Bio - Field Music

For two decades, brothers Peter and David Brewis have been making and releasing records as Field Music, as well as lending their skills and time to countless projects within the North East’s musical community. 

Their combined discography now includes 21 albums, all of which were self-produced at their own studio space in Sunderland. Their artwork and videos have seen them collaborate with many acclaimed artists, photographers and film-makers with strong North East connections, such as Susie Green, Andy Martin, Illana Mitchell, Heather Chambers, Paul Summers, Graeme Hopper, Barney Britton, Ian West and Steven Boyle. 

Utilising touring guitarist Kevin Dosdale's skills as a designer and animator, they've also created artwork and videos entirely in-house. Their most recent album Limits of Language was released in October 2024. 

Bio - Jonathan Weston

Jonathan Weston is Curator at Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art (NGCA). Previously he was Curator for Sunderland Culture’s Art Council Collection National Partners Programme and Assistant Curator at Modern Art Oxford. 

He has worked in exhibition roles including for Whitechapel Gallery. As an Independent Curator he has worked on public contemporary art projects across Sunderland, Oxford and Essex. Curatorial interests include art in the public sphere, coastal communities in the North East, socially engaged arts practice and the intersection between art and music.

Synopsis

Paint the Town in Sound 2 explores the timeless relationship between the visual arts and music. Taking Field Music’s own collaborations as a starting point, the artworks and photography on display delve into acts of self-portraiture through songwriting, album artwork, music videos and persona. Celebrating the vibrancy of the North East’s music scene Paint the Town in Sound 2 places emphasis on regional identity, class and politics.

Featuring artwork by Anna Barratt, Bunker Group 35, Richard Dawson, Graham Dolphin, Graeme Hopper, Robert Hutchinson, John Kippin, Ian Macdonald, Ross Millard (The Futureheads), Field Music, Paul Alexander Knox, Narbi Price, Young Musicians Project and Kathryn Robertson, Pea Sea, Paul Smith (Maximo Park), Flora Whiteley.