About the exhibition
The annual RBSA Friends Exhibition provides a platform for Friends to display their work at various stages of their career. We are delighted to welcome you to enjoy the Friends Exhibition 2020 online, and to continue supporting artists while the RBSA Gallery is closed.
This exhibition features 140 artworks from 70 Friends of the RBSA, some taking inspiration from the artist’s experience during lockdown.
All artworks are available to buy (excluding commissions) and sales support the artist and RBSA Gallery.
About RBSA Friends
The Friends subscription has been part of the RBSA since the 1900s and the RBSA was one of the first art societies to give subscribers their own exhibitions. Many Friends have progressed to become Associates and Members, as well as Council Members who inform the Society’s future.
Artists and supporters who want to be a part of the arts community in Birmingham can become a Friend of the RBSA. In addition to support from the RBSA, you will receive discounts, exclusive event invitations, opportunities to deliver workshops and free entry to the Friends and RBSA Open exhibitions.
Find out more and join here – Become an RBSA Friend
Buying Artwork
All artworks are available to buy (excluding commissions) and sales support the artist and RBSA Gallery.
The RBSA will arrange sale and delivery with the artists individually.
If you connect with an artwork, contact rbsagallery@rbsa.org.uk to make an enquiry.
See the comment below each image for the artwork information and price.
Enjoying this exhibition
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Art is a social experience. Usually, the gallery is a space to connect with other people and discuss art. Here’s some ways you can keep the conversation going online.
Share this exhibition on social media using the links at the bottom or copy the URL
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- Call a friend and discuss your favourite pieces together
- Leave a comment with your feedback below
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Allan Howard, Slipway to Porthmeor, £500 -
Amanda Wearing, Gannets Bempton Cliffs, £100 -
Amanda Wearing, Molly, £60 -
Amanda Wearing, Womens work, £100 -
Andrew Wheeler, Somerset View,£110 -
Andrew Wheeler, Whitby Harbour, £110 -
Andy Seymour, Dunvegan Lower fall, £145 -
Andy Seymour, Dunvegan upper fall, £145 -
Angela Padgett, Having fun with fungi, £125 -
Ann Dangerfield, Monday Night, £275 -
Ann Dangerfield, Moorland Church, £275 -
Ann Dangerfield, Snow on High Ground, £275 -
Ann Marie, Colours of a Summer Day, £650 -
Ann Marie, Colours of a Summer Sea, £650 -
Ann Marie, Colours of an Evening Sea, NFS -
Bing Shi, A High Plateau Airport After Rain, £280 -
Bing Shi, English Roses, £180 -
Carlone Alton, Joane e Jean, £150 -
Christina Philpott, Blue Chair, £140 -
Christina Philpott, Evening at Starcross, £60 -
Christopher Jinks, Station Obersvations, £1000 -
Clare Sherwen, Hippo Swim, £190 -
Clare Sherwen, Sleepy Cat, £190 -
Clare Sherwen, Tiger Sit, £190 -
Cliff Colins, Geetas Gaze, £500 -
Cliff Colins, Geetas Glow, £600 -
Colin Bywater, Across the Stubble, £750 -
Colin Bywater, Langdale Pikes, £250 -
Colin Bywater, Tall Trees, £400 -
Colin Hill, Eckhaus, £295 -
Colin Hill, Skyline, £295 -
Colin Low, Spring Trackway Wall, £90 -
Colin Low, Summer Trackway Shenstone, £90 -
David Byrne, Dodgers, £300 -
David Byrne, Lockdown, £300 -
David Byrne, Social Distancing, £1000 -
Elena Thomas, Rooted, £400 -
Elizabeth Whitehouse, A Vintage Vista, £195 -
Elizabeth Whitehouse, After Lockdown, £195 -
Elizabeth Whitehouse, Versicolour, £195 -
Emidio Chiavetta, Eliza Doo, £5000 -
Emidio Chiavetta, Paul Mescal, £500 -
Gill Combes, Cley Next The Sea Norfolk, £50 -
Gill Whitting, Orange Bottle, £130 -
Gill Whitting, Yellow Flagon, £130 -
Gillian Myfanwy Williams, Bearing Gifts, £340 -
Glenn Ibbitson, Under Arches, £300 -
Glenn Ibbitson, Watcher, £300 -
Grace Platt, Irises, £80 -
Grace Platt, The Path, £120 -
Helen Tarr, Cherries (five plus one), £172 -
Helen Tarr, Roses, Irises and Smoke Bush, £300 -
Jacqui Dodds, BT Tower, £120-195 -
Jacqui King, Venice -
James Morgan, Sweet Peas, £350 -
James Roy Stove, Bits of Old England, £350 -
James Roy Stove, Dorset Landscape One, £350 -
James Roy Stove, Fashion Shoot, £350 -
Jane Elder, St John the Baptist, £920 -
Jane Gledhill, Gerbera, £60 -
Jane Herbert. Still Life With Rachel Barker Ceramics, £250 -
Janet Dornan, Death Nail, £50 -
Joanne Makin, Paul, £150 -
John Lloyd, Lake Vyrnwy 1, £120 -
John Lloyd, Lake Vyrnwy 3, £120 -
John Nolan, Psycho Cat, £140 -
John Rattigan, Isolated figure with bird, Homage to Mervyn Peake, £180 -
John Rattigan, Man Shed, £200 -
John Rattigan, Man Shed II, £200 -
Joy Bailey, Birds Rest, £200 -
Julia Baines, Floral Burst, £350 -
Julia Willoughby, Autumn Tapestry, £120 -
Julie Thomas, Cornish Inlet, £200 -
Julie Thomas, Rust 2, £250 -
Karoline Rerrie, Greenhouse, £35 -
Karoline Rerrie, Petals, £35 -
Kay Fletcher, Snowdrops, £150 -
Kay Fletcher, Sweet Chestnut Croft Castle, £300 -
Lena Jarl Churm, Morninglight, £195 -
Lena Jarl Churm, Paviljongen, £195 -
Lena Jarl Churm, The Old Oaktree, £195 -
Linda Barlow, Longships From Priests Cove, £180 -
Linda Barlow, Storm Approaching, £350 -
Linda Barlow, Weather Closing In, £250 -
Lindsay Pritchard, Catbells Cumbria, £450 -
Lindsay Pritchard, Minerva Wharf, £250 -
Lindsay Pritchard, Passing Shower, £350 -
Lindsey Marshall, Furnace, £410 -
Lindsey Marshall, Monochrome, £430 -
Lindsey Marshall, Sensual, £570 -
Linda Hodierne, Keep Up Grandad, £250 -
Lynda White, Altered Images 4 Series 1, £125 -
Lynda White, Summer Lockdown ,£95 -
Lynne Bingham, Dark, £350 -
Lynne Bingham, Holding On, £350 -
Maggie Leaver, 180 Degrees of Sky, £280 -
Maggie Leaver, Some Have, Some Don’t, £740 -
Maggie Leaver, Urban Secret 12, £360 -
Marie Theresa South, Baslow Edge Highlands, £140 -
Marie Theresa South, Sheep Shearer, £140 -
Marijke van der Veen, Youth, £450 -
Marion Fearon, Dandelion Clocks, £180 -
Marion Fearon, Mindfullness, £180 -
Marion Fearon, Spendid Isolation, £180 -
Mike Skidmore, Narrow Escape, £300 -
Mike Skidmore, Shelter, £300 -
Mike Skidmore, The Keyhole, £300 -
Olivia Swinscoe, Malevolent, £55 -
Pauline Whitehouse, Monsal Head, £795 -
Pauline Whitehouse, Spitfire Island, £295 -
Peter John Carlton, Relfection in a Landscape, £200 -
Peter Tinker, Roman Bust, £160 -
Peter Tinkler, Bird Bones, £160 -
Richard M Green, Thithe Barn, £250 -
Roger E Truseler, A tumber of Hellebores, £375 -
Roger E Truseler, Apple Blossom in a bottle, £425 -
Roger E Truseler, Strawberries with a Carnation, £375 -
Roger Hale, Vine Study 1 – Huismes, £1900 -
Rosalind Evans, Calenduals, £100 -
Rosalind Evans, Lockdown, £100 -
Sally Bramble, Easter Day in Wales, £200 -
Sarah Cage, Route March, £50 -
Shikha Bose, From Memory 3, £270 -
Shikha Bose, The Copse, £240 -
Stephen Rea, Morning Blossom, £125 -
Stuart Gregory, Reclining, £300 -
Stuart Gregory, Seated, £150 -
Stuart Gregory, Dancing, £150 -
Sue Southorn, Back to blue with a hint of pink, £600 -
Sue Southorn, Sitting among the rocks at Marizion, £350 -
Sue Southorn, What a day!, £500 -
Susan Asher Bates, Brass Kettle on a Patterned Cloth, £185 -
Susan Asher Bates, Fruit on White Plate, £170 -
Tim Behan, Dream Garden, £25 -
Tim Behan, Wave Stream, £25 -
Timothy Behan, A Slice of Time, £30
About Us
The Royal Birmingham Society of Artists (RBSA) is an artist-led charity which supports artists and promotes engagement with the visual arts through a range of exhibitions, events and workshops.
The RBSA runs an exhibition venue – the RBSA Gallery – in Birmingham’s historic Jewellery Quarter, a short walk from the city centre.
The gallery is currently closed due to Covid-19.
We will reopen on 28 July with new opening hours from Tuesday – Saturday 10.30am – 5pm.
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