The exhibitions you must see this February
Fill your February with these must-see exhibitions, from fashion photography to figurative painting.
Congratulations! You made it through January. We're now into the shortest (and maybe the sweetest) month of the year and we're inching towards the end of the winter season. Some might say things are looking up.
Whether you've hated every minute of 2025 so far or have truly reinvented yourself, one thing that we can guarantee is that February is going to be a great month for art exhibitions. And with so many openings (and so little time), make sure to save our top eight exhibitions across the UK, from Oxford to Edinburgh.
And whatever you choose to do this month, don't forget to pack your National Art Pass to make savings at every venue.
Discover some of the best exhibitions to see this February
Ithell Colquhoun: Between Worlds
Surrealist painter, innovative writer, practicing occultist. Ithell Colquhoun was a versatile artist who worked across different disciplines, connected by her lifelong spiritual pursuit of a divine feminine power as a means of self-discovery. Don't miss the exhibition's highlight: a room devoted to the Tarot deck she designed, blending her creative and magical practice.
Noah Davis
Experience Noah Davis's boundless creativity in the UK's first institutional retrospective dedicated to the late American artist, whose practice spanned figurative painting, sculpture, curating and community-building. Davis was committed to demonstrating the beauty of everyday life and the people around him, often blending reality with fiction to create dreamlike and joyful scenes.
The Scottish Colourists: Radical Perspectives
Inject some colour in your life with this exhibition of the Scottish Colourists, a group of radical painters who pioneered modern Scottish art. Presented alongside their European contemporaries such as Matisse and the Bloomsbury Group, they stood out by creating a new visual style, inspired by French artists' use of colour and the natural landscape and light in Scotland.
Linder: Danger Came Smiling
Meet a pioneering feminist artist from Manchester's punk scene. Linder creates montages, photographs, sculptures and performances to examine gender roles, the body, and how women are represented in the media. From early glamour to digital deep-fakes, discover a radical artist who has spent 50 years revealing our changing attitudes to lifestyle, sex, food and fashion.
Anselm Kiefer: Early Works
Immerse yourself in the rarely-seen early works of Anselm Kiefer, a post-war artist most recognised for his colossal paintings and installations exploring Germany's dark history and cultural legacy.
Making Egypt
Journey back to life 5,000 years ago in this family-friendly exhibition, highlighting the innovation and creativity of the ancient Egyptians. And uncover how they still influence the art and popular culture we create today.
The Face Magazine: Culture Shift
The cult fashion magazine The Face gets the all-star treatment in this look back at its iconic covers graced by the models, musicians and movie stars who shaped our cultural landscape from 1980 to 2004. Marvel at photographs by trailblazers in the fashion industry, including Corinne Day, David Sims and Elaine Constantine.
Resistance
Artist and blockbuster filmmaker Steve McQueen has organised this major exhibition of protest photography in Britain from 1903 to 2003. See photographs from celebrated and forgotten moments of resistance in British history by renowned photographers alongside unknown documentarians.
The more you see, the more we do.
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