Who

_{Matthew Burrows MBE (born 1971) is a contemporary British painter and founder of Artist Support Pledge, a global movement in support of artists and makers. Matthew lives and works in the UK and is represented by Vigo Gallery London.} 

_{Burrows speaks of painting as a form of subsistence, dependent on and arising from the ground at his feet. Through the layering of colour and line, Burrows creates images that invite mediation and a slow unraveling of space and experience. He speaks of his work as ‘one of dwelling and ritual, a process of mythologizing, of drawing meaning from the particularities of the environment and his movement in and through it’. His work explores the conditions by which we thrive and connect – individually, communally and cosmologically.} 

Advisors

_{Liz Gilmore is the founding director of Hastings Contemporary. Over the broad sweep of her 20-year career in the arts – leading an innovative artistic enterprise on the South East coast of England; playing a key role in the formation and delivery of Arts Council England’s strategic ambitions for visual arts; being an interpretation specialist at the heart of the evolution of The National Gallery’s learning programme and strategy development; and advising on learning policies to promote inclusion across multiple museums – Liz has been motivated by a strong sense of social mission, blending creative and artistic ambition with creating personal and social impetus and impact. Liz is a Programme Fellow of Westminster Abbey Institute for ethics in public life. More info: http://www.hastingscontemporary.org}