Please click on the link below to read the press release for DRAW 11, our 90th Annual Open Exhibition.

The Society of Graphic Fine Art exists to promote fine drawing skills with brush, pen, charcoal, conte and other media, and any of the forms of original printmaking. Oil painting, pure watercolour, painting with no emphasis on drawing, computer generated images and all forms of reproduction or copy are not admissible in its exhibitions.
Full Members are entitled to use the letters SGFA after their name, and Associate Members ASGFA.

Leadership:   
President since February 2011 Will Taylor

Membership:
Council of 14 Members, meets regularly in London
56 Members, 27 Associate Members, 23 Honorary Members
Members are UK wide and include Members based in France and Germany

Well-known current Members are:

David Brooke, PPSGFA, NAPA, BSA, BA
Jean Canter, PPSGFA, UKCPS, ARMS
Maz Jackson, BA [Hons]
Valerie Warren, RBA, FSAI, BAS, SWA,
Ronald Salmond, Hon SGFA. wood engraver
Ronald Maddox, President RWS, Hon SGFA.
Professor Ken Howard, RA Hon SGFA.
Victor Ambrus ARCA, RE, FRSA

History
Founded in 1919 to “proclaim the value of good draughtsmanship”.
Famous past members included Sir Frank Brangwyn [1st President], Ronald Searle, John Piper;  past exhibitors have been Dame Laura Knight, Arther Rackham, Felix Topolski

Key Events:
Annual Open Exhibition in London. The 90th Annual Open Exhibition will be held at the Menier Gallery, 51 Southwark Street, London, SE1 1RU. Open from Monday 3rd October to Saturday 15th October, 10.00am to 6.00pm [ not open Sunday ].



Website:                www.sgfa.org.uk
Contact:               enquiries@sgfa.org.uk