Birkenhead<\/a> from Friday, August 14 until Saturday, October 31.<\/p>\nThere will also be a selection of choice loans from Manchester Art Gallery and the Royal Academy.<\/p>\n
Leonard McComb received acclaim and accolades during his career for his work in different mediums including painting, drawing and sculpture.<\/p>\n
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Portrait of the artist’s mother<\/p>\n
This exhibition at the Williamson will have a particular focus on McComb\u2019s ecological outlook, which can be found throughout his work.<\/p>\n
Curator Josh Mackarell said: “We are delighted to be able to bring this major exhibition of an important and celebrated artist to Merseyside.<\/p>\n
“McComb\u2019s work is not just relevant to our modern times for its beauty and technical brilliance, but also because its environmental outlook speaks to the fundamental debates of our time.”<\/p>\n
The exhibition will open on Friday, August 14 2026 and run until Saturday, October 31.<\/p>\n
The loans are supported by the Weston Loan Programme with Art Fund. Created by the Garfield Weston Foundation and Art Fund, the Weston Loan Programme is the first ever UK-wide funding scheme to enable smaller and local authority museums to borrow works of art and artefacts from national collections.<\/p>\n
The exhibition is a collaboration with Art Space Gallery|Michael Richardson Contemporary Art, and the Estate of Leonard McComb RA.<\/p>\n
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