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Anthony Lawrence, a New Forest artist, painted everything from Dante’s Inferno to portraits of Ian McKellen and Yehudi Menuhin. This October, Palais des Vaches presents the first major retrospective o

26 September to 19 December 2025 This focused exhibition presents over 80 works by Walter Sickert from the Herbert and Ann Lucas Collection, many unseen publicly for decades. Paintings, drawings and p

I STUDIED AT GOLDSMITHS AND THEN CENTRAL SAINT MARTINs in London, where I was tasked with capturing the energy of the city. These elements of vitality and motion have remained an integral part of my w

There are many reasons that an artist’s ambitions can be thwarted, including the decision to become a teacher. Later this month, an exhibition will shine a light on talent obscured by a career in the classroom

Between 13-21 September, the capital comes alive with creativity and experimentation, as exhibitions, installations, talks and workshops take over its streets and fill its venues. If you want to know where British design is headed next, read on…

As London Design Festival returns to the capital 13-21 September, we’ve curated some of the top highlights to look out for