LONDON ART FAIR 2025 - The Premier Modern British and Contemporary Art Fair in the UK

London Art Fair was founded in 1989 by London’s Business Design Centre in Islington, where the Fair still takes place today, with the aim of providing a space to showcase exceptional Modern and Contemporary Art, to discover and to buy. Launching with just 36 UK galleries London Art Fair has grown steadily over the years with well over 100 galleries now regularly exhibiting and 25,000 visitors attending the Fair. London Art Fair provides an established home for Modern British Art, whilst embracing an increasingly international and contemporary outlook, with new galleries from around the world. Nurturing collecting at all levels, from prints and editions starting in the hundreds, to major works by internationally renowned artists – notable sales at the Fair include works by Andy Warhol, David Hockney, Theodore Ereira-Guyer, Derek Jarman, and Charlotte Keates – London Art Fair provides a platform for nurturing talent too and has played host to acclaimed artists early in their career as well as established names, with Chris Ofili and Jenny Saville awarded ‘rising star’ awards at the 1996 edition. The Fair’s extensive gallery line up showcases a diverse cross-section of art from emerging talent to established art world favourites, alongside an inspiring programme of curated talks, panel discussions and artist insights. Since 2014, London Art Fair has also selected a regional museum partner to work with each year to create a unique exhibition that enables our visitors to experience the heritage, quality and significance of regional collections. For 2025, we are delighted to be partnering with The Sainsbury Centre, a world-class art museum on the campus of the University of East Anglia which has a unique perspective on how art can foster cultural dialogue and exchange. The Fair also provides expert insights into innovative curatorial concepts in contemporary art through its critically acclaimed curated spaces: Encounters, offering a platform for the next generation of artists and gallerists as well as established names working in new or unexpected ways; Platform which features a selection of galleries presenting well-known, overlooked and emerging artists that align to an overarching annually changing theme; and Prints & Editions, a curated selection of galleries dedicated to limited editions and photography providing a platform for both emerging artists and established luminaries in printmaking and publishing.

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