About

The purpose of the Jerwood Collection of Modern and Contemporary art is to give public access to a privately-owned collection and enhance the understanding and enjoyment of this period of British art.

In 1993 the first work, a painting by Sir Frank Brangwyn RA, was bought for the collection by Alan Grieve (Chairman Emeritus, Jerwood). The collection, which is owned by Jerwood Foundation, continues to grow with new acquisitions and donations and is widely accessible through loans to national and international institutions and inclusion on a number of digital platforms.

Jerwood Collection is a Founder Partner of Art UK, the online home for art from every public collection in the United Kingdom.

Alan Grieve

Alan Grieve

Lara Wardle

Lara Wardle

Alan Grieve

Alan Grieve, Chairman Emeritus, Jerwood, has been involved with the Foundation since its establishment in 1977. He initiated the Jerwood Painting Prize (1994-2003) which was then the largest art prize in the UK. Alan has been responsible for the establishment of the Jerwood Gallery in the Natural History Museum, South Kensington, the Jerwood galleries in Jerwood Space, Southwark and the award-winning Jerwood Gallery (now Hastings Contemporary). Alan has been a private collector of Modern British art for over 50 years.

Lara Wardle

Lara Wardle, Executive Director, is a specialist in 20th century British art and has worked in this field for over 20 years, having previously worked at Christie’s (Head of Day Sale and Associate Director) and Phillips (Senior Specialist). She joined Jerwood in 2010 as Director of Jerwood Foundation. Her particular area of interest is mid-20th century British artists and she has curated exhibitions including: Wilhelmina Barns-Graham: Sea, Rock, Earth and Ice at Jerwood Gallery, Hastings and Graves Gallery, Sheffield (2018-19), Harold Gilman: Beyond Camden Town at Djanogly Gallery, Nottingham and Pallant House Gallery, Chichester (2018-19) and Cornwall as Crucible: Modernity and Internationalism in Mid-Century Britain at The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham (2020). In 2021 Lara was appointed to the Acceptance in Lieu Panel.