Mead Gallery
The Mead Gallery is a space where people can meet, create, discuss and discover the arts.
The Mead Gallery opened in 1986, it quickly developed an international reputation for its exhibitions of contemporary art. It has presented the work of world-renowned artists including Hurvin Anderson, Phyllida Barlow, Gerard Byrne, João Penalva and Lindsay Seers.
It's also hosted major survey exhibitions including, The Indiscipline of Painting and Slipping Abstraction.
The Mead Gallery opens in University term-times and entry is free.
Visual Art Events
Exhibition On Screen: Hopper: An American Love Story
Hopper’s work is the most recognizable art in America – popular, praised, and mysterious. Countless painters, photographers, filmmakers and musicians…
Exhibition On Screen: Pissarro: Father of Impressionism
Without Camille Pissarro, there is no Impressionist movement. He is rightfully known as the father of Impressionism. It was a dramatic path that…
Autumn Makers Market
We're delighted to host our Autumn Makers Market this October, featuring an array of independent, local traders, selling handcrafted and sustainably made…
Past Exhibitions
Phantom Sculpture (2023)
For our autumn and winter 2023-2024, the Mead Gallery showcased the work of 23 artists who have contributed to and shaped the development of British sculpture…
The Reason for Painting (2023)
The Reason for Painting continued the Mead Gallery’s longstanding examination of abstract painting. It built on previous Mead exhibitions including: Slow…
Katrina Palmer What's Already Going On? (2023)
For her largest commission to date, Katrina Palmer created a site-specific commission that radically transformed the architecture in the Mead Gallery.
Art for you
Sculpture Park
You can discover parts of the University art collection - including two giant steel dinosaurs by Jake and Dinos Chapman - by following one of our special Sculpture Trails.
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University Art Collection
Founded in 1965, the University of Warwick’s art collection features major works by some of the most exciting artists of the last few decades.
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