Mall Galleries Blog

Empty Chairs in the New English Art Club Annual Exhibition

An empty chair in a piece of figurative artwork is often representative of the person who would sit in it, so they are, in a sense, a form of portraiture.

Posted by Liberty Rowley on Wed, 2021-06-09 14:52

People reading books in the New English Art Club Annual Exhibition

Books have universally been used to represent knowledge and learning, so here we explore artists in the exhibition who have chosen to depict subjects reading.

Posted by Liberty Rowley on Wed, 2021-06-09 14:17

Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours 209th Exhibition | Prizes & Awards Part One

Discover the prize-winning work from the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours.

Posted by Liam Kilby on Tue, 2021-05-18 16:14

Frances Bell RP | Winner of The William Lock Portrait Prize

I'm delighted to have been awarded The William Lock Portrait Prize at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition 2021

Posted by Frances Bell RP on Wed, 2021-05-05 14:06

Juicy Pears in the RI Watercolours Annual Exhibition

What can we read into the paintings of pears in the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours Annual Exhibition?

Posted by Liberty Rowley on Mon, 2021-04-19 17:35

Royal Society of British Artists Prize & Award Winners 2021 | Part Four

Part four of the Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition 2021 Prizes & Awards

Posted by Liam Kilby on Wed, 2021-04-14 12:13

Royal Society of British Artists Prize & Award Winners 2021 | Part Three

Part three of the Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition 2021 Prizes & Awards

Posted by Liam Kilby on Wed, 2021-04-14 12:08

Royal Society of British Artists Prize & Award Winners 2021 | Part Two

Part two of the Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition 2021 Prizes & Awards

Posted by Liam Kilby on Wed, 2021-04-14 12:05

Royal Society of British Artists Prize & Award Winners 2021 | Part One

Part one of the Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition 2021 Prizes & Awards

Posted by Liam Kilby on Wed, 2021-04-14 12:01

Homelessness depicted in the Royal Society of British Artists

Painting portraits of vagrants has a long history; whether the artists saw themselves reflected in the friendless and destitute, those shunned by society, or wanted to offer an alternative view of humanity than the one depicted in endless portraits of the stiff-upper-lipped members of the aristocracy that line the walls of official buildings, it is a tradition that is represented by some deeply moving contemporary paintings in the RBA 2021.

Posted by Liberty Rowley on Tue, 2021-04-13 13:09

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Childhood through the eyes of Portrait Painters

This year the Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition has a mini-theme of Childhood, and The RP Award will be presented for the best portrait on this theme. Prizewinners will be announced here at 5pm on Thursday 6 May. See the full collection of Childhood portraits on our Pinterest Board here Frances Bell RP regularly paints children: " It’s...

Posted by Liberty Rowley on Tue, 2021-04-06 15:31

New English Art Club Annual Exhibition 2020 | Prizes & Awards

The New English Art Club and Mall Galleries would like to congratulate all prizewinners and give a special thank you to all our prize-givers. With videos, audio, images, and statements by the winners to watch, hear, see, and read, you can experience and enjoy the prize-winning works wherever you are.

Posted by Liam Kilby on Mon, 2020-12-07 10:55

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