The exhibition brings together more than 60 of his vibrant paintings, spanning the artist’s entire career, from his days as a student to his most recent works.
Through colour-drenched landscapes and interiors, Hurvin Anderson meanders back and forth across the Atlantic, between the UK and the Caribbean. The youngest of eight children, he was the first to be born in the UK after his family left Jamaica for Birmingham in the 1960s. As a result, Anderson’s work reflects on his experiences of belonging and diaspora.
Thanks to his profoundly atmospheric use of composition to explore the markers of identity, this exhibition confirms Anderson’s standing as one of the most important contemporary painters of a generation.
Hurvin Anderson is supported by the Huo Family Foundation. With additional support from the Hurvin Anderson Exhibition Supporters Circle and Tate Patrons.
Jasmine Chohan joined Tate as Assistant Curator of Contemporary British Art in 2022, from the Courtauld Institute of Art where she was an Associate Lecturer on Modern and Contemporary Art. During her time at Tate, Jasmine co-curated The 80s: Photographing Britain (21 November 2024 – 5 May 2025) and is currently working as Assistant Curator on Hurvin Anderson's retrospective opening in March 2026, alongside her other research interests.
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