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Summer Newsletter 2026
Frank Bowling's summer update July 14, 2026 Sir Frank Bowling OBE RA with his artwork Swan II (1964) in Frank Bowling: Driven to Draw at the Royal... Read more -
Now open: Driven to Draw
Royal Drawing School, London | 25 June - 22 August 2026 July 1, 2026 Spanning works from over sixty years, Frank Bowling: Driven to Draw - organised by the Royal Drawing School in close... Read more -
Launch: Frank Bowling Foundation
Frank Bowling Foundation launches to expand access to art education. June 15, 2026 New charity launches alongside major Royal Drawing School exhibition. The Frank Bowling Foundation launches formally on 24 June 2026 as... Read more
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Summer Open Studios 2026
This weekend — Frank Bowling Studio opens its gates for the most anticipated event of the year. June 5, 2026 We are excited to open our gates for our Summer Open Studios 2026, the most anticipated event of the year.... Read more -
New solo exhibition: Driven to Draw
Royal Drawing School, London | 25 June - 22 August 2026 May 1, 2026 Exhibition Spanning works from over sixty years, Driven to Draw - organised by the Royal Drawing School in close collaboration... Read more -
Upcoming events at The Fitzwilliam, Cambridge
Frank Bowling: Seeking the Sublime April 24, 2026 Events Cambridge Visual Culture Talk Monday 27 April | 5.30-7.00pm A free CVC public talk will explore the key themes... Read more
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Spring Newsletter 2026
April 7, 2026 Frank Bowling's spring update. News New UK solo exhibition opening next week. The Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge will present Frank... Read more -
View Frank Bowling's Most Expansive Work Ever
February 20, 2026 You're invited to celebrate Frank's 92nd birthday with a viewing of his most expansive work ever. For one day only:... Read more -
Frank Bowling x CIRCA
December 15, 2025 (Piccadilly Circus, London) December 2025: CIRCA and Sir Frank Bowling have completed the first phase of the CIRCA PIPELINE, working... Read more
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Winter 2025/26 News
December 1, 2025 Winter 2025/26 News Winter Pullens Open Studios We're excited to announce that Frank's studio doors will be open to all... Read more -
Prospect | One painting at a time: ‘September’ by Frank Bowling
David McAllister September 23, 2025 'September is one of the most recent paintings Bowling will have on show in São Paulo, and it will also... Read more -
Elephant | “A Homecoming Of Sorts”: Frank Bowling’s Work Arrives Back in South America
Melissa Baksh September 12, 2025 'At ninety-one, Frank Bowling is still breaking new ground. This year alone, the leading abstract painter opened his debut solo... Read more
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Autumn Newsletter 2025
September 1, 2025 Autumn Newsletter 2025 Frank Bowling's autumn update. News Frank's work returns to South America. Frank's presentation of 25 works at... Read more -
Ocula | Mapping Frank Bowling's World
Annabel Downes August 29, 2025 'For Bowling, the Biennial is both a return and a continuation. He is careful not to frame it as a... Read more -
Revista Cult | Frank Bowling continua viajando inquieto
Carolina Azevedo August 29, 2025 Assim que ouviu as primeiras palavras do título da 36ª Bienal de São Paulo, “Nem todo viandante anda estradas”, Frank... Read more
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The Observer | Frank Bowling: ‘My sons and grandson inspire me just by being alive’
Finn Blythe August 7, 2025 'Frank Bowling, 91, one of the UK’s most revered artists, is renowned for his luminous abstractions that span continents, histories... Read more -
New York Times | What J.M.W. Turner Saw, and What We Still Can See
Emily LaBarge August 1, 2025 'For other artists, it is Turner’s application of paint that makes his work so modern. “He was molding the paint,... Read more -
Summer Newsletter 2025
June 1, 2025 News 36th Bienal de Sao Paulo Frank has been announced as one of the participants in the 36th Bienal de... Read more
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MilK Magazine | London: in the studio of the painter Frank Bowling, a figure of contemporary art
Salomé Mathieu April 30, 2025 'A figure of British contemporary art and a master of colour, the 91-year-old painter Frank Bowling has finally gained recognition... Read more -
The Art Newspaper | Frank Bowling: "Exhibiting here today means everything"
Anna Samson April 10, 2025 'On the occasion of his exhibition 'Collage' at Hauser & Wirth in Paris, the 91-year-old British artist gives an overview... Read more -
Le Monde | Gallery Pick: Frank Bowling at Hauser & Wirth Mar 29, 2025
Emmanuelle Jardonnet March 29, 2025 'To see this week: the very first solo exhibition in France, at the age of 91, of the British artist,... Read more
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Cultured Mag | Frank Bowling Got His Start in the Art World as a Life Model. At 91, He’s Getting His First Solo Show In France.
Tom Seymour March 20, 2025 'The pioneering artist’s unrelenting drive brought him from Guyana to London and New York and back again. His first solo... Read more -
Spring Newsletter 2025
March 1, 2025 Frank Bowling's spring update. Exhibitions Frank Bowling. Collage takes Paris by storm with a colossal series of collaged works, shaped... Read more -
The Guardian | Unseen work with hidden image of late son
Steven Morris January 22, 2025 'Abstract expressionist’s mysterious painting joins portraits by Warhol, Bacon and Hockney in Bath exhibition' Read more
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The Times | How Frank Bowling’s generosity can inspire a new generation of artists
Richard Morrison March 1, 2024 'The 90-year-old Guyanese-born British painter is providing materials for an estimated 30,000 primary schoolchildren.' Read more -
The Standard | Frank Bowling at 90: 'I’m still trying to make the best painting ever'
Nick Clark February 26, 2024 One of Britain’s greatest living artists hits a landmark birthday today... and launches a project designed to ‘spark the fire... Read more -
The Nation | “The Subject of Painting Is Paint”: On Frank Bowling
John-Baptiste Oduor January 10, 2024 'The British artist’s work challenges all notions you might have about the relationship between politics and aesthetics.' Read more
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The New York Times | Frank Bowling’s Geographies
Lovia Gyarkye August 11, 2023 'The restless innovation of the influential painter is on display in a retrospective in California.' Read more -
The Brooklyn Rail | Frank Bowling with Alex Bacon
Alex Bacon July 4, 2023 'British painter Frank Bowling conversed with Alex Bacon via email on the occasion of a traveling exhibition exploring his time... Read more -
Cultured Mag | At 89, Painter Frank Bowling Is Still Pushing the Art of Landscape Painting Forward
Max Blue May 24, 2023 'To look at Frank Bowling’s paintings is to view history at the speed of light. His career so far has... Read more
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Wall Street Journal | ‘Frank Bowling’s Americas’ Review: Ambivalent Abstraction
Peter Plagens December 19, 2022 'The oeuvre of the black British painter, now the subject of a retrospective at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,... Read more -
Bookforum | Frank Bowling’s Americas: New York, 1966–75
Albert Mobilio November 29, 2022 'In his first years in New York, Bowling drew on his Guyanese heritage for a series of works that depicted... Read more -
Art Basel Stories | A master abstractionist at last gets his due
Sam Cornish October 26, 2022 'Working under the radar for decades, the painter has recently landed a Tate retrospective, a knighthood, a spot on Hauser... Read more
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Artsy | Uncovering the Depths of Frank Bowling’s Radiant Abstractions
Ayanna Dozier October 21, 2022 'Frank Bowling's luminous abstractions are made through a process that can best be described as a baptism. His relationship with... Read more -
Studio International | Frank Bowling and Sculpture
Joe Lloyd August 24, 2022 'An exhibition and monograph explore the painter’s near-forgotten sculptures, while discovering the sculptural in his canvases.' Read more -
The Guardian | This article is more than 4 years old ‘Things that took my fancy’: Frank Bowling on his forgotten sculptures
Skye Sherwin July 18, 2022 'After spending decades accumulating flotsam in his home, the abstract artist’s sculptures are being exhibited, giving us a glimpse of... Read more
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Port Magazine | Frank Bowling and Sculpture
Elizabeth Fullerton July 14, 2022 'In a new exhibition at The Stephen Lawrence Gallery, rare and previously unseen sculptural works from the iconic artist are... Read more -
Artforum | Frank Bowling on color, the sublime, and painting paradox
Camila McHugh June 28, 2022 'The Guyana-born, London-based artist discusses his abstraction as an encounter with something simultaneously familiar and unexpected, compelled by an enduring... Read more -
Art UK | Land of many waters: an interview with Frank Bowling
Melissa Chemam August 11, 2021 'The 87-year-old pioneering abstract British painter Frank Bowling is celebrated in three art venues during summer 2021, as he joined... Read more
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Financial Times | Frank Bowling: ‘I want to make the best painting in the world ever’
Hester Lacey July 3, 2021 'Q&A with the artist on his mentor Clement Greenberg, what keeps him painting and a missing diptych from 1963' Read more -
Galerie Magazie | 6 Key Works from Frank Bowling’s Remarkable Career
Lucy Rees June 18, 2021 'As when first made, today these paintings remain unparalleled pictures of astonishing physical power and stunning visual drama,” wrote the... Read more -
The Art Newspaper | Frank Bowling: ‘My art isn’t about politics, it’s about paint’
Louisa Buck June 10, 2021 'As several shows of his work open, the artist talks about the distinctive transatlantic influences on his art, the role... Read more
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Financial Times | A global moment for Frank Bowling — and for black art
Jackie Wullschläger June 8, 2021 'Exhibitions at Hauser & Wirth in New York and London and Bristol’s Arnolfini amplify the reputation of a master of... Read more -
Ocula | Frank Bowling's Alchemical Paintings at Hauser & Wirth
Laurie Barron May 13, 2021 'Frank Bowling’s major exhibition across Hauser & Wirth’s galleries in London and New York follows the artist’s recent survey at... Read more -
The New York Times | Frank Bowling’s New Paintings Are Family Affairs
Elizabeth Fullerton April 30, 2021 'With help from close relatives, the 87-year-old artist is still working, even if he doesn’t apply the paint himself.' Read more
