The Skull Grins Relentless is the unusual name of a new exhibition at Rochester Art Gallery.

The gallery will feature work by Medway artists Mick Hampshire and Wolf Howard, including paintings, drawings, pinhole photographs and film.

Wolf was a founder member of the Stuckists art group in 1999, which includes fellow Medway artist Billy Childish and is opposed to conceptual art.

He paints bold images in a simple impasto style, involving thick application of paint, and also takes pinhole photography and makes Super 8 cine films.

Mick’s abstract and figurative oils are inspired by cave paintings, medieval art and 20th-century expressionism.

The Skull Grins Relentless will be at the gallery from Friday, January 17, to Saturday, March 15. It is open from 10am to 5pm, Monday to Saturday, and admission is free

Wolf will be leading two family events to coincide with the exhibition, starting with a free family painting workshop on Saturday, March 1. Sessions will be held from 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 3.30pm, suitable for accompanied children aged five to 11.

‘My three-year-old could do that!’ is a free painting and drawing workshop on Saturday, March 8. Sessions will be held from 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 3.30pm, suitable for adults and accompanied young people aged 11 to 16.

Places are free but must be booked in advance by emailing arts@medway.gov.uk or phoning 01634 338319.