New English Art Club | Events Programme 2026
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Free with gallery admission, no booking required (unless stated otherwise)
EVENTS PROGRAMME
The New English Art Club presents a series of special events to coincide with the NEAC 140th Anniversary Exhibition:
Watercolour Painting Demo with Neil Pittaway
Thursday 11 June, 2pm to 5pm
Neil Pittaway will be in the gallery in the afternoon where he will demonstrate watercolour painting: 'The way I capture landscape in watercolour'.
There will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions and to talk to Neil about his work.
About the Artist
Neil Pittaway was born in Wakefield, Yorkshire in 1973. He studied at Cheltenham School of Art from 1993-96, the University of Bradford from 1996-1998, the Royal Academy Schools, London, 1998-2001 and the University of Huddersfield, 2003-04. Neil is a Member of the New English Art Club (NEAC), the Royal Watercolour Society (RWS), the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (RE), Associate Member of the Alpine Club, London, and an exhibiting Member of Leeds Fine Artists (LFA). His work is in public collections including the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford; Bankside Gallery, RWS & RE Collection, London; Victoria and Albert Museum, London; St. Paul’s Cathedral Library, London; Guild Hall Art Library, London; The Arts Club, Dover Street, London; the D.H. Lawrence Museum and Birthplace, Nottingham; the Indian Institute of Contemporary Art, Mumbai, India; and H.M. The Queen, the Royal Collection Trust and The Collection of Heritage Malta. In Neil’s work travel, discovery, the Enlightenment, Gothic revival, satire and historical heritage, are used to create a labyrinth of visual histories.
Still Life Painting Demo with John Dobbs
Saturday 13 June, 1pm to 4pm
John Dobbs will be in the gallery in the afternoon where he will demonstrate his unique style of capturing a still life.
There will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions and to talk to John about his work.
About the Artist
John Dobbs works mainly in oils, either direct from life or from drawings. He trained as a Draughtsman in electrical engineering before becoming a full-time artist in 2003. He was awarded the NEAC Drawing Scholarship in 2012, and was elected a member of the NEAC in 2015. He was also elected a member of the Society of Wildlife Artists in 2019, having shown with them for the past three years. He has shown with the Royal Institute of Oil Painters since 2010 as well as the Royal Society of British Artists. He has also previously exhibited in The Discerning Eye and Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize.
Oil Painting Demo with Jason Line
Tuesday 16 June, 2pm to 5pm
Jason Line will be in the gallery in the afternoon where he will demonstrate his unique style of painting a still life in oils.
There will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions and to talk to Jason about his work.
About the Artist
Jason Line is a painter and has exhibited widely in the UK and abroad. Solo exhibitions include ‘From the Studio’ at MARCH Fine Art, San Francisco in 2021 and ‘Setting the Scene’ at 155a Gallery, London in 2023. He will be having a second exhibition at 155a gallery later this year. Open exhibitions include the BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, The Discerning Eye, The Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize, The Royal Society of Portrait Painters and The London Group. He has exhibited with the New English Art Club (NEAC ) for many years and was made a member in 2021.
John Nash: The Landscape of Love and Solace
NEAC Annual Lecture 2026
Tuesday 16 June, 6pm to 8pm
Lecture start: 6.30pm
Andy Friend, the giver of this year’s lecture, has written a wonderful and very well researched book on the life of John Nash entitled The Landscape of Love and Solace. John and his brother Paul, both early NEAC members, will be the subject of Andy’s lecture, in which he will rescue John from the unfair tendency to consign him to Paul’s shadow. This is quite wrong. Despite some stylistic similarities and a temporary overlap of concerns during the war, they are very different artists, as Andy will make clear... Read More
How to Book
Tickets £10, or Free to Friends of the NEAC and Mall Galleries
Tickets include free admission to the NEAC Annual Exhibition 2026 (normally £7)
Banner image: John Dobbs NEAC SWLA, Lemon and Spoon (detail)
