Art Exhibition: Icons of the Invisible: Painting the Sacred in the Overlooked
Schedule
Tue, 07 Oct, 2025 at 02:00 pm to Thu, 09 Oct, 2025 at 06:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Somerset Road, Edgbaston, B15 2QH Birmingham, United Kingdom | Birmingham, EN
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Immerse yourself in a series of vibrant paintings by visual artist Eddy Aigbe, and reimagine holiness: not as something distant or reserved for the few, but as something lived, struggled through, and embodied in the margins.This is a free Queen's Black History Month Event, open to all on:
Tuesday 7th October, 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Wednesday 8th October, 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Thursday 9th October, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Please book your free tickets.
Drawing from an exclusive personal body of work and two major commissions: Stations of the Cross for Hodge Hill Church (Birmingham) – The Stations reimagined and We Are All Saints for All Saints Church (Loughborough) – this body of work invites us to see holiness not as something distant or reserved for the few, but as something lived, struggled through, and embodied in the margins.
Through textured layers, bold symbolism, and expressive human forms, Icons of the Invisible paints a path through suffering, resilience, and collective grace. The traditional journey of Christ’s passion is placed in dialogue with contemporary struggles for dignity, belonging, and justice—especially within Black communities. The saints depicted are not only religious figures, but echoes of ancestors, activists, caregivers, and everyday people who carry the weight of history with quiet strength.
This exhibition asks:
Who do we overlook in our sacred stories?
What does it mean to bear a cross today?
And how might we see the divine in each other—especially in those hidden by history?
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Where is it happening?
Somerset Road, Edgbaston, B15 2QH Birmingham, United Kingdom, Birmingham, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
