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Other lives: Artist who produced portraits of famous people as well as more personal works, many of which reflected her life in Suffolk

Sir Joshua Reynolds “dominated the artistic life of England in his age”, said Melanie McDonagh in the Evening Standard. As the co-founder and first president of the Royal Academy, Reynolds (1723-1792) held immense power over the country’s art establishment, and was generally “revered” by his fellow painters. Constable, for one,…

Elizabeth Thompson takes on the whiskered lads of the Royal Academy in a show that bubbles over with charisma

The Royal Academy of Arts launches its Herzog & de Meuron exhibition in London; we speak to them about the show, their approach to healthcare architecture and caring, and their rich body of work

The RA Architecture Prize 2023 has been announced, naming Dublin-based architect Shane de Blacam as its winner

In this episode of Art After Dark, Nancy Durrant is joined by visual artist and Royal Academician Rana Begum.

South Tyneside residents are encouraged to make the most of a chance to see 1826 masterpiece The Cornfield

Every year since 1769, the Royal Academy has hosted a Summer Exhibition, a “cave-of-wonders-cum-candy-shop-cum-car-boot-sale of works by known academicians and keen members of the public”, said Laura Freeman in The Times. And, as the saying goes, “it is what it is”. This latest iteration, stewarded by watercolourist David Remfry, features…

Artist David Remfry is co-ordinator of the Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition this year. Here’s why he’s called Kensington home for 40 years and counting