About Peter Brookes: Political Cartoonist of The Times

11 September - 23 November 2025

This exhibition features over 40 original cartoons by the award-winning cartoonist for The Times, Peter Brookes. This remarkable collection of works in ink and watercolour covers the major political events and figures from theturbulent last 18 months – from war in Ukraine and the Middle East, to the churn of British politics and, of course, the cult of Trump.

The fire in Peter Brookesremains undimmed, and this exhibition demonstrates this country’s greatest political cartoonist at the peak of his powers.

Peter Brookes has been a political cartoonist for The Times since 1992. After training as an RAF pilot, he attended and taught at the Central School of Art in London. He joined The Times as a political cartoonist and illustrator in 1982 and became its full-time political cartoonist a decade later. He was a cover artist for The Spectator from 1986 until 1998 and has also contributed to the New Statesman, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan and the Times Literary Supplement. Among his many honours, he has won the British Press Awards cartoonist of the year eight times, most recently in 2017. The same year, he was appointed CBE for services to the media.

In association with Chris Beetles Gallery, St James’s, London

A comical illustration of a man punching the earth and getting hit in the face. Next to his head is a speech bubble saying 'tariffic idea!'.
A black and white portrait of Peter Brookes smiling with my hand resting on his chin.