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Self Portrait 2019 Jamie Routley (b.1982)

Self Portrait 2019 The Ruth Borchard Collection
Looking at Self Reflection 2019 David Dawson (b.1960)

Looking at Self Reflection 2019 The Ruth Borchard Collection
Out of Depth 2019 Fiona Si Hui (b.1996)

Out of Depth 2019 The Ruth Borchard Collection
Jungle Playground 2019 Gordon Livingstone (b.1988)

Jungle Playground 2019 NHS Lothian (Edinburgh & Lothian Health Foundation)
The Evil Eye 2019 Sofia Mitsola (b.1992)

The Evil Eye 2019 Jerwood Collection
Man Drinking Coffee 2019 Joy Labinjo (b.1994)

Man Drinking Coffee 2019 Government Art Collection
Painting a Smile 2019 Kirsty Latoya (c.2012–2019)

Painting a Smile 2019 The Ruth Borchard Collection
Man in the Mirror 2019 Michael Rees (b.1962)

Man in the Mirror 2019 The Ruth Borchard Collection
Self Portrait with Two Gossipy Birds 2019 Geraldine Swayne (b.1965)

Self Portrait with Two Gossipy Birds 2019 The Ruth Borchard Collection
Untitled 2019 Rowan Bazley

Untitled 2019 The Ruth Borchard Collection
Me, As I Think I Look When I Sleep 2019 Toby Rainbird (b.1994)

Me, As I Think I Look When I Sleep 2019 The Ruth Borchard Collection
First Self Portrait 2019 Hannah Murray (b.1994)

First Self Portrait 2019 The Ruth Borchard Collection
Good Morning 2019 Martine Poppe (b.1988)

Good Morning 2019 Government Art Collection
Shaping 2019 Caroline Walker (b.1982)

Shaping 2019 Government Art Collection
Self Portrait with Scarf 2019 Graham Rees (b.1962)

Self Portrait with Scarf 2019 The Ruth Borchard Collection
Cumulus 2019 Claire Roberts (b.1971)

Cumulus 2019 NHS Lothian (Edinburgh & Lothian Health Foundation)
Man & Dog III 2019 Renee So (b.1974)

Man & Dog III 2019 Government Art Collection
Settings (Plums) 2019 Magali Reus (b.1981)

Settings (Plums) 2019 Government Art Collection
Table for Paints and Brushes 2018 David Dawson (b.1960)

Table for Paints and Brushes 2018 Government Art Collection
The Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight, Cheshire 2018 Bryn Sutcliffe (b.1989)

The Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight, Cheshire 2018 Grosvenor Museum
Mutated Cell 2018 Rachel McCreadie (b.1994)

Mutated Cell 2018 University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design
Asshole 2018 Rachel McCreadie (b.1994)

Asshole 2018 University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design
Cracked Heels 2018 Rachel McCreadie (b.1994)

Cracked Heels 2018 University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design
Maevadi Karnchanachari Navapan and Karnitha Karnchanachari 2018 Etienne Millner (b.1954)

Maevadi Karnchanachari Navapan and Karnitha Karnchanachari 2018 Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford
Castletown 2018 Helen Moore (b.1981)

Castletown 2018 NHS Lothian (Edinburgh & Lothian Health Foundation)
Margaret Bondfield (1873–1953) 2018 Richard Austin (active 2016–2018)

Margaret Bondfield (1873–1953) 2018 Northampton Guildhall
Self Portrait with Toys 2018 Eileen Cooper (b.1953)

Self Portrait with Toys 2018 The Ruth Borchard Collection
Major General Andrew Ritchie (b.1953), CBE 2018 Mark Jackson (b.1973)

Major General Andrew Ritchie (b.1953), CBE 2018 Goodenough College
Untitled 2018 Johanna Tonner

Untitled 2018 University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design
Nuala McAllister, The Right Honorable, The Lord Mayor of Belfast (2017–2018) 2018 Jamie Baird (b.1992) and Daniel Nelis (b.1990)

Nuala McAllister, The Right Honorable, The Lord Mayor of Belfast (2017–2018) 2018 Belfast City Hall
Fen 2018 Phoebe Unwin (b.1979)

Fen 2018 Government Art Collection
Crate of Air 2018 Sean Scully (b.1945)

Crate of Air 2018 Yorkshire Sculpture Park
The Eudaemonium 2018 Stephen Broadbent (b.1961)

The Eudaemonium 2018 Market Street/Pott Street, Altrincham, Greater Manchester
Lise Meitner 2018 Yelena Popova (b.1978)

Lise Meitner 2018 Government Art Collection
Courage Calls to Courage Everywhere 2018 Gillian Wearing (b.1963)

Courage Calls to Courage Everywhere 2018 Government Art Collection
White Wall 25 2018 Michael Wilkinson (b.1965)

White Wall 25 2018 Government Art Collection
Untitled 2 (Circle Series) 2018 Emily Moore (b.1984)

Untitled 2 (Circle Series) 2018 NHS Lothian (Edinburgh & Lothian Health Foundation)
Symptomology of a Basildon Boy 2018 George Morl (b.1994)

Symptomology of a Basildon Boy 2018 Beecroft Art Gallery
Mask (Yellow) 2018 2018 Ruth Barker (b.1979)

Mask (Yellow) 2018 2018 Glasgow Women's Library
The Windows of Middlewich 2018 Deborah Moses (b.1966)

The Windows of Middlewich 2018 Wallcroft Gardens, Middlewich, Cheshire
Lord Philip Harris (b.1942), Baron Harris of Peckham 2018 Etienne Millner (b.1954)

Lord Philip Harris (b.1942), Baron Harris of Peckham 2018 Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford
Sahara 2018 Louise Giovanelli (b.1993)

Sahara 2018 Government Art Collection
Untitled 2018 Joanne Hall

Untitled 2018 University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design
Standing Figure with African Masks 2018 Claudette Johnson (b.1959)

Standing Figure with African Masks 2018 Tate
First World War Bench 2018 Ashlee Donaldson

First World War Bench 2018 Hadston Road, Hadston, Northumberland
Cumnock II 2018–2019 Lynsey MacKenzie (b.1989)

Cumnock II 2018–2019 NHS Lothian (Edinburgh & Lothian Health Foundation)
Lost in Stroud 2018 Caroline Jaine (b.1970)

Lost in Stroud 2018 The Museum in the Park
No Thing New, No New Thing 2018 David McCulloch (b.1968)

No Thing New, No New Thing 2018 NHS Lothian (Edinburgh & Lothian Health Foundation)
Stitch in Time 2018 Jeremy Cunningham and Jim Whitson

Stitch in Time 2018 Marine Parade Walk / Chandlers Lane, City of Dundee, Dundee
Teef 2018 Rachel McCreadie (b.1994)

Teef 2018 University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design
Emily Wilding Davison (1872–1913) 2018 Ray Lonsdale

Emily Wilding Davison (1872–1913) 2018 Carlisle Park, Morpeth, Northumberland
Almost Transparent Pink 2018 Phoebe Unwin (b.1979)

Almost Transparent Pink 2018 Government Art Collection
Dudley the Cat 2018 David Annand (b.1948) and Powderhall Bronze and W. L. Watson & Sons

Dudley the Cat 2018 Linlithgow Canal Basin, Linlithgow, Edinburgh, Midlothian
Imagination, Life is Your Creation 2018–2019 Flora Yukhnovich (b.1990)

Imagination, Life is Your Creation 2018–2019 Government Art Collection
Untitled 2018 Joanne Hall

Untitled 2018 University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design
Untitled 2018 Joanne Hall

Untitled 2018 University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design
Gazing Ball 2018 Lucy Orta (b.1966) and Jorge Orta (b.1953)

Gazing Ball 2018 Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Persistent Bodies 2018 Hannah Leighton-Boyce (b.1980)

Persistent Bodies 2018 University of Salford
Wolverhampton, England, 12th May 2018 2018 Celia Hempton (b.1981)

Wolverhampton, England, 12th May 2018 2018 Government Art Collection
Traeth Aberffraw / Aberffraw Beach 2018 Huw Gareth Jones (b.1959)

Traeth Aberffraw / Aberffraw Beach 2018 Oriel Môn