Two Queens

Two Queens Art Gallery and Studios
2, Queen Street Leicester, Le1 1Qw
www.2queens.com

Two Queens is an artist-run gallery and studios situated in Leicester’s Cultural Quarter. With the ambition of providing a centre for experimental modes of arts production, exhibition and exchange, Two Queens is dedicated to establishing an agenda for new activity in the city and across the region. We want to invest our energies into collaborations with new institutions and individuals from outsid

e of Leicester whilst also assisting in the development of artists working within the city. Two Queens was established in 2011 by recent graduates from De Montfort and Loughborough Universities, and has been programming regular exhibitions and events since March 2012.

Course: Oil Painting from Start to Finish with Tom Robertson Tom Robertson 3 week course: 3rd, 10th, 17th September, 6-8...
13/08/2026

Course: Oil Painting from Start to Finish with Tom Robertson Tom Robertson

3 week course: 3rd, 10th, 17th September, 6-8pm
£70 per person
Book via Eventbrite - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/oil-painting-from-start-to-finish-tickets-1996473031581?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

Join us for this 3-week course with artist Tom Robertson, and be guided through the process of painting in oils from start to finish.

The course will start with the fundamental basics of mixing an authentic glue gesso primer, before building up a painted image in layers. Each week Tom will guide participants through a series of exercises, with time for independent working, resulting in a finished painting.
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This course is additional to our ongoing monthly ‘Oil Painting from Life’ sessions with Tom, which have been really popular, we have one coming up next week, Thurs 20th August - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1990188917627?aff=oddtdtcreator

Full documentation of our recent exhibition by Leomi Sadler Cathopreicon ‘If You Think of Me the Way I Think of You Sham...
10/08/2026

Full documentation of our recent exhibition by Leomi Sadler Cathopreicon ‘If You Think of Me the Way I Think of You Shame on You’ is now up on our website 2queens.com - here’s a few highlights. Working with Leomi on this project was a dream come true and years in the making, we’re really proud of how it came together. Thanks to everyone who was involved throughout the process, and to those who came down to see the show x

Beautiful painting today as part of Cultural Quarter Earlies 🌞🌞🌞 Thank you to everyone who came along, see you next mont...
08/08/2026

Beautiful painting today as part of Cultural Quarter Earlies 🌞🌞🌞 Thank you to everyone who came along, see you next month Saturday 12th September!

We had our first in-person show and tell session for a little while and it was good to be back! Featuring offerings by ...
05/08/2026

We had our first in-person show and tell session for a little while and it was good to be back!

Featuring offerings by Felix Wint Alex Taylor Younus Mogul and Yuki Hasegawa

These sessions are an opportunity for studio holders and associate members of Two Queens, Leicester to share something they are working on with a supportive group of peers.

People are often showing very different kinds of work at different stages of development.

Exhibition Announcement: Two Queens Members Show 2026Aug 29th - Sep 12thOpening Night: Friday 28th Aug, 6-9pmTwo Queens ...
03/08/2026

Exhibition Announcement: Two Queens Members Show 2026
Aug 29th - Sep 12th
Opening Night: Friday 28th Aug, 6-9pm

Two Queens presents our annual members show – featuring work by 70 artists drawn from Two Queens’ associate membership and artist studioholders, our annual members show is an eclectic annual survey of works made in the past year

Featuring work by:

Fayokunmi Adeyemi, Ash Alldread, Miriam Bean, Bean-Mhi Berriman, Harmony Bonner, Jasper Bowen, Anoushka Carroll, Jamie Ciantar, Victoria Clark, Danielle Cleaver, Yasmin Conway, Isabelle Crisp, Chubby Daniels, Wendy Davies, Ameerah Dawood, Paul Caper-Dexter, Jane Domingos, Mateus Domingos, Dr Erin P Dooley, Alison Dunne, Oshorenoya David Francis, Ben Fredericks, Helen Gleave, Daniel Goodwin, Johnny Green, Nic Grimoldby, Jack Halford, Yuki Hasegawa, Les Hayden, Andrea Heath, Stuart Hicking, Austin Higgins, Andrew Jones, Jagjit Kaur, Daniel Sean Kelly, Sue Baker Kenton, Julie Kilminster, Mariam Laher, Lyn Landon, Nick Mobbs, Younus Mogul, Tim Neath, Helen Li Newbold, Eliza O’Connor, Lotte O’Neill, Dawn Ahueza Onuwe, Lauren Park, Vanessa Parkinson, Katherine Payne, Gabie Read, D Rhei, Miffy Ryan, Rebecca Simpson, Soraya Smithson, Jas Sproule, Anne Stansfield, Rhett Starre, Lucy Stevens, Surasti, The Artistry of Alexandra, Vic, Vitesh Vithlani, Raisa Watkiss, Felix Wint, J. M. Wolfgang, Nikos Yates. - Artwork featured on poster by Ivory Fishbone

Our new exhibition ‘All Being Well’ includes a free, open space for making that can be used any time the gallery is open...
01/08/2026

Our new exhibition ‘All Being Well’ includes a free, open space for making that can be used any time the gallery is open (Thurs-Sat 12-5pm until 15th August).

If you want to hang out with friends and do some making, need to entertain kids over the summer holidays, or just have a space with a big table to finish a project, please come down and use it.

FREE FAMILY WORKSHOP! Saturday 8th July 12noon - 4pm ☀️ No need to book, just drop in! Join us for a painting session in...
29/07/2026

FREE FAMILY WORKSHOP! Saturday 8th July 12noon - 4pm ☀️ No need to book, just drop in!

Join us for a painting session inspired by our exhibition All Being Well (opening 31st July - 15th August). Families are invited to paint alongside each other 🎨🖌️

Lots more free family fun as part of Cultural Quarter Earlies 🚴⭐️🌞

Very good and very sunny Two Queens associate artists outing to spend time with our friends from Extra Ordinary People a...
17/07/2026

Very good and very sunny Two Queens associate artists outing to spend time with our friends from Extra Ordinary People and Primary today in Birmingham learning all about how Birmingham feels in 2026

Thanks to Eastside Projects for organising, hosting and getting us out the house!

Also massive thanks to Vivid Projects Grand Union Centrala Stryx Gallery Ikon Gallery BOM for showing us round your gaffs

Can’t wait to have you over for the Leicester edition of Go Midlands! In Autumn.

Two Queens Presents: I Push my Fingers into my Phone’s EyesFri 31 Jul – Sun 1 Nov | Phoenix Gallery, Free Two Queens and...
17/07/2026

Two Queens Presents: I Push my Fingers into my Phone’s Eyes
Fri 31 Jul – Sun 1 Nov | Phoenix Gallery, Free

Two Queens and Phoenix Leicester are proud to announce that we will be working together to present a new exhibition of work by Two Queens members in the Phoenix Gallery

Featuring work by:

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Curated by Two Queens and Phoenix, this new exhibition brings together work by artists responding to themes of technological trust and mistrust, comfort and discomfort, connection and dependency.

This exhibition is part of a long running series of collaborations and exchanges that Two Queens has developed for associate artist members to exhibit work outside of the city or our own building

The exhibition launches alongside “All Being Well” at our gallery on Queens street as part of Last Fridays on 31 July

Exhibition Announcement: All Being Well1st-15th August 2026Opening night, Friday 31st July, 6-9pmSince summer 2023, Two ...
13/07/2026

Exhibition Announcement: All Being Well
1st-15th August 2026
Opening night, Friday 31st July, 6-9pm

Since summer 2023, Two Queens has been running regular open drop-in Creative Wellbeing sessions, open to anyone who feels their health and wellbeing could benefit from spending time making art with others. This exhibition showcases work by artists who have participated in the group over the past year, in a wide range of media and made in varying states of wellness. 

The Creative Wellbeing group has become an increasingly important part of Two Queens’ work, and allowed us to work towards our ambition to be an open public space for art-making. Sessions run without the expectation of set outcomes - either for creativity or wellbeing - All Being Well, artists might take part, and some art may be made. 

This approach has been hugely beneficial, allowing the natural emergence of a strong cohort of dedicated makers, for whom the sessions have provided purpose, structure, resources and community. The exhibition seeks to celebrate the achievements of the group, and to test out how this work can be shared publicly.

Throughout the exhibition, part of the gallery will function as a free, open space for making, with basic materials and tools provided. Everyone is welcome to use this space during exhibition opening hours to work on their own projects, or to make works to contribute to an evolving display. 

This project is made possible by public funding from The National Lottery through The National Lottery Community Fund and Arts Council England. A budget to support the participation of those with access challenges and people on low incomes is available, for example to cover public transport costs to attend. Please email [email protected] for more information.

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