Past Exhibitions

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Explore our past exhibitions and discover our diverse collection and exciting research.

Each year Watts Gallery hosts several exhibitions. Responding to themes explored by our artist-founders George and Mary Watts, below you can explore our exhibitions from previous years, arranged chronologically.

List of Exhibitions

2026

  1. Beyond Strawberry Thief

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  2. 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'

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  3. The Quiet Between

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  4. Fired Legacies: The Ceramic World of Rich Miller

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  5. Women of Influence: The Pattle Sisters

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  6. Lines & Lineage: Three Wood Engravers

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  7. A Print by Naomi Munuo. Two red-haired individuals seated at a table, each engrossed in reading. The person on the left wears a red dress with a white collar, reading a book with a teal cover. The person on the right reads a magazine. A large leafy plant sits in a brown vase between them. The scene is set in a room with orange star-patterned curtains, a patterned tablecloth, and glimpses of a sea and sky outside the windows.

    In Print: Seven

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2025

  1. Peter Brookes: Political Cartoonist of The Times

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  2. Painting of a red-haired woman in a green flowy dress, holding a pomegranate up to her chest with both of her hands.

    Scented Visions: Smell in Art 1850—1915

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  3. Exploring Senses: The Society of Graphic Fine Art

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  4. Cyanotype print of plant silhouettes. White imprints of wildflowers and grasses are superimposed against a mottled background of deep blue, beige, and light yellow, evoking a watercolour effect. The composition is a close up and the image is softly focused.

    Richmond Printmakers: Lasting Impressions

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  5. A flat, rectangular artwork against a light beige background, featuring numerous small, colourful paper birds in flight. Some birds are perched on thin branches with delicate white clusters, while others are suspended mid-air with wire-like attachments. Scattered amongst the birds are small birdhouses and cages. The title, "Crowded Skies," by Lucy Dorothy

    Handcrafted

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