Essay by Andy Parkinson In 2017 the exhibition Colour: A Kind of Bliss brought together six British painters concerned with different approaches to the use of intense energy and luminous qualities of colour. Through varying densities of paint and chroma, … Read More
Essay Terry Greene Abstract art emerged from the United States of America in the 20th Century and has continued to evolve and flourish in 21st Century Britain. Explore some of Terry Greene’s ideas on this subject in his essay “Some … Read More
Marguerite Horner talks about winning an award in the 2017 National Open Art awards for her painting of the Eritrean church in the 2014 Calais Jungle refugee camp.
Essay by Dr Judith Tucker To accompany the exhibition “Contemporary Masters from Britain: 80 British Painters of the 21st Century”, Judith Tucker of the University of Leeds explores the role of the tactile and ‘real’ work of art in an … Read More
Exhibition by Julian BrownWestminster Art Library: 3 – 8th April 2017 Julian Brown was born in 1974 and trained at The Royal Academy Schools. Of his paintings Julian says ‘The imagery in my work is very heavily influenced by childhood visions and the … Read More
Curated by Lucy Cox and Freya PurdueThe Crypt: 5 April – Friday 30 June 2017 Julian Brown | Lucy Cox | Jeff Dellow | David Manley | Andy Parkinson | Freya Purdue “Colour is a kind of bliss . . … Read More
Susie Hamilton: Have you always painted the human figure? When did you start painting the fragmented figure? David Lock: Yes, although at Reading Uni I went through a period of abstraction, but during my MA at Goldsmiths the figure came … Read More
Rearranging Curves by Amanda AnsellWestminster Reference Library: 30th January – 4th February 2017 Amanda Ansell was born 1976 in Sudbury, Suffolk and studied at the Norwich School of Art and Design (1995-1998) and The Slade School of Fine Art (1998-2000). This … Read More
Curated by Charley PetersThe Crypt: 18th January – 24th March 2017 Lisa Denyer | Ian Goncharov | Phil IIlingworth | Sarah Longworth-West | Lee Marshall | Laurence Noga | Playpaint | Clare Price Panel discussion Saturday 18th March 2-4pm: Painter, … Read More
A catalogue to accompany the exhibition Merge Visible curated by and essay by Charley Peters. Artists: Lisa Denyer, Ian Goncharov, Phil IIlingworth, Sarah Longworth-West, Lee Marshall, Laurence Noga, Playpaint and Clare Price. Download the catalogue.
’30 x 30 x 34′ CBP Group Show 2016Curated by Wendy Saunders and Paula MacArthur.The Crypt: 8 November 2016 – 4 January 2017 The 2016 group show ’30 x 30 x 34′ is an exhibition of small works by 34 artists from Contemporary British Painting … Read More
Solo show by Matthew Krishanu and curated with Anneka French.Westminster Reference Library: 27 October to Saturday 05 November 2016 Expatriates is a solo exhibition of paintings of English expatriates in India and Bangladesh. The portraits are shown alongside fragmentary landscapes … Read More
Group Painting Exhibition Hosted by ArtHelixNYC: 20 – 23 October 2016 Contemporary British Painting is pleased to present Slippery & Amorphous, a group painting exhibition hosted by ArtHelix at the 2nd Bushwick International Exposition in Brooklyn, New York. Featuring the … Read More
The Contemporary British Painting Prize 2016 catalogue features the work of the 15 finalists and includes an introduction by Robert Priseman. Read the essay Painting the scene of the self on the work of Cathy Lomax (the 2016 prize winner) written by Nicholas Usherwood. … Read More
The New Prize for PaintersThe Riverside Gallery: 10 September to 22 October 2016Huddersfield Art Gallery: 5 November – 28 January 2017 Artists: Louis Appleby, David Auborn, Aglaé Bassens, Karl Bielik, Katrina Blannin, John Brennan, Lindsey Bull, Nick Carrick, Dan Coombs, … Read More
9 Contemporary Painters in Dialogue with Agnes MartinMarylebone Crypt: 1 September 2015 – 30 October 2015 Curated by Ruth Philo and Terry Greene this new show explores how contemporary artists are responding to the work of Agnes Martin. Painters include … Read More
40 artists celebrating 40 years of Quay Arts30th July – 15th October 2016 David Ainley, Claudia Böse, Day Bowman, Emma Cameron, Simon Carter, Jules Clark, Lucy Cox, Andrew Crane, Pen Dalton, Lisa Denyer, Sam Douglas, Annabel Dover, Natalie Dowse, Wendy … Read More
A catalogue to accompany the exhibition Summer Exhibition 2016 with introduction by Freya Purdue. Artists: David Ainley, Claudia Böse, Day Bowman, Emma Cameron, Simon Carter, Jules Clark, Lucy Cox, Andrew Crane, Pen Dalton, Lisa Denyer, Sam Douglas, Annabel Dover, Natalie Dowse, Wendy … Read More
Six women painters curated by Barbara Howey.Crypt: 4 July – 29 September 2016 Rebecca Fortnum, Susie Hamilton, Barbara Howey, Eleanor Moreton, Lexi Strauss, Jacqueline Utley 4th August 3.00-5.00 Eliza Gluckman in Conversation with the Artists The Crypt St Marylebone Parish … Read More
Curated by Wendy Saunders and Paula MacArthurThe Crypt: 11 January – 26 March 2016 “For the painter, the codes and languages of painting, like the paint itself, are, by their very nature, slippery and amorphous.” This exhibition brings together striking … Read More
Essay by Katrina Blannin to accompany the Slippery and Amorphous Exhibition “For the painter, the codes and languages of painting, like the paint itself, are, by their very nature, slippery and amorphous.” If ‘all the world’s a stage’ then the … Read More