Michaela Yearwood-Dan

The Whitworth is proud to present the first institutional show in the UK by Michaela Yearwood-Dan–a rising star in contemporary painting.

The exhibition centres on a major new commission from the artist incorporating elements of painting, drawing, ceramics, furniture and sound to create a contemplative, multi-sensory environment in the gallery.

Meditating on Blackness, queerness, femininity and healing, Yearwood-Dan creates spaces of joy, abundance and inclusion. Singing with colour, her work is alive with swirling botanicals, diaristic writings, song lyrics, gold leaf, beading and ceramic petals, combining art historical references with pop culture.

17 April – 18 October 2026

Michaela Yearwood-Dan, In these bodies we live (2025) © Michaela Yearwood-Dan. Courtesy the artist, Hauser & Wirth and Marianne Boesky Gallery . Photographer: Deniz Guzel

Exhibition credit: The commission and exhibition is developed by the Whitworth in partnership with Towner Eastbourne and Arnolfini in Bristol, where the exhibition will tour in 2026-27.