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Vanessa Bell: A World of Form and Colour
From 26th March until 21st September 2025, at Charleston in Lewes, East Sussex – not far from the country retreat of the Bloomsbury Group, Charleston House – step into the world of Vanessa Bell, a groundbreaking artist and key figure in 20th-century British art, whose creativity spanned multiple disciplines. This landmark exhibition, the largest ever dedicated to Bell, brings her practice into focus, affirming her as a radical pioneer of modernism in her own right.
With over 100 pieces on display, explore the full breadth of Bell’s artistic legacy: from her vibrant paintings to her revolutionary textiles, furniture designs, ceramics, and book covers.
At Charleston Lewes Gallery Shop (and also Charleston House) CF Editions rugs are available for sale, a number of designs, all produced from original Omega Workshops artworks.
Above: ‘Omega Workshops Rug’, CF Editions. Below: on the left, Reflections, and on the right ‘Omega Rectangles’, CF Editions.
Rediscover Vanessa Bell – a true trailblazer of modern art – through this stunning showcase of her life’s work. An exhibition organised by Charleston in partnership with MK Gallery.
Open alongside is the first UK institutional exhibition of contemporary artist Koak, presenting new works inspired by and responding to Vanessa Bell.
26TH MARCH – 21ST SEPTEMBER 2025, CHARLESTON IN LEWES
IMAGE CREDITS
Main image:
On the left, Vanessa Bell, Abstract Painting, c1914, Tate purchased 1974. © Estate of Vanessa Bell. All rights reserved, DACS 2024.
On the right, Vanessa Bell, David Garnett, oil and gouache on cardboard, 1915, © National Portrait Gallery, London.
Lifestyle images:
Christopher Horwood, on location, and Tom Mannion at the Bloomsbury Room at The Courtauld.
Exhibition images:
Vanessa Bell a World of Form and Colour, Charleston in Lewes. Photograph: Lee Robbins.