Vivienne Cawson VPRBSA focuses on pattern, colour, and natural form for her floral watercolour paintings. Also a passionate gardener, her inspiration often comes from what she grows in her garden. Having trained and worked as a textile designer, her love of geometric pattern remains, however as a student, floral subjects were not entertained! Now, Vivienne's...
Lynn Jeffery RBSA 1972 went to St Katharine's College of Education to study Art, there she began printmaking, using her photographic skills to create screen prints. In the 50 years that Lynn has been teaching, she has been able to react to her students and find new ideas both for herself and them. Angels were...
Viv Astling is a stone-carver. Over his career he has pursued a number of themes, including natural forms, sculpting waves from every type of stone available. In recent years he has explored the relationship between sculpture and music. Starting with Bach's Goldberg Variations, then to a double-sided relief of Mahler's First Symphony, Beethoven's third and...
Every spring, the Gallery hosts the RBSA Candidates Exhibition, a show of work by artists hoping to be elected onto the first step of their journey on the Society Membership ladder. Artists wishing to be elected as RBSA Associates have two options; being nominated by two full RBSA Members, or self-nomination. In both instances, artists...
Two Friends From Moseley School Of Art Having first met at Moseley School of Art during the 1950s, Peter Shread and Colin Simmonds have remained close friends ever since. This exhibition of paintings and original prints celebrates the friendship between the two artists, both of whom have been Members of the Society for well over...
Celebrating 25 Years Of The RBSA Gallery In The Jewellery Quarter Having inhabited the same site on New Street, though in three different buildings, for almost 180 years, the RBSA Gallery moved to 4 Brook Street, just off St. Paul’s Square, in 2000. This exhibition celebrates 25 years of the RBSA Gallery in the Jewellery...
Looking Back For Our Future Botanical Art Worldwide 2025 is an event initiated and coordinated by the American Society of Botanical Artists. On the 18 of May, Botanical Artists from around the world will come together to celebrate the medium of botanical art, and over 30 countries will be participating in this remarkable international exhibition....
