The gallery is usually closed between exhibitions for install and deinstall, please check the exhibition dates below before visiting.
Past
-
Mini Picture Show 2022
9 Dec 2022 - 29 Jan 2023 Browse the artworks Affordable works on a small scale by artists from the Royal Watercolour Society and the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers. Contemporary watercolours and original prints, both framed and unframed, may be taken away immediately. Prices starting at just £50 unframed. If you see an artwork online that... Read more -
The London Group at Bankside
24 Nov - 4 Dec 2022 This exhibition is one of The London Group’s most ambitious exhibitions to date and promises to be a highlight in their eventful 109 year history. With their new President – the award-winning artist film-maker Amanda Loomes – the Group is enjoying a palpable resurgence of creative energy and enthusiasm. Eighty... Read more -
Quentin Blake: Portraits in Ballpoint | Linda Kitson: From Sketch Pad to iPad
9 - 20 Nov 2022 For the first time in their careers, lifelong friends Sir Quentin Blake and Linda Kitson will be presenting a showcase of their recent work, side by side, at Bankside Gallery in London from 9 - 20 November 2022. The two artists first met over 50 years ago at the Royal... Read more -
RWS Autumn: Less is More
7 Oct - 5 Nov 2022 Browse the artworks Free admission | No booking required | Open daily 11am-6pm For their annual Autumn exhibition at Bankside Gallery, artists of the Royal Watercolour Society are exploring the notion of 'less is more'. But have no doubt, this exhibition will be anything but understated. The results of this... Read more
-
International Original Print Exhibition 2022
22 Sep - 2 Oct 2022 Browse the artworks An exciting and eclectic range of works selected for this year's International Original Print Exhibition , an open submission exhibition established by the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers which celebrates the best in all forms of contemporary printmaking. Read more -
LOOP
13 - 18 Sep 2022 New work from LOOP, an informal co-operative of artists with a background in original print. LOOP has shown regularly at Bankside Gallery, and this exhibition will present new work from multiple artists which is informed by a wide range of experience and interests. View the full collection Read more -
Summer at Bankside Gallery
5 Aug - 11 Sep 2022 Browse the artworks Free admission | No booking required | Open daily 11am-6pm Starting an art collection? Look no further than the Bankside Gallery Summer Exhibition, Summer at Bankside Gallery. All artworks are original pieces by contemporary painters and printmakers of the Royal Watercolour Society and Royal Society of Painter... Read more -
Laurel Holloman: DEEP DIVE
20 - 31 Jul 2022 For her second solo exhibition at the Bankside Gallery, Laurel Holloman takes a deep dive into the exploration of water and land and our relationship and connection to the earth.
With her distinct use of colour and movement, Holloman maintains her signature style by creating two dimensional depth in her pieces, displaying muted darker tones which reseed into the painting and lighter tones that pop and dance on the canvas’s surface. Holloman continues to blur the line between abstraction and figurative work by using large bold brushstroke combined with delicate precisely placed smaller strokes. This a show not to be missed with paintings ranging in various sizes loaded with emotion.
Read more
-
The Life & Works of Maurice André Kaspar 1892-1946
12 - 17 Jul 2022 An exhibition of over 200 original watercolour paintings never before publicly displayed in the UK, by little-known Swiss artist, Maurice André Kaspar, brought together from around the world by his grandson, René Dee. Over a 30-year period from 1914 Maurice painted iconic scenes from Geneva Old Town, where he was... Read more -
London Lives
30 Jun - 10 Jul 2022 Browse the artworks Free admission | No booking required | Open daily 11am-6pm A vibrant and exciting exhibition of works by artists of the Royal Watercolour Society and Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers celebrating London in all its glory. Read more -
Society of Designer Craftsmen: Transformations
The Magic of Making Fine Contemporary Craft 15 - 26 Jun 2022 Masters in the magic of transforming simple materials into superb contemporary craft works, the Society of Designer Craftsmen will be revealing their collective skill at Bankside Gallery this June. Combining innovative approach with supreme craftsmanship, over 100 of the Society’s members will be showcasing original work in textiles, ceramics, glass,... Read more -
RE ORIGINAL PRINTS 2022
13 May - 10 Jun 2022 Browse the artworks Free admission | No booking required | Open daily 11am-6pm Members of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers are at the forefront of contemporary printmaking. Their annual show always boasts an eclectic and diverse range of prints to inspire and excite, including a variety of printmaking techniques from... Read more
-
Invisible Landscapes: Edward Hutchison
27 Apr - 8 May 2022 Invisible Landscapes is an expression that draws our attention to the need to recognise the hidden energies and powers in landscape, enabling us to live more in harmony with the environment. These energies may be difficult for us to appreciate but with rapid advances in technology elsewhere, it may not be too long before we begin to better understand the intricate mysteries of the living world.
These paintings attempt to suggest some of the interesting theories and ideas currently at the edge of common knowledge about landscape. Read more -
REFLECTIONS: Royal Watercolour Society Spring Exhibition
25 Mar - 24 Apr 2022 Browse artworks Free admission | No booking required | Open daily 11am-6pm In the Platinum Jubilee Year of their Patron, artists of the Royal Watercolour Society take a look back over the last 70 years. From the personal events of their own lives, to the greater goings on around the... Read more -
ONLINE EXHIBITION: Art Fundraiser in aid of Ukraine
100% proceeds to the DEC's Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal 16 - 23 Mar 2022 We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who supported our art fundraiser in aid of Ukraine. We were blown away by the generosity of artists and buyers alike. In response to the horrific events unfolding in Ukraine, we launched an online art fundraiser with 100% of... Read more -
RWS OPEN
4 - 20 Mar 2022 Browse the artworks Following a year's break due to the pandemic, the Royal Watercolour Society are excited to announce the return of our annual open submission exhibition. Formerly known as the Contemporary Watercolour Competition (among many other names during the exhibition's 50+ year history), the RWS Open is the largest... Read more
-
The Broderers’ Exhibition: The Art of Embroidery
22 - 27 Feb 2022 The Broderers’ Exhibition: The Art of Embroidery is an open-submission art exhibition, organised by the Worshipful Company of Broderers; one of the ancient Livery Companies of the City of London. It was formed to regulate the standard of embroidery, a major City trade in the Middle Ages. The exhibition will... Read more -
SOCIETY OF WOOD ENGRAVERS EXHIBITION
1 - 20 Feb 2022 Free admission | No booking required The Society of Wood Engravers was founded in 1920 by artists including Eric Gill, Gwen Raverat, Robert Gibbings, Philip Hagreen and Lucien Pissarro. A break during the war years and then again in the 1970s meant that their annual exhibition ceased for a time;... Read more -
Mini Picture Show 2021
3 Dec 2021 - 30 Jan 2022 Browse the artworks Free admission | No booking required | Open daily 11am-6pm Affordable works on a small scale by artists from the Royal Watercolour Society and the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers. Contemporary watercolours and original prints, both framed and unframed, may be taken away immediately. This exhibition is... Read more
