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Scottish artist Caroline Walker (b.1982) is known for her accomplished paintings which offer a lens into the everyday lives of women. Bringing together work made over the past five years, exploring themes of motherhood and early-years care, this important publication reveals the evolution of Walker’s highly original artistic language.

Rivane Neunschwander features in the 5th edition of the Autostrada Biennale in Prizren.  This year's edition invites artists from all over the world to help foster connections between contemporary art and local heritage. 

Discover incredible art across the Southbank Centre's outdoor spaces with uplifting and inspiring works connected to the theme of their summer season, Dance Your Way Home. Over the summer months, view Denzil Forrester's 'Tutti-Frutti Tu' and ‘DJ Mix’ on either side of the Royal Festival Hall. 

Stephen Friedman Gallery is pleased to present Rooted in Memory, the first UK solo exhibition of Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (1940-2025, citizen of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Nation). A groundbreaking visual artist as well as a prominent curator and activist, Smith paved the way for contemporary Indigenous artists over her remarkable fifty-year career.

Leilah Babirye features in the ninth edition of Amsterdam Sculpture Biennale ARTZUID, curated by art historian Ralph Keuning.

Caroline Walker reflects on how motherhood and daily acts of care have shaped her practice in Apollo Magazine interview.

On the occasion of Caroline Walker: Mothering at The Hepworth Wakefield, we are delighted to announce the release of a new limited edition lithographic print by the artist.

The RSA Annual Exhibition is the largest and longest running exhibition of contemporary art in Scotland. Now in its 199 year, the RSA Annual Exhibition provides a platform for contemporary painting, sculpture, film, printmaking, photography and installation, alongside work by some of the country's leading architects.

Stephen Friedman Gallery presents 19, a solo exhibition by Swedish artist Andreas Eriksson. Rooted in the rural landscape surrounding the artist’s home and studio in Medelplana, Sweden, this new series of large-scale paintings continues Eriksson’s sustained exploration of landscape painting as topography and visual contemplation.

This major group exhibition, curated by Hettie Judah with Hayward Gallery Touring, brings together the joys, heartaches, myths, mess and mishaps of motherhood through over 100 artworks, from the feminist avant-garde to the present day.  

Stephen Friedman Gallery presents Queer Love, an exhibition bringing together a selection of significant and recently discovered erotic drawings by British artist and key Bloomsbury group member Duncan Grant (1885–1978) in dialogue with new works by contemporary queer artists including: Soufiane Ababri, Leilah Babirye, Anthony Cudahy, Kyle Dunn, Alex Foxton, Jonathan Lyndon Chase, Wardell Milan, Sola Olulode, Tom Worsfold and Jimmy Wright. The exhibition is organized in collaboration with Charleston, UK.

British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare’s first major solo exhibition on the African continent, Safiotra [Hybridités/Hybridities] at Foundation H, Madagascar.

Over her fifty-year career, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith created drawings, prints, paintings and sculptures challenging America’s systemic injustices toward Native peoples. As well as a pioneering visual artist, Smith was a prominent curator and activist who paved the way for contemporary Native artists.

Stephen Friedman Gallery returns to Art Basel Hong Kong with a dynamic group exhibition that delves into themes of identity, memory, and human connection.

Kehinde Wiley showcases his portrait Margaret Woffington, 2017 in the exhibition Flowers. Art from the Renaissance to Augmented Reality. The show demonstrates how flowers have been an inexhaustible source of inspiration for artists throughout history.