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Royal Academy of Arts · Piccadilly

Rose Wylie: The Picture Comes First

Ended28 February 2026 – 19 April 2026·Ticketed — see website

This exhibition has ended.

The largest ever UK survey of Rose Wylie's vibrant figurative paintings spanning art history, cinema, and celebrity culture.

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On now All of October 2026

Also at Royal Academy of Arts

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Roots

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Snap Happy! How Children Became Photographers

Snap Happy! How Children Became Photographers

The Photographers' Gallery

All exhibitions in London this month Coming up in November

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The entrance to The Photographers' Gallery on Ramillies Street in Soho

The Photographers' Gallery

The National Gallery overlooking Trafalgar Square

National Gallery

ArtFree10 min walk

The National Portrait Gallery entrance on St Martin's Place

National Portrait Gallery

ArtFree10 min walk

The entrance to the Churchill War Rooms at Clive Steps

Churchill War Rooms

Military13 min walk

Image credits

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Rose Wylie: The Picture Comes FirstCharlotte Major Wylie, Public domain
RootsCourtesy of The Photographers' Gallery
Sanlé Sory: Colour Years© Sanlé Sory, 2026. Courtesy of Tezeta.
Snap Happy! How Children Became PhotographersCourtesy of The Photographers' Gallery
Royal Academy of ArtsYair Haklai / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
The Photographers' GalleryThe wub / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
National GalleryCarlos Delgado / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
National Portrait GalleryIstvánka / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Churchill War RoomsJenny Poole / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

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