Tracey Emin and Quentin Blake Receive New Years Honours
The YBA artist Tracey Emin becomes a CBE, Quentin Blake Receives a Knighthood and the Sculptor Richard Long an OBE… Read More
29 December 2012
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Art Industry Figures Named In New Year Honours List 2024
The New Year’s Honours list unveiling is a compelling event that many in the arts industry eagerly await.
29 December 2023
New Christian Marclay Video Installation ‘Doors’ Unveiled In London
Christian Marclay’s highly anticipated ten-year project video installation ‘Doors’ (2022), alongside a new series of sculptures…
3 September 2023
Isaac Julien Cornelia Parker and Quentin Blake On Queen’s Jubilee Birthday Honours List
The Queen’s Jubilee Birthday Honours list 2022 has given the nod to several people involved in the Visual Arts, including a knighthood for the filmmaker Isaac Julien, The installation artist Cornelia Parker OBE and the Illustrator Sir Quentin Blake joining the elite Companions of Honour.
1 June 2022
Three New Royal Academicians Announced – Late Botticelli Painting Sells for $45.4m – Robbie Williams £10m Banksy Paintings Auctioned At Sotheby’s
The Royal Academy of Arts has elected three new Royal Academicians: Michael Armitage, in the category of Painting, Peter Barber,… Read More
27 January 2022
Artist Christopher Le Brun Knighted In New Year’s Honours List 2021
Christopher Le Brun, (born 1951) artist and former president of the Royal Academy (PRA) has been Knighted in the New Year’s Honours List. Other visual related honours include: YBA Artist Michael Landy, OBE, Grenada-born artist Denzil Forrester MBE,
30 December 2020
Artist Frank Bowling Knighted In Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2020
Congratulations to Frank Bowling now Sir Richard Sheridan Franklin Bowling Kt ,OBE, RA, the Guyana-born British artist. His paintings relate to Abstract expressionism, Color Field painting and Lyrical Abstraction. In honour of this award, Artlyst is rerunning Sue Hubbard’s excellent review of his show at Tate Britain in 2019.
9 October 2020
Artist Lockdown In New York City – Scarlett Lingwood
The reality of Covid19 started to appear more on my radar towards the beginning of March. By the time the Armory Show happened with galleries flying in from different parts of the world to showcase artist’s work, the overall atmosphere at the fair felt clearly different from years past.
9 May 2020
Steve McQueen and David Shrigley On New Year Honours List 2020
The New Year Honours list 2020 has given the nod to several people involved in the Visual Arts. A knighthood for the Turner Prize and Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen.
27 December 2019
New Year’s List 2019 Honours Artists Wearing, Dean and Shonibare
The New Years Honours list 2019 has given a nod to several Visual Artists in this year’s presentation.
28 December 2018
Sally Tallant Moves To Queens Museum NY As New Executive Director
The Board of Queens Museum in New York has announced the appointment of Sally Tallant as its new Executive Director. She will take up her appointment in Spring 2019.
6 November 2018
Bloomberg New Contemporaries Block 336 – Patrick Hamilton Courtney
Bloomberg New Contemporaries flies its Georgian nest for Block 336, an edgier artist-run space in Brixton.
2 March 2018
Maria Balshaw ‘Tremendously Excited’ To Be Confirmed As New Tate Director
Maria Balshaw has been confirmed as the new Director of Tate. She is currently Director of the Whitworth (University of Manchester) and Manchester City Galleries, and Director of Culture for Manchester City Council
17 January 2017
New Year’s Honours List Recognises Chris Ofili Patrick Brill and Ryan Gander
The 2017 New Years Honours list has given a resounding seal of approval to the Visual Arts this year. The List has reflected the contribution the Visual Arts sector has undertaken and its considerable cultural accomplishments. Artists Chris Ofili CBE, Patrick Brill OBE (AKA Bob & Roberta Smith) and Ryan Gander OBE were honoured with these noblest accolades.
31 December 2016
Michael Craig-Martin Awarded Knighthood In Queen’s Birthday Honours List
Michael Craig-Martin, a truly influential artist, has been awarded a Knighthood, in the Queen’s birthday honours list. As the ultimate… Read More
11 June 2016
Phyllida Barlow And Anita Zabludowicz Honoured In 2016 New Years List
The New Years Honours list has again been very thin on the ground for the Visual Arts, but on the… Read More
31 December 2015
Visual Arts Overlooked On Queen’s Birthday Honours list 2015
The Queens Birthday Honours list has again snubbed the Visual Arts. This is the second time since 2015 began, with… Read More
14 June 2015
Dr Nicholas Cullinan Appointed New Director Of National Portrait Gallery
The National Portrait Gallery, London, has appointed Dr Nicholas Cullinan as their new director, following the resignation of Sandy Nairne… Read More
6 January 2015
Hollywood Museum Honours LGBT Contribution To Film And Television
The Hollywood Museum in LA has an exclusive new exhibition – Reel to Real: Portrayals and Perceptions of Gays in… Read More
10 August 2014
Photographers Gallery Director Awarded OBE In Queen’s Birthday Honours
The Director of The Photographers’ Gallery, London, Brett Rogers, has been awarded an OBE for services to arts and media… Read More
16 June 2014
David Cameron Appoints Professor Seona Reid As New Tate Trustee
Seona Reid has been appointed as a new Trustee of Tate. The appointment, was made by Prime Minister David Cameron… Read More
11 June 2013
Richard Hamilton New National Gallery Exhibition For October
A highly personal exhibition by Richard Hamilton, one of Britain’s most influential artists is scheduled for October at London’s National… Read More
5 September 2012
Design Of The Year Award Oscars Honours Excellence
Shortlist Includes Kate Middleton wedding dress and Olympic Torch The Design Museum’s Design Awards, ‘the Oscars of the design world’,… Read More
19 April 2012
Frieze Art Fair Tickets On Sale In New York
May Fair set to dominate New York’s spring art season Tickets have now officially gone on sale for the first… Read More
22 January 2012
Michael Portillo To Chair New £55m Arts Scheme
A brand new Government scheme has earmarked £55 million to help arts and heritage organisations secure their future financial stability… Read More
4 July 2011
Antony Gormley Angel Of The North Sculptor Receives Knighthood
Arise Sir Antony Gormley! The Turner Prize winning Angel of the North sculptor has been awarded a Knighthood for services… Read More
31 December 2013
Glasgow Sculptor George Wyllie Dies Aged 90
George Wyllie the Glasgow-born sculptor has died at the age of 90 after a short illness. He was made an MBE in 2005 for services to the arts.
16 May 2012
Frieze Art Fair Sharp And Slotover Awarded OBE
Founders Honoured On New Years List For Services To The Visual Arts Frieze Art Fair founders Amanda Sharp and Matthew… Read More
31 December 2011
Jonathan Ive Upgrades His CBE To Knighthood
Apple’s industrial designer knighted in New Year’s honours list The Designer Jonathan Ive has been knighted in the 2011 New… Read More
31 December 2011
Faith Ringgold Artist Portraying The African American Experience Dies Aged 93
Faith Ringgold, a pioneering multimedia artist renowned for her vibrant pictorial quilts capturing the essence of the African American experience, passed away on Saturday
14 April 2024
Richard Serra: Master of Monumental Minimalism Dies Aged 85
Richard Serra, a towering figure in contemporary art, has died at the age of 85. Serra was born in San Francisco, California, on November 2, 1938.
27 March 2024
Frieze Week LA 2024 The Ultimate Pull-Out Guide
Amid the buzz and anticipation surrounding Frieze Los Angeles, the fair’s fifth edition promises to be a compelling array of international exhibitors and established Los Angeles galleries.
19 February 2024