‘Hide and Seek’ is a universally understood game of exploration and imagination.

For this solo exhibition of paintings, Oliver Hoffmeister responds in part to the towns illustrious and rich heritage, re-imaginings of past events, and research via internet algorithms, to reveal a history of the town that is neither fact or fiction, but a journey of hide and seek for the visitor to discover.

Working as a painter and printmaker he has been shortlisted for multiple awards and bursaries, including ‘The Ingram Collection Young Contemporary Talent Award’, Cello Factory, London, UK (2018); ‘The Graduate Art Prize’, Exchange house, London, UK (2018); ‘Northern Print Bursary 2019’, Northern Print, Newcastle, UK (2019); ING Discerning Eye Prize (2020).