The works in this exhibition, drawn primarily from the Arts Council Collection, give insight into some of the counter-culture and anti-establishment movements of recent decades alongside work by artists who seek to make a difference, helping to suggest ways that we might contribute to change on an individual, community and even global level. Works include […]
This exhibition presents the story of the outstanding artist, designer and typographer Elizabeth Friedlander. The work of Friedlander (1903-1984) is instantly recognisable as mid-20th century design at its best, but few will know the name behind the art. Best known for her Penguin book covers and Bauer Type Foundry typeface ‘Elizabeth’; the exhibition touches on […]
Painter/marker Yvonne Crossley RWA discusses her practice in this fascinating lecture. Ten years ago, Yvonne set up The Drawing Gallery in central London and has worked since then as gallery director and curator. Throughout this time she has continued with her own practice which includes drawing, constructing, painting and print. This informal conversation will accompany Yvonne's exhibition […]
Exotic colour, bold brushwork, spontaneous draughtsmanship and crisply drawn detail characterise this stunning collection of oils, acrylics and watercolours by Jenny Wheatley in The Journey an exhibition inspired by her recent trips to India, Cuba, Spain anf Cyprus.
A hook but no fish, is the first UK solo exhibition of the New Zealand artist Sriwhana Spong. The exhibition follows the artist’s research into the Lingua Ignota, a language invented by twelfth century mystic Hildegard von Bingen during her 39 years at Disibodenberg monastery, Germany. Central to the exhibition is a new film titled a hook but no fish. For […]
Thunderstruck, is a new series of paintings by Pamela Golden inspired by both real and imagined images of Iraq from the past and present. Thunderstruck, the title of the exhibition, is taken from the AC/DC song American soldiers played whilst bombing in the Iraq War. In this series Golden explores a complex array of themes, […]
Joy Labinjo’s paintings draw on her British-Nigerian heritage and examine the complex relationship between identity, race and culture. In Belonging, Labinjo invites the viewer to step into large-scale canvases saturated with colours, patterns and people, reconfigured from her family photograph albums. She simultaneously connects with personal histories and uproots them, creating a new space of multiple histories […]
Julia Parkinson's work demonstrates a physically intimate exploration of materiality, transformation and scale over time. It is concerned with the interaction and tension between man made structures and those of nature, she uses methods of intervention to create unpredictable results. Kiting takes its name from the way in which small invertebrates move through the air at […]
Right Twice a Day is a new sculptural work by, Rachel Adams. Its design is a culmination of features drawn from a traditional grandfather clock and The Maiden, a guillotine that […]
In this exhibition, First Amongst Equals, remarkable women who have shaped contemporary British society choose objects that speak to them from the Museum’s Collection. Spanning 300 years of social history, culture and philanthropy, selections enable visitors to see the Collection from different perspectives, to make connections between the past and the present, and to reflect […]
Bourgeois at Women House Rarely do many of us living in Europe have a chance to see exhibitions at NMWA, so UK Friends of NMWA are popping over to Paris to catch Women House before it travels to NMWA in March 2018. The exhibition: Women House Questions about a woman’s “place” resonate in our culture, and […]
New photographic works by three early career artists, Alejandra Carles-Tolra, Sam Laughlin and Lua Ribeira, enabled by the second, biennial, Jerwood/Photoworks Awards. Alejandra Carles-Tolra is interested in the relationship between […]
Lisa Milroy's first solo exhibition in London, Here & There, will bring together a selection of Lisa's paintings from the past fifteen years, in which she explores her approach to still […]
Andrea Geyer’s critically-oriented work ranges across media, incorporating text, photography, painting, sculpture, video and performance. If I told her explores the complex politics of time, in the context of specific social […]
An exhibition of recent work from the last four years by Bridget Riley, her third solo exhibition with the gallery. Spanning three floors of the 24 Grafton Street location in […]
Caroline Achaintre’s sculptures often resemble masks. They appear in cultures throughout the world, and have the potential to take on a life of their own, conjuring ‘characters’ in the mind […]
Eve, is an exhibition of contemporary art that celebrates the female form and the fateful origins of womanhood. Incorporating mythical themes from the Genesis story - with particular focus on The Fall, heavenly wrath, nature and rebellion. Eve brings together a collection of drawings, installations and photographs inspired by nature’s first heroine, as well as showcasing female empowerment within […]
"Rise and shine" and join us on 23 January for breakfast and a private tour of The Ned, one of London’s newest and “coolest” hotels, according to The Telegraph. Kate Byrant, Head of Collections for Soho House Group, will lead us on a tour. Fascinating fact: more than 90% of the art at the Ned […]
Interlocutor is a major new commission by Rachal Bradley, produced by Gasworks through the Freelands Artist Programme, and in partnership with Kunstlerhaus Stuttgart. Bradley is interested in organisational structures, processes and relations, how these shape meaning and code the relations between individuals and society. This includes, but is not limited to, art and the contexts in […]
Der Kuss, is an exhibition of Rachel Howard’s newest paintings and sculptures, which focuses on internal and external violence, the violence of the mind and the body. Der Kuss, the kiss, is a […]