Exhibition

The drawings and paintings on show are the work of six women who worked as war artists during the First World War. They provide an interesting perspective on women’s roles […]

The exhibition, Chinwag, presents an array of Alice Irwin’s new works, including colourful, multi-layered screenprints and etchings, complemented by sketches and preparatory studies that offer insights into her meticulous creative process. […]

The exhibition, The Lightclub of Batavia, showcases a combination of new and existing works by Sinta Tantra.  It features iridescent gold and Prussian blue paintings that adorn the Manor’s walls and […]

An Idea of a Life, responds to everyday histories of the women-led community who lived in Barking Abbey from c.666AD through to the early 16th Century. This exhibition tells stories […]

Sylvia Snowden: Painting Humanity, presents a selection of work from a career that spans six decades, the exhibition includes large early paintings through to more recent works. Snowden works with […]

Manual Labour is an immersive environment, comprising film, sculpture, print and sound, the exhibition explores the process of becoming a mother, and its creative and destructive power. The exhibition includes […]

An exhibition of vivid, colour-filled textiles by post-war designer Shirley Craven.  The exhibits are displayed together for the first time in over 60 years alongside newly acquired unique works from […]

Anne Rothenstein’s work transports viewers into a space where colour and form intertwine with everyday objects and landscapes to create profound emotional scenes. Using delicate layers of oil paint washes, […]

Show me the World Mister, is an exhibition by Ayo Akingbade comprising two new film commissions.  Shot in location in Nigeria, The Fist and Faluyi are Akingbade's most ambitious productions […]

Laura Aldridge’s extraordinary installation LAWNMOWER creates a space “Where materiality might absorb or encourage certain feelings.” The work combines luscious colour and sensual texture with handmade and collaged qualities. Richly […]

Dame Magdalene Odundo's artistry is renowned for its fusion of historical and contemporary influences, exploring themes of diasporic identity and the symbolic significance of objects. Throughout the exhibition, Odundo's handcrafted […]

This exhibition explores the gardens of the Bloomsbury group, Gardening Bohemia: Bloomsbury Women Outdoors, centres on four extraordinary women and the green spaces they surrounded themselves with: writer Virginia Woolf and […]

Spanning 400 years, this exhibition, Now You See us: Women Artists in Britain 1520 - 1921, follows women on their journeys to becoming professional artists. From Tudor times to the First […]

The Shape of Things, questions the idea that still life is a lesser genre, showing how important it is to artists and society. Featuring a ‘Who’s Who’ of Modern and […]

A retrospective of the work of artist Beatriz Milhazes, who is known for intensely colourful, large-scale abstract canvases. The exhibition, Maresias traces the evolution of her artistic approach over the […]

Vanessa Bell (1879 –1961) was one of the leading artists associated with the Bloomsbury Group.  This focused display in Project Space comprises 3 paintings, 1 woodcut and 8 works on paper.  […]

The work of Phyllida Barlow (1944 – 2023) is a celebration of the artist’s transformative approach to sculpture, and marks the gallery’s 10th anniversary that was inaugurated by Barlow’s solo […]

Spanning the River Lea, On WindTides is a large-scale text installation by Helen Cammock that explores movement, migration and change. It consists of a short prose, on either side of a 60-metre […]

Flora Yukhnovich and François Boucher: The Language of the Rococo prompts visitors to reconsider preconceptions, explore how we can connect with the Rococo today and examine the impact of display on […]

A major UK survey of visual activist Zanele Muholi.  The exhibition is based on the artist’s 2020-21 exhibition at Tate Modern and will include new works produced since then.