Inspiration: Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2025

Another delightful visit to the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, a highlight of my year and a chance to absorb as many pieces of art as I can manage. I went with my buddy Sarah and we spent around three hours taking in the show.

Artists of interest:

​•Paul Smith

​•Emma Stibbon

​•Norman Ackroyd (delighted to see the late great Norman Ackroyd’s incredible landscape etchings as soon as you walk in the first room which this year is the Wohl Central Hall).

​•Tracey Emin

​•Sue Williams A’Court

​•Kathy Hutton

​•Anselm Kiefer

​•Charlotte Farmer

​•Juliette Losq

​•Edit Toaso

​•Jen Orpin

​•Jeanette Barnes

​•Martha Beaumont

​•Bob and Roberta Smith

​•Grayson Perry

​•Russel Herron


Sculpture and architecture was integrated into the exhibition more this year, there were a lot of pieces on top of breeze blocks. As usual I was most taken with the monochromatic works, landscape and trees as subject, painterly and impressionistic painting. If you aren’t able to see the show this year then I hope you can enjoy a little snippet with the photographs attached.