The Power of Drawing: Marking 25 Years of the Royal Drawing School 

This free exhibition, marking the 25th anniversary of the Royal Drawing School, will highlight the central role of drawing across creative disciplines - including fine art, performance, film, architecture, illustration, and design. It will showcase drawings and quotes by renowned artists and creative figures including Quentin Blake, Frank Bowling, Tim Burton, Tacita Dean, Es Devlin, Tracey Emin, Denzil Forrester, Norman Foster, Catherine Goodman, Antony Gormley, Thomas Heatherwick, David Hockney, Eileen Hogan, Jony Ive, Chantal Joffe, Rachel Jones, Bharti Kher, Christopher Le Brun, Charlie Mackesy, Ishbel Myerscough, Humphrey Ocean, Alice Oswald, Cornelia Parker, and Rufus Wainwright. His Majesty the King, Founding Patron of the Royal Drawing School, will also contribute an original drawing, to this special celebratory exhibition, as will the School’s alumni from the past 25 years.

Alumni featured in the exhibition: ⁠
Jamiu Agboke, Frith Olwyn Angel, Sara Anstis, Alicja Biała, Daniel Blumberg, William Brickle, Somaya Critchlow, Clara Drummond, Charlotte Edey, Ned Elliott, Douglas Farthing, Laura Footes, Jake Garfield, Jake Grewal, Richard Ayodeji Ikhide, Olivia Kemp, Christina Kimeze, Oliver Macdonald Oulds, Jessie Makinson, Kathryn Maple, Francesca Mollett, Louis Pohl Koseda, Fraser Scarfe, Lindsay Sekulowicz, Alice Shirley.⁠

Open to View:
1–26 July 2025
Monday to Friday 9am - 6pm, Saturdays 10am - 4pm
Royal Drawing School in Shoreditch, East London

Free admission, booking required

Please consider a donation when you book

As a charity, we believe everyone, whatever their financial circumstance, should be able to access our teaching. That’s why all our courses come with a wide range of bursaries and scholarships. As we mark our 25th anniversary year, help us sustain and grow these vital programmes with a donation. Every contribution, big or small, makes a difference.

The Royal Drawing School is a registered charity in England and Wales (NO. 1101538).