'Rose Wylie: Nonconformity, Ageing & the Beauty of an Unruly Home’ with Matt Gibberd
2026
At 91, Rose Wylie has one of the most remarkable stories in contemporary British art. She stopped painting in order to raise her three children and returned to it in middle age, finding widespread recognition in her seventies.
Today her work is exhibited around the world, and earlier this year she had a major show at the Royal Academy.
For the past 58 years, Rose has lived in the same house in Kent. It’s an extraordinary space where piles of discarded paper are strewn across the floor, and the windows are covered in paint.
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