MK Gallery (also 'Milton Keynes Gallery' or 'MK G') is the municipal art gallery of Milton Keynes, a city in Buckinghamshire about 50 miles (80 km) northwest of London. The gallery was extended and remodelled in 2018/19 and includes an art-house cinema. It does not have a permanent collection.
History The gallery was founded in 1999 under the management of the Milton Keynes Theatre and Gallery Company.
The Gallery partially closed from 2015 to 2019 for a substantial expansion and renovation. The building now has five exhibition galleries, an auditorium/cinema and a studio.
Exhibitions The more notable exhibitions presented by the gallery include:
1990s Gilbert & George: The Rudimentary Pictures (1999-2000)
2000s
Mark Francis: Elements (2000) Richard Hamilton: New Technology and Printmaking (2000) Alison Turnbull: Houses into Flats (2000) Richard Wright (2000) Richard Ross: Gathering Light (2000–01) Jan Dibbets: Ten Cupolas (2000–01) John Riddy: Recent Work (2000–01) Mark Wallinger: Cave (2001) Abigail Lane: Tomorrow’s World, Yesterday’s Fever (Mental Guests Incorporated) (2001) Andy Warhol: Cars (2001) Dalziel + Scullion: Home (2002) Tim Noble and Sue Webster: Ghastly Arrangements (2002) Jiri Georg Dokoupil: Every Cloud is a Way (2002) Boyd Webb: Horse & Dog (2002) Sarah Lucas and others: Temple of Bacchus (2003) Boyd & Evans: Landmarks (2004)
2010s
Paula Rego: Obedience and Defiance (2019) George Stubbs: 'all done from nature' (2019–20)
2020s
Laura Knight: A Panoramic View (2021–22) Vivian Maier: Anthology (2022) Larry Achiampong: Wayfinder (2022–23) Boyd & Evans: High Time (2023) Saul Leiter: An Unfinished World (2024) Vanessa Bell: A World of Form and Colour (2024-25) Andy Warhol: Portrait of America Euan Uglow: An Arc From The Eye (2026)
Current and former directors Stephen Snoddy Michael Stanley Anthony Spira
Cinema The top floor of the gallery has a multi-purpose auditorium overlooking Campbell Park. In its cinema configuration, the auditorium shows international films curated by Curzon Cinemas, as well as live-streamed National Theatre and Royal Opera House performances.
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