Exhibition - Encountering Biblical Bodies: Sarah Lightman’s Biblical Women
| Dates: | 3 March 2026 - 26 March 2026 |
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| Times: | 08:00 - 18:00 |
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| What is it: | Exhibitions |
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| Organiser: | Creative Manchester |
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| How much: | Free |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, Adults, Current University students, General public |
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As part of the Centre for Biblical Studies’ CIDRAL-funded programme of events entitled Encountering Biblical Bodies, Creative Manchester are pleased to host works from artist Sarah Lightman’s Biblical Domestic and Menstrual Hystery series in the Samuel Alexander Glass Corridor.
In these paintings, biblical heroines trade halos for housework and divine serenity for the messy reality of ageing bodies, menopause, and domestic labour. Working primarily in vibrant watercolours, Lightman reimagines figures like Judith, Mary, and Eve battling hot flushes, cluttered kitchens, and midlife. Rooted in the feminist Jewish tradition of midrash, these works fill in the biblical silences: the thoughts, struggles, and bodily truths left out of the male-dominated canon. With wit, irreverence, and deep empathy, Lightman asks what happens when we stop hiding ageing bodies and start painting the parts we were never told.
This exhibition will run from the 3rd March until the 26th March.
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Samuel Alexander Building
Manchester
