Hurvin Anderson’s first major solo show brings together more than 80 of his vibrant paintings, spanning the artist’s entire career, from his days as a student to new, never-before-seen paintings.
Through colour-drenched landscapes and interiors, 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.
His works often feature family members, experiences from his youth and places of individual and cultural significance like the barbershop. By revisiting elements and sometimes layering one location onto another, he engages with the unreliability of memory and tension around cultural heritage.
Thanks to his profoundly atmospheric use of composition to explore the markers of identity, and his deep-rooted engagement with the traditions of British landscape painting, this exhibition confirms Anderson’s standing as one of the most important contemporary painters of his generation.
Hurvin Anderson is supported by The Parker Foundation and Huo Family Foundation. With additional support from the Hurvin Anderson Exhibition Supporters Circle and Tate Patrons.
Installation view, Hurvin Anderson, Passenger Opportunity, 2026 © Hurvin Anderson Photo © Tate (Kathleen Arundell)
Hurvin Anderson Lower Lake 2005 Private Collection © Hurvin Anderson
Installation view, Hurvin Anderson, Jersey, 2008 © Hurvin Anderson Photo © Tate (Kathleen Arundell)
Hurvin Anderson Grace Jones 2020 Private Collection © Hurvin Anderson
Installation view, Hurvin Anderson, The Visit, 2026, © Hurvin Anderson Photo © Tate (Kathleen Arundell)
Installation view, Hurvin Anderson, Country Club Series: Chicken Wire 2008 © Hurvin Anderson, Photo © Tate (Kathleen Arundell)
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