Welcome to the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours Website

The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours is one of the oldest societies of professional watercolour painters. The aims of the society are: to promote painting in watercolours; to encourage the use and development of water based mediums and to present the work of its best exponents in its annual exhibitions. The RI is based in London but its members come from all over the UK and beyond.


RI Review

The second issue of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours newsletter, the RI Review, is now available for download. It is packed with Member's news, the President's review of the 198th Exhibition, book reviews and articles on various subjects. Issue no: 1 is also still available.

Next Exhibition

Mall Galleries entrance

Gallery LeFort
Bath, Somerset, BA1 2LP

4th December 2010 to 13th January 2011

A Christmas RI exhibition in elegant Bath.