Leeds Art Gallery Exhibition Showcases Pyramid Artists 

Leeds Art Gallery and Pyramid, a Leeds-based arts organisation, are proud to announce a new collaborative show that responds to the work of John Atkinson Grimshaw and features artwork by artists with learning disabilities and autism.

Titled Pyramid View On… John Atkinson Grimshaw, the artistic response opens on 14 November 2025 in the Artspace at Leeds Art Gallery and runs until 19 April 2026. It features artwork created and curated by Pyramid member artists, inspired by the distinctive nocturnal scenes of 19th-century Leeds-born artist John Atkinson Grimshaw. The project celebrates the atmospheric transition from dusk to night-time, a recurring theme in Grimshaw’s work. Pyramid member artists will also be running workshops in Artspace to support exhibition visitors to create their own Grimshaw-inspired artwork.

Nicky Lines, Development Manager at Pyramid, said: “We’re delighted to partner with Leeds Art Gallery on this special artistic response, which celebrates both Grimshaw’s iconic style and the incredible talent of our member artists. It’s vital that artists with learning disabilities and autism have their work seen and valued. This collaboration is a brilliant opportunity to share their creativity with a wider audience.

Pyramid is committed to breaking down the barriers that artists with learning disabilities and autism often face. Working with an established art institution like Leeds Art Gallery helps our artists gain the visibility, recognition, and celebration they deserve.”

Jane Bhoyroo, Principal Keeper at Leeds Art Gallery, said: “It is a real pleasure to be working with Pyramid on this project as we celebrate John Atkinson Grimshaw this season at the Gallery. It’s wonderful to see so many deeply creative responses to the work of this celebrated Leeds artist, by Leeds artists, and we are hopeful our collaboration with Pyramid will help champion these talented learning disabled and autistic artists in our city.”

Pyramid’s artistic response will run alongside Don’t Let’s Ask For The Moon…: Nocturnes and Atkinson Grimshaw, a major exhibition in the main gallery exploring nocturnal themes in Grimshaw’s work and contemporary responses.

For more information and access details about Pyramid View On… John Atkinson Grimshaw exhibition, please visit: https://pyramid.org.uk/pyramid-view-on-john-atkinson-grimshaw.

This article was published by Yorkshire Evening Post, South Leeds Life and Arts Together.