The Royal Society of British Artists is a registered charity for the support and development of artists who live or work in the UK. It was founded in 1824 as "the Society of British Artists" and received it's Royal Charter in 1846. Under the leadership of James McNeill Whistler, that the Society won the right to the prefix ‘Royal’ in in 1887.
The RBA is part of the Federation of British Artists (FBA) and holds it's annual exhibition in the prestigious Mall Galleries.
Michael Harrison PRBA Hon RBSA
President:
Michael Harrison PRBA Hon RBSA
Vice President:
Henry Jabbour VPRBA
Hon. Secretary:
Paula Allen
Hon. Treasurer:
Francis Drasar FCA
Membership Secretary:
Austin Cole RBA ARE RCA [Conwy]
Hun Adamoğlu RBA
Henry Jabbour VPRBA
Vicky Oldfield RBA
Susie Perring RBA
Guy Portelli RBA
Kirsten Van Schreven RBA
Will Taylor RBA SGFA
Terry Watts RBA
Anthony Yates RBA RBSA
Michael Harrison PRBA Hon.RBSA
Henry Jabbour VPRBA
Mick Davies PPRBA Hon.SGFA
Meg Dutton RBA PVPRE
Terry Watts RBA
Wei Shao
Hidetoshi Kushida, CEO Qualiart
Anthony Lester Hon RMS FRSA
Liam Culver
Brenda Davies
Michael Harding
Roger Austin
Betty Lutyens-Humfrey
Dominic Chapman
Colin Gardner BSc (Hons)
Philip Harris
Nick Tidnam PPRBA NEAC
Cheryl Culver PPPS
The Royal Society of British Artists is a registered charity for the support and development of artists who live or work in the UK. It was founded in 1824 as "the Society of British Artists" and received it's Royal Charter in 1846. Under the leadership of James McNeill Whistler, that the Society won the right to the prefix ‘Royal’ in in 1887.
The RBA is part of the Federation of British Artists (FBA) and holds it's annual exhibition in the prestigious Mall Galleries.
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