Sir Frank Bowling OBE RA with his artwork Swan II (1964) in Frank Bowling: Driven to Draw at the Royal Drawing School, 2026. Photo © David Levene.
News
Frank Bowling Foundation officially launches. The Frank Bowling Foundation launched on 24 June 2026 as a registered charity dedicated to expanding public access to art education through the work of Sir Frank Bowling OBE RA. Committed to education and outreach, it operates an archive and collection of his works. Through exhibitions, research, bursaries, and public loans, the Foundation ensures his work inspires future generations worldwide. Read more here.
Frank Bowling painting to enter the Royal Collection. Self Made (2020) – a work currently on display in the Royal Drawing School's exhibition, Driven to Draw – will be gifted to the Royal Collection following the exhibition's close. Ben Bowling and Sacha Bowling, sons of the 92-year-old artist, presented the work to Their Majesties The King and Queen at a reception at St James's Palace on 23 June 2026.
New limited edition print marks Fitzwilliam show. In celebration of his seven-decade career and first solo exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Frank has released a signed limited-edition print of Swan (1964). Working with the London-based printer Coriander Studio, the print is available to purchase online and in store at the museum.
Frank's first solo exhibition in East Asia. Frank Bowling. Like Water opened in Hong Kong last month, bringing together a selection of works from the 1960s to 2020 that showcase his mastery of luminous colour and surface texture. To mark the exhibition, a series of events took place, including an intimate talk at the M+ Lounge, an exhibition walkthrough and an educational children's workshop with The Bridge+.
His Majesty The King views Self Made (2020) by Sir Frank Bowling OBE RA, presented by the artist's sons, Sacha and Ben Bowling. The work will be gifted to the Royal Collection following its display at the Royal Drawing School as part of the free exhibition Frank Bowling: Driven to Draw. Photo © Ian Jones.
Exhibitions
Frank Bowling: Driven to Draw
Solo show at Royal Drawing School, London
Until 22 August 2026
Frank Bowling. Like Water
Solo show at Hauser & Wirth, Hong Kong
Until 29 August 2026
Frank Bowling: Seeking the Sublime
Solo show at Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Until 17 January 2027
RA Summer Exhibition
Group show at Royal Academy, London
Until 23 August 2026
Clair-obscur
Group show at Bourse de Commerce, Paris
Until 24 August 2026
The Music is Black: A British Story
Group show at V&A East, London
Until 3 January 2027
Frank Bowling, Untitled Orange Circle, 2026, acrylic on paper, 56.5 x 76 x 0.5 cm. Courtesy the artist. Photographed by Lucy Dawkins. © Frank Bowling. All rights reserved, DACS 2026.
Installation view, Frank Bowling. Like Water, Hauser & Wirth, Hong Kong, 11 June – 29 August 2026. Photographed by South Ho. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. © Frank Bowling. All rights reserved, DACS 2026.
Installation view of Seeking the Sublime at the Fitzwilliam Museum. Photograph by Rosie Powell. Courtesy Frank Bowling Studio. © Frank Bowling. All rights reserved, DACS 2026.
Installation view of the RA Summer Exhibition 2026 at the Royal Academy. Photograph by David Parry. © Royal Academy of Arts, London.
Close up of Karter's Choice, 1972, acrylic and spray paint on canvas, 272.8 x 160 cm. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photographed by Damian Griffiths. © Frank Bowling. All rights reserved, DACS 2026.
Installation shot of Green Across, 2025, by Frank Bowling in The Music is Black: A British Story. Photo: Peter Kelleher. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Press
In Wallpaper*, Frank reflects on how drawing has guided his artistic practice for his whole career, on the occasion of his Royal Drawing School exhibition: "I'm drawing in my paintings."
FAD Magazine celebrates Frank's ongoing influence as a "painter, educator, experimenter and mentor", from new shows in London and Hong Kong to the launch of the Foundation.
Frank takes part in The Guardian's weekly quick-fire Q&A, reflecting on everything from his guiltiest pleasure to life lessons.
Artforum unveils the vision behind the Frank Bowling Foundation, and how it extends Frank's longstanding philanthropic commitments in arts education.
In The Observer, Frank recalls how sketching the coastline of Guyana in his early years shaped his life, as the writer Caitlin McDonald visits his studio for a children's art class.
And to mark his first ever exhibition in East Asia at Hauser & Wirth Hong Kong, the South China Morning Post reflects on his incredible career: at 92, Frank is still trying to make the best painting ever.