Entry
£10 low income / £20 standard admission / £30 pay it forward
Date
Sun 19 Apr 2026
Time
11.30am–1pm
Location
Clore Learning Studio
Turner Contemporary
In this artist-led session, Landy will explore drawing as a way of understanding the world through close observation and simple mark-making.
Reflecting on his own beginnings, he says: 'As a child I got to know how the world was constructed by simple means of copying it.' Participants will take part in practical exercises gaining insight into Landy’s approach while developing their own ways of looking and drawing.
Tickets
To keep this workshop accessible, we're offering three tiers of ticketing operated on an honesty system:
£10 Low income tickets.
£20 Standard entry.
£30 Pay it forward tickets help fund our low-income offer and enable us to offer free drawing classes for children.
Header image:
Michael Landy, 'Self-portrait at the age of 62' (detail), 2025, pencil on paper. Courtesy the artist and Thomas Dane Gallery. © Michael Landy
About Michael Landy
Michael Landy was born in London, UK in 1963, where he lives and works. Landy attended Goldsmith’s College, London, in 1988.
Selected solo and group shows include: Welcome to Essex, Firstsite, Colchester, England (2021); Scaled-Down, Thomas Dane Gallery, London, England (2018); Open for Business at the first Riga International Biennial of Contemporary Art, Riga, Latvia (2018); DEMONSTRATION, The Power Plant, Toronto, Canada (2017-18); Breaking News, Sperone Westwater, New York NY (2017); Breaking News – Athens, Neon/Diplarios School, Athens, Greece (2017); Out of Order, Museum Tinguely, Basel, Switzerland (2016); Saints Alive, National Gallery, London, England (2013); Michael Landy: Four Walls, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, England (2013); Art World Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, London, England (2011); Art Bin, South London Gallery, London, England (2010); Break Down, Artangel, London, England (2001); Scrapheap Services, Tate Gallery, London (1995); Closing Down Sale, Karsten Schubert Gallery, London, England (1991); and Market, Building One, London, England (1990).
In 2019 he curated Making Art Public: 50 Years of Kaldor Public Art Projects at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney.
Landy's public commissions include Acts of Kindness for the London Underground in 2011, and his first permanent public commission Lemon Meringue was recently unveiled at East Bank, Stratford Waterfront in London in 2024. Another public sculpture, a Humanitarian Aid Memorial, commissioned by the Disasters Emergency Committee and supported by Contemporary Arts Society, was unveiled in Gunnersbury Park in London in 2025.
Selected public collections include: Tate Collection, London, England; the Arts Council England; Centre Pompidou, Paris, France; Museum of Modern Art, New York NY; Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Royal Academy, London, England; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis MN; British Museum, London; The Whitworth, Manchester, England; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Landy was elected as a Royal Academician in May 2008 and received a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 2021.
Accessibility
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We’re wheelchair accessible, with step-free access and a lift serving both floors. You can enter the gallery via the access ramp to the right of the entrance steps.
You can also borrow a wheelchair or portable stool during your visit, and our staff will be happy to help if you require any additional assistance.
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Entry to the workshop is ticketed, but our current exhibition, Bridget Riley: Learning to See, is free to visit.
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Our opening times are:
11am–5pm, Wednesday to Sunday
And every Bank Holiday. -
Turner Contemporary, Rendezvous, Margate, CT9 1HG
