We are delighted that Jerwood Foundation is to fund a catalogue accompanying the first major survey exhibition of British painter Euan Uglow’s work in over 20 years, taking place at MK Gallery from 14 February to 31 May 2026.
The catalogue will accompany the first major survey exhibition of British painter Euan Uglow’s work in over 20 years. This grant builds upon Jerwood’s previous support of a Vanessa Bell catalogue, which accompanied MK Gallery’s exhibition in 2024.
The Euan Uglow catalogue, comprising of newly commissioned writing by the show’s curator Catherine Lampert and Dr Kate Aspinall, as well as contributions from artists John Stezaker, Ellen Altfest and Robert Dukes, will feature beautiful reproductions of Uglow’s works. As Catherine Lampert says, “The most radical of his pictures continue to set a benchmark for art nominally in the Western tradition.”
Euan Uglow (1932-2000) was one of Britain’s most significant 20th century painters, known for his sustained observation and painstaking technique, often taking months, if not years, to complete a work. He was shortlisted for the Jerwood Painting Prize in 1994 and the forthcoming exhibition will feature two works on loan from Jerwood Collection: The Blue Towel, 1982-83: and Study for Blue Towel, 1982. These will be shown alongside works from public collections including The Government Art Collection, Southampton Art Gallery and Tate as well as generous loans from private collections. The exhibition will featuring over 40 of his most ambitious paintings, as well as drawings and examples of work by his artistic influences, Paul Cézanne, Alberto Giacometti and his former tutors William Coldstream, Victor Pasmore and Claude Rogers.
Anthony Spira, Director, MK Gallery said:
It is thanks to Jerwood’s generous grant that MK Gallery can research and commission an extensive Euan Uglow Exhibition Catalogue presenting a lavishly illustrated overview of the artist’s remarkable career, with newly commissioned writing intended to deepen and extend the appreciation of his paintings and drawings to new audiences.
Lara Wardle Executive Director and Trustee Jerwood Foundation said:
I am delighted that Jerwood Foundation will be supporting the forthcoming and long overdue UK survey of Euan Uglow’s work at MK Gallery through funding the accompanying catalogue. Euan Uglow was shortlisted for the first Jerwood Painting Prize in 1994, and we will be loaning both of our works by him from the Jerwood Collection as part of our proactive loaning programme.
Euan Uglow: An Arc from the Eye exhibition will be open from 14 February to 31 May 2026.
