Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art opened in 2004, bringing together collections previously established by the Middlesbrough Art Gallery, the Cleveland Gallery and the Cleveland Craft Centre. Comprising over 2,350 works dating from the mid 1800s onwards, it has particular strengths in British artists and ceramics from the 20th Century as well as a significant emphasis on drawing, historically developed through the Cleveland Sketching Club. Developed in association with Grant Waters, Art Detective Group Leader: South East England, East England and the Midlands.

Artists featured in this Curation: John Armstrong (1893–1973), Robin Armstrong (b.1947), Frank Helmuth Auerbach (1931–2024), John Banting (1902–1972), John Bellany (1942–2013), Elizabeth V. Blackadder (1931–2021), David Bomberg (1890–1957), John Randall Bratby (1928–1992), Reg Butler (1913–1981), Lynn Chadwick (1914–2003), and 43 more
53 artworks
Heaviness of Sleep
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Heaviness of Sleep 1938

John Armstrong (1893–1973)

Oil on board

H 55.7 x W 76.2 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Railway Siding
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Railway Siding 1954

Robin Armstrong (b.1947)

Oil on canvas

H 60 x W 75 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Seated Figure with Arms Raised
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Seated Figure with Arms Raised 1973

Frank Helmuth Auerbach (1931–2024)

Oil on board

H 31 x W 30.5 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

String Music
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

String Music 1937

John Banting (1902–1972)

Oil on canvas

H 40 x W 50 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Sunset from Port Seton
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Sunset from Port Seton 1984

John Bellany (1942–2013)

Oil on canvas

H 61 x W 61 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Flowers and Black Cat
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Flowers and Black Cat 1976

Elizabeth V. Blackadder (1931–2021)

Oil on canvas

H 90 x W 106 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

The Gorge, Ronda, Spain
© the estate of David Bomberg. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

The Gorge, Ronda, Spain 1935

David Bomberg (1890–1957)

Oil on canvas

H 75 x W 58 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Gloria the Train
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Gloria the Train c.1958

John Randall Bratby (1928–1992)

Oil on board

H 183.7 x W 246.5 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Seated Girl
© estate of Reg Butler. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Seated Girl 1956

Reg Butler (1913–1981)

Bronze

H 30.4 x W 27 x D 25.5 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Walking Cloaked Figures IV
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Walking Cloaked Figures IV 1977

Lynn Chadwick (1914–2003)

Bronze

H 27.9 x W 47 x D 28 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Man with a Donkey Saddle
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Man with a Donkey Saddle 1950

Robert Colquhoun (1914–1962)

Oil on canvas

H 90 x W 70 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

New Furnace, Cargo Fleet
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

New Furnace, Cargo Fleet 1955

Kenneth Cozens (1920–2000)

Oil on canvas

H 75 x W 60 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Derby Day
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Derby Day 1923

Charles Ernest Cundall (1890–1971)

Oil on board

H 36 x W 44 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

The Sceptics
© the artist/courtesy Flowers Gallery, London and New York. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

The Sceptics 1990–1991

Ken Currie (b.1960)

Oil on panel

H 121 x W 207.5 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Transporter Bridge, Middlesbrough, Tees Valley
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Transporter Bridge, Middlesbrough, Tees Valley exhibited 1970

Robin Darwin (1910–1974)

Oil on canvas

H 119 x W 150 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Head, Study for 'Pax'
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Head, Study for 'Pax' 1934

Frank Dobson (1886–1963)

Terracotta

H 22.8 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

The Miners' Strike (Yorkshire)
© Georg and Alice Eisler Foundation/Georg Eisler Archive, Vienna. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

The Miners' Strike (Yorkshire) 1985

Georg Eisler (1928–1998)

Oil on canvas

H 80 x W 100 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Somerset Maugham (1874–1965)
© The estate of Sir Jacob Epstein / Tate Images. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Somerset Maugham (1874–1965) 1951

Jacob Epstein (1880–1959)

Bronze & marble

H 39.4 x W 12 x D 27 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

A Yorkshire Landscape, Teesdale
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

A Yorkshire Landscape, Teesdale 1943

Richard Ernst Eurich (1903–1992)

Oil on canvas

H 46.5 x W 31 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

African Portrait No. 2
Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

African Portrait No. 2

Reginald Grenville Eves (1876–1941)

Oil on canvas

H 50 x W 39 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Hayricks under Snow
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Hayricks under Snow c.1959–1960

Sheila Mary Fell (1931–1979)

Oil on board

H 90 x W 128 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Horse's Head
© The Executors of the Frink Estate and Archive. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Horse's Head c.1963

Elisabeth Frink (1930–1993)

Bronze

H 30 x W 45.7 x D 20 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Wheatsheaves under the Sun
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Wheatsheaves under the Sun c.1920–1930

Kaff Gerrard (1894–1970)

Oil on board

H 68.5 x W 79 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Still Life with Jug
© Estate of Duncan Grant. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Still Life with Jug 1912

Duncan Grant (1885–1978)

Oil on canvas

H 69 x W 54 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Cheetham Street, Middlesbrough, Tees Valley
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Cheetham Street, Middlesbrough, Tees Valley 1953

Kenneth Gribble (1925–1995)

Oil on canvas

H 100 x W 74.5 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Wensleydale, Yorkshire
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Wensleydale, Yorkshire

John Brown Harrison (1876–1958)

Oil on canvas

H 50 x W 60 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Morning
© estate of Josef Herman. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Morning 1951

Josef Herman (1911–2000)

Oil on board

H 72 x W 93 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Greenglade
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Greenglade 1961

Ivon Hitchens (1893–1979)

Oil on canvas

H 42 x W 109 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

The Great Log Race
© Peter Howson. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

The Great Log Race 1986

Peter Howson (b.1958)

Acrylic on paper

H 125 x W 97 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Portrait of a Woman
© the artist. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Portrait of a Woman 1957

Bryan Kneale (b.1930)

Oil on canvas

H 76 x W 45 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Park Scene
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Park Scene 1933

Lynton Harold Lamb (1907–1977)

Oil on panel

H 44 x W 60 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Richmond Bridge, London
Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Richmond Bridge, London 1926

John Lavery (1856–1941)

Oil on board

H 62 x W 75 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

The Old Town Hall and St Hilda's Church, Middlesbrough, Tees Valley
© The Estate of L.S. Lowry. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

The Old Town Hall and St Hilda's Church, Middlesbrough, Tees Valley 1959

Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887–1976)

Oil on canvas

H 40 x W 29 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Girl with a Red Hat
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Girl with a Red Hat

Robert MacBryde (1913–1966)

Oil on canvas

H 90 x W 57 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Flower Piece
© by permission of the artist's family. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Flower Piece

William MacTaggart (1903–1981)

Oil on canvas

H 75 x W 50 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Early Morning Shift
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Early Morning Shift 1959

Tom McGuinness (1926–2006)

Oil on board

H 121 x W 121 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Figure on the Beach
© Royal College of Art / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Figure on the Beach 1956

John Minton (1917–1957)

Oil on board

H 40 x W 50 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Grange Farm
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Grange Farm

John Northcote Nash (1893–1977)

Oil on canvas

H 67 x W 85 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Heresies No. 7
© the artist. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Heresies No. 7 1986

Thérèse Oulton (b.1953)

Oil on canvas

H 60 x W 50 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Salempics
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Salempics 1936

Grace Pailthorpe (1883–1971)

Oil on board

H 46.5 x W 62 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Roses
Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Roses

Samuel John Peploe (1871–1935)

Oil on board

H 44 x W 39 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Chess Players
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Chess Players 1928

Roland Vivian Pitchforth (1895–1982)

Oil on canvas

H 85 x W 111 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Tristram
© the artist. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Tristram c.1961

William Pye (b.1938)

Metal

H 16 x W 65 x D 39.5 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Landscape, South of France
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Landscape, South of France 1937

Anne Redpath (1895–1965)

Oil on board

H 80 x W 90 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Cleveland Sketching Club at Work
Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Cleveland Sketching Club at Work

Charles W. Richardson (c.1865–after 1913)

Oil on board

H 37 x W 50.5 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Orange, Black and White, 1960
© estate of William Scott 2025. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Orange, Black and White, 1960

William Scott (1913–1989)

Oil on canvas

H 112 x W 86.8 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Composition
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Composition 1939

John Amhurst Selby-Bigge (1892–1973)

Oil on canvas

H 48 x W 34 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Red Bird
© David Shrigley. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Red Bird 2000

David Shrigley (b.1968)

Acrylic & pen on paper

H 35.7 x W 33.5 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Self Portrait Sketch
© the estate of Stanley Spencer. All rights reserved / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Self Portrait Sketch c.1938

Stanley Spencer (1891–1959)

Oil on canvas

H 55.5 x W 43.5 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Climbing Figures
© the estate of Keith Vaughan. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Climbing Figures 1946

John Keith Vaughan (1912–1977)

Oil on board

H 58 x W 42 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Blue Staithes, North Yorkshire
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Blue Staithes, North Yorkshire 1960

Dennis Watling

Oil on board

H 71 x W 94 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Three Figures
© Estate of Alfred Aaron Wolmark. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Three Figures c.1920

Alfred Aaron Wolmark (1877–1961)

Oil on canvas

H 56 x W 90 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Cassis, France
Image credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima

Cassis, France 1927

Christopher Wood (1901–1930)

Oil on canvas

H 57.5 x W 70.5 cm

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima