Narbi Price’s First Solo Exhibition Since 2020 Opens at Queen’s Hall

Queen’s Hall is set to present Shadow on the Things You Know, a major solo exhibition by Narbi Price and his first since 2020. Running from 7 March to 30 May 2026, the exhibition will be shown in Gallery One.

Bringing together a compelling new body of paintings, Shadow on the Things You Know explores anonymous sites loaded with cultural importance and layered histories. Unpeopled locations offer the opportunity to wonder and wander through shifting landscapes, of pilgrimage to some and indifference to others. History and time is encoded into the making of the paintings and the deeper time and resonances they evoke.

Dr Narbi Price (b. 1979, Hartlepool) is an artist, curator and lecturer. He is a trustee of The Ashington Group collection, Chair of Contemporary British Painting, and Associate Lecturer at Newcastle University. He is a former John Moores Painting Prize prize-winner, winner of the Contemporary British Painting Prize, and two time North East Visual Artist of the Year.

Speaking about the exhibition, Price explained: “These paintings are linked by a sense of searching, for connection, for history, for belonging. They depict sites which have borne witness to momentous events and unknowable ones. In some ways, they’re about me pursuing something I know I’ll never catch; when I get there it’s already gone and I knew it would be. They’re memories, whispers and stories, made with colours, smudges and smears.”

Queen’s Hall Arts Visual Art Manager, Dr Dominic Smith added: “Narbi Price is an artist whose practice is rooted in curiosity, research and a deep commitment to painting. Presenting his work at Queen’s Hall is an important moment, bringing a nationally recognised artist into a community-focused space where ideas, making and conversation are shared. This exhibition reflects our commitment to supporting contemporary arts practice that remains open, generous and accessible to our audiences.”

Shadow on the Things You Know runs from 7 March to 30 May 2026 in Gallery One and is open Monday to Saturday, 10am–4pm. The exhibition is free to visit, with no tickets required, and donations are welcome.