Emma Papworth and Kirill Chelushkin 's works, Concrete Whispers, Brutal Dreams, present a multi-dimensional material and mental landscape of a deterministic vision of civilization and its recurring discontents. From the ruins of the unrealized futures, which promise static ‘stability’ and unchanging ‘normality,’ the exhibition presents itself as an entombed garden of visionary desires.

This exhibition explores the relationship between Dame Paula Rego’s monumental painting and the 15th-century altarpiece and National Gallery staff that inspired it. Rego’s ‘Crivelli’s Garden’, took its inspiration from an altarpiece by the 15th-century Italian artist Carlo Crivelli, ‘La Madonna della Rondine (The Madonna of the Swallow)’ painted after 1490 to tell the story of […]

Angharad Pearce Jones has worked in steel for over 30 years and in this show, she re-works an installation originally constructed in her own home during Lockdown. The work, IMPACT Ardrawind, stems from the artist’s perception of increasing divisions in society following the 2016 Brexit referendum and whilst Angharad is enthralled by her chosen material’s […]

A retrospective of Dame Mary Quant, the celebrated fashion designer.   The exhibition, Fashion Revolutionary, features over 100 garments, accessories, cosmetics and photographs drawn from the V&A’s extensive collections, Dame Mary Quant’s archive and, following a public appeal, many private collections.

Watch, explore and get creative in Valerie Asiimwe Amani’s space of care using poetic prompts. Reminisce about our collective story so far through a new commission by Deborah Pill, and an archive exploring our history of working with local communities and partners in Boundary Encounters. Share in our future by exploring prototypes of exciting upcoming improvements […]

In the aftermath of the Second World War, Laura Knight was commissioned by the War Artists’ Advisory Committee to go to Nuremberg, to record the trials of Nazi war crimes, which she did between January and April 1946. We explore this period of her career through two major preparatory studies for the painting, on permanent […]

Proximity, is a two-person exhibition that brings together the work of Annie Trevorah and Liberty Quinn to explore the transformative effects of closeness, both physical and metaphorical. While Trevorah and Quinn use distinct aesthetics and materials, creating both unity and dissonance, their practices share a mutual fascination with proximising the Anthropocene.

This exhibition spans the last 10 years of Ellie Davies' photographic work in woodlands around the UK, and most excitingly her new Chalk Streams series, and a brand new triptych.

The presentation of a major retrospective exhibition of Dame Elizabeth Blackadder (1931-2021). The exhibition covers the full spectrum of Blackadder’s career with works in oil, watercolour, print and tapestry, plus a new tapestry by Dovecot Studios, Flowers and Black Cat. Also, there is a commissioned short film, and the launch of a new monograph The […]

This exhibition celebrates the 80th year of the internationally acclaimed ceramicist Bodil Manz.  She is known for her ultra-thin, distinctive porcelain cylindrical forms, anchored by bold, geometric abstractions in a style evocative of Russian Suprematism. The artist has created a new series for The Gallery, which also includes five mixed media wall pieces.

Under a Lilac-bleeding Star, is the title of the exhibition by Larissa Lockshin. Shifting between painting, drawing and sculpture, Larissa Lockshin’s recent practice centres around her abstracted mixed media paintings […]

The Pavilion, by Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum, is an exhibition inspired by the history of the site.  She explores how the public engages with archives and artefacts, and their presentation in […]

Ana Barriga’s paintings are considered to be “pretty and raffish,” containing “bits of reality that no longer mean anything,” such as plastic figurines, tchotchkes, porcelain doo-dads and bits of bric-a-brac.  […]

Jacqueline Stanley ARCA HRHA (1928-2022), 'A Retrospective', which includes new works from the estate covering Jackie’s entire career.  Along-side the focus is on women artists connected with the history of […]

This exhibition, Scottish Women Artists: 250 years of Challenging Perception, celebrates the work of women artists who challenged and shaped the contemporary art scene in Scotland.   In an era when […]

"Adam, and by extension all men, were made from clay. They were therefore hard and strong. Eve, because she was made from Adam’s body, was weaker and softer, but that […]

Alfred Hitchcock’s seminal film, the psychological thriller Vertigo, was released on 9th May 1958. 65 years later, Vertigo is widely regarded as Hitchcock’s greatest achievement, its reputation and significance only building as the time passes. To […]