The Royal Institute of Oil Painters was founded in 1882, promoting and exhibiting work of the highest standard in oil paint. The ROI provides a centre of excellence and encouragement to all who love this robust medium and is a member of the Federation of British Artists (FBA) based at the Mall Galleries in central London.
The ROI Annual Open Exhibition is held annually in November/December when non-members are afforded the opportunity to exhibit alongside established ROI members. The call for entries for our 2026 annual exhibition is now open.
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A fantastic picnic day in London with the Friends of the ROI
We had the ROI Friends picnic day on Saturday which was hosted by ROI members John Walsom and Max White. Blessed with some fine weather we all met at Victoria Embankment Gardens in the morning and painted for a while before enjoying a picnic lunch on the grass. Some...
ROI Education Outreach – Andrew Farmer ROI at Richmond Hill Primary School
Andrew Farmer ROI has been continuing the brilliant ROI educational outreach work with schools and gave two talks to pupils at the Richmond Hill Primary School, Sprotbrough, Doncaster on May 20th. The talks were delivered to year 5 classes and since it was a careers...
Upcoming painting workshops with David Pilgrim ROI
David Pilgrim ROI will be teaching at the wonderful Cornwall School of Art on June 15th, 16th and 17th and there are still a few remaining places available if you would like to come along for an enjoyable and focused day of painting in beautiful Cornwall. Just follow...
ROI Annual Exhibition
Find out more about the ROI Annual Exhibition which takes place at the Mall Galleries in London. Our call for entries is now open and this year’s exhibition will once again showcase the work of many of the UK’s most exciting young painters alongside the work of more established names.
ROI Friends
Our Friends are very important to the ROI and it is a great way to engage with the society with a selection of events organized annually and exclusively for Friends to spend time with ROI members, such as painting picnics and studio tours to name but a few.
ROI Educational Outreach
Find out more about the exciting and pioneering educational outreach work being done in partnership with schools by our ROI members.
