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Past Exhibitions

Home Creative Arts The Heong Gallery Past Exhibitions
Generation Painting 1955-65

Generation Painting 1955-65

From 6 February to 22 May 2016.

AI WEIWEI: Cubes and Trees

AI WEIWEI: Cubes and Trees

From 17 June to 9 October 2016.

Portraits of Place

Portraits of Place

Works from Kettle's Yard & Richard Long, from 5 November 2016 to 15 January 2017.

When The Heavens Meet The Earth

When The Heavens Meet The Earth

Works from the Sina Jina Collection, from 25 February to 21 May 2017.

The Best of All Possible Worlds

The Best of All Possible Worlds

Quentin Blake and The Folio Society, from 17 June to 8 October 2017.

Dame Elisabeth Frink: Larger Than Life

Dame Elisabeth Frink: Larger Than Life

From 4 November 2017 to 6 February 2018.

Stephen Chambers: The Court of Redonda

Stephen Chambers: The Court of Redonda

From 24 February to 20 May 2018.

DO I HAVE TO DRAW YOU A PICTURE?

DO I HAVE TO DRAW YOU A PICTURE?

From 16 June to 7 October 2018.

Halfboy  |  Stuart Pearson Wright

Halfboy | Stuart Pearson Wright

From 2 November 2018 to 6 February 2019.

Kip Gresham | The Art of Collaboration

Kip Gresham | The Art of Collaboration

From 1 March to 19 May 2019.

YOKO ONO SKY PIECES

YOKO ONO SKY PIECES

From 15 June to 10 October 2019.

Barbara Hepworth Divided Circle

Barbara Hepworth Divided Circle

From 15 November 2019 – 2 February 2020.

We Are Here: Women in Art at Cambridge Colleges

We Are Here: Women in Art at Cambridge Colleges

Open until 23 August 2020.

Quentin Blake: 40 Women for Downing

Quentin Blake: 40 Women for Downing

From 2 October 2020 to 16 May 2021.

OF THE EARTH Contemporary Ceramics and Glass

OF THE EARTH Contemporary Ceramics and Glass

From 25 June to 10 October 2021.

LUCY VAN PELT: Director of Everything

LUCY VAN PELT: Director of Everything

From 5 November 2021 to 6 February 2022.

HOCKNEY'S EYE: The Art and Technology of Depiction

HOCKNEY'S EYE: The Art and Technology of Depiction

From 15 March to 29 August 2022.

GAVIN TURK: In Search of Ariadne

GAVIN TURK: In Search of Ariadne

From 6 October 2022 to 5 February 2023.

The Heong Gallery: Picturing the Invisible

The Heong Gallery: Picturing the Invisible

From 23 February to 23 April 2023

WANG DONGLING: INK.SPACE.TIME

WANG DONGLING: INK.SPACE.TIME

SOHEILA SOKHANVARI: WE COULD BE HEROES...

SOHEILA SOKHANVARI: WE COULD BE HEROES...

From 5 October 2023 to 4 February 2024.

ISSAM KOURBAJ: YOU ARE NOT YOU AND HOME IS NOT HOME

ISSAM KOURBAJ: YOU ARE NOT YOU AND HOME IS NOT HOME

From 2 March to 26 May 2024.

ALISON WILDING RA: BY THE MARK - AND THE LINE BELOW THE LOAF

ALISON WILDING RA: BY THE MARK - AND THE LINE BELOW THE LOAF

From 14 June to 22 September 2024.

RASHEED ARAEEN: A BRITISH STORY

RASHEED ARAEEN: A BRITISH STORY

From 18 October 2024 to 2 February 2025.

LARA SMITHSON: A RIBBON UNFURLING

LARA SMITHSON: A RIBBON UNFURLING

From 7 to 13 February 2025.

MAGMA RISING: A Journey to the Centre of Icelandic Volcanoes

MAGMA RISING: A Journey to the Centre of Icelandic Volcanoes

From 26 February to 22 April 2025.

What can be done with painting: Gillian Ayres in the '70s

What can be done with painting: Gillian Ayres in the '70s

From Friday 6 June to Monday 25 August 2025.

Revealing (In)visible Times

Revealing (In)visible Times

From 11 September to 19 October 2025.

A Gap in the Clouds

A Gap in the Clouds

From 31 October 2025 to 8 February 2026.

Tudor Contemporary

Tudor Contemporary

20 February - 19 April 2026.

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      • The Best of All Possible Worlds
      • Dame Elisabeth Frink, Larger Than Life
      • Stephen Chambers: Court of Redonda
      • DO I HAVE TO DRAW YOU A PICTURE?
      • Halfboy | Stuart Pearson Wright
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      • Barbara Hepworth Divided Circle
      • We Are Here: Women in Art at Cambridge Colleges
      • Quentin Blake: 40 Women for Downing
      • OF THE EARTH Contemporary Ceramics and Glass
      • LUCY VAN PELT: Director of Everything
      • HOCKNEY'S EYE: The Art and Technology of Depiction
      • GAVIN TURK: In Search of Ariadne
      • Picturing the Invisible: Earthquake, Memory and Meltdown
      • Wang Dongling: Ink. Space. Time.
      • SOHEILA SOKHANVARI: We Could Be Heroes...
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      • ALISON WILDING: BY THE MARK - AND THE LINE BELOW THE LOAF
      • RASHEED ARAEEN: A BRITISH STORY
      • LARA SMITHSON: A RIBBON UNFURLING
      • MAGMA RISING: A Journey to the Centre of Icelandic Volcanoes
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