February 07, 2025

It’s official! We’re proud and excited to announce that the CBPP will stage another group exhibition this Summer at the Downstairs Gallery in The Department Store, Ferndale Road Brixton SW...

January 28, 2025

’Byron’s Pond’, a solo exhibition of paintings by Ruth Murray, opens this week at London’s Garden Museum on Lambeth Palace Road, SE1 7LB. Exhibition runs January 29th til April 27th. Ope...

January 23, 2025

Eight CBPP members feature in ’Face Off’, an article in the current Artists and Illustrators magazine. During lockdown our group’s founder Ian Goldsmith suggested members could paint one another...

January 17, 2025

This weekend Joshua Donkor unveils ’I Have More Souls Than One’, a solo exhibition of paintings at The Holbourne Museum, Bath BA2 4DB. Says Joshua: “Exhibiting this body of work at the Holbu...

January 16, 2025

Miriam Escofet’s mixed media piece ‘What will survive of us…’ has been selected for the 7th John Ruskin Prize competition, which runs from the 16 January- 2 Feb at Trinity Buoy Wharf, London E...

December 04, 2024

Congratulations to CBPP member Duncan Shoosmith, recently announced as recipient of the Raw Umber Studios Prize for Portraiture in the British Art Prize 2024. You can see his winning painting, alongsi...

December 02, 2024

CBPP member Jennifer Anderson will make her second appearance on Sky Portrait Artist of the Year this Wednesday Dec 4th (episode available thereafter for catch-up via Now TV). Jennifer wowed the judge...

November 29, 2024

The Royal Institute of Oil Painters exhibition is now open, and runs til December 14th at the Mall Galleries in London. We’re proud to share that two CBPP members picked up prizes on the opening nig...

November 22, 2024

The Guildford House Open Exhibition launches on Saturday 23rd November. Sarah Jane Moon’s portrait of Vance (below), wearing bespoke tailoring by Samson Soboye, will go on display there for th...

November 21, 2024

James Hague, Ishbel Myerscough and Carl Randall all have work in the 42nd annual ‘Small is Beautiful’ exhibition at Flowers Gallery, Cork Street London W1S 3LZ. Other featured artists include ...

November 20, 2024

Simon Davis unveils ‘Familiars’, a solo exhibition at Panter & Hall, 22-24 Cecil Court London WC2N 4HE. Runs 20th – 29th Nov. This stunning collection of paintings focuses mainly on figure...

November 18, 2024

For over a year, Curtis Holder has been artist in residence at Leeds City Art Gallery. He’s spent 15 months producing new works in response to the gallery’s permanent collection as part of the ...

November 16, 2024

Ishbel Myerscough discusses her striking self portrait in an interview for the ’Gallery’ feature in this weekend’s FT magazine. (Nov 16/17) Ishbel’s solo exhibition recently opened at Flower...

November 15, 2024

This year’s ING Discerning Eye exhibition runs 15th – 24th Nov at the Mall Galleries London SW1Y 5AS. Pop down to see small scale artworks by a host of artists, including 14 works by CBPP memb...

November 15, 2024

Peter Davis will be exhibiting this weekend (Nov 15th-17th) at Manchester Art Fair, Manchester Central, M2 3GX.  He also has work in the New Light Prize exhibition, on display at the Mercer Galler...

November 14, 2024

Recently launched: ‘Colour Theory for Artists’, the debut publication by CBPP founder Ian Goldsmith. Anyone who’s been following Ian on social media will know he has a formidable trove of know...