Cahoots is a group exhibition of painting that brings together alumni of the University of Brighton, artists connected to the Freelands Foundation, and others working within Brighton’s wider artistic community.

The exhibition celebrates the shared networks that underpin contemporary painting in Brighton and beyond. Though linked by only small degrees of separation—through education, residencies, awards, or shared contexts—the artists are united by a deeper concern: the potential of painting as both a material language and a vessel for complex ideas.

Featuring small-scale works by fourteen artists, Cahoots offers a playful snapshot of contemporary approaches to painting, highlighting the fluidity of practice and the ways artists connect through parallel paths and divergent methods.