Dealers select contemporary artists for British Art Fair

British Art Fair has announced the launch of a new platform, SOLO CONTEMPORARY, to show “the very best contemporary British art”. 

A dedicated space at the Saatchi Gallery for British Art Fair will exhibit ten artists, each selected by one of Britain’s leading contemporary art dealers.

The new platform was conceived by the fair’s owner Will Ramsay, in collaboration with artist-curator Zavier Ellis. 

“The dialogue between contemporary and ModBrit artists is a profound one and we will seek to illustrate that relationship,” Ellis said. 

“I am also keen to emphasise the shifting parameters of what a gallery is, particularly in the post-Covid era. SOLO CONTEMPORARY includes curatorial projects and galleries that have alternative models as well as the standard."

Gay Hutson, the fair’s Founding Director, said it was founded in 1988 “specifically to promote the most talented British artists of its time”.

“SOLO CONTEMPORARY gives us the opportunity to continue with this vital part of the fair.”