Welcome to Watts Gallery
A national gallery in the heart of a village, Watts Gallery, Compton, Surrey celebrates the life and work of G. F. Watts and is unique as a purpose built Arts & Crafts Gallery. Compton embraces the work of Mary Seton Watts, her Compton Pottery and the Watts Cemetery Chapel.
Congratulations to Peter Monkman
Winner of the 2009 BP Portrait Award
Monkman exhibited at Watts Gallery in 2008, showing a wide range of his work including 'Changeling', an earlier portrait of his daughter to that with which he won the prize this year. Click here to read more about the Peter Monkman Exhibition
Discover Watts as a Friend
· Enjoy our exclusive Friends’ programme
· Become a Friend and an angel will treble your fee
· The Friends will be the first to visit the restored Gallery
Your National Gallery in the Heart of a Village
Guided Tours of Watts Cemetery Chapel
Throughout the restoration of Watts Gallery, guided tours are available of the Watts Cemetery Chapel, a Celtic and Art Nouveau masterpiece created by Mary Seton Watts and walking tours of the many sites associated with Watts in Compton.
A Gallery Without Walls
The restoration of Watts Gallery has created A Gallery Without Walls, a wide variety of learning, schools outreach and community events, furthering the ideals of G. F. Watts and Mary Seton Watts who always had 'art for all' at the heart of their activities.
Watts Gallery is closed for restoration until late 2010. A wide range of exhibitions, events and tours will take place throughout this time including guided tours of the Celtic and Art Nouveau masterpiece chapel.
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