Dulwich Picture Gallery

12/08/2020

Wishing we could dive into the luscious cool greens of this oil pastel drawing today! This week’s #CreativeWednesday celebrates the work of Dulwich Picture Gallery regular teaching artist Liz Charsley-Jory. Liz is a Canadian-born artist who creates intricate drawings in oil pastel, charcoal and ink, inspired by the beauty of the natural world. She’s led many fantastic workshops at the Gallery to share her skills, inspired by our exhibition programme.

Works featured:
Gallery Road Tangle, oil pastel and ink on paper (currently on display @londonbridgehotel )
Buttercup and Dandelion, ink on paper

You can see more of Liz’s work at lizcharsley-jory.com

#londonartists #moderndrawing #supportartists #londonart #londongalleries #oilpastel #modernart #nature

05/08/2020

Producing a Shakespeare production is never without its challenges...but staging a live play in lockdown on zoom?! That must have been a whole new challenge for these dedicated thespians. This #CreativeWednesday we turn to theatre and the work of @theshowmustgoonline with whom our Gallery Assistant Simon Balcon performed in this zoom production of Henry IV. We doff our caps to you Simon, and the whole cast and crew!

You can watch these productions for free on @youtube by searching ‘the show must go online’

#londontheatre #lockdowntheatre #shakespeare #shakespeareinlockdown #creativityathome #supportthearts #supporttheatre #theshowmustgoon

31/07/2020

See our critically acclaimed #BritishSurrealism exhibition for free online with our new virtual exhibition, produced with @thenetgallery

Championing the British artists that contributed to the surrealist movement, the exhibition features over 70 eclectic works from Leonora Carrington, Henry Moore, Paul Nash, Ithell Colquhoun, Conroy Maddox and many more.

Hit the “What’s Online” link in our bio to discover British Surrealism now.

The virtual exhibition is free and open to all, but we welcome donations (standard entry was £15) to help support us at this challenging time. Thank you.

#surrealism #virtualexhibition #galleryfromhome #museumfromhome #londonart #londongalleries #supportthearts #southlondon #modernart #dulwichgallery

31/07/2020

See our acclaimed #BritishSurrealism exhibition for free online with our new virtual exhibition, produced by The Net Gallery

https://dpg.art/VR-British-Surrealism

Championing the British artists that contributed to the surrealist movement, the exhibition features over 70 eclectic works from Leonora Carrington, Francis Bacon, Henry Moore, Paul Nash, Ithell Colquhoun, Conroy Maddox, and many more.

You can help support the Gallery at this challenging time by donating the cost of your ticket (standard entry was £15). Thank you.

29/07/2020

It’s #CreativeWednesday and time for another look at the amazing work of the Dulwich Picture Gallery family. Paloma Tendero is a Gallery Assistant and visual artist working across photography and sculpture, exploring the physical and psychological relationships that spring from inherited DNA. This photograph is taken from her series entitled ‘Flawed Beauty’. She was born in Spain, where she graduated from BA (Hons) Fine Arts at Complutense University in Madrid. Following that, she graduated from MA Photography at London College of Communication, where she won a mentorship award with her project Inside Out. Since then, she has exhibited internationally, and is currently Artist in Residence at Sarabande, The Lee Alexander McQueen Foundation. Congratulations Paloma 🙌 Check out more of her work @palomatendero or at palomatendero.com

22/07/2020

Today is a bumper #CreativeWednesday as we celebrate the work of many of our Gallery team who have exhibited at @155a_gallery in East Dulwich. 155a is a studio space and gallery showcasing contemporary painting, run by @karen.akhtar who is also a Gallery Assistant with us.

Featured works:
• Fairy Glen, Ross-shire, by Olivia Urquhart
• Alex, by @scotchbook
• Still Life, by @lucygilesartist
• Ibiza, by @karen.akhtar

What a talented bunch! We hope you enjoy seeing their work.

You can find out more about 155a at 155agallery.com

#southlondon #southlondonart #dulwichgallery #londonartists #painting #landscape #abstract #supportlocalbusiness #supportlocalartists #eastdulwich #dulwich

21/07/2020

Time for reflection...Adam Pynacker’s Landscape with Sportsmen and Game and Canaletto’s View of Walton Bridge take on new qualities in these contemporary reproductions. Through the reflections, it’s as if the hunter and his dogs are resting against our real life trees, whilst the wooden bridge seems to be joining two worlds together, from 18th century London to our gardens today, with families picnicking side by side with the bustle of 1750s river life.

• You can discover these works, and much more with a visit to our gardens, open Tuesday-Sunday.

• Read our FAQs (link in bio) to find out more.

#southlondon #londonart #artgallery #dulwichgallery #canaletto #dulwichpicturegallery #old masters #londonparks #supportthearts #reopening @ Dulwich Picture Gallery

18/07/2020

Our gardens are looking glorious in the sunshine! Come and say hello 👋

The café is serving a delicious range of takeaway food and drinks, and the pop-up shop is stocked with goodies!

Open Tue - Sun, 10am-5pm

#southlondon #londonparks #supportlocalbusiness @lovewestdulwich @eastdulwichlife @arounddulwich @dulwichdaily @thisisdulwichvillage

15/07/2020

We’re continuing to share stories of creativity from across the Dulwich Picture Gallery family for #CreativeWednesday
Today is the work of Gallery Assistant @bobbyefermie

Bobbye focusses her work on imagined intimate spaces, creating spaces and scenes where figures live, mainly using watercolours. Her work feels so apt for those contemplative lockdown moments.

Bobbye moved to London from Amsterdam in 2014 to study at the @royaldrawingschool and has lived here ever since. We hope you enjoy seeing her work!

#londonart #artinisolation #lockdownart #dulwichgallery #watercolour #drawing #supportartists

15/07/2020

Have you perused our shop yet? We've rifled through our shelves to bring you our favourites, from new arrivals to one-of-a-kind pieces, must have jewellery and homeware.

Read our highlights https://dpg.art/shop-summer2020

Every purchase supports the Gallery in these challenging times.

08/07/2020

Happy #CreativeWednesday everybody! Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve been shining a light on the many talented artists in our family, and today we feature Gallery Assistant Nina Goodyer. Nina is an illustrator who works mainly with paint and stencils to create colourful, textured pieces. She says of her work “I enjoy taking inspiration from patterns or motifs in nature and reimagining them in block shapes and candy colours.”

You can see more from Nina on her Instagram @ninarubygoodyer or online at https://ninagoodyer.co.uk/

04/07/2020

Our gardens, pop-up shop and café are back open today! There’s lots to discover, from rare species of trees like our Japanese Maple, to our iconic building and sculptures.

Read our highlights of what to look out for 🌳https://dpg.art/gardens-whats-on

02/07/2020

Our online shop is back 🙌

Have a browse of unique prints, books, homeware and much more https://dpg.art/shop

Every purchase helps support the Gallery.

01/07/2020

We can’t wait to welcome you back to our gardens, shop and café from this Saturday 4 July! We know how much visitors have missed the leafy surroundings of our gardens, offering the chance to explore the exterior of Sir John Soane’s iconic building, over twenty species of majestic trees, and our 'Walking the Dog' sculpture by Peter Randall-Page. We hope you’ll be able to enjoy a visit soon.

For more information on our social distancing measures, and plans for further reopening, please see our FAQs: https://dpg.art/coronavirus-FAQs

24/06/2020

It's Wednesday. It's hot. But creativity knows no bounds!
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​Next up in our series showcasing artists in the Dulwich Picture Gallery team is work by volunteer and mixed media artist, Suzsi Corio @Studio.SE22
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​We love Suzsi's beautiful watercolour of the Gallery and our neighbour @hornimanmuseumgardens - reminding us how creative and green our little patch of South East London is :)
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#CreativeWednesday #localartists #museumathome #greenspace #watercolour #southeastlondon #southlondon #londonlandmarks

19/06/2020

Looking for something different to do this weekend?

Award-winning choreographer Dane Hurst's breath-taking production 'Animalis' is now available to watch for free on our website: http://ow.ly/9Vs350Ach9s

Part of our Ribera: Art of Violence exhibition in 2018, the performances took place in the the mausoleum every Sunday and gave form to the emotional tensions, psychological resonances and physical impulses captured on Ribera’s 17th-century canvases.

Photography © Stuart Leech

#Ribera #museumathome =#contemporarydance #dance #danehurst #animalis #choreography #theatreathome

15/06/2020

To mark the start of digital #RefugeeWeek, Alison and Premila, two of the curators behind our Journeys display, met remotely to discuss their experiences of coming to the UK, using one of the display's most powerful works, A Brisk Breeze, by Willem van de Velde the younger, as a starting point. Read it now at dpg.art/news

​Whilst Journeys remains closed for the time being, there are plenty of ways to engage online. Discover films and a spoken word piece that take you to the heart of the display at dpg.art/journeys
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​Finally, be sure to check out the amazing range of events on offer from other galleries, museums and collectives from around the country at refugeeweek.org.uk
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Images: The Community Curators of Dulwich Picture Gallery's Journeys display. © Stuart Leech
Willem van de Velde the younger, A Brisk Breeze, c.1665 from Dulwich Picture Gallery's Collection

11/06/2020

These Girl at a Window recreations are just TOO good for words.
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Best use of props (that shirt is truly perfect) goes to @geertkollau
Best use of actual social distancing through a window goes to ​@sophieparsell29
​Best sultry gaze goes to Poppy the cat!
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Inspired? Create your own masterpiece using our Collection at https://dpg.art/explore-collection

#museumfromhome #tussenkunstenquarantaine 🎨
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​Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, Girl at a Window, 1645

10/06/2020

This #CreativeWednesday marks the start of a new mini series shining a light on artists and creatives in the Dulwich Picture Gallery family. We're kicking off with a shout-out to Wells Projects, a contemporary art space managed by our Gallery Assistant, Viktoria, along with a group of emerging artists. Operating out of a disused nightclub in Battersea it is now a completely free to use and attend art space, serving the local community of artists and art-lovers.

Although closed for the time being, the team are running 'The Digital Commune', a series of creative and collaborative projects that you can get involved with. Check out @wellsprojects to find out more and get involved.

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#artists #community #battersea #londongallery #wellsprojects #emergingartists #creative #collaborativeart

05/06/2020

This month would have been the opening of our first major photography exhibition, Unearthed: Photography’s Roots, charting the history of the artform through depictions of nature. We’re hoping to bring the show to audiences in the future, but for now, we thought we’d share this beautiful trio of photographs in honour of #worldearthday2020 🌏

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Pictured: Charles Jones, Bean Longpod c.1895-1910, from Dulwich Picture Gallery’s collection; Anna Atkins’ Plate 55 – Dictyota dichotoma, on the young state and in fruit, Photographs of British algae: cyanotype impressions, 1853, with kind permission from @hornimanmuseumgardens ; Kazumasa Ogawa, Morning Glory, from ‘Some Japanese Flowers’ c.1894, from Dulwich Picture Gallery’s collection.

#photography #blackandwhitephoto #art #artgallery #museumfromhome #japaneseart #londonart #dulwichgallery #photooftheday #nofilter #contemporaryart

04/06/2020

Behind the Curtain: Leonora Carrington’s Pomps of the Subsoil

Discover the fantastically imaginative storytelling of Leonora Carrington’s Pomps of the Subsoil (1947) in our latest film with director Jennifer Scott exploring our #BritishSurrealism exhibition...

#MuseumFromHome #surrealism #LeonoraCarrington

31/05/2020

Today we mark #LondonHistoryDay and this year's theme 'London's Resilience' with a look back at the Gallery's survival during the Second World War. The building suffered severe bomb damage but survived to tell the story - with its world class collection intact. Read more about this important period in the Gallery's history including the figures who were instrumental in its resilience - https://dpg.art/LondonHistoryDay Historic England

Photo captions: Dulwich Picture Gallery bomb damage, 1944 / Dulwich Picture Gallery 2016, © Joakim Boren

25/05/2020

Surrealist artist and writer Leonora Carrington passed away 9 years ago today. Her fiercely imaginative works were some of the highlights of our #BritishSurrealism exhibition.

Taking inspiration from well-known myths and pagan themes, Carrington frequently evoked the power of a multiform goddess in her work, creating mythological universes in which women exercise their magical powers alongside the animal world and nature to affirm their life-giving powers. In 'The Old Maids' (pictured) she transforms the feminine activity of tea-drinking into a fairy tale scene in which refined ladies commune with a supernatural robed figure with a halo of white ingots.

Keep an eye out for our final 'Behind the Curtain' film in which Director, Jennifer Scott, takes a closer look at Carrington's dreamlike work 'The Pomps of the Subsoil' - launching early June.

In the meantime, you can learn more about Carrington, along with other artists featured in British Surrealism in our Q&A film with curator, David Boyd Haycock - https://www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/about/news-blog/2020/may/surrealism-in-britain-a-special-film-and-qa/

Image credits: Leonora_Carrington, 1939 © Lee Miller Archives / Leonora Carrington, The Old Maids, 1947, © Estate of Leonora Carrington / ARS, NY and DACS, London 2019, UEA 27. Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, University of East Anglia. Photographer: James Austin

22/05/2020

Remember the good old days - where bookshelves were more than aesthetic backdrops for our Zoom calls?! Find some inspiration for your next read in our latest Top 10 roundup of books with a culture/arts twist - as chosen by staff at the Gallery

https://dpg.art/tenbooks

20/05/2020

It's #worldbeeday AND #creativewednesday so.... this week we're inviting you to feel the buzz(?!) and draw, paint, collage, make your own homage to this worthy pollinator - whether it's your own homemade bee house, or a picture or photo, we want to see! Share your creations with us below.

We're big fans of Origami so we had a go at creating a paper bee using this simple tutorial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4WYBitGIEY

(full disclosure - it took a few attempts to make this time-lapse in one go...)

18/05/2020

Afternoon everyone. We're marking the start of #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek and #CreativityandWellbeing week with an article by author and architect, Ben Channon. Written last year for our members' magazine, In View, Ben explores how art and architecture can provide an emotional haven through nature, colour and a sense of the present.

Follow the 🔗 in our bio to read on our blog.

#KindnessMatters #artandhealth #architecture #londonart #artoutdoors

17/05/2020

A Waterfall by Jacob van Ruisdael (1670s) truly shows the natural world in all its beauty....

Ruisdael painted many images that demonstrated the raw power of nature. However, it is unlikely that he ever saw a waterfall like this one during his lifetime. This picture was inspired by the work of Allaert van Everdingen, another Dutch artist, who had travelled to Scandanavia.

What scene or landscape are you dreaming of at the moment?

Explore this and many other works from our collection on our website (link in bio)
#museumfromhome #galleryfromhome #paintings #londonart #dutchart #artlovers

15/05/2020

Orlando Weeks x Dulwich Picture Gallery: understanding Edward Bawden

We’re loving listening to Orlando Weeks' new single Blood Sugar 💽 Excited to hear the album on 12 June!

Did you know, we collaborated with Orlando and printmaker Alex Booker for our 2018 summer exhibition to make a special Edward Bawden inspired print?

Watch the film here: https://youtu.be/H9utD0RBBC0

#MuseumFromHome #NewMusicFriday

Orlando Weeks, the former Maccabees frontman-turned illustrator & author, has worked with Dulwich Picture Gallery to create a limited edition print to coinci...