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Jock And John Mooney: A Hell Of A Fight For The La

Sculptures, drawings, installations and paintings based on a variety of contemporary themes by the f

Wed 7th Jan-Sat 10th Jan

Andrew Krasnow: Of The Flesh, Of The Moment

Mixed-media installations of everyday objects, made using human tissue.

Wed 7th Jan-Sat 17th Jan

Shah 'Abbas: The Remaking Of Iran

Historical artefacts including Qur'ans, mosque lamps, paintings, ceramics, calligraphy, carpets and

Thu 19th Feb-Sun 14th Jun

Jane Bustin, Tracy Chevalier, John Hull: Unseen

Paintings and texts produced as a collaboration between the artist, writer and theologian.

Mon 12th Jan-Sat 14th Mar

Tenzing Rigdol: Experiment With Forms

Paintings, drawings, photographs, sculptures and video installations exploring ancient traditions an

Wed 11th Feb-Fri 27th Mar

Henry VIII Remembered

A chance to see lesser-known prints and portraits of the King dating from the 16th to the 18th-centu

Wed 7th Jan-Sun 12th Jul

Constable Portraits: The Painter And His Circle

The first exhibition of it's kind dedicated to the portraiture of John Constable featuring some of h

Thu 5th Mar-Sun 14th Jun

Pietro Annigoni: Princess Margaret

A rarely seen portrait donated by her son the Viscount Linley shown alongside photographs of the Pri

Wed 7th Jan-Sun 8th Mar

Paolo Veronese: The Petrobelli Altarpiece

The four paintings of the Renaissance masterpiece reunited for the first time since the 1780s.

Tue 10th Feb-Sun 3rd May

Sickert In Venice

Paintings of Venetian architecture and interiors housing ambiguous figures by the late-19th and earl

Wed 4th Mar-Sun 31st May

Albert Irvin: A Retrospective

Vivid abstract paintings exploring movement and time.

Wed 7th Jan-Fri 6th Feb

Christmas Salon

Paintings on canvas and paper, photographs and drawings of figures and landscapes by local establish

Wed 7th Jan-Sat 10th Jan

James Popper

Large-scale paintings of animals and figures.

Wed 7th Jan-Sat 17th Jan

Andreas Hofer

Sculptures, paintings, photographs and installations containing influences from contemporary literat

Fri 20th Mar-Sat 2nd May

Liz Arnold

Watercolour and mixed-media paintings of cartoon-like characters and imaginary landscapes on canvas.

Fri 20th Feb-Sun 19th Apr

Myles Anthony: The Boys Of Venice Beach

Watercolour paintings celebrating the male physique.

Wed 7th Jan-Thu 31st Dec

Rosson Crow: Texas Crude

Large-scale paintings of decadent interiors in mythologised locations.

Fri 16th Jan-Sat 21st Feb

Alice Wisden: Works By

Figurative paintings questioning identity and individuality.

Sat 14th Feb-Thu 5th Mar

Josip Lizatovic: New Works

Abstract paintings exploring light and density.

Sun 10th Jan-Fri 11th Jun

Ed Gray: New Works

Large-scale paintings of the urban landscape.

Sat 23rd May-Thu 11th Jun

Art And Opinion

Sculptures, graphite drawings, paintings and photographs exploring aspects of contemporary art and c

Wed 7th Jan-Sat 31st Jan

Hugh Buchanan: Enlightenment: The Library Painting

Architectural paintings of library interiors including Holkham, Houghton, Eastnor, wren's library at

Wed 7th Jan-Thu 5th Feb

David Tibet: Invocation Of Hallucinatory Mountain

Drawings and paintings resulting from research into Coptic Gnostic, apocryphal and Christian texts,

Wed 7th Jan-Sat 10th Jan

Too Much Is Not Enough: Fame, Fans And Excess

Paintings by Sarah Doyle, Cathy Lomax, Kim Pace, Gavin Toye and Jessica Voorsanger exploring the ido

Sat 10th Jan-Sun 8th Feb

The Pleasure's All Mine

Photography, painting, collage and sculpture exploring the boundaries between reality and fantasy, b

Sat 14th Feb-Sun 8th Mar

Five Years

Sculpture, paintings and installations marking the gallery's fifth anniversary by artists including

Wed 7th Jan-Sat 31st Jan

Albert Herbert

A retrospective of the work of the artist best known for his mystical paintings, prints and drawings

Wed 7th Jan-Mon 12th Jan

John Strutton

An installation of paintings, drawings and objects exploring themes of nostalgia, iconography, cultu

Fri 27th Mar-Sat 9th May

Ugo Marano Information Centre

Sculpture, installations, paintings, ceramics and designs exploring the psychological relationship b

Fri 9th Jan-Fri 30th Jan

David Harker: Drawings

Abstract drawings and paintings exploring landscape painting as a genre.

Fri 16th Jan-Wed 25th Feb

Muhammad Zeeshan: Dying Miniature

Meticulously rendered paintings portraying disturbing imagery exploring the concept of the miniature

Wed 7th Jan-Fri 6th Feb

Anthony Frost: The Colour Of Sound

Mixed-media paintings on canvas made from various found objects including sails, bed sheets, onion s

Wed 28th Jan-Sat 21st Feb

Michael Broughton: Inside Light

Small-scale paintings oil paintings on boards inspired by the artist's everyday experiences and surr

Fri 30th Jan-Sat 28th Feb

Raul Ortega Ayala: An Ethnography Of Gardening

Painting, collage, sculpture, installation, photography and drawings investigating the role of the a

Thu 19th Mar-Fri 17th Apr

Probir Gupta

Paintings and installations exploring issues relating to organised state violence and political unre

Wed 7th Jan-Fri 9th Jan

Frank Kiely: Glories Of The Past, Citadel Of The F

Predominantly watercolour paintings featuring cityscapes and scenes from around the Shoreditch area.

Fri 16th Jan-Sat 14th Feb

Antiques, Collectors And 20th Century Fair

Featuring over 600 stands of furniture, ceramics, paintings and artefacts.

Sun 1st Feb

ROLLO Emerge 1: Johan Andersson, Wiktoria Deero

Mixed-media art showcasing local emerging talents.

Wed 7th Jan-Fri 9th Jan

Daan Van Golden

Photographs and paintings exploring interesting features in otherwise mundane objects.

Wed 7th Jan-Sun 1st Feb

Alex Henshaw: A Life In Art

Paintings exploring Henshaw's aviation career.

Wed 7th Jan-Sun 8th Feb

Gary Bunt: Art London 2008

Landscape and figurative paintings in a naive style.

Wed 25th Feb-Fri 13th Mar

Ferdinand Penker & Trevor Sutton: Chamber Music

Forty collaborative paintings inspired by the work of saxophonist Evan Parker.

Wed 7th Jan-Fri 16th Jan

Van Dyck And Britain

Work spanning the 18th-century painter's career.

Wed 18th Feb-Sun 17th May

Rodchenko And Popova: Defining Constructivism

Work ranging from the abstract to graphic design by two significant avant-garde figures featuring pa

Thu 12th Feb-Sun 17th May

Per Kirkeby

A variety of work spanning the artist's career including large-scale paintings, pop-inspired sculptu

Wed 17th Jun-Sun 13th Sep

Futurism

The first large-scale display of work from thyis movement in britain for thirty years and features t

Fri 12th Jun-Sun 20th Sep

George Frederic Watts: Victorian Visionary

Paintings, drawings and sculptures spanning the artist's career.

Wed 7th Jan-Sun 26th Apr

Warli And Weave

Paintings, photographs, textiles, films and artefacts exploring the development of traditional rural

Wed 7th Jan-Sun 31st May

Samantha Hobson: Our Life Island Is Culture

Abstract expressionistic paintings exploring the darker side of Aboriginal society as well as the be

Fri 11th Sep-Sat 10th Oct

Choco Cuban Pictures

Paintings with figurative and still-life elements.

Wed 7th Jan-Fri 9th Jan

The Triumph Of Marriage: Florentine Renaissance Ca

Decorative chest plates worn to celebrate a marriage in Renaissance Florence.

Thu 12th Feb-Sun 17th May

Bloomsbury Designs: The Omega Workshops (1913-1919

Furniture, textiles and rug designs from the well-known group founded by Roger Fry.

Thu 18th Jun-Sun 20th Sep

Maharaja: The Splendour Of India's Royal Courts

Artefacts, paintings, textiles, photography, jewellery, metalwork and furniture from both Indian and

Fri 16th Oct-Fri 15th Jan

Baroque: Magnificence And Style 1620-1800

Paintings, architectural designs, silverware and decorative art exploring the qualities of Baroque s

Sat 4th Apr-Sun 19th Jul

Tate Triennial 2009

Paintings, prints, photography, film, sculpture and digital art embodying and exploring the new conc

Wed 4th Feb-Tue 26th May

Artists Of Fame And Promise

Abstract, figurative and landscape paintings by regular gallery exhibitors and well-established 20th

Wed 16th Sep-Fri 2nd Oct

John Collier: An Artist At Work

Featuring portraits of John by his wife Marion, some of which have not been displayed since 1897.

Wed 7th Jan-Thu 31st Dec

Jason Brooks: Paul Nurse And Other Works

Portraiture featuring a painting of Nobel Prize winner Sir Paul Nurse which is made up of bold abstr

Wed 7th Jan-Thu 31st Dec

Stefano Paolicchi: New Works

Paintings exploring the real world as experienced in the artist's dreams.

Sat 13th Jun-Thu 25th Jun

Martin Grover: New Works

Paintings of suburban scenes containing a subtle enigmatic narrative.

Sat 27th Jun-Thu 9th Jul

Armando Alemdar Ara: New Works

Abstract figurative paintings inspired by a classical academic education and ideas of theology, phil

Sat 28th Mar-Thu 23rd Apr

Colin Halliday: New Works

Paintings of the rural Derbyshire landscape.

Sat 25th Apr-Thu 7th May

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