The Net Gallery & Gray M.C.A
The Net Gallery works with some of the UK’s top galleries and artists, transforming a vibrant and diverse range of exhibitions into immersive virtual tours…
Exhibition Preview: Human Stories: The Satirists at NOW Gallery
The Net Gallery returns to London’s NOW Gallery this week to capture their latest exhibition: Human Stories: The Satirists. A group show of emerging photographic…
Artist in Focus: Mark Burden
Currently studying for an MA in Art & Science at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London (UAL), Mark Burden is an artist who…
Interview: Xhibit 2022 Curator, Veronica Grazioli
Having recently produced a virtual tour of the Arts SU 2022 exhibition, Xhibit, The Net Gallery caught up with the show’s curator, Veronica Grazioli, to…
Interview: Portrait Artist Martyn Burdon
Martyn Burdon is a BP Portrait Award nominated artist who he lives and works in Buckinghamshire, UK. A member of the Contemporary British Portrait Painters…
Tom Croft – #artforukraine
The Net Gallery has been lucky to work with portrait painter Tom Croft on a range of different projects, including the Portraits for NHS Heroes…
New Virtual Tour: Triangle – Will Kendrick, Catherine Parsonage, & Jess Power
Triangle, the latest exhibition at Freelands Foundation, presents recent work by artists on the inaugural Freelands Painting Fellowships – an initiative established in partnership with…
ASC Brixton Open Studios – 10th & 11th December 2021
One of our favourite initiatives at The Net Gallery over the last eighteen months has been our series of virtual studio tours. Providing unique behind-the-scenes…
Made in Arts London – Artist Interviews, Part 2: Aasiya Zeenat Merali; Giada Maestra; Quetzal Maucci; & Tasia Graham
Recently scanned by The Net Gallery to create a virtual tour, The Iridescent Collection exhibition AT TM Lighting Gallery features work by over 40 new creatives,…
Made in Arts London – Artist Interviews, Part 1: Esther Gabrielle Kersley; Melitta Nemeth; Rosie Haynes; & Szonja Czutor
The Net Gallery is thrilled to have been able to to collaborate with Arts SU – the students union for University of the Arts London…
The Net Gallery and Freelands Foundation – Artist Studio Tours
Based in Primrose Hill, North London, with active programmes and partnerships running around the UK, Freelands Foundation was founded in 2015 with the goal of…
INTERVIEW: TNG Magazine talks to ARTISTS RESPONDING TO … founder Polly Bates
ARTISTS RESPONDING TO … (A.R.T) is a new initiative that aims to create exhibiting opportunities – both digital and in person – for artists who…
CBPP: Contact at Cass Art
Having previously captured work by the Contemporary British Portrait Painters (CBPP) at exhibitions in London and Oxford, The Net Gallery was thrilled to partner with…
Paula Rego at Tate Britain
Opened this month and running through to 24 October 2021, the new Paula Rego retrospective at Tate Britain is the largest and most comprehensive exhibition…
Virtual Studio Tour – Ahuva Zeloof
Ahuva Zeloof is a London-based sculptor whose practice centres on an ongoing investigation of the female form. Born in Iraq, Ahuva was raised in Israel…
New Artworks by Young Creatives Take Over Streets of Bankside, London
Public spaces around Bankside have had a creative facelift in recent weeks, thanks to a partnership between Tate Collective and Better Bankside. At a particularly…
ANV Member Mark Petty on Selling Art Online
In the first instalment of this series on Selling Art Online, we spoke to Swansea- and Donegal-based artist Emma Cownie, who has developed a successful online…
The Net Gallery Celebrates the One Year Anniversary of Portraits for NHS Heroes at Fitzrovia Chapel
On 28th May 2020, in the midst of Britain’s first COVID-19 lockdown, The Net Gallery launched a unique virtual exhibition showcasing portraits of NHS staff painted…
Emma Cownie on Selling Art Online
With successive lockdowns resulting in the closure and cancellation of many of the galleries, markets, festivals and art fairs that artists rely on to make…
‘I’ve always been a people-watcher’: an interview with ANV member Lee Boyd
Artist and ANV member Lee Boyd is based in Newtownards, Northern Ireland. Interested in the psychology of humanising animals and animalising humanity, he is known for his…
You are never truly in control of watercolour: TNG Magazine talks to ANV member Andrew Lucas
Andrew Lucas was born and grew up in Salisbury, but is now based in the seaside town of Torquay in South West England. His love of…
Olly Fathers creates work for Soho House Tel Aviv
Olly Fathers is a London-based artist whose work explores the interplay between abstract shapes, different materials, and forms. Incorporating woodwork as key part of his practice,…
ANV Member Perspective: Sona Sahakian
ANV member Sona Sahakian is a visual artist based in the Hague. She works in a range of mediums including painting, drawing, collage, photography, installation and film/video…
ANV Member Interview: Olivia Hicks
Olivia Hicks is a London-based artist, educator and curator whose practicefocuses on “the relationships between drawing, painting and sculpture”. Influenced by architectural theory, her work…
ANV Member Interview: Maurizio Galia
Maurizio Galia is an Italian artist and art teacher, who has spent time living and working in London. Since graduating from Turin’s Fine Arts Academy…
CBPP Artists Lucy Stopford and Peter Monkman on Reciprocal Portraiture
Painting someone’s portrait is bound to be an intimate affair, but it adds a whole new layer when your subject turns around and paints you…
London Arts News: March 2021
With the UK advancing along its ‘Roadmap out of lockdown’, it’s hard not to be excited about the prospect of visiting exhibitions in person again,…
Artist N Virtual Member Roundup: You’ve Been Busy!
It’s great to see what the talented members of Artist N Virtual have been up to lately – and in the last few months, you’ve been up…
Developing Creative Identities, Part 2: Jay Fortune
Like so many things in life, the path to developing a unique creative identity is not a one-size-fits-all process. To follow-on from the first part…
A Time of Unprecedented Turmoil and Change: TNG Talks to University of the Arts London’s Student Union Officers
As the UK begins its journey out of lockdown, at the Net Gallery we’re keen to learn more about the needs and concerns of the…
Developing Creative Identities, Part 1: Lisa Congdon
In the early stages of their careers, many artists worry about developing a creative identity that will allow them to stand out from the crowd,…
Digital Education: UAL MA Graduates Beverley Onyangunga & Lucy Corwin
Continuing our in-depth look at recent UAL graduates, in this article we focus on Beverley Onyangunga – who completed an in MA Fine Art at…
TNG Member Catherine MacDiarmid Paints Jon Snow for Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Week
First trialled back at the beginning of lockdown, Sky Arts’ new series, Portrait Artist of the Week, is a spin-off from the channel’s every-popular Portrait Artist of…
HM Portraits: Trooping the Colour in a Time of Lockdown
To the occasional confusion of those less aquatinted with the traditions of the royal family, Queen Elizabeth II has two birthdays each year, her actual…
The Covid-19 Learning Curve: an Interview with David White, Head of Digital Learning at UAL
As lockdown eases, Miriam Dunn speaks to David White, Head of Digital Learning at the University of the Arts London (UAL), about the key, post-pandemic…
Ruth Millington Explores The Net Gallery’s Portraits for NHS Heroes Virtual Exhibition
As a special contribution to The Net Gallery Journal, guest writer Ruth Millington – an art critic and writer who has written for a number…
Picturing Lockdown: 200 new images provide a record of lockdown for the Historic England Archive
With a remit that covers battlefields and beaches, as well as parks, gardens and historic buildings, Historic England is a public body charged with protecting…
Interview: Angela Bell
Angela Bell is an Irish artist based in Worthing, England. Covering a wide range of subject matter, her beguiling and immersive paintings often make use of…
The Illustrious History of Cork Street
In this article for The Net Gallery, writer Jo Caird explores the history of Cork Street, one of London’s most prestigious art streets, and explains…
TNG Member News: Linda Chapman Wins Fujifilm Original Photo Paper Yearbook Award 2020
Comprising four awards from industry partners, a publication for selected works and a group exhibition for all entrants, YEARBOOK 2020 was a major undertaking which…
TNG Member Perspective: Peter James Field on His Work in the BP Portrait Award Exhibition 2020
TNG member Peter James Field was born in 1976, in Scotland. He has worked as a fine artist and illustrator full time since 2005. His illustration clients…
The mythologies of growth, progress and power: an interview with Artist Support Pledge Founder, Matthew Burrows
Do you not stop to look at the view? Matthew Burrows was a long way from an easel or paintbrush when he says he had the…
Interview: David Boyd Haycock, curator of British Surrealism at Dulwich Picture Gallery
Dr David Boyd Haycock is a freelance art historian, author, curator and lecturer. Haycock read Modern History at St John’s College, Oxford, before completing an MA…
Interview: Trulee Hall talks about her new exhibition at Zabludowicz Collection
Housed in a former Methodist chapel in North London, Zabludowicz Collection is one of the country’s most innovative arts organisations, delivering a unique programme of…
Interview: Alex Schady – Artist and Director of the Art Programme at Central Saint Martins
Organised as an alternative to physical degree shows, in response to Covid-19 and the resulting lockdown, the 2020 UAL Graduate Showcase is currently running online.…
Looking Back: with fists, it kicks, it bites – an exhibition by RCA graduates in Fitzrovia
with fists, it kicks, it bites (18-22 August, 2020) was a collaborative exhibition hosted by four Fitzrovia arts spaces to showcase work produced by students graduating in…
Graduating from Lockdown: TNG talks to four UAL MA graduates about their work and the experience of studying during a pandemic
As society at large continues to grapple with the changing landscape of restrictions implemented in response to COVID-19, university teaching staff and their students are…
Eight TNG Member Artists Celebrate Success in ING Discerning Eye Exhibition
Two critics, two artists and two collectors make up the judging panel for the ING Discerning Eye annual exhibition, a show of small pieces by…
Interview: Secret 7″ Co-founder Kevin King
Secret 7” is a much-loved anonymous charity art project that has taken place at various venues across London since its launch in 2012. For each edition,…
Cure Cubed 2020: TNG talks to Artwise, Bonhams & The Cure Parkinson’s Trust
In September, The Net Gallery had the honour to scan the Cure3 (Cure Cubed) 2020 exhibition at Bonhams on New Bond Street, London. Established in 2017, Cure3 is an acclaimed…
Access All Areas: TNG’s New Series Enables Artists to Take Art Lovers on Unique Virtual Studio Tours
New beginnings and new projects are a little more thin on the ground than usual this January, as continued lockdown regulations have put a damper…