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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 -
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
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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 -
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
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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 -
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
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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 -
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
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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 -
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
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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 -
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
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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 -
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
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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 -
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
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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 -
Welcome to the BG Feed
April 2, 2018 When Picasso said “Art washes the dust of everyday life away from the soul” it’s unlikely that he was thinking of Bankside Gallery but he certainly could have been... Read more