2025 Highlights

‘Unsung’, a special exhibition curated by art market journalist and British Art Fair Advisory Panel Member, Colin Gleadell, reveals the discovery of Modern British artists whose oeuvres have been hidden away or undervalued for years.

British Art Fair is delighted to be working with a new Charity Partner for 2025: Hospital Rooms. Hospital Rooms work within mental health hospitals transforming clinical spaces into environments filled with colour, care and inspiration. The charity will raise money through a limited edition print by a major contemporary artist. The funds will enable new projects and a programme of creative workshops for patients. At the fair, they will be installing a calm immersive interior in one of the second floor gallery rooms where visitors can recline on artist-made furnishings, relax and find out more about their projects. 

British Art Fair’s contemporary platform curated by artist and gallerist Zavier Ellis, returns for the fourth year. SOLO Contemporary is a project for cutting edge galleries and dealers to exhibit a set of works by one star of the contemporary art world, and is a continuation of British Art Fair's founding principle to champion British art and artists. SOLO Contemporary underscores the strength, breadth, and critical significance of contemporary artistic practice in Britain today.

Building on the success of PIVOTAL: Digitalism—the inaugural digital art feature at British Art Fair in 2024, which also launched ‘Digitalism’ as an art movement—DBA: Digitalism returns to showcase pioneering artists pushing the boundaries of contemporary art through technology. This section features cutting-edge works across AI, AR, VR, digital sculpture, moving image, photography and painting. Visitors can expect an immersive, future-facing experience that reflects the evolving language of art in the digital age.

On Friday night, the fair will be open until 9pm with complimentary drinks provided by British Art Fair Drinks Partners. A special event, ‘Meet the artists’, is open to all visitors, and provides the opportunity to meet artists and discuss their work in an informal way.

Our Collectors’ Preview will be held on Thursday 25th September in partnership with the world-leading furniture and fine art restoration company, Plowden & Smith.

At the heart of British Art Fair are the dealers’ stands devoted to Modern British Art – historically speaking from the 1880s to the later 20th century, with the occasional overlap into the 21st.