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Public art on campus

The University campus is home to an extensive range of public art. Our works of public art have played a key role on campus ever since the controversial First World War memorial by Eric Gill was dedicated in 1923.

Public art enhances the experience of students, staff, local communities and visitors, and reflects the academic research themes and learning activities of University life.

Highlights of public art on campus include:

  • Keith Wilson’s ‘Sign for Art (Stelae, 2014)’
  • Eric Gill’s ‘Christ driving the Moneychangers from the Temple’
  • Lorna Green’s ‘Meet, Sit, and Talk’;  ‘Conversation’; and ‘Roof Garden’
  • Quentin Bell’s ‘Levitating Figure’, known as “The Dreamer”
  • William Chattaway’s ‘Hermes/The Spirit of Enterprise’ and ‘Walking Figure’
  • Mitzi Cunliffe’s ‘Man-Made Fibres’
  • Austin Wright’s ‘Limbo’

To find out more about these pieces and more, go to our public art online exhibition.

If you would like to explore on campus, download our Public Art trail which tells the stories of individual works, their creators and patrons, and provides their locations.

The University of Leeds has implemented a Public Art Strategy with a vision for an inspirational, integrated and connected Public Art programme. Its public sculptures are administered through The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery.