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Drawing Room/Tannery Arts Unit 1b, New Tannery Way Bermondsey London, SE1 5WS
Our Learning projects make drawing relevant and accessible to our community – for schools, teachers, families & local groups. Come and Draw!
Free and open to all, our Library is a unique collection of around 4,000 books dedicated to the exploration of contemporary drawing.
Our Members support all that we do and enjoy exclusive events, talks, tours and studio visits – find out how you can join!
Buy publications related to our exhibitions, as well as unique artworks and limited editions.
Find out more about Drawing Room, what we do, and our relationship with studio provider Tannery Arts.
Tannery Arts is a small, independent charity concerned with supporting the professional development of emerging and established artists through the provision of affordable studios, promoting their practice through opportunities to exhibit work, develop projects, generate partnerships with local authorities, private property owners and social housing organisations as well as engage in learning activities.
Exhibition dates, 3 May – 3 July
Artists’ Launch Party, 6:30-9pm, 2 May
Online auction open noon, 19 June
Auction bidding ends 8pm, 3 July
Every two years the Drawing Biennial proves to be a highlight in Drawing Room’s programme – a critically acclaimed exhibition showcasing over 200 drawings from some of the most interesting artists working across the globe today. This year’s Biennial is a vibrant pulse-check of contemporary drawing in 2024, as well as a vital fundraiser that provides Drawing Room with funding for the next two years of activity, supporting artists and our community through championing drawing.
Artists are invited to make and donate an A4-size drawing on paper to the Biennial; these drawings are exhibited at the gallery for nine weeks before being auctioned online.
Drawing Biennial 2024 includes contributed works by Emii Alrai, Mamma Andersson, Frank Auerbach, Rana Begum, Sonia Boyce, Gabriella Boyd, Muhanned Cader, Lubna Chowdhray, Emma Cousin, Andrew Cranston, Richard Deacon, Tacita Dean, Ryan Gander, Antony Gormley, Nick Goss, Jake Grewal, Mona Hatoum, Arturo Herrera, Lubaina Himid, Ali Kazim, Serena Korda, Paul Maheke, Anthony McCall, Lisa Milroy, Jade de Montserrat, Paul Noble, David Noonan, Julian Opie, Hardeep Pandhal, Cornelia Parker, Florence Peake, Anna Perach, Heather Phillipson, Cathie Pilkington, Paloma Proudfoot, Alicia Reyes McNamara, Amba Sayal-Bennett, Tai Shani, George Shaw, Raqib Shaw, Bob & Roberta Smith, Olivia Sterling, Emma Talbot, Liorah Tchiprout, Caroline Walker and many more.
About Drawing Room
Drawing Room was founded by curators Mary Doyle, Kate Macfarlane and Katharine Stout in 2002 and is a non-profit public organisation that champions the unlimited potential of drawing to help us understand ourselves, each other and our world, through exhibitions, learning projects and a unique library. As 90% of our income is self-generated, Drawing Room relies on the support of individuals, organisations and trusts, alongside the funding it receives from Arts Council England as a National Portfolio Organisation. We are indebted to our Drawing Circle and Drawing Room Network Members and to the many artists who donate drawings to our Biennial Fundraising exhibitions. Drawing Room is a division of Tannery Arts, which provides studio space, support and resources for artists, together forming Tannery Arts Ltd, a unique creative partnership.
Listings details
Drawing Room // 1b New Tannery Way // Bermondsey, SE1 5WS
+44 (0)20 4547 6200 // [email protected]
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Further press information & high-res images:
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David Haines, Blisters (me and mum), 2023, graphite and Vero pencil on paper, courtesy the artist
Mona Hatoum, The Blues (DR), 2023, acrylic on paper, courtesy the artist
Lubaina Himid, Bitter Lemons - Remembered and Forgotten, 2023, charcoal on paper, courtesy the artist
Ishbel Myerscough, Nineteen, 2024, pencil and pastel on paper, courtesy the artist
Julian Opie, Untitled, 2023, vinyl on board, courtesy the artist
Cathie Pilkington, Kid, 2023, charcoal, felt tip pen, acrylic paint, and oil-based pencil on paper, courtesy the artist
Saad Qureshi, Kaffyiah, 2024, Indian ink, watercolour pencil on paper, courtesy the artist
Raqib Shaw, Untitled, 2024, Graphite, acrylic liner, and enamel on paper, courtesy the artist
Bob and Roberta Smith, Art Exists Between Us All, 2023, watercolour on paper, courtesy the artist
Do Ho Suh, ScaledBehaviour_drawing (invertedmonument_1.28.1)- B, 2022, robot, pen on paper, courtesy the artist.