A unique portrait of Francis Bacon will go on sale at Christie's auction house with a price tag of up to 7 million pounds.

A London artist has created a striking new series of canvases featuring the image of troubled singer Amy Winehouse.

A group of young artists is preparing its latest exhibition at the Hannah Barry Gallery in Peckham, South London. This is Optimism: The Art of Our Time aims to spread happiness and optimism in these otherwise gloomy times.

The whole point of the Turner prize is to bring attention to contemporary British art, and this year is certainly no exception.

'Picasso: Challenging the Past' will open at the National Gallery in February. The exhibition is expected to attract even more visitors than the record-breaking Velásquez in 2006-07.

A special Christmas canvas art exhibition has opened in the Welsh seaside town of Tenby.

Subway stations in New York’s Brooklyn have become the temporary setting for a display of 58 iconic art works, in an attempt to persuade commuters to visit Manhattan’s Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) to see the real canvases.

Artists all over London are struggling to find space to hang their canvases, to show the public what they are all about. However, through a new scheme, there may be fewer abandoned buildings and more gallery space in the capital.

Acclaimed artist David Hockney has turned to modern technology to create his most recent masterpieces. The 71-year-old artist is using the touchscreen of his iPhone to create works of art, which he then prints onto canvas to display.

Strabane department store, Linton and Robinson, has opened a new gallery space, which allow local artists to exhibit their canvases.