News from our members

Congratulations to Holborn Group member Linda Gold, whose painting Parsley Bay Morning is currently on show in the  2020 Artists of Mosman:2088 exhibition until 22 March, at the Mosman Gallery in Sydney, Australia.

Semi abstract landscape painting
Parsley Bay Morning, by Linda Gold

Congratulations also to Holborn Group member Olivia O’Sullivan, whose painting Recycling plant SE14, from train has been selected for the Royal Watercolour Society, Contemporary Watercolour Competition, exhibiting at London’s Bankside Gallery from March 6 – 17.

industrial landscape painting
Recycling Plant SE 14 from train by Olivia O’Sullivan

And more to come …

Linda Gold has also had a painting selected to appear in The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours 208th Exhibition at London’s Mall Galleries from 2 to 17 April.

Judy Greenway has been invited to exhibit one of her photographs in the exhibition Facing Britain, opening 26 September at Museum Goch in Germany. Watch out for more details of both these exhibitions nearer the time.

Award Winner

Congratulations to Holborn Group member Olivia O’Sullivan, who has won the Royal Watercolour Society Award for her painting Fading light, New Cross SE14, in the RWS 2019 Contemporary Watercolour Competition.

Fading light, New Cross SE14 Acrylic on paper
Olivia’s winning painting: Fading light, New Cross SE14

The RWS Contemporary Watercolour Competition is on show at the Bankside Gallery next to Tate Modern from 8 -20 March 2019 from 11-6 daily.

Group members start 2019 with exhibition and competition successes

Royal Watercolour Society Contemporary Watercolour Competition

Congratulations to Holborn Group members Olivia Adamczyk O’Sullivan and Wolfgang Woerner, whose entries to the Contemporary Watercolour Competition have been selected for exhibition at the Bankside Gallery March 8-20, 2019. Put the date in your diaries!

The Royal Watercolour Society says: ‘This annual open-submission exhibition aims to encourage innovation and experimentation in all water-based media and provides a prestigious platform for both established and emerging artists.’ Here are the selected pictures.

Olivia Adamczyk O'Sullivan:
London street scene at dusk.


Olivia Adamczyk O’Sullivan
Fading light, New Cross SE14
Acrylic on paper

Wolfgang Woerner


Wolfgang Woerner
‘find me
ink, watercolour, charcoal on paper



Roots and Rifts

In February, group member Munisha Gupta was selected to exhibit in Roots and Rifts at the Espacio Gallery. Well done, Munisha!

"Roots and Rifts" at Espacio Gallery
“Roots and Rifts” at Espacio Gallery

RWS competition

Congratulations to group members Vivien Pegram, Wolfgang Woerner, Linda Gold and Olivia O’Sullivan, who have all had works chosen for the Royal Watercolour Society’s Contemporary Watercolour Competition, showing at the Bankside Gallery, 2-14 March.

Here are 3 of the selected entries. For more examples of their work, see our own Artists page.