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Royal West of England Academy (RWA)

Royal West of England Academy (RWA)

RWA (Royal West of England Academy)

Open to the public

Museum or gallery in Bristol

786 artworks

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The RWA (Royal West of England Academy) is one of only five Royal Academies of Art in the United Kingdom, and the only one operating from its original, purpose-built gallery. It is a registered charity which has been self-supporting for over 150 years and possesses an outstanding Grade II* listed building, galleries and permanent fine art collection. The RWA has HM Queen Elizabeth II as its patron and HRH The Prince of Wales is an honorary academician. It is situated in the academic heart of Bristol at the Clifton Triangle, where Queens Road meets Whiteladies Road, opposite the Victoria Rooms.

Queen's Road, Clifton, Bristol, Bristol BS8 1PX England

info@rwa.org.uk

0117 973 5129

Opening times are Monday to Saturday, 9.30am–5.30pm, and Sunday, 11am–5pm. Last admission is half an hour before closing.

http://www.rwa.org.uk/

Artworks

  • Summer Landscape
    Summer Landscape John Whitlock Codner (1913–2008)
    Royal West of England Academy (RWA)
  • Landscape, Early Morning
    Landscape, Early Morning Paul Feiler (1918–2013)
    Royal West of England Academy (RWA)
  • Southern Dorset
    Southern Dorset Neil Murison (1930–2018)
    Royal West of England Academy (RWA)
  • Newlyn Harbour
    Newlyn Harbour Peter Potworowski (1898–1962)
    Royal West of England Academy (RWA)
  • Edge of the Field
    Edge of the Field Michael Porter (b.1948)
    Royal West of England Academy (RWA)
  • Gower Coast
    Gower Coast Jean Rees (1914–2004)
    Royal West of England Academy (RWA)
  • The Combine
    The Combine Claude Rogers (1907–1979)
    Royal West of England Academy (RWA)
  • 779 more

Artists

  • Evening near Baslow, Derbyshire
    Frank Lynton Giles (1910–2003)
  • Eric Hebborn (1934–1996)
    Peter Greenham (1909–1992)
  • Winter Landscape
    John Eaves (b.1929)
  • The Old Holyhead Road, Betws-y-Coed, North Wales
    Rosa Muller (1822–1914)
  • Camouflaging a New Flight Shed
    Robin Darwin (1910–1974)
  • Flower Makers
    Samuel Melton Fisher (1859–1939)
  • Sir Patrick Geddes (1854–1932), Sociologist and Town Planner
    Charles James Pibworth (1878–1958)
  • Frank Benson (1858–1939)
    Hugh Goldwin Riviere (1869–1956)
  • Portico dei Comuni, Siena, Italy
    Arthur Bell (1897–1995)
  • London Bridge
    Richard MacDonald (1919–1993)

Curations

  • Mrs Ellen Sharples
    Showcase
    Art Unlocked: Royal West of England Academy

    6 artworks curated by Alison Bevan, Director

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