Step into the world of Tirzah Garwood! ✨🎨 This is the first in a special series of posts with guest curator James Russell, diving deep into the fascinating works featured in Tirzah Garwood: Beyond Ravilious.
This week, James unpacks one of Tirzah’s unique paper constructions, a playful and imaginative piece capturing her husband, Henry Swanzy, as an ice cream seller on VE Day 1945. 🍦
🎥 Watch the Reel to hear James share insights about this extraordinary work and the story behind the scene.
Stay tuned for more episodes as we uncover Tirzah’s legacy. Let us know what you think of the work in the comments.
Tirzah Garwood: Beyond Ravilious is open now until 26 May 2025.
🖼️ Tirzah Garwood, Pure Cream Ices, 1945-6, paper collage and wood, set in box frame, private collection.
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🌳 Join Us in Creating a Lasting Legacy at Dulwich Picture Gallery 🌳
This year, we embarked on an incredible journey to turn our grounds into a free-to-access sculpture garden—a place where art and nature come together across three acres. We’ve raised 85% of the £5 million needed for Open Art, and with your help, we can reach the finish line!
Every donation, big or small, plays a vital role in making Open Art a reality:
- £10 Plants wildflowers to fill our meadow with biodiversity and colour 🌸
- £50 Helps us grow hedges to support wildlife and natural beauty 🌱
- £100 Supports informative signs for each sculpture 🖼️
Or consider leaving a truly personal mark by supporting the planting of a tree. For £650, you can dedicate a tree in honour of a loved one or special memory, adding a meaningful touch to this shared space.
Every gift counts! Help us bring this vision to life by donating today at dpg.art/open-art
Thank you for being a part of something special. 💚
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Our head of collection Helen Hillyard explores the layers of meaning woven into the striking ‘Material (SG) IV’ by @yinkashonibarestudio, on display in our sculpture garden.
Why not come and give it a closer look this weekend? We are open and our collection is free to visit!
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Celebrating #halloween with a scary film tonight? 👻📽️ Step back into the 18th century with us and discover the spine-chilling magic of the magic lantern! This early projector brought ghostly images to life, casting eerie shadows that captivated and terrified.
We took a closer look at ‘Girl with a Magic Lantern’ one of the smallest works currently on display at the gallery.
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🌸 ‘It will only remain in the hearts of those who have experienced it here’ Yoshida Ayomi
In this film the curator of Yoshida: Three Generations of Japanese Printmaking Monika Hinkel and Ayomi explore the themes behind Ayomi’s installation ’Transient Beauty’ (2024).
Inspired by the cherry blossom trees in Dulwich Village, this room-sized installation was created specifically for the show, in homage to Ayomi’s family - including her grandfather Hiroshi, who visited the Gallery over 100 years ago.
’Transient Beauty’ is created as a reflection of impermanence and the passing of time. In turn, it will only be on display here at the Gallery and will cease to exist once the exhibition is over.
Discover Ayomi’s work for yourself before the show closes on 3 November. We are extending our opening hours on the final two weekends of the exhibition, 26/27 October and 2/3 November.
Watch the full film on our YouTube channel and book tickets for the exhibition via the link. Friends go free.
Film produced by @irenecalvoromero
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Tickets are now on sale for our next exhibition, featuring over 80 works by the visionary artist and designer Tirzah Garwood.
You may have heard of Tirzah as the wife of Eric Ravilious, but did you know she was an incredible artist in her own right?
Featuring many of her bewitching paintings, delicate sketches, and gorgeous paper marbling, the new exhibition sheds light on the life and work of this innovative and eccentric artist, who carved fairy tales out of difficult times, and breathed life into the inanimate.
Tirzah Garwood: Beyond Ravilious opens on Tuesday 19 November. Book your tickets now via the link.
Film produced by @acapmedia
A painting for autumnal nights 🍂
When you first look at Arent de Gelder’s Jacob’s Dream, your eye is naturally drawn to the glowing angels appearing in the top right hand corner.
However when you peer more closely at the foreground you can see more in the darkness: a dense network of lines and scratches, etched by the painter with the reverse end of his brush.
Where did de Gelder learn this unusual technique from? Our Curator Lucy West explains all.
We are thrilled to announce today that we have acquired @robandnick’s sculpture Bronze Oak Grove.
This is the first artwork to become part of the Collection since 2012, and we’re so proud it has found a permanent home in our sculpture garden, for everyone to enjoy for free.
Thanks to the following supporters for making this happen:
Rob and Nick Carter and Ben Brown Fine Arts
Arts Council England/V&A Purchase Grant Fund
Mimi & Colin Watts
Peter & Bettina Mallinson
Alongside all those who contributed to a public appeal by Dulwich Picture Gallery.
This is another big step in our Open Art project to transform our gardens and create new opportunities for everyone to engage with art and nature.
To learn more about the Open Art campaign, follow the link 🌳
Ever wondered how Dulwich Picture Gallery used to look?
We are spoilt by a fabulous selection of painted studies of the interior and exterior space which show how things have changed over the years. Look at the sheer amount of paintings they used to cram in to the gallery!
Watch the reel above to learn more.
Paintings featured:
James Stephanoff, Dulwich Picture Gallery, c. 1830, G115.
Joseph Michael Gandy, Ideal View of the East Façade of Dulwich Picture Gallery, c. 1823, G44.
John Constable, Landscape with Windmills near Haarlem (after Jacob van Ruisdael), 1830, DPG657
When the Salvator Mundi was first acquired into the Dulwich Picture Gallery collection our founders were on a quest to find out who made it. Was it Hans Holbein? Was it Leonardo da Vinci? Or could it have been somebody else completely?
Watch the reel above to learn how we uncovered the true identity of the artist behind this fascinating artwork.
Salvator Mundi is on display now as part of our ‘Looking for Leonardo’ exhibit, included with a Gallery admission ticket. See this painting and more now, until 26 January 2025. Learn more at the link.
Fancy a day out at Dulwich Picture Gallery? 🌻
From marvelling at our collection of European old masters, to visiting our popular new exhibition, Yoshida: Three Generations of Japanese printmaking, there’s something for everyone in our current programme.
Meanwhile, if we’re not busy catching up over coffee in @flotsamandjetsamcafe, you can find us enjoying the sun from our new @wigglewonderland pavilion.
View our full programme now at the 🔗
Why is there a void in this painting?
In our latest ‘Details in Detail’ our Assistant Curator Lucy explores the fascinating absence at the centre of the work ‘Christ Carried to the Tomb’ by the 17th century Italian artist, Sisto Badalocchio.
