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Press releases

Read both recent and archived press releases about Watts Gallery.

List of press Articles

  1. A ceramic plate decorated with a painting of Lubaina Himid. The plate is resting on a grey background. The plate is pale orange with circles of darker orange around the edge. The portrait of Himid sits in the centre of the plate, depicting a women looking off to the side, she is wearing a light blue long sleeve top and orange glasses. Above the portrait it reads 'Lubaina Himid' and below at the bottom of the plate is says 'We will be'.

    Women of ‘Our Time’ at Watts Gallery

    28 August 2025
  2. A wide-angle view inside a traditional art gallery. The walls are a rich, textured red, adorned with numerous framed oil paintings, many featuring golden frames. Down the centre of the gallery, a light-coloured marble statue of a female figure stands prominently between two arched alcoves. The floor is made of highly polished wooden parquet with dark decorative borders. Overhead, the ceiling is vaulted with skylights, providing natural light, supplemented by track lighting.

    Watts Gallery awarded funding to secure sustainability

    25 August 2025
  3. A middle-aged man with a bald head and glasses, dressed in a blue collared shirt, dark blue blazer, and light beige trousers, sits comfortably on a weathered wooden park bench. He is smiling and looking directly at the camera. He is surrounded by a lush green garden with purple flowers in the foreground and background, with a brick wall and green foliage behind him under bright sunlight.

    Alistair Burtenshaw steps down as Brice Director and Chief Executive

    23 July 2025
  4. A classical painting in warm earthy tones depicting two figures. The left figure is wrapped in a mustard yellow and green robe, while the right figure wears a vibrant red dress and a striking blue cape, both against a neutral background.

    Women of Influence: The Pattle Sisters

    18 July 2025

  5. Going Places

    13 May 2025

  6. Scented Visions: Smell in Art 1850—1915

    17 March 2025
  7. A black woman, Dame Magdalene Odundo, stands in an art gallery

    Professor Dame Magdalene Odundo to be president of Watts Gallery Trust

    18 February 2025
  8. A watercolour image of women with her hair tied back

    Watts Gallery celebrates the 175th anniversary of Mary Watts

    7 November 2024

  9. Edges, an exhibition bringing together international artists working in ceramics and sound

    29 May 2024
  10. An oil painting self-portrait of George Frederic Watts, an old man with grey beard and hat

    G F Watts's Self-portrait, 1867 acquired for the nation and allocated to Watts Gallery

    28 March 2024
  11. A photograph of a women wearing a headset looking at a Van Gogh painting hung on the wall

    Art Fund Brainwaves UK tour comes to Watts Gallery

    25 March 2024
  12. Japanese woodblock print of a traditionally dressed Otokodate looking off to the side.

    Edo Pop: Japanese Prints 1825 - 1895

    31 January 2024