UP NEXT: CALLING.

Laura L Bell . Vincent Hawkins . Lee Johnson . Enzo Marra . Olivia O’Dwyer . Anne Ryan . Jack Shearing . Sukey Sleeper . Sophie von Hellermann . Charles Williams . Kristen Healy

12 July - 13 September 2026

PV Saturday 11 July, 7-9pm

The Lido Open: Calling marks five years of the open call painting prize, presenting works by past winners alongside those by the painters who selected them.

Judged by practitioners, The Lido Open positions selection as a peer act — one grounded in lived studio experience. The exhibition reflects painting as vocation: a sustained commitment shaped by discipline, material intelligence, and conviction. Across diverse approaches, what connects these works is not style but dedication — a shared understanding of painting as something returned to, tested, and affirmed over time.

Bringing together winners and judges, Calling offers a portrait of contemporary painting defined by commitment rather than trend, and by recognition rooted in practice.

Exhibition Programme

Summer 2026

  • C A L L I N G

    Laura L Bell | Vincent Hawkins | Kristen Healy | Sophie von Hellermann | Lee Johnson | Enzo Marra | Olivia O’ Dwyer | Anne Ryan | Jack Shearing | Sukey Sleeper | Charles Williams

    11 July - 13 September 2026

    The Lido Open: Calling marks five years of the open call painting prize, presenting works by past winners alongside those by the painters who selected them.

    Judged by practitioners, The Lido Open positions selection as a peer act — one grounded in lived studio experience. The exhibition reflects painting as vocation: a sustained commitment shaped by discipline, material intelligence, and conviction. Across diverse approaches, what connects these works is not style but dedication — a shared understanding of painting as something returned to, tested, and affirmed over time.

    Bringing together winners and judges, Calling offers a portrait of contemporary painting defined by commitment rather than trend, and by recognition rooted in practice.