Royal Society of British Artists

The Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) advocates the highest standards of skill, expression and concept throughout the visual arts. The Society exhibits artists who employ a sound knowledge and application of draughtsmanship as the basis of their work.

One of nine Art Societies within the Federation of British Artists, they exhibit annually at Mall Galleries.

The Annual Exhibition, together with other regional and international members’ exhibitions held throughout the year, promote a renaissance of core aesthetic values within the visual arts.

Discover the Annual Exhibition 2021 here:
https://www.mallgalleries.org.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/royal-society-british-artists-annual-exhibition-2021

Artists featured in this Curation: Christopher Aggs (b.1951), Paul T. Bartlett (b.1955), Akash Bhatt (b.1972), Annie Boisseau (b.1957), Peter E. M. Brown (b.1967), Joyce W. Cairns (b.1947), Geoffrey Chatten (b.1938), Tom J. Coates (1941–2023), Richard P. Cook (b.1949), Frederick Cuming (1930–2022), and 25 more See all

106 artworks

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Sunrise over West Sussex 1995
Christopher Aggs (b.1951)
Oil on canvas
H 121 x W 153 cm
Worthing Hospital

© the artist. Image credit: Worthing Hospital
The Collection c.1990–2000
Christopher Aggs (b.1951)
Oil on canvas
H 80 x W 71 cm
Worthing Museum and Art Gallery

© the artist. Image credit: Worthing Museum and Art Gallery
Triangular Relationship 1979–1980
Paul T. Bartlett (b.1955)
Oil on board
H 21 x W 26 cm
Royal Birmingham Society of Artists

© Paul T. Bartlett, RBSA, RBA. Image credit: Royal Birmingham Society of Artists
Cake 2006
Akash Bhatt (b.1972)
Oil on canvas
H 74 x W 89 cm
St George's Hospital

© the artist. Image credit: St George's Hospital
The way, the truth, the life
Akash Bhatt (b.1972)
Watercolour on paper
H 63 x W 44 cm
Royal Watercolour Society

© the artist. Image credit: Royal Watercolour Society
The Moon is Hanging in a Purple Sky 2013
Annie Boisseau (b.1957)
Acrylic on canvas
H 90 x W 90 cm
University of Surrey

© the artist. Image credit: University of Surrey
Up St Mary Street, Brains to Howells 1999
Peter E. M. Brown (b.1967)
Oil on board
H 37.5 x W 58.5 cm
Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales

© the artist / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
A Glimpse of Sun on Milsom Street, Bath 1999
Peter E. M. Brown (b.1967)
Oil on board
H 61 x W 81 cm
Victoria Art Gallery

© the artist / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Victoria Art Gallery
Silver-lined Cloud over the Victoria Art Gallery 2019
Peter E. M. Brown (b.1967)
Oil on board
H 30.5 x W 25.5 cm
Victoria Art Gallery

© the artist / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Victoria Art Gallery
The Holburne Museum, Bath 2001
Peter E. M. Brown (b.1967)
Oil on canvas
H 45.7 x W 51 cm
The Holburne Museum

© the artist / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: The Holburne Museum
Mansfield College 2003
Peter E. M. Brown (b.1967)
Oil on canvas
H 50 x W 76 cm
Mansfield College, University of Oxford

© the artist / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Mansfield College, University of Oxford
Untitled 1970
Joyce W. Cairns (b.1947)
Oil on canvas
H 40.5 x W 30.5 cm
Art & Heritage Collections, Robert Gordon University

© the artist. Image credit: Art & Heritage Collections, Robert Gordon University
Where I Lived at Dovecot Grove 1970
Joyce W. Cairns (b.1947)
Oil on board
H 119 x W 106.5 cm
Art & Heritage Collections, Robert Gordon University

© the artist. Image credit: Art & Heritage Collections, Robert Gordon University
Midnight Manoeuvres 1986
Joyce W. Cairns (b.1947)
Oil on hardboard
H 180.5 x W 120 cm
Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

© the artist. Image credit: Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens
Shadows of the Past 1984
Joyce W. Cairns (b.1947)
Oil on board
H 180.5 x W 242.5 cm
Highland Council

© the artist. Image credit: Highland Council
Autumn Equinox
Joyce W. Cairns (b.1947)
Oil on hardboard
H 121.1 x W 121.3 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

© the artist. Image credit: Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
Untitled 1970
Joyce W. Cairns (b.1947)
Oil on board
H 80 x W 94 cm
Art & Heritage Collections, Robert Gordon University

© the artist. Image credit: Art & Heritage Collections, Robert Gordon University
Eastern Approaches c.1999
Joyce W. Cairns (b.1947)
Oil on board
H 61 x W 91.4 cm
The Fleming Collection

© the artist. Image credit: The Fleming Collection
Untitled 1971
Joyce W. Cairns (b.1947)
Oil on board
H 150 x W 122 cm
Art & Heritage Collections, Robert Gordon University

© the artist. Image credit: Art & Heritage Collections, Robert Gordon University
Bonjour Field Marshal 2002
Joyce W. Cairns (b.1947)
Oil on board
H 183 x W 122 cm
Art & Heritage Collections, Robert Gordon University

© the artist. Image credit: Art & Heritage Collections, Robert Gordon University
The Patient
Joyce W. Cairns (b.1947)
Oil on canvas
H 225 x W 378 cm
University of Aberdeen

© the artist. Image credit: University of Aberdeen
Footdee
Joyce W. Cairns (b.1947)
Oil on hardboard
H 101 x W 182 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

© the artist. Image credit: Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
TV Dinners 1991
Joyce W. Cairns (b.1947)
Oil on board
H 213.5 x W 244.6 cm
Glasgow Life Museums

© the artist. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums
Warning Bell on the North Pier 1986
Joyce W. Cairns (b.1947)
Oil on hardboard
H 181 x W 121 cm
Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

© the artist. Image credit: Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens
Great Yarmouth South Pier, Norfolk
Geoffrey Chatten (b.1938)
Oil on canvas
H 50.8 x W 76.2 cm
Great Yarmouth Port Authority

© the artist. Image credit: Great Yarmouth Port Authority
'Lydia Eva YH 89'
Geoffrey Chatten (b.1938)
Oil on canvas
H 80 x W 121 cm
Great Yarmouth Museums

© the artist. Image credit: Great Yarmouth Museums
French Farmhouse
Tom J. Coates (1941–2023)
Watercolour on paper
H 18 x W 25 cm
Royal Watercolour Society

© the artist's estate. Image credit: Royal Watercolour Society
Sir Richard Oswald Norman (1932–1993) c.1993
Tom J. Coates (1941–2023)
Oil on canvas
H 74 x W 58 cm
Exeter College, University of Oxford

© the artist's estate. Image credit: Exeter College, University of Oxford
Christopher Adams (b.1939)
Tom J. Coates (1941–2023)
Oil on canvas
H 61.2 x W 51 cm
Pembroke College, Cambridge

© the artist's estate. Image credit: Pembroke College, Cambridge
Sir Christopher Bland
Tom J. Coates (1941–2023)
Oil on canvas
H 118 x W 148.5 cm
Imperial Health Charity Art Collection

© the artist's estate. Image credit: Imperial Health Charity Art Collection
The Birmingham Five c.1970
Tom J. Coates (1941–2023)
Oil on canvas
H 92 x W 122 cm
Royal Birmingham Society of Artists

© the artist's estate. Image credit: Royal Birmingham Society of Artists
Newbury Show c.1980
Tom J. Coates (1941–2023)
Oil on canvas
H 28.5 x W 34 cm
West Berkshire Museum

© the artist's estate. Image credit: West Berkshire Museum
Coal Merchant 2000
Tom J. Coates (1941–2023)
Oil on canvas
H 98 x W 75 cm
Girton College, University of Cambridge

© the artist's estate. Image credit: Girton College, University of Cambridge
John Moffatt (1922–2012), Provost (1987–1993) 1991
Tom J. Coates (1941–2023)
Oil on canvas
H 90.7 x W 70.2 cm
The Queen's College, University of Oxford

© the artist's estate. Image credit: The Queen's College, University of Oxford
Jean Holm 1999
Richard P. Cook (b.1949)
Oil on canvas
H 66 x W 52 cm
Homerton College, University of Cambridge

© the artist. Image credit: Homerton College, University of Cambridge
Dame Beryl Paston Brown (1909–1997), Principal of Homerton College (1961–1971) 1986
Richard P. Cook (b.1949)
Oil on canvas
H 90 x W 69 cm
Homerton College, University of Cambridge

© the artist. Image credit: Homerton College, University of Cambridge
Rye Harbour, East Sussex 1970–1990
Frederick Cuming (1930–2022)
Oil on hardboard
H 51 x W 51 cm
Canterbury Museums and Galleries

© the artist's estate. Image credit: Canterbury Museums and Galleries
View of the Isle of Wight from Freshwater Bay, Looking South East 1990
Frederick Cuming (1930–2022)
Oil on canvas
H 76 x W 87.5 cm
National Trust, Mottistone Manor

© the artist's estate. Image credit: National Trust Images
Studio with Strip Light c.1975
Frederick Cuming (1930–2022)
Oil on canvas
H 91 x W 70 cm
Brighton & Hove Museums

© the artist's estate. Image credit: Brighton & Hove Museums
Studio, Early Morning 1968
Frederick Cuming (1930–2022)
Oil on hardboard
H 119 x W 119 cm
Towner

© the artist's estate. Image credit: Towner
Self Portrait 1959
Frederick Cuming (1930–2022)
Oil on canvas
H 30.5 x W 25 cm
The Ruth Borchard Collection

© The Ruth Borchard Collection. Image credit: Ruth Borchard Collection
Verandah Evening 1972
Frederick Cuming (1930–2022)
Oil on hardboard
H 123 x W 123 cm
Canterbury Museums and Galleries

© the artist's estate. Image credit: Canterbury Museums and Galleries
The Buoy – Rye Harbour 2005
Frederick Cuming (1930–2022)
Oil on board
H 75 x W 75 cm
Rye Art Gallery

© the artist's estate. Image credit: Rye Art Gallery
Queen of the Channel 1967
Frederick Cuming (1930–2022)
Oil on board
H 122.2 x W 154 cm
Royal Academy of Arts

© the artist's estate. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts
Stephen William Hawking 2005
Frederick Cuming (1930–2022)
Oil on board
H 61 x W 61 cm
National Portrait Gallery, London

© the artist's estate. Image credit: National Portrait Gallery, London
Nude 1954
Frederick Cuming (1930–2022)
Oil on board
H 61 x W 43.7 cm
Royal College of Art

© Royal College of Art. Image credit: Royal College of Art
Scene in the Grass 1979
Stephen J. Darbishire (b.1940)
Oil on board
H 14 x W 9 cm
The Beacon Museum

© the artist. Image credit: The Beacon Museum
Untitled
Jane Dowling (1925–2023)
Oil & mixed media on canvas
H 151.8 x W 152 cm
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

© the artist's estate. Image credit: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Untitled
Jane Dowling (1925–2023)
Oil & mixed media on canvas
H 151.8 x W 152 cm
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

© the artist's estate. Image credit: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Mary Magdalene at the Tomb 1990
Jane Dowling (1925–2023)
Acrylic on canvas
H 59.5 x W 50 cm
Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford

© the artist's estate. Image credit: Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford
‘The king of love my shepherd is’ 1979
Jane Dowling (1925–2023)
Tempera on canvas
H 113.1 x W 230.7 cm
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

© the artist's estate. Image credit: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Myfanwy Piper 2004
Clive Duncan (b.1944)
Bronze
H 61 x W 21 cm
Reading Museum

© the artist. Image credit: Reading Museum
Myfanwy Piper (1911–1997) c.1990
Clive Duncan (b.1944)
Clay
H 51 x W 17 x D 21 cm
River & Rowing Museum

© the artist. Image credit: River & Rowing Museum
James Thomas Ireland (1915–2006), CBE, Chairman of Buckinghamshire County Council (1973–1981) 1981
Romeo di Girolamo (1939–2022)
Oil on plywood
H 88 x W 68 cm
Buckinghamshire County Council

© the artist. Image credit: Buckinghamshire County Council
The Mill on the Rye, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire 1957
Romeo di Girolamo (1939–2022)
Oil on board
H 55 x W 79 cm
Wycombe Museum

© the artist. Image credit: Wycombe Museum
Still Life with Shrimps 1960
Anthony Eric Sandall Green (1939–2023)
Oil on canvas
H 44.5 x W 39.4 cm
Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales

© the estate of Anthony Green RA. Image credit: Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales
My Mother Alone in Her Dining Room 1975–1976
Anthony Eric Sandall Green (1939–2023)
Oil on board
H 181.5 x W 181.5 cm
Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts

© the estate of Anthony Green RA. Image credit: Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Collection, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, University of East Anglia
The Red Hat
Anthony Eric Sandall Green (1939–2023)
Oil on board
H 150 x W 91 cm
The Bournemouth & Poole College Collection

© the estate of Anthony Green RA. Image credit: The Bournemouth & Poole College Collection
The Chinese Lantern 1974
Anthony Eric Sandall Green (1939–2023)
Oil on board
H 183 x W 206 cm
The Ingram Collection of Modern British and Contemporary Art

© the estate of Anthony Green RA. Image credit: The Ingram Collection of Modern British and Contemporary Art
Mr and Mrs Stanley Joscelyne: The Second Marriage 1972
Anthony Eric Sandall Green (1939–2023)
Oil on board
H 213.4 x W 213.4 cm
National Museums NI

© the estate of Anthony Green RA. Image credit: National Museums NI
The Collector c.1965
Anthony Eric Sandall Green (1939–2023)
Oil on hardboard
H 160.1 x W 152.3 cm
Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales

© the estate of Anthony Green RA. Image credit: Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales
Victory in Europe/The Greens 1945 1981
Anthony Eric Sandall Green (1939–2023)
Oil on board
H 176 x W 185 cm
Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre

© the estate of Anthony Green RA. Image credit: Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London
Cows in a Farm Barn near Herne Bay, Kent 1992
Michael Grey-Jones (b.1950)
Acrylic on board
H 37 x W 43 cm
Canterbury Museums and Galleries

© the artist. Image credit: Canterbury Museums and Galleries
Still Life: Vertical Structures, Three Times Three 1965
Charles Everest Hardaker (b.1934)
Oil on canvas
H 121.5 x W 91.2 cm
Tate

© the artist. Image credit: Tate
The Vale of Llangollen c.1970
Charles Everest Hardaker (b.1934)
Oil on canvas
H 25.5 x W 50.8 cm
Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales

© the artist. Image credit: Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
Figure on a Bed 1958
Charles Everest Hardaker (b.1934)
Oil on canvas
H 60.7 x W 45.5 cm
Royal College of Art

© Royal College of Art. Image credit: Royal College of Art
The Closing of London Docks, 9 May 1969 1969
Charles Everest Hardaker (b.1934)
Oil on canvas
H 55 x W 88 cm
City of London Corporation

© the artist. Image credit: City of London Corporation
The City, London, Winter, 1968
Charles Everest Hardaker (b.1934)
Oil on canvas
H 46 x W 69 cm
City of London Corporation

© the artist. Image credit: City of London Corporation
J. Rowland Hughes (1915–1998), Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon 1981
Charles Everest Hardaker (b.1934)
Oil on canvas
H 74.5 x W 59 cm
The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust

© the artist. Image credit: The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust
Professor Sir Elihu Lauterpacht, CBE, QC, LLD 1998
James Horton (b.1948)
Oil on canvas
H 83 x W 64 cm
The Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge

© the artist. Image credit: The Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge
Brenda Ryman, Mistress of Girton College (1976–1983) 1997
James Horton (b.1948)
Oil on canvas
H 75 x W 54 cm
Girton College, University of Cambridge

© the artist. Image credit: Girton College, University of Cambridge
Playing Bowls on the Lawn of the Royal Hospital Chelsea
Ken Howard (1932–2022)
Oil on canvas
H 90 x W 120 cm
The Royal Hospital Chelsea

© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: The Royal Hospital Chelsea
British Troops on the Streets of Belfast during a Riot 1975
Ken Howard (1932–2022)
Oil & tempera on card
H 21.5 x W 27.5 cm
National Army Museum

© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: National Army Museum
The Centenary of the Royal Military Police 1977
Ken Howard (1932–2022)
Acrylic on canvas
H 88 x W 120 cm
Royal Military Police Museum

© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Bridgeman Images
La Giudecca, Winter Morning
Ken Howard (1932–2022)
Oil on board
H 19 x W 24.5 cm
RWA (Royal West of England Academy)

© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: RWA (Royal West of England Academy)
Self Portrait at Cricklewood 1961
Ken Howard (1932–2022)
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 31 cm
The Ruth Borchard Collection

© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Ruth Borchard Collection
Rosemount 1973
Ken Howard (1932–2022)
Oil on canvas
H 38.1 x W 55.8 cm
IWM (Imperial War Museums)

© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Bridgeman Images
Founder's Day, 1987
Ken Howard (1932–2022)
Oil on canvas
H 101 x W 122 cm
The Royal Hospital Chelsea

© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: The Royal Hospital Chelsea
Interior, South Bolton Gardens 1983
Ken Howard (1932–2022)
Oil on canvas
H 145 x W 176 cm
Brighton & Hove Museums

© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Brighton & Hove Museums
Townscape with Trees
Ken Howard (1932–2022)
Oil on canvas
H 50 x W 75 cm
The Postal Museum

© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: The Postal Museum
Ulster Crucifixion 1978
Ken Howard (1932–2022)
Oil on canvas
H 122 x W 182 cm
National Museums NI

© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: National Museums NI
Robert Raymond Chesterfield, Mayor of Sandwich (1972–1973 & 1983–1984) 1973
Pamela Kay (b.1939)
Oil on canvas
H 106.6 x W 81.2 cm
Sandwich Guildhall

© the artist. Image credit: Sandwich Guildhall Museum
Chiswick 2010
Martin Leman (b.1934)
Watercolour on paper
H 27 x W 27 cm
Royal Watercolour Society

© Royal Watercolour Society. Image credit: Royal Watercolour Society
St Ives Flowers 2009
Jill Leman (b.1946)
Watercolour on paper
H 30 x W 30 cm
Royal Watercolour Society

© Royal Watercolour Society. Image credit: Royal Watercolour Society
Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh c.1993
Christopher Miers (b.1941)
Oil on board
H 37.6 x W 52.8 cm
Parliamentary Art Collection

© the artist. Image credit: Parliamentary Art Collection
A Regimental Aid Post near Gumbang, Borneo 1964
Christopher Miers (b.1941)
Tempera on paper
H 27.9 x W 38.1 cm
IWM (Imperial War Museums)

© IWM (Imperial War Museums). Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)
Lieutenant Colonel William Kemmis Buckley 1980s
Christopher Miers (b.1941)
Oil on board
H 68 x W 57.5 cm
Carmarthenshire Museums Service Collection

© the artist. Image credit: Carmarthenshire Museums Service Collection
Camp Area near Stass, Borneo 1964
Christopher Miers (b.1941)
Tempera on paper
H 26.6 x W 38.1 cm
IWM (Imperial War Museums)

© IWM (Imperial War Museums). Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)
Equilibrium c.2011
Peter Newsome (b.1943)
Glass & metal
H 29.5 x W 32 x D 35 cm
Clare Hall, University of Cambridge

© the artist. Image credit: Clare Hall, University of Cambridge
Landscape: A Late February Afternoon 1980
Steven Outram (b.1953)
Oil on board
H 49.5 x W 60 cm
Harlow Art Trust

© Steven Outram RBA. Image credit: Harlow Art Trust
Memorial to Group Captain Peter Townsend (1914–1995) 2003
Guy Portelli (b.1957)

© the artist. Image credit: Tracy Jenkins / Art UK
Still Life
Jacqueline Lesley Rizvi (b.1944)
Watercolour on paper
H 22 x W 30 cm
Royal Watercolour Society

© the copyright holder. Image credit: Royal Watercolour Society
Frank Walsh, Wheeler-Dealer 2000
Melissa Scott-Miller (b.1959)
Oil on canvas
H 120 x W 100 cm
Girton College, University of Cambridge

© Melissa Scott-Miller. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Girton College, University of Cambridge
Children with Paper Boat
William Selby (b.1933)
Watercolour on paper
H 30 x W 30 cm
Royal Watercolour Society

© the artist. Image credit: Royal Watercolour Society
Washing Line
Richard Sorrell (b.1948)
Watercolour on paper
H 12 x W 15 cm
Royal Watercolour Society

© the artist. Image credit: Royal Watercolour Society
Rocks d’Antibes 1974
Richard Sorrell (b.1948)
Watercolour on paper
H 40 x W 58 cm
Royal Watercolour Society

© the artist. Image credit: Royal Watercolour Society
Early Morning 1978
Richard Sorrell (b.1948)
Acrylic on paper
H 24 x W 32.2 cm
Harlow Art Trust

© the artist. Image credit: Harlow Art Trust
Poverty 1985
Tessa Spencer Pryse (b.1939)
Oil on canvas
H 106.7 x W 101.6 cm
Chelmsford Museums

© the artist. Image credit: Chelmsford Museums
Ben Wyvis and Cromarty Firth
Tessa Spencer Pryse (b.1939)
Acrylic on canvas (?)
H 30.5 x W 76 cm
East Contemporary Art Collection

© the artist. Image credit: East Contemporary Art Collection
Moon and Waterfall II 2017
David Sprakes (b.1951)
Steel
H 155 x W 36 x D 36 cm
Beverley Art Gallery

© the artist. Image credit: Beverley Art Gallery
View of Quarry Street, Guildford
Nicholas Verrall (b.1945)
Oil on canvas
University of Surrey

© the artist. Image credit: University of Surrey
Cerisiers dans le jardin
Nicholas Verrall (b.1945)
Oil on canvas
H 62 x W 94 cm
University of Surrey

© the artist. Image credit: University of Surrey
Three Pots c.2002
Annie Williams (b.1942)
Watercolour on paper
H 30 x W 30 cm
Royal Watercolour Society

© Royal Watercolour Society. Image credit: Royal Watercolour Society
Marie and Lloyd in Their Garden 2006
Anthony Yates (b.1957)
Oil on canvas
H 49 x W 59 cm
Royal Birmingham Society of Artists

© the artist. Image credit: Royal Birmingham Society of Artists