Exhibitions

Venice

Through Artists Eyes 17 Aug - 15 Sep 2024 Aldeburgh The most beautiful city in the world, through the eyes of some of our artists. From the classic and well loved vistas to the small and quirky details that make Venice such a joy for the eyes and soul. Read more

Brita Granström

Dreams on a Summer Night 27 Jul - 11 Aug 2024 Aldeburgh Brita Granström – A Swedish-born British artist Brita was born in Sweden in 1969, in the ethereal landscape of the county Södermanland which is rich in forestry and lakes. She grew up on a farm next to one of the largest lakes in Sweden called Hjälmaren and to this day... Read more

Ann Shrager NEAC

6 - 21 Jul 2024 Aldeburgh Paintings from Anns travels, in her instantly recognisable thin washes of oil paint, thinned with turps so she can paint more like one would with watercolour, the effect is ethereal and dream like Read more

Annual Exhibition 2024

28 May - 30 Jun 2024 Aldeburgh Read more

Hashim Akib & Harry Brioche

Town and Country 30 Mar - 14 Apr 2024 Aldeburgh Read more

Christmas Exhibition 2023

Aldeburgh 2 Dec 2023 - 7 Jan 2024 Aldeburgh Read more

Abstraction

2 - 24 Sep 2023 Aldeburgh Read more

Tony de Wolf

29 Jul - 26 Aug 2023 Aldeburgh Read more

Carol Peace

29 Jul - 31 Aug 2023 Aldeburgh Read more

Paul Wright

A Milestone 8 - 23 Jul 2023 Aldeburgh Read more

Annual Exhibition 2023

10 Jun - 2 Jul 2023 Aldeburgh Read more

ROI, The Royal Institute of Oil Painters

8 - 30 Apr 2023 Aldeburgh Read more

Hugh Boycott Brown RSMA

Scenes from East Anglia 18 Mar - 2 Apr 2023 Aldeburgh Online now! Read more

Christmas Exhibition 2022

3 Dec 2022 - 8 Jan 2023 Aldeburgh Thompson's Gallery Aldeburgh is holding our Christmas group exhibition, which, alongside our Annual Exhibition in June, constitutes our largest collection of paintings and sculpture for sale during the year. There will be new paintings by both established Thompson's artists and also by new artists carefully selected during the year so... Read more

Gail Catlin

A Discovery of Liquid Crystal 22 Oct - 6 Nov 2022 Aldeburgh We are delighted to be holding a small exhibition of the captivating work of internationally acclaimed artist Gail Catlin who currently resides in Cape Town, South Africa. Using a dynamic harmony of mixed media, alchemy and expressionistic form, Gail is one of the most successful artists in the world who... Read more

David Sawyer RBA

10 Small Paintings of Venice 22 Oct - 12 Nov 2022 Aldeburgh David Sawyer was born in London in 1961 and since graduating from Canterbury College of Art in 1983 has successfully exhibited his oil and watercolour paintings in solo and mixed exhibitions across the country. He has accomplished many special commissions, notably, three oil paintings for the State Rooms of the... Read more

Helen Tabor

Small Mysteries 13 - 28 Aug 2022 Aldeburgh This collection of paintings was made during a time of uncertainty, when memories, imagined narratives and the delights of immediate surroundings were made more acute and vivid than ever before. Themes of the sea, trees in autumn, winter and summer emerge alongside images of the garden and interiors inspired by... Read more

Emma Williams

A Sense of Place 23 Jul - 7 Aug 2022 Aldeburgh This body of work celebrates Emma Williams's love of three locations – Aldeburgh, St Ives, and the South of France – that hold and emotional connection and provide ample inspiration for her work. Aldeburgh is a painter's dream, with its immense skies dwarfing the sugared almond coloured houses that line... Read more

Peter Wileman FROI RSMA FRSA

The Memory Remains 2 - 17 Jul 2022 Aldeburgh 'The body of work titled The Memory Remains reflects looking back fondly over the last couple of years and putting down on canvas both in line and colour almost as a diary, recollections of my favourite venues that bring back wonderful memories. 'For me, painting is as much a part... Read more

40th Annual Exhibition

4 - 26 Jun 2022 Aldeburgh The largest of the galleries' exhibitions, the Annual Exhibition features Modern British and contemporary artists, some new, some regulars, some returning faces, and some we could never leave out! Read more

The Pastel Society

16 Apr - 8 May 2022 Aldeburgh The Pastel Society UK is a registered charity and is recognised for promoting and encouraging the use of pastels within the contemporary art world. Founded in London in 1898 it started with 77 members and among founding members, past members and exhibitors are such names as Sickert, Whistler, Degas, Rodin,... Read more

Josef Herman OBE RA (1911 - 2000)

19 Mar - 3 Apr 2022 Aldeburgh Thompson’s Gallery Aldeburgh is excited to announce an exhibition of works by the Polish Jewish artist, Josef Herman. The entire collection of watercolours, ink washes, pencil drawings and lithographs have been in a private collection which has been accumulated over many years and is now being sold through Thompson’s Gallery.... Read more

Christmas Exhibition 2021

4 Dec 2021 - 9 Jan 2022 Aldeburgh Thompson's Gallery Aldeburgh is holding its Christmas group exhibition, which, alongside the Annual Exhibition in June, is our largest collection of paintings and sculpture for sale during the year. There will be new paintings by both established Thompson's artists and also by new artists carefully selected during the year so... Read more

Stephanie Rew

Gilded 18 Sep - 10 Oct 2021 Aldeburgh “Creating this show has been a long and lovely process. I was given a decent amount of time to do it which is a rare thing. 'Recently I have been incorporating gold leaf into my work, exploring the relationship between the decorative reflective gold leaf surface and a fully rendered... Read more

Simeon Stafford

Simeon's World 28 Aug - 12 Sep 2021 Aldeburgh Welcome to Simeon's World! Simeon Stafford is one of the country's leading contemporary artists and these 'just off the easel' paintings of the attractive coastal town of Aldeburgh and surrounding area, afford a perfect opportunity to see his interpretation of iconic buildings in Aldeburgh as well as parts of the... Read more

Terence Clarke

New Paintings 7 - 22 Aug 2021 Aldeburgh 'What is a picture? For me it’s a chance to escape into a place where you can be silent and enjoy a little insight into the visual world. A picture is a place away from the problems of life and a chance to be at ease. I hope when you... Read more

Judith Bridgland & Jenny Matthews

Wild Landscapes and Wild Flowers 10 Jul - 2 Aug 2021 Aldeburgh Read more

Annual Exhibition 2021

12 Jun - 4 Jul 2021 Aldeburgh The largest of the galleries exhibitions, after the success of our Modern British exhibition this time the Annual features all contemporary artists, some new, some regulars, some returning faces, and some we just can't not include! Read more

Modern British

15 May - 6 Jun 2021 Aldeburgh The Modern British Art era began after the first World War, an inherently significant cultural period. This epoch saw the rise of painters and sculptors such as Henry Moore, John Piper, Mary Potter, Terry Frost, Sir Robin Philipson, John Bellany, and Mary Fedden to name a few. This period of... Read more

Andrew Tozer

Impressions of Cornwall 24 Apr - 9 May 2021 Aldeburgh Thompson's Gallery Aldeburgh is holding a one-man show by the extremely talented and sought after Cornish painter, Andrew Tozer. Andrew comes from a Cornish farming family and for as long as he can remember he loved being in the open air and being ensconced in nature. He spent hours roaming... Read more

Ann Shrager NEAC

3 - 18 Apr 2021 Aldeburgh Ann Shrager is a much-loved British artist who is a member of the NEAC and trained at the Byam Shaw School of Painting and the Royal Academy Schools. She trained under Bernard Dunstan at Byam Shaw who gave her the advice to “paint what you love and love what you... Read more

Angela A'Court PS

All That I Belong To 6 - 21 Mar 2021 Aldeburgh 'I work from moments of inspiration: I notice the way tulips droop in a vase, or the way two colours look together. Mundane images make me reach for my sketch book, rendering me a chronicler, a visual writer. My work not only grows out of those moments; it references those... Read more

A Virtual February

2 - 28 Feb 2021 Aldeburgh A selection of new, recent and some of my favourites. all currently in the Aldeburgh Gallery, if you see anything you like we can soon put it in the window for you to view, during your daily exercise! Read more

Brita Granström

The Leaves of Lockdown 12 - 27 Sep 2020 Aldeburgh Every summer, Brita Granström returns to her native Sweden to paint images of life in the Scandinavian countryside, but due to lockdown this year she has been unable to travel there for the first time since she moved to the UK in 1993. As a result, she has painted a... Read more

Graham Webber ROI IEA

22 Aug - 9 Sep 2020 Aldeburgh Following on from the success of our last one man show of Graham Webber's work and his continued recognition and ever growing following among our clients, we are delighted to be hosting a one man exhibition of new works by Graham here in Aldeburgh in August 2020. Read more