“Although only in its first year, the Contemporary British Painting prize has drawn 631 entries of outstanding quality from both emerging and well-known artists and has set a benchmark for the nation.” Anna McNay, Art writer, London Contemporary British Painting … Read More

“A much-needed showcase of contemporary British painting. We hope it will endure for years to come.” Mark De Novellis, Curator of Exhibitions and Collections, Orleans House Gallery, Richmond Contemporary British Painting Prize 2017 Narbi Price was announced the prizewinner receiving a … Read More

“The Contemporary British Painting Prize offers us fresh and exciting perspectives on the new, dynamic and idiosyncratic trends being taken by painters in Britain today.” Jessica Twyman, Director, Art Exchange Contemporary British Painting Prize 2018 Joe Packer was announced as prizewinner … Read More

“There can be no better, more sensitive or more serious way than ‘The Contemporary British Painting Prize’ to discover and assess the exciting new directions being taken by painters in Britain today.” Michael Peppiatt, Art Critic and Curator, Paris Contemporary … Read More

” …it is our aim to continue sharing our passion about painting as widely as possible.” About us ‘Contemporary British Painting’ (also known as CBP) is an artist led organisation which explores and promotes current trends in British painting through … Read More

The Contemporary British Painting Prize 2019 exhibition tours to its second venue in London.ASC Gallery, The Chaplin Centre, Taplow House, Thurlow Street, London SE17 2DG.7 February – 13 March 2020 – Monday – Friday, 10am – 5pm – Admission free.Artists’ … 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

A Celebration of Painting: From a Conversation with Joanna WhittleAn essay by Griselda Pollock Joanna Whittle was the winner of the 2019 Contemporary British Painting Prize. This essay, by Griselda Pollock (Professor of Social and Critical Histories of Art at the University of … Read More

The Contemporary British Painting Prize 2019 catalogue features the work of the 12 finalists and includes an introduction by Judith Tucker, and an essay A Celebration of Painting on the work of Joanna Whittle (the 2019 prize winner) written by … Read More

Contemporary British Painting Prize 2019 ExhibitionHuddersfield Art Gallery, Princess Alexandra Walk, Huddersfield HD1 2SU 9 November 2019 – 18 January 2020 – Tuesday – Saturday, 11am – 4pm – Admission free. Winner announcement and opening: Saturday 9 November, 2pm – 4pmWalk … 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

A catalogue to accompany the exhibition Contemporary British Painting at Norwich Cathedral curated by Molly Thompson and Barbara Howey. Artists: Iain Andrews, Amanda Ansell, Claudia Bose, Day Bowman, Marco Cali, Ruth Calland, Jules Clarke, Gordon Dalton, Pen Dalton, Lisa Denyer, Natalie Dowse, Nathan … 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

A solo exhibition by Narbi Price, the winner of the 2017 Contemporary British Painting Prize.26 – 30 March 2019: Herrick Gallery 93 Piccadilly, London W1J 7NQ All I Start Will End brings together works by Narbi Price from the last five … Read More

30 March – 12 April 2019: Bowery Gallery, 54 Otley Road, Headingley, Leeds LS6 2AL “It is impossible to make paintings of any sort now without an internalized vocabulary of twentieth-century abstraction” – Paul Winstanley Painting The In-Between is a group … Read More

An essay by Matthew Collings Joe Packer was the winner of the 2018 Contemporary British Painting Prize. This essay, by painter, critic and broadcaster Matthew Collings, has been published in the CBP Prize 2018 exhibition catalogue. The essay forms part of the prize. … Read More

Painting as Terrain: Transcription for Panel Discussion and Walk Around with Chair Emma Cameron (EC) and the Artists – Jane Frederick (JF) Jyoti Bharwani (JB) Daphne Leighton (DL) Claudia Boese (CB) Ruth Philo (RP) Mary Romer Greenfield (MR) Alison Downer (AD) Absent. Emma Cameron: In … Read More

Menier Gallery, London: 7 February – 16 February 2019 ARTISTS: Keith Ashcroft, Lucy Austin, Benjamin Deakin, Kate Dunn, Jenny Eden, Andrew Ekins, Pippa Gatty, Alison Goodyear, Roland Hicks, Rachel Lancaster, Joe Packer, Jonathan West WINNER: Joe Packer Following the exhibition at … Read More