Exhibitions News

Recent Exhibitions 2026

CONTEMPORARY BRITISH PORTRAIT PAINTERS
THE 2026 EXHIBITION

THE DEPARTMENT STORE
248 Ferndale Road
Brixton SW9 8FR

Date: 6 - 14 June 2026
LIVE

'ILLUMINATED'
AN AOAP PROJECTS SUMMER SHOW at
THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF ARTS

RSA House
8 John Adam Street
London WC2N 6EZ

Date: 10 - 23 June 2026
LIVE

THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF PORTRAIT PAINTERS
ANNUAL EXHIBITION 2026

THE MALL GALLERIES
The Mall
London SW1

Date: 7 - 19 May 2026
live

REALISM 26 - FIGURE & TIME

MEAM BARCELONA

Date: 16 January - 24 May 2026

The MEAM presents a new edition of REALISM 26. Figure and Time, an international exhibition celebrating the strength and vitality of contemporary figurative realism
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Recent Exhibitions 2025

CONTEMPORARY BRITISH PORTRAIT PAINTERS
THE 2025 EXHIBITION

THE DEPARTMENT STORE
248 Ferndale Road
Brixton SW9 8FR

Date: 26 June to 5 July 2025

THE DISTINCTIVE EYE: SINGULAR VOICES IN BRITISH PAINTING

THE DISTINCTIVE EYE: SINGULAR VOICES IN BRITISH PAINTING
PANTER & HALL
PALL MALL, LONDON

Date: 11 - 21 November 2025

A group show curated by Mary Jane Ansell
Each of the artists gathered here possesses a voice that is entirely their own — a visual language both individual and finely honed making their work instantly recognisable.
LIVE

THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF PORTRAIT PAINTERS ANNUAL EXHIBITION 2025


MALL GALLERIES
The Mall
London SW1

Date: 8 to 17 May 2025

BEYOND THE PRIZE


MALL GALLERIES
The Mall
London SW1

Date: 16 to 26 April 2025
LIVE

REALISM NOW

MEAM BARCELONA
27 September 2024 - 30 May 2025

LIVE

THE 7TH JOHN RUSKIN PRIZE

TRINITY BUOY WHARF
16 January - 2 February 2025

LIVE

Past Exhibitions

25th ANNIVERSARY GALERIA ARTELIBRE

MEAM BARCELONA
17 May - 22 September 2024

On this special anniversary, Artelibre Gallery is proud to present an exhibition that celebrates the highlights of its journey. This showcase will bring together works from international artists who have made their mark on the gallery over the years, offering a fascinating insight into the evolution of contemporary art.

CONTEMPORARY FIGURATIVE PAINTING - CHINA / SPAIN 2023-2024

PALACIO REAL, MADRID
13April - 26 May

A selection of the best Spanish figurative painters of the last 50 years alongside the best contemporary Chinese figurative painters

Quan Shanshi Art Center
Hangzhou
Date: 8 to 28 November 2023
Beijing National Theatre
Date:: 5 December 2023 to 5 January 2024

CONTEMPORARY BRITISH PORTRAIT PAINTERS THE 2024 EXHIBITION

THE DEPARTMENT STORE
248 Ferndale Road
Brixton SW9 8FR

Date: 8 to 15 June 2024

THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF PORTRAIT PAINTERS ANNUAL EXHIBITION 2024


MALL GALLERIES
The Mall
London SW1

Date: 9 to 18 May 2024

MIMESIS | REPRESENTATIONAL ART 2023

MEAM
Museu Europeu d'Art Modern
Barra de Ferro, 5
08003 BARCELONA

Date: 21 April 2023 - 17 September 2023

ROYAL SOCIETY OF PORTRAIT PAINTERS ANNUAL EXHIBITION 2023

MALL GALLERIES
The Mall
London SW1

Date: 4 May 2023 - 13 May 2023

TRINITY BUOY WHARF DRAWING PRIZE 2022

Trinity Buoy Wharf
64 Orchard Place
London E14 0JW

Date: 29 September - 16 October 2022
then touring across the UK

ROYAL SOCIETY OF PORTRAIT PAINTERS JUBILEE EXHIBITION 2022


The Mall Galleries
London

Date: 5 - 14 May 2022
LIVE

CONTEMPORARY BRITISH PORTRAIT PAINTERS - THE 2022 EXHIBITION


The Department Store Brixton
London

Date: 11 - 18 June 2022

ROYAL SOCIETY OF PORTRAIT PAINTERS ANNUAL EXHIBITION 2021

Several works

The Mall Galleries
London

Date: 6 - 15 May 2021

MUJERES ARTISTAS 'WOMEN ARTISTS' MEAM

'The Heavens' oil on linen 147 x 102 cm

Barcelona

Date: March 8 - June 14, 2021

CONFINED

An Online Exhibition Representational Art During Quarantine MEAM Barcelona

Date: March 23 2020 - ongoing

ROYAL SOCIETY OF PORTRAIT PAINTERS ANNUAL EXHIBITION 2020

The exhibition will now open physically to the public in September
The Mall Galleries
London

Date: 16 - 26 September 2020

STILL: A Survey of Contemporary Still Life Paintings

Opens online September 3rd
Physical exhibition opens September 10th
Sugarlift Gallery
79 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016

Date: September 10

MANIC BOTANIC

Online Exhibition Featuring works by over twenty artists
Garvey / Simon Gallery New York with The Blue Review Project Space

Date: June 17 - September 17, 2020

CONTEMPORARY SPANISH REALISM - HOKI MUSUEM

Tokyo, Japan Touring to Municipal Museum, Saga Setouchi Museum
Date: May 17, 2019 - January 2020

20th ANNIVERSARY OF GALERIA ARTELIBRE

Zaragoza MEAM Turin

Date: March, 2019 - June, 2020

ROYAL SOCIETY OF PORTRAIT PAINTERS ANNUAL EXHIBITION 2019

The Mall Galleries, London
Date: May 2019

THE ALBEMARLE RELAUNCH at PONTONE GALLERY

Pontone Gallery London
Date: January 7 - March 10, 2019

First Prize Winner BP PORTRAIT AWARD 2018

National Portrait Gallery London
Date: June 14 - September 23, 2018

ALGO MAS QUE REALISMO ‘BEYOND REALISM’

Contemporary Realist Painters Zaragoza Spain

Date: November 8 - December 5, 2018

ROYAL SOCIETY OF PORTRAIT PAINTERS ANNUAL EXHIBITION 2018

The Mall Galleries,
London

Date: May 2018

MUJERES ARTISTAS DE HOY 'WOMEN ARTISTS TODAY' MEAM

Barcelona

Date: March 8 - April 29, 2018

FIGURATIVAS 2017

9th International Figurative Painting & Sculpture Contest

MEAM Barcelona

Date: September 22- November 26, 2017

ROYAL SOCIETY OF PORTRAIT PAINTERS ANNUAL EXHIBITION 2017

The Mall Galleries,
London

Date: May 2017

FINALIST 13th ARC SALON COMPETITION 2017 - 2018

New York / Los Angeles / Barcelona

Date: 2017 - 2018

ROYAL SOCIETY OF PORTRAIT PAINTERS ANNUAL EXHIBITION 2016

The Mall Galleries,
London

Date: May 2016

FIGURATIVAS 2015

9th International Figurative Painting & Sculpture Contest

MEAM Barcelona

Date: September - November 2015

ROYAL SOCIETY OF PORTRAIT PAINTERS ANNUAL EXHIBITION 2015

WINNER OF THE BURKE'S PEERAGE AWARD

The Mall Galleries,
London

Date: 2017 - 2018

GIBBERD GALLERY

'Through My Eyes'
Contemporary Portraiture Exhibition

Harlow
Essex

Date: May 2015

JOSE ESCOFET & MIRIAM ESCOFET

An Exhibition of Flowers, Myths and Legends

John Davies Gallery
Moreton in Marsh

Date: 2013 - 2014

SUMMER EXHIBITION 2013

Royal Academy of Arts
London

Date: Summer 2013

BP PORTRAIT AWARD 2012

National Portrait Gallery
London

Date: 2012

JOSÉ ESCOFET & MIRIAM ESCOFET


Retrospective

VILLA BERTELLI 2010 – 2011

BP PORTRAIT AWARD 2010

National Portrait Gallery
London

Date: 2010

BP PORTRAIT AWARD 2009

National Portrait Gallery
London

Date: 2009

MIRIAM ESCOFET - SOLO EXHIBITION

ALBEMARLE GALLERY
London

Date: 2009

BP PORTRAIT AWARD 2007

National Portrait Gallery
London

Date: 2007

MIRIAM ESCOFET - SOLO EXHIBITION

GALERIE MICHELLE BOULET
Paris

Date: 2007

MIRIAM ESCOFET - SOLO EXHIBITION

GALERIE MICHELLE BOULET
Paris

Date: 2005

MIRIAM ESCOFET - SOLO EXHIBITION

ALBEMARLE GALLERY
London

Date: 2001

MIRIAM ESCOFET - RECENT WORKS

ALBEMARLE GALLERY
London

Date: 1998

MIRIAM ESCOFET - SOLO EXHIBITION

RAFAEL VALLS GALLERY
London

Date: 1997

MIRIAM ESCOFET - SOLO EXHIBITION

CHRISTOPHER WOOD GALLERY, MALLETT OF BOND STREET
London

Date: 1996