News & events
ROI Prize Winners 2015
The ROI preview on Tuesday 1st December was a hugely successful day with many wonderful paintings to discover. The show is on until the 13th December at the Mall Galleries and ends at 1pm. Many congratulations to those who won awards on the day and to all the artists...
ROI paint evening, demo and president’s tour – December 9th
Join members of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters for an evening of painting. There will be a choice of three models to work from, live music and a bar serving mince pies and wine. Easels and boards may be available, bring your own materials. Paint samples will be...
ROI Paint live event – December 5th
The ROI are holding a new event at the ROI Exhibition. Come and join in on Saturday 5th December as it promises to be a great day painting with great company and prizes to be won! A real treat too that Adebanji Alade (AROI) will be in the gallery giving a free...
Art sale in support of those affected by Ebola – 10th December
During the ROI annual exhibition Tim Benson will be holding a sale of artwork at the Mall Galleries on Thursday December 10th from 5-8pm in support of those affected by the recent Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone. The show will include works by both amateur and...
ROI Annual Exhibition 2015 – browse online
With the Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition rapidly approaching, you can have a preview of the show by visiting the Mall Galleries website. Work is now available to browse and buy online....
ROI Annual Exhibition 2015
The Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition has a well earned reputation for attracting highly exciting young exhibitors, alongside the much admired, more established member artists. This year the trend will continue, with new artists and new discoveries...
Cornish Painting Weekend
The ROI will be holding a painting weekend from Friday 2nd to Sunday the 4th October. This will be for members and Friends of the ROI and we will be painting in Polperro, Polruan and staying in Looe. This will be an informal and sociable weekend were we can share our...
Peter Wileman – “Into the Light”, Solo Exhibition
Posted on August 23, 2015 Peter Wileman – Into the Light – Solo Exhibition, Bristol Sept 5 – 30 Originally known as one of the UK’s foremost painters of representational marine work, Peter Wileman has taken something of a change of direction in recent years. In a...
ROI Friends and Members Painting Day on August 22nd
Posted on August 6, 2015 On Saturday 22nd August the ROI will be having a Friends and Members painting day at Saltford, near Bath. It will be a group painting day so you are welcome to come along to join us and take part! The day will start at 10:00 am, and we will be...
ROI represented at AGBI Event
Posted on July 10, 2015 On Tuesday 7th July three ROI members were invited by the AGBI to the Royal Academy in London to celebrate fundraising efforts by nominated stewards for the current year. David Pilgrim ROI was nominated as this year’s steward for the ROI and...
Domesticity – An exhibition of Interiors by Naomi Alexander
Posted on July 5, 2015 Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead from 25th July until 31st October. (Private Preview Tuesday 28th July 2015, 6-8pm) In 2013, Naomi Alexander was invited to exhibit her work at the Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead. To coincide with the exhibition,...
Wonderful ROI Painting day in London
Posted : April 20th 2015 The ROI held a fascinating London Studio Event on 18th April, lead by President Ian Cryer and by kind invitation of Philip James ROI and Ken Howard RA ROI. The day was for both members and friends of the ROI and started with a group painting...