@MattWestbrook

Artist and lecturer based in Birmingham.

 Grand Union Birmingham
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Joined May 2010
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Some photos from last night…A big thank you firstly to Matthew and Paul who invited me to be part of this rich and rewarding show. Humbled to be shown alongside such great artists 🙏 The show runs for 3 weeks. Check Gallery North and 36 Lime st websites for opening times.X
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Exhibition opens tonight!
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Rodney Graham’s work convinced me to take art seriously. I am so sad at his death. Life can’t find the words. 🖤
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With the weather getting warmer, many of us will be spending more time outdoors. Ticks & the potential risk of #LymeDisease shouldn’t prevent you from enjoying the outdoors, but there are some things you can look out for & do to avoid being bitten #BeTickAware #BeLymeAware

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Enjoyed presenting about the Silent Orchid Festival and Summer School with @curibotta in #CreativeEnvironments Workshop at @BristolUni.#CreativeEnvironments
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Presenting about orchids with @MattWestbrook in #CreativeEnvironments Workshop at @BristolUni. – at Kenilworth, England
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We've been back @CHighburyTrust #FourSeasons to care for the #ChamberlainPergola again today. #FruitPergola #SummerPrune #HOCCIC
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Back at the #FourSeasons #FruitPergola @CHighburyTrust. We have now successfully grafted, grown-on and cared for many of the historical trees on site. This winter we look forward to recreating the pergola!
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Day 2 of the #StirchleyStaycation #Stirchley. #BeilbyRoad orchard and #NewlandsRun both cleared and mulched. Looking forward to the third picnic of the week on Wednesday. Do join us at 10 am in #HazelwellNutGrove tomorrow.
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Mushy@MusharafAsghar4 Jan 2021
Sales team at Microsoft Teams right now #lockdown – at Dewsbury, England
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Jon Dunn 🇺🇦@dunnjons31 Oct 2020
Today seems like a good day for a ghost story... The first Ghost Orchid to be recorded in Britain was found in July 1854 by Mrs Anderton Smith in Herefordshire. Not recognising it, she picked it, and it was sent away to be identified. (1/12) (This image, from 1978, c/o A.Wake)
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Come to Highbury today to see a display of orchids and #Silentorchidfestival #silentorchidsummerschool work. Lovely weather for a walk around the grounds 🌞
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You can now read all the texts that were written for The Silent Orchid Summer School by clicking on the link in my bio. The online school was an adapted response to the COVID lockdown restrictions and delivered as part of the University of Birmingham’s Arts &Science festival.
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.@MattWestbrook received an Engine Micro Bursary to show his project ‘Mr Chamberlain’s Orchids’. Read more about the project on our editorial pages newartwestmidlands.co.uk/edi…
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As Orchidelirium—orchid mania—swept Victorian England, growing demand for rare and showy orchids created a class of professional orchid hunters. daily.jstor.org/plant-of-the… via @JSTOR_Daily

Plant of the Month: Stanhopea Orchids - JSTOR Daily

How did some orchids transform from rare, all-but-inaccessible flowers into popular houseplants you can purchase at a supermarket?

daily.jstor.org
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A great way to end the #silentorchidsummerschool with a fascinating talk by botanical artist Deborah Lambkin who discussed her role as RHS Orchid Committee artist. The school has created a wonderful group of people with many areas of research, all linked by an interest in orchids
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Alex Caccamo@accaccamo9 Jul 2020
Orchids growing at Glasnevin. These images were taken from lantern slides in the library’s archives. @MattWestbrook
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This Friday, join @MattWestbrook for the final #SilentOrchidSummerSchool talk - Matt and orchid-authority Philip Seaton will discuss the significance of the Odontoglossum crispum, one of the world's most beautiful orchids🌸 Tickets available: eventbrite.co.uk/e/silent-or…
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