Edward Povey British, b. 1951

Modern Fine Art is pleased to highlight new paintings by British artist Edward Povey. In these works Povey continues his exploration of Emotional Realism, a term the artist uses for this style of painting. Many of Povey’s paintings of 2019 to 2020 included the entire bodies of figures. From 2020 to 2024 they showed the upper half of figures and involved complex still lifes, and in late 2024 Povey began a collection that limited him to the face alone. He was cutting back to the emotional essentials.

The exhibition 'Human' will present the most recent paintings from the Povey studio.

We presented our Summer Group Show under a previous gallery name. This curated selection featured works from some of the gallery's exciting contemporary artists.

The exhibition included works in a variety of mediums - paintings, works on paper, photographs, videos, and wall sculpture - by 13 artists represented by Modern Fine Art.