkshire in the 19th century, but was undone by a fatal combination of arrogance, pliability and drink.

Dutch artist Boris Maas responds to the mystery and atmosphere of the moonlit paintings of Victorian artist John Atkinson Grimshaw with his own immersive light installation and photographs.

As part of the Light Night Leeds programme reaching across the University of Leeds’ campus, visitors can experience two paintings by Grimshaw from the University of Leeds’ collection before entering Maas’ immersive installation, which is divided into two parts.

Whether it is the controversial unwanted kiss of a male FA president planted upon a female sporting figure, or the litany of abuse from other males embedded in the power structure of our society, it is impossible to ignore the sweaty palmed grip of the patriarchy.

Annabelle Richmond-Wright is a recent graduate of Leeds Arts University who is now a resident of South Leeds. Utilising sculpture, installation, film and performance her art addresses issues around capitalism and technology as well as the more personal subject of reproductive health and rights for women.