Kettle’s Yard 2026
Kettle’s Yard announces their spectacular 2026 exhibitions including a very special fundraising exhibition.
Kettle’s Yard is delighted to announce details of their exhibitions in 2026. In March there is a very special fundraising exhibition, Artists for Kettle’s Yard, in the lead up to their 70th anniversary in 2027. This will be followed by Handpicked: Painting Flowers opening in April 2026, showcasing some of the best flower paintings from the 20th and 21st centuries. Finally, the year closes with renowned photographs by Sunil Gupta in Life With a Camera, 1970 – Now, which will explore the artist’s pioneering contribution to photography over the last five decades.
Artists for Kettle’s Yard: 14 March – 12 April 2026
Artists for Kettle’s Yard will feature artworks generously gifted by donors to support The Jim and Helen Ede Fund ahead of Kettle’s Yard’s 70th anniversary in 2027. Encompassing painting, sculpture, photography, and ceramics this special exhibition will include work by celebrated contemporary artists Rana Begum, Antony Gormley, Jennifer Lee, Veronica Ryan, Megan Rooney and Caroline Walker and many others; as well as renowned 20th Century artists such as Ben Nicholson and Lucie Rie.
Handpicked: Painting Flowers: 25 April – 6 September 2026
Inspired by the presence of freshly cut flower displays and paintings such as Cyclamen and Primula (c. 1923) by Winifred Nicholson in the Kettle’s Yard house, Handpicked: Painting Flowers will present works featuring flowers by artists spanning across the 20th and 21stcenturies. Alongside works by significant figures of the 20th century, including Vanessa Bell, Henri Rousseau, Winifred Nicholson and Christopher Wood, contemporary artists such as Lubaina Himid, Jennifer Packer, Chris Ofili, Caroline Walker and Alison Watt, will breathe new life into a much-loved subject.
Sunil Gupta: Life With A Camera 1970 – Now: 19 September 2026 – 31 January 2027
This major survey exhibition will reveal Sunil Gupta’s (b.1953, New Delhi) pioneering contribution to photography over five decades. Intimate, subversive and often beautiful, Gupta’s work has been instrumental in raising awareness around the fight for queer rights internationally, particularly in India and the UK. Life With a Camera will feature more than 130 works, spanning street photography, portraits, and commissioned and personal projects, reflecting a life of migrations between Delhi, Montreal, New York and his home in London.