SPG Annual Open 2026

exhibitions
Written by Robert Fitzmaurice

Annual Open 2026
Southwark Park Galleries
Lake Gallery, 1 Park Approach
Southwark Park
London SE16 2UA
https://southwarkparkgalleries.org/

Established the same year as the gallery in 1984, the Annual Open is London’s longest-running democratic exhibition.

Exhibition Dates: Saturday 21 November – Saturday 12 December, Wednesday – Sunday, 11am – 4pm

Opening Reception: Saturday 21 November, 1pm – 4pm

Closing Event: Saturday 12 December, 1pm – 4pm (Winner Announcement at 2pm)
This year’s judge is Sin Wai Kin will award the prize of £500 towards a solo exhibition in autumn 2027.

Robert Fitzmaurice

Robert Fitzmaurice makes paintings, prints and ceramics involving emblematic figures and encoded allusions. His travels in Europe and Asia have led to a fascination with stories and forms of the figure from different cultures. Influenced by both eastern and western traditions the has established a personal language that in his own words “aims to conjure a presence”.

https://fitzmaurice.works
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