Meadow Arts is proud to announce Monument to the Vanquished Peasant, a solo exhibition by artist and writer Leah Gordon, commissioned by Meadow Arts and presented at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum this October, in partnership with Coventry Biennial. 

Developed over the past three years, the project reflects on the lasting impact of the enclosure acts and loss of commons  asking how histories of evictions, loss of rights, quashed rebellions and widespread displacement continue to shape the systems and politics we live with today.

The exhibition will feature the previous series The Commoners and Rural Rebels, as well as the newly  commissioned chapter, Vagabonds, which includes constructed portraits, new photography and a suite of images made with Coventry allotment holders. A special display from celebrated  author and image-collector Stephen Ellcock, as well as objects from the Museum of English Rural Life’s collection will contextualise this significant exhibition. 

The fifth Coventry Biennial Obsessions, Possessions will take place from the 3 October 2025 – 25 January 2026, across Coventry and Warwickshire. Coventry Biennial 2025 is generously funded through Arts Council England’s National Lottery Project Grants.

Read Coventry Biennial’s press release below to find out more: