The gallery is usually closed between exhibitions for install and deinstall, please check the exhibition dates below before visiting.
Past
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Mini Picture Show 2023
8 Dec 2023 - 1 Feb 2024 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. Read more -
SAN-XIANG: Works on Paper
Weimin He, Liu Hongzhi & Wang Chunjie 21 Nov - 3 Dec 2023 Drinks Reception: Wednesday 22 November, 6 - 8pm Weimin He, Liu Hongzhi and Wang Chunjie studied at the School of Arts, Harbin Normal University, in the 1980s. After a reunion in 2016, the artists discovered how much they still had in common, in particular their shared passion for work in... Read more -
Small But Mighty
9 - 19 Nov 2023 Browse the artworks Small But Mighty showcases all forms of printmaking and highlights the powerful, ambitious and impressive nature of works created on a small scale. This open submission exhibition, established by the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (RE) received a huge number of entries, from which Guest Selector Jonny Hannah... Read more -
RWS Autumn 2023: Risk
6 Oct - 4 Nov 2023 Browse the artworks Making art always contains risk. Anything the hand does in making a painting is subject to slippage. Even that most laborious and derided business of tracing a drawing onto paper to fill it in might involve a slip, a smudge, an incoherent line. People talk about improvisation... Read more
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International Original Print Exhibition 2023
21 Sep - 1 Oct 2023 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 2023
12 - 17 Sep 2023 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. Tuesday - Saturday: Open 11am - 6pm... Read more -
Summer at Bankside Gallery 2023
11 Aug - 10 Sep 2023 Browse the artworks 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 Printmakers. Curate your ideal collection combining a variety of media... Read more -
Victor Ambrus 1935 - 2021: A Celebration of his Art
1 - 6 Aug 2023 A retrospective of work by the late Victor Ambrus, RE Member and prolific artist and illustrator. The exhibition ranges from his early work depicting the Hungarian revolution, to his illustrations, many of which were for Children's books, plus work featured on postage stamps, portraits and animal drawings. Read more
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Jackson's Painting Prize: Rising Artists
25 - 30 Jul 2023 Jackson’s Painting Prize is delighted to present over 60 artworks from a selection of shortlisted artists, including 15 prizewinners. Now in its eighth year, after receiving over 11,000 entries from 96 countries, this summer exhibition marks the competition's first independent showcase. The competition started in 2016 to spotlight talent in... Read more -
Quentin Blake and Linda Kitson: Portraits, Playhouses and People
12 - 23 Jul 2023 This joint exhibition at Bankside Gallery unites renowned artists and life-long friends, Quentin Blake and Linda Kitson, whose unique styles converge to offer a captivating showcase of portraiture and theatre. After exhibiting a series of portraits exploring the possibilities of the ballpoint pen at Bankside Gallery in 2022, Quentin Blake... Read more -
Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers
28 Jun - 8 Jul 2023 The annual exhibition of the Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers, at Bankside Gallery for the first time, showcases over 500 miniature art works in a range of styles and techniques including paintings, drawings, sculpture, porcelain, carving, glass engraving and silversmithing. Many new and innovative ideas come forward... Read more -
Chelsea Physic Garden: Celebrating 350 Years in Paint and Print
8 - 25 Jun 2023 Browse the artworks Chelsea Physic Garden: 350 Years in Paint and Print is an exhibition of works by selected artists of the Royal Watercolour Society (RWS) and Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (RE) marking the 350th anniversary of Chelsea Physic Garden. After a brilliant collaboration between Bankside Gallery and Chelsea Physic... Read more
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RE Original Prints 2023
5 May - 2 Jun 2023 Browse the artworks 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 traditional woodblock methods to digital printmaking. Read more -
Collaboration in Practice: British Lithography 1800 – 2022
26 Apr - 1 May 2023 This exhibition offers a visual survey of British lithography from its beginnings at the turn of the 19th Century to the present day, focussing on the collaboration between artist and printer. Many of the prints on display are taken from the Aberystwyth University School of Art Collections, supplemented by those... Read more -
HOME: Royal Watercolour Society Spring Exhibition
24 Mar - 22 Apr 2023 Browse the artworks For their Spring Exhibition, artists of the Royal Watercolour Society (RWS) have interpreted the theme of 'home' with a brilliant selection of new paintings. Founded in 1804, the RWS is the oldest and most prestigious watercolour society in the world. Works exhibited are in a variety of... Read more -
RWS OPEN
3 - 19 Mar 2023 Browse the artworks Formerly known as the Contemporary Watercolour Competition (among many other names during the exhibition's 50+ year history), the RWS Open is the largest open-submission water-media exhibition in the world, attracting thousands of submissions nationally and internationally each year. This year's selectors are Laura Freeman (Chief Art Critic... Read more
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The Society of Wood Engravers
7 - 26 Feb 2023 Exhibition of wood engravings by the Society of Wood Engravers at Bankside Gallery in London. Read more -
Thinking for Printing
31 Jan - 5 Feb 2023 For this exhibition, the Printmakers Council sent each of their members an A5 sketchbook and invited them to record and respond to the concept ‘Thinking for Printing’. The result of this exciting project will be displayed alongside the finished artworks at Bankside Gallery. Browse a selection of the artworks www.printmakerscouncil.com Read more -
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
