Penwith Gallery

03/06/2026

Join us for the opening night of our latest exhibitions on Friday 12th June, from 17:30, all welcome!

Karen McEndoo, Aidan Hicks, Rod Walker, Kinsley Byrne
12th June - 11th July 2026
Lanyon Gallery
https://penwithgallery.com/exhibition/karen-mcendoo-aidan-hicks-rod-walker-kinsley-byrne-2026/
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Glyn Walton
12th June - 11th July 2026
Studio Gallery
https://penwithgallery.com/exhibition/glyn-walton-2026/
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Members Summer Exhibition
12th June - 15th August 2026
Main Gallery
https://penwithgallery.com/exhibition/members-summer-exhibition-2026/

30/05/2026

Tonight’s reading of ‘Alf’ was hugely entertaining! This new play by is inspired by the life of Alfred Wallis, the St Ives fisherman whose extraordinary paintings changed the course of modern British art.

Our thanks to the actors and writer for delivering such a lovely evening here at the Penwith.

28/05/2026

PLAY READING THIS SATURDAY!
6pm onwards at Penwith Gallery, free entry but advanced booking please as places are limited. Drinks available for a donation.
Please email [email protected] or call 01736 795579 to reserve your seats.

'Alf' is a new play based on the story of Alfred Wallis. A retired fisherman turned amateur painter, Alf is ‘discovered’ by two celebrated artists visiting his home town of St Ives. He is hailed as a genius, and becomes the toast of the London art scene for his ‘naive’ artistic style, which is really just… the way someone might paint if they never learned how. All he wanted was a quiet retirement but, instead, Alf is thrust into a world he doesn’t understand by people who don’t understand him. Who would honestly think ‘artist’ is a proper job? Why are rich people who act like they’ve never seen a boat so interested in pictures of them? And why the hell do people seem to think it might take more than a couple of hours to paint a whole picture? Alf is a funny and relevant examination of class, creativity, and the value of art.

26/05/2026

Sara Bevan 'Tree study II', Mixed media, 53 x 63cm, £370

22/05/2026

Brand new work in today from ! These beautiful little metal sculptures are 'Red Rum' (h - 24cm, £675), 'Emperor' (h - 22cm, £250) and 'Wildebeest' (h 17cm, £375). Behind them is 's beautiful 'Across to the Lizard from Ding D**g' (oil on canvas, 81.5 x 105.5 cm, £2,500). Pop in and see us today before the Bank Holiday madness starts, and take a closer look!

20/05/2026

Join us for a play reading of Alf!

18.00pm, Saturday 30th May
FREE to attend
Drinks available

Alf is a new play inspired by the life of Alfred Wallis, the St Ives fisherman whose extraordinary paintings changed the course of modern British art.
What happens when an ordinary man who paints for his own pleasure is suddenly declared a genius by the London art world? Funny, moving and sharply observant, Alf follows Wallis as he is thrust from a quiet retirement into a world of galleries, critics and collectors that makes little sense to him. Through humour and wit, the play explores creativity, class, identity and the often uneasy relationship between art and authenticity.

16/05/2026

Jill Eisele 'The Place Ahead', Oil on board, 41.5 x 51cm, £800

14/05/2026

Sara Bevan 'Beaver Moon', Mixed media, 79 x 59cm, £550

12/05/2026

11/05/2026

David Moore | Environs
8th May - 6th June 2026
https://penwithgallery.com/exhibition/david-moore-2026/

‘𝘈𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘮𝘺 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯, 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥. 𝘈 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘈𝘳𝘵 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨.

𝘚𝘵. 𝘐𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵; 𝘐 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 1963 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘸 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘳. 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘵. 𝘐𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘴𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘯.

𝘔𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦, 𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘪𝘭 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵. 𝘌𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵, 𝘮𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬.’

- David Moore