Welcome to the Library's exhibitions and events page
Find out about our current and upcoming exhibitions and events, which will be taking place in one or more of our gallery spaces at the Hartley Library, the National Oceanographic Library and the Winchester School of Art Library
Scroll through the gallery below to explore events and exhibitions currently taking place.
Styling the Eighties: Ray Petri
Two complementary ‘Styling the Eighties’ exhibitions look at the work of two stylists who made their name in the 1980s - Ray Petri and Simon Foxton - and whose collaborative work with photographers, and models was featured in the lifestyle magazines The Face and i-D. Their images addressed issues around gender, race /ethnicity, class, sexuality and contemporary style so it is fitting that we launch these new exhibitions to celebrate the start of Black History Month. The exhibitions include original magazines with photo shoots styled by Petri and Foxton and academic texts that have addressed and investigating the work of both these stylists offering a way of looking at their work in both primary and secondary sources.
Curated by Dr Shaun Cole, Associate Professor in Fashion at the University of Southampton.
On display in the Level 4 Gallery at Hartley Library.
Styling the Eighties: Simon Foxton
Two complementary ‘Styling the Eighties’ exhibitions look at the work of two stylists who made their name in the 1980s - Ray Petri and Simon Foxton - and whose collaborative work with photographers, and models was featured in the lifestyle magazines The Face and i-D. Their images addressed issues around gender, race /ethnicity, class, sexuality and contemporary style so it is fitting that we launch these new exhibitions to celebrate the start of Black History Month. The exhibitions include original magazines with photo shoots styled by Petri and Foxton and academic texts that have addressed and investigating the work of both these stylists offering a way of looking at their work in both primary and secondary sources.
Curated by Matthew Coats, Senior Teaching Fellow in Fashion Design at the University of Southampton.
On display in Winchester School of Art Library.
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Turner Sims: Fifty Years On
This exhibition marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Turner Sims Concert Hall. Come along and explore images from the John Garfield Archive, chronicling performances at the concert hall over two decades.
Curated by Lara Nelson and Karen Robson (Archives and Special Collections).
On display in the Level 4 Gallery, Hartley Library.
Nonsuch Memory Of My Birth Artists’ Books
Twenty artist's books made from crochet and clay. Each book contains one tile of twenty and are referenced in Nonsuch Memory Of My Birth,. This piece, and the artist's books and performance accompanying the installation, document the experiences of the artist working through the book, and performance accompanying the installation, document the experiences of the artist working through the book, 'Surviving A Borderline Parent'. The books are contained within a specially designed and built suitcase.
Curated by Joshua Raffell.
On display in Winchester School of Art Library.
Explore some of our past exhibitions:
Paint Outs, Cut Outs, Tear Up Erasures
19th-century Southampton: a glimpse from the Cope Collection
Transformation: Student Experience Directorate (SED) Summer Exhibition