A Big Bold Beautiful Show

This October marks Hidden's ten-year anniversary!

Over the last decade, Hidden has become one of Bristol’s best-loved galleries by exhibiting world-class artworks in the heart of the city. Hidden was born from a desire to make museum-quality artworks accessible to all and since opening in 2015, we are thrilled to have toured our collection at art fairs and pop-up exhibitions across the country. It brings us immense pride to bring extraordinary art closer to people's doorsteps.

We are celebrating our significant anniversary in style with a landmark exhibition of original prints by Pablo Picasso, David Hockney, Henri Matisse, Tracey Emin and more. The collection may be new, but Hidden’s unwavering commitment to outstanding art remains the same. 

For a decade, Hidden has championed original prints. Limited-edition lithographs, etchings, screenprints and more offer collectors a rare and affordable means of owning an artwork by a preeminent master.

Each household name in Hidden's collection has had a remarkable printmaking career. Picasso's first ever Dove of Peace was a lithograph, and Emin's monoprints are considered to be amongst her finest artworks. Many of our artists famously pushed the boundaries of printmaking; Dalí fired ink-filled snail shells at his printing plates with a musket, and Hockney invented a novel printmaking method using a Xerox machine. The importance of original prints cannot be overstated, and many of the artworks found on our gallery walls are also held in prestigious private and museum collections.

Our team scours the globe for exceptional works on paper, and our latest exhibition features some of our finest acquisitions to date. With ‘A Big Bold Beautiful Show’, we will continue to celebrate the legacy and vitality of printmaking.