CLUB BRENDA

My work is a reflection of the fragmented self, the re-invention of self, and the expression of repressed anger through the grotesque. I am currently undertaking an MA in Fine…

In Manchester, like every city, there are those who loudly announce themselves to be the leaders of the pack, and those who simply get on with blazing a trail so…

Rachel Goodyear / Holygore Arcade
Rachel Goodyear’s drawings present captured moments where characters reside within an existence where social etiquette no longer, or maybe never, applied. Many are seemingly devoid of…

EVERYBODY EQUALLY VALID...
EVERYBODY EQUALLY JUSTIFIED...
EVERYBODY EQUALLY BEAUTIFUL...
In 2000, David Hoyle took to his blades at the Streatham Ice Arena and spectacularly killed off the Divine David. The persona he had created a…

Having first begun in 1999 as an ‘avant-garde’ performance night at Manchester’s Star and Garter, Club Brenda is fast approaching a decade of subversive art thrills. Presenting the city with…