Errol Theunissen
We first featured Errol in Spotlight when Whitechapel Gallery identified him as a rising talent. We featured him again when he reached the important milestone of a debut solo show, which was also listed by Whitechapel Gallery. He has now been shortlisted for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2026.
Errol is one of the very few self-taught artists we represent and reaching this level of institutional recognition as a self-taught artist makes this sequence of markers even more notable.
An extraordinary personal story underpins his artistic journey. After a serious car accident in which he lost his friend Mike, Errol had to learn to walk again. In his own words, it was through “creating these bright, vivid works, full of movement and fun” that he was able to manage his grief and loss.
