Drawing Biennial 2026

Exhibition dates, 16 Apr – 23 June 2026

Online auction open noon, 9 June 2026

Auction bidding ends 9pm, 23 June 2026

Our twelfth Drawing Biennial presents over 200 new and original works by artists from around the world. As each Biennial builds on new collaborations developed with partners throughout the UK and abroad, our drawing family grows. This year’s Biennial includes many artists new both to Drawing Room and to the UK, introducing voices and reflections that together make up a multi-faceted perspective of this challenging moment in history.

These carefully selected artists were invited to make an A4 size work on paper, using any method or medium. The generous donation of these works demonstrates Drawing Room’s important role in researching and presenting the significance and diversity of drawing across the globe today.

Drawing Room is a charity that needs to raise 90% of funds required to support our exhibitions, unique drawing research library, learning and outreach activities. This exemplary exhibition makes a significant contribution to this target as a vital fundraiser.

Drawing Biennial 2026 includes artworks by Pio Abad, Bunmi Agusto,  Suleman Aqeel Khilji, David Austen, Charles Avery, Rana Begum, Huma Bhabha, Frank Bowling, Nicholas Byrne, Victoria Cantons, Lubna Chowdhary, Eileen Cooper, Michael Craig-Martin, Richard Deacon, Charlotte Edey, Mona Hatoum, Donna Huddleston, Gary Hume, Chantal Joffe, Jasleen Kaur, William Kentridge, Sin Wai Kin, Ragnar Kjartansson, Matthew Krishanu, Michael Landy, Liza Lou, Goshka Macuga, France-Lise McGurn, Lindsey Mendick, Haroon Mirza, Francesca Mollet, Mali Morris, Paul Noble,  David Noonan, Isabel Nolan, Jockum Nordström, Precious Opara, Julian Opie, Hardeep Pandhal, Lydia Pettit, Paloma Proudfoot, Richard Mark Rawlins, Ro Robertson, Tai Shani, George Shaw, Mike Silva, Michael Simpson, Luc Tuymans, Nicola Tyson, Caroline Walker, Alison Wilding, Georg Wilson, Rose Wylie and many more.