Willoughby Gerrish Ltd is an independent dealer, specialising in artworks from the Impressionist, Modern and Post-War periods, with a specific focus on sculpture. The company also represent a select group of established contemporary artists. The gallery holds a regular stock of sculpture, paintings, and works on paper available to view at our London gallery at 16 Savile Row, or at our commercial sculpture park at Thirsk Hall in North Yorkshire, England.
Before setting up the company in 2020, Willoughby Gerrish worked at The Fine Art Society in London for 10 years, he was then Director at Bowman Sculpture from 2015-2019.
Willoughby Gerrish Ltd has a regular exhibition programme at both our London gallery on Savile Row and in North Yorkshire. We present curated, academic shows focusing on historical 20th century artists, with dedicated publications, as well as regular single artists surveys, including our stable of exhibited contemporary artists.
Important exhibitions have included a survey of David Hockney’s works on paper in 2022 and a major exhibition of Auguste Rodin and Aimé-Jules Dalou’s sculptures in 2023 – this curation was the first project focusing on the two artists. In October 2024, at our gallery on Savile Row, London, we will open an important exhibition of work by Anthony Caro and Henry Moore.
In 2020 we announced representation of the estates of Michael Lyons (1943–2019) and Austin Wright (1911–1997) and we continue to offer a wide-ranging programme in promotion of each artist’s careers, including a large-scale reconstruction of Wright’s studio at Thirsk Hall Sculpture Garden in 2024. For over 20 years Willoughby Gerrish has enjoyed a close relationship with the artist Emily Young – arranging multiple public exhibitions and museum projects, including a recent collaboration with Richard Green on Bond Street and at the Venice Biennale, 2024.
In 2021 Willoughby Gerrish Ltd opened Thirsk Hall Sculpture Garden in Yorkshire, a 25-acre site currently showing 30 monumental outdoor sculptures. The sculpture parks two galleries have hosted exhibitions by a range of artists including, David Hockney; Howard Hodgkin; Mona Hatoum; Emily Young; and William Tucker. The Sculpture Garden is open to the public, taking an active role in promoting culture in North Yorkshire, with an educational programme, and a series of lectures, concerts, and workshops.
The gallery has recently exhibited at Art Fairs including TEFAF, Maastricht; Treasure House, London; The British Art Fair, London; Eye of the Collector, London; and The London Art Fair, London. Willoughby Gerrish is the curator of The Treasure House Fair’s annual Sculpture Walk.