Please join me when I celebrate Joan Eardley in Berwick-upon-Tweed with the talk ‘Collecting Joan Eardley: From the Highlands to Hampshire‘ on 24 June 2026. It accompanies the forthcoming exhibition Joan Eardley: The Sea at Catterline which opens at the Granary Gallery in Berwick on 6 June 2026.
Photo: Julie Howden
Collecting Joan Eardley: From the Highlands to Hampshire
I will discuss the life-time and posthumous collecting of Eardley’s work in the public realm. This provides insight into the development of her career and reputation, as well as shedding light on the methods and patterns of collecting contemporary and British art by the country’s public museums, galleries and beyond. Join me on a journey from the Highlands to Hampshire via Eardley’s tremendous paintings, involving the Ministry of Works, the BBC and an Oxford college for starters. For information about Joan Eardley in Berwick-upon-Tweed and to book tickets to my talk please click on this link.
You can find out about my article ‘Unexpected Eardley’ here and more about the Granary Gallery here.
