The Contemporary British Painting Prize 2024 Exhibitions We are pleased to announce the opening of the first CBP Prize 2024 exhibition in Cardiff with the prize giving on Saturday 14 September. The artists: Simon Averill, Ruth Bateman, Daniel H Bell, … Read More
SLOW PAINTING Surface Tension at Plough ArtsCultural Landscapes at Studio KIND SLOW PAINTING is a dual-sited exhibition hosted by The Plough Arts Centre and Studio KIND featuring works by Contemporary British Painting members and guests. The exhibition includes a tribute … Read More
Assembly is a compelling & timely exhibition curated to reflect a new geography of contemporary art practice as artists shift their focus away from the capital. Members of the artist-led group Contemporary British Painting come together from across the UK … Read More
Saturday 20th May – Saturday 17th June 2023 X – Contemporary British Painting is a vibrant, exciting free exhibition of painting, the likes of which has not been staged in the North East in decades. Opening on May 20th at … Read More
Paint Edgy: Contemporary British Painting and Guests Coordinated by Judith Tucker and Linda Ingham “I have a respect for invention, and I think that’s what attracts me to the margins in all things” writes the painter Graham Crowley. The exhibition … Read More
We are delighted to announce that Vitalistic Fantasies is opening at Elysium Gallery Swansea. An expanded version of the exhibition originally planned for 2020 BEEP Painting Biennial will open on 4 June with works by painters from the artist led … Read More
12th March to 7th May 2022, Quay Arts, Isle of Wight‘Paradoxes’ is an exhibition showcasing the breadth of contemporary painting practice which is very much alive and thriving in the UK today. This exhibition of 52 painters includes 48 artists … Read More
Where We Live is an artist-curated exhibition that brings together a group of painters whose work arises out of a sustained attention to a specific place or locality over a long period. The exhibition aims to put a focus on … Read More
A group exhibition curated by Ruth Calland and co-selected with Mimei Thompson for Contemporary British Painting. APT Gallery, 6 Creekside, Deptford, London SE8 4SAPrivate view: Thursday 4th November 6pm – 9 pm.Exhibition dates: 4 to 14 November 2021 Artists: Karl … Read More
Supernature brings together five painters who make paintings that could be considered, in part, a contemplation of mankind’s relationship with nature, calling into question what we actually mean when we talk about ‘nature’. In an age where this relationship appears … Read More
The ‘everyday’ or the ‘banal’ has been a source of intrigue for artists for centuries, from Vermeer’s Little Street, through Hammershøi’s empty rooms and Hopper’s filmic landscapes, to the American photorealists of the 1970s and Shaw’s contemporary Midlands housing estate. … Read More
Darkness at Noon is a forthcoming exhibition curated by Ruth Calland and co-selected with Mimei Thompson for Contemporary British Painting. The exhibition will take place at A.P.T. Gallery, London from the 4 to 14 November 2021. CBP artists:Karl Bielik, Ruth … Read More
Venue: Oceans Apart, OA Studios, 24-26 King Street, Salford M3 7DGExhibition dates: 25 June – 25 July 2021 Stand Close and Breathe Me In is a group exhibition of paintings which explores the collective spirit of small scale imagery within … Read More
We are delighted to announce that Vitalistic Fantasies is coming to The Cello Factory, London. An expanded version of the exhibition originally planned for 2020 BEEP Painting Biennial in Swansea will open on 2 December in London just as lockdown … Read More
Iain Andrews • G.L. Brierley • Pen Dalton • Tim Dodds • Sam Douglas • Alex Hanna • Alison Pilkington • Joanna Whittle • Frances Woodley Essay by Dr. Frances Woodley, author and curator ‘. . . although objects typically … Read More
Vitalistic Fantasies, a Contemporary British Painting exhibition that coincides with the 2020 BEEP Painting Biennial. Launched in 2012 the Beep (Biennial Exhibition of Painting) is a contemporary painting prize that brings together artists from all over the world. This year … Read More
A CBP virtual open studio Curated by Deb Covell, Paula MacArthur and Judith Tucker, built by Isaac Ashby David Ainley, Iain Andrews, Amanda Ansell, Karl Bielik, Day Bowman, Julian Brown, Simon Carter, Deb Covell, Lucy Cox, Gordon Dalton, Pen Dalton, … Read More
Dear Christine (A Tribute to Christine Keeler) conceived and curated by Fionn Wilson. ARTHOUSE1, 45 Grange Road, Bermondsey, London SE1 3BH Includes CBP members Lucy Cox, Marguerite Horner, Barbara Howey and Cathy Lomax. Exhibition Press Release: Dear Christine, conceived and curated by Fionn Wilson, aims to reclaim and … Read More
Mountain Size. A Contemporary British Painting members show, selected by CBP board member and artist, Gordon Dalton. 1st – 30th November 2019: Pineapple Black, Hillstreet Centre, Middlesbrough TS1 1SU Mountain Size features artists whose work has a relationship to landscape, … Read More
An exhibition of thirty-four painters coordinated by Molly Thompson and Barbara Howey 25 April – 16 May 2019: Norwich Cathedral, The Hostry, Norwich Cathedral, The Close, Norwich NR1 4DH The exhibition brings together 34 painters from Contemporary British Painting including … Read More
Made in Britain | 82 Painters of the 21st Century | The National Museum, Gdansk14 March – 2 June 2019The Green Gate, Długi Targ 24, 80-828 Gdańsk, Poland An exhibition featuring selected works from the Priseman Seabrook Collection that included … Read More