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May Exhibitions and Events | The Local Art Scene

Browse through forthcoming events and exhibitions in May

Find out more about each event, view exhibiting artists or click through to their own personal websites.

Hampshire

06 February - 30 May
Spring Greens
Chalk's Gallery | Lymington
14 February - 03 June
Yinka Shonibare CBE RA: Patterns of Power
Arc Winchester | Winchester
7 February – 9 May
Melanie Manchot: In Darkness and Light
John Hansard Gallery | Southampton

Buckinghamshire

14 February - 31 May
Euan Uglow: An Arc from the Eye
MK Gallery | Milton Keynes

Bedfordshire

15 November 2025 - 2 September
Noel Carrington
The Higgins Bedford | Bedford

Devon

24 January - 31 May
Beryl Cook: Pride and Joy
The Box | Plymouth

Dorset

31 January – 10 May 2026
People Watching
Dorset Museum Art Gallery | Dorchester

West Midlands

18 February - 31 May
I photograph comedians!
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery | Birmingham

West Yorkshire

21 April - 11 April 2027
Lines of Enquiry: Drawings from the collection
Leeds Art Gallery | Leeds

Oxfordshire

Until 28 June
Pat Suet-Bik Hui & The Three Perfections
Ashmolean Museum | Oxford

Worcestershire

17 January - 14 June
John Singer Sargent: an American in Worcestershire
Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum | Worcester

Merseyside

Ongoing
Chinese pottery and porcelain
Lady Lever Art Gallery | Wirral
Until 6 Sep 2028
Ugo Rondinone: Liverpool Mountain
Tate Liverpool | Liverpool

London

12 February - 4 May
Lucian Freud: Drawing into Painting
National Portrait Gallery | Covent Garden
8 October 2025 – 10 May
​​​​​Nigerian Modernism
Tate Modern | Southwark

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