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7 Artworks for Cat Lovers: International Cat Day
July 31, 2020 Roll out the red carpet and top up the catnip... it's International Cat Day! We thought we would take this... Read more -
Bodies in the Archive: Is There an Alternative History of Watercolour?
July 3, 2020 It is easy to think of an archive as a place where objects and information are organized in neutral, logical... Read more -
Mychael Barratt PPRE's #LockdownLibrary: Pieter Bruegel, c 1525-30 - 1569
June 4, 2020 During this period of Lockdown, Mychael Barratt PPRE Hon. RWS has been keeping us entertained with an art book a... Read more
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RWS Archive in Focus: Mildred Elsi Eldridge (1909-1991)
June 2, 2020 Next up in our RWS Archive series is Mildred Elsi Eldridge RWS, an artist whose work, though often overlooked, demonstrates... Read more -
Celebrating London: 13 artworks for London Lovers
May 13, 2020 We're rather missing our home on the Southbank, so we decided to pull together some of our favourite RWS and... Read more -
RE Original Prints 2020: Virtual Private View
May 1, 2020 On the evening of Wednesday 29 April, the RE were due to hold a Private View at Bankside Gallery to... Read more
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Printmaking Explained: Relief Printmaking
April 23, 2020 In the lead up to the RE Orginals 2020 Online Exhibition, we wanted to share a little bit about some... Read more -
Introducing the newly elected Associate Members of the RE
April 17, 2020 The Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers held their annual elections back in February 2020. We are so excited to welcome these... Read more -
RWS Archive in Focus: Arthur Rackham (1867-1939)
April 15, 2020 After having taken a closer look at the work of Helen Allingham (1848-1926), the RWS Archivist, Edith, has now turned... Read more
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Abstract art in 2020: Online Panel Discussion
April 9, 2020 The RWS held their first ever instagram-panel-discussion last week! After having to cancel the 'Abstract art in 2020' event, they... Read more -
RWS Archive in Focus: Helen Allingham (1848-1926)
April 3, 2020 This week from the RWS Archive Edith is bringing you a closer look at the work of Helen Allingham (1848-1926),... Read more -
RWS Archive in Focus: Robert Hills (1769-1844)
March 26, 2020 The RWS archivist, Edith, has been making productive use of this period of lockdown! Over the coming weeks, she will... Read more
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International Women's Day Series: Rachel Gracey RE
March 19, 2020 The final artist in our International Women's Day Series is Rachel Gracey. Using Lithography and relief printing, Rachel's work emphasises... Read more -
International Women's Day Series: Gertie Young RWS
March 18, 2020 The fifth artist in our International Women's Day Series is Gertie Young. Though having had a passion for painting her... Read more -
International Women's Day Series: Sally McLaren RE
March 16, 2020 The fourth artist in our International Women's Day series is Sally McLaren. Sally was elected a member of the RE... Read more
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International Women's Day Series: Julia Midgley RWS RE
March 4, 2020 The third artist in our International Women's Day series is Julia Midgley RE. Julia's practice focuses on medicine, archaeology and... Read more -
International Women's Day Series: Nana Shiomi RE
March 4, 2020 The second artist in our International Women's Day series is Nana Shiomi RE. Since moving to the UK from Japan... Read more -
International Women's Day Series: Jill Leman PRWS
February 27, 2020 This International Women's Day we are celebrating the female members of both the RWS and the RE with a series... Read more
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Bookshop in focus: International Women's Day
February 26, 2020 Voyaging Out: British Women Artists from Suffrage to the Sixties - Carolyn Trant £24.95 Introducing the lives and works of... Read more -
#BanksideBrowsers: The Art of Love
February 7, 2020 Be it for love of family, friends, partners or pets - we have searched through the #BanksideBrowsers to show you... Read more -
Artist Focus: Hilary Paynter PPRE
January 16, 2020 The Society of Wood Engravers’ Centenary Exhibition opens at Bankside Gallery in February. Leonie Bradley, Editor of Printmaking Today, goes... Read more
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Home is where the art is
December 20, 2019 There’s no doubt that art can be beautiful and thought-provoking. But is there much point in having it in our... Read more -
Eight must-haves for animal lovers
December 12, 2019 It's raining cats and dogs in Bankside Gallery! For those of you with a particular soft spot for a friendly... Read more -
Bookshop in Focus
November 29, 2019 Art Of Creative Thinking - Rod Judkins Sceptre £9.99 You are ninety times more creative than you think! Rodd Judkins... Read more
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Three Reasons Why Art Makes the Perfect Gift
November 28, 2019 1. It is unique and personal. There are few gestures that compare to the thought and consideration that... Read more -
Start your art collection with an original print
May 14, 2019 What makes original prints such a great way to start your art collection? Bankside Gallery prides itself on showing affordable,... Read more -
Artist Focus: Alessandra Genualdo
Winner of the RWS Young Artist Award April 12, 2019 Tell us a bit about yourself... I am from a small town in the south of Italy, but I have... Read more
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Staff Choice: In the Studio
April 11, 2019 Richard Russell // Weekend Gallery Manager I responded to this picture largely due to the stunningly captured atmospheric moment recording... Read more -
In the Studio: Bridget Moore talks gouache
Made by the RWS in partnership with Schmincke March 19, 2019 We paid a visit to the studio of Royal Watercolour Society artist Bridget Moore along with our friends at Schmincke... Read more -
In the Studio: Denis Ryan talks acrylic
Made by the RWS in partnership with Schmincke March 12, 2019 We paid a visit to the studio of Royal Watercolour Society artist Denis Ryan along with our friends at Schmincke... Read more
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In the Studio: James Faure Walker talks watercolour
Made by the RWS in partnership with Schmincke March 1, 2019 On a rainy day in November, we paid a visit to the studio of Royal Watercolour Society artist James Faure... Read more -
The Art of Collecting Art: Artist's art collections
March 1, 2019 Many artworks are acquired because they strike a personal chord with the viewer or represent a story between the artist... Read more -
#BanksideBrowsers: Original art under £150
December 11, 2018 Whether you're treating a friend, relative, colleague or yourself, we're here to make sure you don't break the bank this... Read more
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Bookshop in Focus
November 13, 2018 The Bankside Gallery book shop offers not only books about art practice and theory, but also poetry, fiction, culture and... Read more -
Bankside Gallery: Then & Now
November 8, 2018 Bankside Gallery was opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on 11 November 1980. Pictured here, Ernest Greenwood, President of... Read more -
QUIZ: Which water-based media is for you?
November 8, 2018 Water-based media have been used by artists for centuries, and new ones are constantly developing. They are often more portable... Read more
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The Printmaker's Glossary: Screen & Stone
November 5, 2018 To coincide with the opening of The Masters: Screen & Stone, we'd like to share a little bit more about... Read more -
5 things you may not know about the Royal Watercolour Society
November 1, 2018 1. Forget any preconceptions about the limitations of watercolour because watercolour is no longer just traditional watercolour. Now it includes... Read more -
10 tips for aspiring & emerging artists
October 17, 2018 1. Most artists will tell you it’s 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration. Don’t just sit around waiting for Zeus to... Read more
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What is the colour of water?
October 16, 2018 Artists of the Royal Watercolour Society make work in any and all water-based media including, acrylic, ink, gouache, watercolour and... Read more -
Staff Choice: The Colour of Water
October 11, 2018 Richard Russell // Weekend Gallery Manager I was taken with Robin Richmond's 'Hesperides'. A large haunting image of an expanse... Read more -
Inside my sketchbook: Jim Hunter
October 8, 2018 For the second instalment in our Inside my Sketchbook series, we talk to Jim Hunter RWS to see how his... Read more
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Straight from the printmakers mouth
September 19, 2018 The National Original Print Exhibition is an open submission exhibition showcasing the best of contemporary printmaking. We spoke to some... Read more -
Introducing the new RE President: David Ferry
September 6, 2018 He was elected as President of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (RE) a few months ago now, so we thought... Read more -
What does 'RE' mean anyway?
August 21, 2018 A frequent question asked by visitors is “What does the ‘RE’ stand for after an artist’s name on the artwork... Read more
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Bankside Business Choice: Off the Wall
August 20, 2018 We regularly ask the staff of Bankside Gallery to choose their favourite artworks in exhibitions. For Off the Wall, our... Read more -
Artwork to complement your living space
August 17, 2018 At Bankside Gallery, we often hear the phrase, 'I'd love to buy this picture but I wouldn't know where to... Read more -
International Friendship Day: Pictures that make us feel friendly
July 26, 2018 If 'books keep you company when you're alone. They're your friends through a rainy day', why shouldn't pictures? See Bankside... Read more
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Book Review: After Mostly: A Story of Downsizing by Richard Sorrell
July 4, 2018 Whilst it’s impossible to estimate how many words have, to date, been written about Brexit, Google, alarmingly, throws up twice... Read more -
SPLASH: Reinventing Watercolour
June 22, 2018 The focus of Splash is watercolour. The three artists, Edward Hutchison, Janet Treloar and Kate Scott make very different work... Read more -
Artist Focus: Richard Sorrell
June 15, 2018 Ahead of his solo exhibition at Bankside Gallery this summer Bankside Gallery’s Fay Brown visited Richard Sorrell at his studio... Read more
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Creativity in the North
June 15, 2018 The New Light Prize Exhibition opens at Bankside Gallery later this month, with works from some of the North's finest... Read more -
Artist Focus: Morgan Doyle
June 6, 2018 Bankside Gallery's Ed Parsons Brown visted RE artist Morgan Doyle at his Chelsea studio, ahead of his solo exhibition this... Read more -
Staff Choice: RE Original Prints 2018
May 29, 2018 Richard Russell // Gallery Assistant This appeals to me as an instant link with my childhood and my love of... Read more
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Quiz: What type of printmaker are you?
May 21, 2018 With so many different techniques and tools available to use for making an original print, deciding on just one can... Read more -
10 artworks under £200
May 18, 2018 Bankside Gallery is one of the most affordable and approachable galleries in London. Why spend a small fortune on a... Read more -
Print REbels
Haden, Palmer, Whistler & the Origins of the RE May 9, 2018 This spring, the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of the founder and first President... Read more
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Curating Bawden: James Russell
April 16, 2018 In the run up to the eagerly anticipated Edward Bawden exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery later this year, we spoke... Read more -
Staff Choice: New Work | New Year
April 9, 2018 Richard Russell // Gallery Assistant This appeals to me on several counts. It’s very economical & quirky & the cartoon... Read more -
Artist Focus: Salliann Putman
April 6, 2018 Salliann Putman , an artist of the Royal Watercolour Society since 1997, speaks to us about her work and being... Read more
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4 Alternative family activities during the Easter holidays
April 5, 2018 Struggling to find FREE or alternative family fun over the Easter Holidays? Bankside Gallery can offer just that. We are... Read more -
Abstract paintings to invest in now
April 4, 2018 The Royal Watercolour Society's Spring exhibition New Work | New Year features a wide selection of works which use abstract... Read more -
Inside my sketchbook: Julia Midgley
April 3, 2018 Drawing from direct observation is the bedrock of Julia Midgley ’s artistic practice. It informs the images produced in her... Read more
