FOUR art graduates from the University of Worcester have been selected to exhibit at New Art West Midlands 2016, a major event in the region’s art calendar.

The exhibition takes place across four major galleries: mac Birmingham, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Wolverhampton Art Gallery and the Herbert Gallery & Museum, Coventry.

Worcester graduates Jakki Carey, Amber Whittaker and artist-duo Harry Carron and Chris Jackson, known as ‘Sister’, were selected to be part of New Art West Midlands 2016 by a panel of leading figures in the art world.

Malvern resident Jakki Carey was selected for her video work, Ís, which captures a glacial lake in Iceland in what appears to be a direct warning from nature about climate change.

As a trans-person, Amber Whittaker will show art that explores the idea of being socially disembodied.

Her paintings are surreal and hyper-real, aiming to be both gorgeous and strange.

Artist-duo Sister (Harry Carron and Chris Jackson) will show a film shot in Worcester and Birmingham, influenced by recent historical and political events.

The four New Art West Midlands exhibitions will open in stages through spring 2016, beginning last Friday at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery. Visitors can expect a mixture of painting, photography, sculpture, video and installation, in what is a unique opportunity to see the latest developments in contemporary art.

Wendy Law, Director of Turning Point West Midlands, said: “It is exciting to see just how much New Art West Midlands has grown over the last four years and to be working again with our partners. There is a diverse range of talent and work coming out of our art schools and universities in the West Midlands. New Art West Midlands provides an important opportunity at a crucial point in the careers of these artists, enabling them to have their work displayed in highly respected galleries and to be seen and enjoyed by a wide public.”