ORIGINS spans six decades of Hambling’s work, bearing witness to the artist’s deep connection with Suffolk and inviting a meditation on the universal relationships between self and environment, people and place. Comprised of around 30 works, the paintings and drawings in ORIGINS express a combination of exterior reality and interior life. Portrayals of people and...
Educated at the Grosvenor School of Modern Art, Cooper achieved early success in the art world. In 1935, 19-year-old Cooper was exhibiting her work in West End galleries and being singled out by critics as an ‘outstanding’ young artist. Her career was interrupted by the outbreak of the Second World War, followed by marriage and...
This exhibition is drawn from the large collection at Gainsborough’s House of over 200 paintings, prints, drawings and manuscripts by Suffolk-born Henry William Bunbury, one of the most popular amateur artists of the late-eighteenth century, best known for his lively satires and caricatures of Georgian society.
An evening for local teachers and education providers to find out more about everything we have on offer for schools and children at Gainsborough's House! Come and see our fantastic new galleries, exhibitions and historic house and experience our amazing Camera Obscura. Join us to find out about our innovative learning programmes and chat with...
Join us during the October half–term for some arty fun! Inspired by The Big Draw, come and explore the way we experience our senses and get creative. Discover our Camera Obscura and different ways of seeing. (10am–1pm, drop in, no need to book! Standard admission rates apply) The Big Draw The Big Draw is...
with Jason Hicklin This event has one space left. This course is a hands-on experience, working with the three major etching, intaglio processes of hard ground, soft ground and aquatint. Working on existing plates is encouraged along with working on new plates and taking these plates through to the finished print on paper. Intermediate course...
