New English Art Club

At the heart of the NEAC...

is the search for meaningful and resonant art and its propagation through exhibitions and education.

We are committed to artistic authenticity grounded in the observation of life and articulated with the beauty of skilful language and craftsmanship. We were founded in 1886 inspired by the fresh vision offered by French Impressionism. We continue to represent art that is about visual inquisitiveness and looking anew.

Patrick Cullen - President

Historically, the New English Art Club was founded by a group of artists dissatisfied with the entrenched attitudes of the Royal Academy. They mounted their first show in 1886 including paintings by Clausen, Sickert and Stanhope Forbes. The club increasingly attracted younger artists, bringing with them the influence of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. Many diverse styles of art have developed since its founding, adding richness and variety.

Today, the NEAC engages public interest on different levels: a nationwide programme of exhibitions, an acclaimed School of Drawing, a website and an active Friends scheme.

Video: NEAC Annual Exhibition 2022

Call for Entries

Artists are invited to submit work for exhibition alongside members of the New English Art Club at the NEAC Annual Exhibition.

Several prizes and awards are available to win.

Prizes & Awards

Winners

2024: T.F. Ashley, The Natural History Museum, Oxford

2023: Grant Watson, No End

2022: Kenneth Le Riche, House, Giant Figures and Pespectival Inconsistencies

2021: Paul Newland NEAC, The Deanery by the River

2020: N/A

2019: Joseph Ryan, Castle

2018: Tim Benson PROI, Selfie by Lamplight; Toby Ward NEAC, Breakfast Table

2017: Paul Gildea NEAC, Night Watch

2016: Martin Yeoman NEAC, Taj Mahal Winter

2015: James Bland NEAC, Woman at a Table

2014: Michael Cooper NEAC, Downland Fields

2013: Jane Corsellis NEAC, Clam Diggers near Kenmare, Co Kerry, Ireland; Mick Kirkbride NEAC, Drawing Class

Winners

2024: Andrew Torr, Small Estate

2023: Patricia Paolozzi Cain NEAC, Nullabor Landscape II

2022: Dylan Leddington, Kenospia No. 4

2021: Chris Polunin, Space

2020: Ruth Stage NEAC, Cardoons in a Kentish Garden

2019: Sarah Spencer VPNEAC, Whitstable Sky and Seascape

2018: Andrew Roberts, Road to Benahavis I

2017: Peter Brown NEAC PS Hon RBA ROI RP, Absolutely Chucking It Down George Street, Bath

2016: Mark Finch, Circean Poisons

2015: Michael Weller, Late January Pears

Winners

2024: Zahra Akbari Baseri, Furrow

2023: James Bland NEAC, Child II; Felicity House PS, At the Printmakers

2022: Katherine Jackson, Self Portrait

2021: Richard Pikesley PPNEAC RWS, Eggardon, Cattle and Western Sky

2020: N/A

2019: Joseph Ryan, Castle

2018: Peter Brown NEAC PS Hon RBA ROI RP, Ned Drawing on the Studio Floor

2017: Peter Brown NEAC PS Hon RBA ROI RP, Absolutely Chucking It Down George Street, Bath

2016: Patrick Cullen NEAC, The Burning Ghat, Dusk, Varanasi

2015: Tom Hughes, Clifton Suspension Bridge, Contre Jour, January

2014: Salliann Putman NEAC, Landscape Layers 5

2013: Peter Brown NEAC PS Hon RBA ROI RP; David Parfitt NEAC

Winners

2024: Ronald Hellen, Still Life and Prospect Cottage, Dungeness

2023: Salliann Putman NEAC RWS, First Light

2022: Howard Milton, Caught Red Handed

2021: Cherryl Fountain, At Home with Waggis

2020: Caroline Frood NEAC, Heleniums

2019: Robert E Wells NEAC RBA, Mother & Child - South Downs

2018: Melissa Scott-Miller NEAC RBA RP, Winter Backgardens, Islington

2017: Ann Shrager NEAC, Diwali Elephant

2016: Diana Calvert NEAC, Summer Flowers

2015: June Berry NEAC, A Walk Across the Fields