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British Art Fair is a 
A number of galleries exhibit at the fair each year. In the past, the fair was held at the
London
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-based art fair presenting modern, post-war
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and contemporary British art
The art of the United Kingdom refers to all forms of visual art in or associated with the country since the formation of the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707 and encompasses English art, Scottish art, Welsh art and Irish art, and forms part ...
.
The fair was founded by Gay Hutson in 1988, and most of the major names in British art in the 20th and 21st centuries have been represented. Much of the work is privately sourced and fresh to the market, with dealers keeping work back for the fair.
A number of galleries exhibit at the fair each year. In the past, the fair was held at the Royal College of Art
The Royal College of Art (RCA) is a public university, public research university in London, United Kingdom, with campuses in South Kensington, Battersea and White City, London, White City. It is the only entirely postgraduate art and design uni ...
in South Kensington
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, west London, in September each year. In 2012, the fair celebrated its 25th anniversary. Due to a loss of availability of the venue, it was cancelled in 2016, but in June 2017 it was held at the Mall Galleries
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in St James's
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, central London.
In 2018, the art fair moved to Saatchi Gallery
The Saatchi Gallery is a London gallery for contemporary art and an independent charity opened by Charles Saatchi in 1985. Exhibitions which drew upon the collection of Charles Saatchi, starting with US artists and minimalism, moving to the ...
at the Duke of York's HQ, which has since become the fair's new home.
In 2022, British Art Fair took place under the Ramsay Fairs umbrella for the first time. Founded by Will Ramsay, Ramsay Fairs is one of the biggest art fair organisers globally, with a portfolio of art fairs that includes Affordable Art Fair
Affordable Art Fair is an international, contemporary art fair held in nine countries around the world. Launched in Battersea Park, London, England, in 1999, Affordable Art Fair is an international event in thirteen cities: London, Amsterdam, Br ...
, VOLTA and British Art Fair.
See also
*London Art Fair
The London Art Fair (LAF) is an annual contemporary art fair held at the Business Design Centre in Islington, London.
Overview
The fair displays modern British and contemporary art, from the early 20th century onwards, presented by galleries ...
References
External links
* 1988 establishments in England Recurring events established in 1988 Art fairs Arts in London Annual events in London September Royal College of Art British art {{London-stub