A COLLECTION of portraits celebrating our NHS heroes is to go on display at a new venue as Pocklington Arts Centre (PAC) takes its outdoor exhibitions on tour.

Following a popular exhibition at PAC the 24 portraits of NHS workers, by York artist Karen Winship, will move to the Hull Waterside & Marina where they can be viewed from Monday (May 17) until June 20.

Artist Karen Winship said: “I’ve had a great response to the portraits so far, so it is incredible that Pocklington Arts Centre is now taking the exhibition on tour into the wider community.

“I’m really looking forward to seeing my portraits lining the railings along Hull Marina, which is a landmark in itself, and I hope the public enjoy them too.”

NHS Heroes’ has already attracted critical acclaim after being exhibited outside All Saint’s Church, in Pocklington and at York Art Gallery.

Karen’s portraits also feature in a book ‘Portraits for NHS Heroes’ which is raising funds for NHS charities, and a montage of the portraits has been gifted to York Hospital with the originals going to the sitters.

PAC director Janet Farmer said: “Making our exhibitions accessible to the public despite the pandemic has been really important for us, and the feedback we have had has been really positive.

“So, we are very much looking forward to enabling even more people to see these incredibly poignant portraits created by the talented Karen Winship.”