Drawing Biennial 2026 returns with more than 300 new and original drawings by leading international artists. The free exhibition at Drawing Room culminates in a two-week online auction fundraiser, with bidding starting at £400.

As Drawing Room prepares to mark its 25th anniversary in 2027, this twelfth edition of the Drawing Biennial brings together artists working at the forefront of contemporary practice, reaffirming drawing as a vital and enduring discipline.

Selected by a committee of Drawing Room’s Co-founders and Directors alongside invited curators and collectors, participating artists respond to themes spanning ecology, identity, spirituality, politics and imagined worlds. Each artist is invited to produce a new drawing on A4 paper, using any medium.

Images: Richard Deacon, Halloween, 2025. Gilding wax and ink on paper: 21 x 29.7 cm. Courtesy the artist and Drawing Room, London.

Matt Saunders, German Muses (for Drawing Room), 2026. Unique photogram with ink: 22 x 27.1 cm. Courtesy the artist and Drawing Room, London.