Spotlight

Ruth Bateman’s paintings are a rare encounter – Her mark-making resonates below language. You can almost feel the air shift: the shimmer of heat, the sound of crickets in the grass, stars flickering above a line of foliage. Scintillation, saturation, sensation. She has been shortlisted for both the 2024 Contemporary British Painting Prize and Sky […]

Since his sold-out MA degree show in 2021, Andrew Szczech has continued to gain serious attention. Most recently, his work was selected by a London curator associated with Sarabande, the ICA, and Forbes 30 Under 30 – a sign of growing recognition within the contemporary art world. Andrew’s recent paintings draw on fragments of late-Victorian wallpaper from […]

Two artists, one undercurrent: the early pulse of recognition. Shared origin (RCA), different registers, but the same sense of forward motion. There are rumblings – sales, attention, the kind of interest that builds quietly. Their work is being noticed. Picked up, in some cases, by other artists – and that always says something – that […]

At a time when $3.8bn disappeared from the global art market, this section remains a place where relationships hold and value builds quietly over time.
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Sammi Mak’s newest body of work holds clarity, depth, and a kind of atmospheric truth you feel before you think about it. We’re proud to share that one of her recent paintings has just been acquired by Louis Vuitton – an exciting milestone and a strong signal of the attention now building around her work. […]

Ed Saye has been quietly held in our Masters section for some time. He’s one of those artists you look at and think: it’s only a matter of when. The depth is there, the coherence, the unmistakable hand. Serious collectors have noticed. The work has always had gravity, what’s shifting now is the light around […]

Errol Theunissen, an artist whose work sits at a powerful juncture. His upcoming solo show at Texture, Manchester (opening May 30th) is one of three exhibitions launching the new space. It follows two significant group shows at BSMT Space in London: Ascension and Vignettes: Interpreting Nostalgia. A trajectory is forming, and his work is about […]

Aneira Thomas: Winner of the Emerging Art Prize Public Vote Aneira Thomas has been selected as the winner of the Public Vote for the New Blood Art Emerging Art Prize. Her paintings carry a distinct vertical rhythm – unusual in contemporary painting. They use rich, layered colour and repeated motifs to create works that feel […]

Esther Castle has been awarded the New Blood Art Emerging Art Prize for her exceptional degree show work.

Lindsay Mapes’ work embodies the raw, unfiltered experience of life, channeling its beauty, chaos, and contradictions into every piece she creates. Through an intuitive and expressive approach, Lindsay transforms mistakes and imperfections into vital elements of her art, much like the Japanese practice of kintsugi – where flaws are mended with gold, becoming part of the object’s story.