Exhibitions and Projects

Whitechapel Gallery reveals spring/summer 2021 programme

Ahead of its 120-year anniversary, Whitechapel Gallery announces a spring programme of exclusively women artists and a summer triennial in celebration of London’s emerging practitioners. Interpretative texts and audio content will be made available on the Gallery’s free digital guide as part of the Bloomberg Connects app.

Posted in | 18 Dec 2020

Whitechapel Gallery announces major Eileen Agar survey for February 2021

Whitechapel Gallery is pleased to announce Eileen Agar: Angel of Anarchy, a major retrospective of the work of Eileen Agar (1899-1991).

Posted in | 10 Nov 2020

New Archive exhibition delves into Whitechapel Gallery’s pioneering educational activities

This autumn’s new Archive exhibition delves into Whitechapel Gallery’s rich history and the educational activities that influenced the diverse cultural landscape of East London.

Posted in | 12 Oct 2020

Home: Live > In Room: Youth Forum selects from the Hiscox Collection

Considering the ways in which lockdown has affected experiences of art and culture, Whitechapel Gallery’s Youth Forum, Duchamp & Sons, presents a virtually-curated display featuring artworks drawn from the Hiscox Collection.

Posted in | 12 Oct 2020

News

Joy Gregory wins the Freelands Award 2023

Joy Gregory with Whitechapel Gallery has won the Freelands Award 2023. This award enables organisations to present an exhibition by a mid-career female-identifying artist who may not yet have received the acclaim or public recognition that her work deserves.

Posted in | 30 Nov 2023

Whitechapel Gallery Art Icon Auction 2023

Leading contemporary artists donate works for charitable Art Icon auction in support of Whitechapel Gallery’s education and community programmes.

Posted in | 10 Jan 2023

Whitechapel Gallery Announced Winner of 2020 NEON Curatorial Award

Whitechapel Gallery is delighted to announce Chloe Carroll as the winner of the 2020 NEON Curatorial Award, the announcement of which has been postponed for two years owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Posted in | 27 Oct 2022

Gilane Tawadros Appointed New Director of Whitechapel Gallery

16 May 2022 – Whitechapel Gallery is delighted to announce that curator and writer, Gilane Tawadros, has been appointed the new Director of Whitechapel Gallery, London. Currently Chief Executive of DACS, a not-for-profit visual artists' rights management organisation, and previously founding Director of the Institute of International Visual Arts (Iniva), Tawadros will take up her post in October 2022.

Posted in | 16 May 2022

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