News & events
The Fred Beckett Memorial Artist Award
The ROI are proud to announce that at this year’s Annual Exhibition a new trophy in honour of former ROI President Fred Beckett FROI will be awarded. Fred’s family have generously raised and donated the funds for this splendid crystal trophy, and will be selecting the...
ROI Friends paint out – Mousehole, Cornwall
The ROI recently hosted a fabulous paint out for Friends of the ROI in Mousehole, Cornwall and was hosted by Lizzie Black AROI and accompanied by John Walsom ROI. After meeting at the Old Coastguards Hotel for coffee the day was spent painting in the harbour. Later...
ROI Exhibition at The Gallery in Holt, Norfolk
The ROI is delighted to be exhibiting an exciting collection of paintings by a selection of its members in collaboration with The Gallery Holt in beautiful North Norfolk. The exhibition runs until October 14th and the gallery is open Mon-Sat, 10-4pm. Paintings are...
ROI Friends paint out with Max White – Hammersmith
On July 26th the ROI hosted a paint out for ROI Friends at Hammersmith in London. This informal ROI painting event was hosted by Max White AROI who was joined by Roger Ferrin ROI and friends of the Institute. An enjoyable day was had by all, inspired by painting...
RA Summer Exhibition – Linda Alexander ROI
Linda Alexander ROI is delighted to have had one of her paintings accepted for this year’s Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. Her oil painting ‘Jug and Pear’ was painted in response to this year’s theme ‘Dialogues’. It was selected by Vanessa Jackson RA and can be seen...
ROI Friends paint out – St James’ Park, London
In June the ROI hosted a paint out for ROI Friends at St James ‘s Park in London. It was a beautiful summer’s day in the park for an informal ROI painting event, hosted by members Natalia Avdeeva ROI and Tom Marsh ROI. Joined by fellow members Luis Morris ROI and Karl...
Fred Beckett FROI
We are so sorry to bring you the sad news that Fred Beckett FROI has passed away. Fred was President of the ROI from 1995 to 1997 and he was elected a Fellow of the Institute in 1998. He will be greatly missed and we would like to convey our sincere condolences to...
ROI Friends paint out – Regents Park, London
On Saturday 7th June the ROI held a paint day for Friends of the society in Regents Park, London. The event was hosted by Lotta Teale ROI and an enjoyable day was had by everyone. Many thanks to Lotta for hosting the day and to everyone who came along to join in the...
ROI Annual Exhibition 2025 – Call For Entries
The Royal Institute of Oil Painters presents the ROI Annual Exhibition 2025. Call for entries is now open and all the details for submitting work can be found on our annual exhibition page or the Mall Galleries website. The ROI is the only major national art society...
ROI Friends paint out – Denbies vineyard, Surrey
On Saturday May 17th ROI Friends joined Lucy Marks AROI who hosted a paint out at the Denbies Wine Estate, a beautiful vineyard in the Surrey Hills. An enjoyable day was had by all with some wonderful weather too! Thanks to Lucy for hosting the day and to everyone who...
ROI Friends paint out – Southampton
May got off to great start with an ROI paint day in Southampton hosted by Stewart Beckett AROI. The weather was thankfully favorable and an enjoyable day was had by all. Thanks to Stewart for hosting the day and to everyone who came along to join in the fun! There...
A week of painting in Etretat with Julia Hawkins ROI NEAC
30th August – 6th September 2025 Limited spaces available Visit the home of Impressionism where Monet began his journey. A week of painting with ROI and NEAC member Julia Hawkins in Etretat and surroundings with the world-famous cliffs, listed as a UNESCO World...