{{Short description|Art gallery in Milton Keynes, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Use British English|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox museum |name = |image = File:MK Gallery. Photo - 6a.jpg |image_size = |map_type = |mapframe-zoom = 14 |coordinates = {{coord|52.045|N|0.749|W|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}} |established = {{Start date and age|1999|df=yes}} |location = 900 Midsummer Boulevard, Central Milton Keynes, MK9 3PX |type = Art gallery |visitors = |curator = |public_transit = Milton Keynes Central railway station, "Theatre District" stop on most bus routes. |website = {{URL|https://mkgallery.org/}} }} '''MK Gallery''' (also 'Milton Keynes Gallery' or 'MK G'<ref>{{cite web | url=https://clutch.open.ac.uk/schools/shepherdswell00/entertainment/mkg.html | title=MKG - Milton Keynes Gallery |website=clutch.open.ac.uk}}</ref>) is the municipal art gallery of Milton Keynes,<ref name="About">{{cite web | url=https://mkgallery.org/about/ | title=About |publisher=MK Gallery |access-date=20 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.destinationmiltonkeynes.co.uk/Culture-in-MK/Cultural-Places/MK-Gallery |title=Milton Keynes Gallery |publisher =Destination MK |access-date=8 February 2019}}</ref> a city in Buckinghamshire about 50 miles (80 km) northwest of London. The gallery was extended and remodelled in 2018/19 and includes an art-house cinema.<ref name="6a">{{cite web |url=https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/buildings/mk-gallery-by-6a-architects-to-open-doors-this-weekend/10040683.article |title= MK Gallery by 6a architects to open doors this weekend | date=11 March 2019 | work= The Architects'Journal | first=Fran | last=Williams | access-date=11 March 2019}}</ref><ref name=curzon>{{cite web |url=https://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/our-region/milton-keynes/new-cinema-set-to-open-in-milton-keynes-this-month-1-8830087 |title= New cinema set to open in Milton Keynes this month | date=1 March 2019 | work= Milton Keynes Citizen | first=Paige | last=Brown | access-date=11 March 2019}}</ref> It does not have a permanent collection.
== History == The gallery was founded in 1999 under the management of the Milton Keynes Theatre and Gallery Company.<ref name="About" />
The Gallery partially closed from 2015 to 2019 for a substantial expansion and renovation.<ref name="6a" /><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.building.co.uk/news/new-art-gallery-built-by-bandk-in-milton-keynes-opens-to-public/5098392.article | title=New art gallery built by B&K in Milton Keynes opens to public }}</ref> The building now has five exhibition galleries, an auditorium/cinema and a studio.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-47569963 | title=Reopened £12m MK Gallery captures 'spirit' of new town | work=BBC News | date=16 March 2019 }}</ref>
== Exhibitions == The more notable exhibitions presented by the gallery include:<ref>{{cite web | url=https://mkgallery.org/about/exhibitions/ |title=Exhibitions |publisher=MK Gallery|access-date=20 April 2024}}</ref> <!-- "Notable" in Wikipedia means in effect that there has to be an article about the artist. -->
'''1990s''' * Gilbert & George: The Rudimentary Pictures (1999-2000)
'''2000s''' {{div col}} * Mark Francis: Elements (2000) * Richard Hamilton: New Technology and Printmaking (2000) * Alison Turnbull: Houses into Flats (2000) * Richard Wright (2000) * Richard Ross: Gathering Light (2000–01) * Jan Dibbets: Ten Cupolas (2000–01) * John Riddy: Recent Work (2000–01) * Mark Wallinger: Cave (2001) * Abigail Lane: Tomorrow’s World, Yesterday’s Fever (Mental Guests Incorporated) (2001) * Andy Warhol: Cars (2001) * Dalziel + Scullion: Home (2002) * Tim Noble and Sue Webster: Ghastly Arrangements (2002) * Jiri Georg Dokoupil: Every Cloud is a Way (2002) * Boyd Webb: Horse & Dog (2002) * Sarah Lucas and others: Temple of Bacchus (2003) * Boyd & Evans: Landmarks (2004) {{div col end}}
'''2010s''' {{div col}} * Paula Rego: Obedience and Defiance (2019) * George Stubbs: 'all done from nature' (2019–20) {{div col end}}
'''2020s''' {{div col}} * Laura Knight: A Panoramic View (2021–22)<ref>{{cite news |title=The life less ordinary of artist Laura Knight |work=The Guardian |first=Lara |last=Feigel |date=14 October 2021 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/oct/14/the-life-less-ordinary-of-artist-laura-knight }}</ref> * Vivian Maier: Anthology (2022) * Larry Achiampong: Wayfinder (2022–23) * Boyd & Evans: High Time (2023) * Saul Leiter: An Unfinished World (2024)<ref>{{cite news |last1=O’Hagan |first1=Sean |title=‘An enigma, an artist who walked to his own beat’: the everyday sublime of photographer Saul Leiter |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/feb/04/photographer-saul-leiter-an-unfinished-world-mk-gallery-milton-keynes-retrospective-the-everyday-new-york-sublime |access-date=6 October 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=4 February 2024}}</ref> * Vanessa Bell: A World of Form and Colour (2024-25)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Buchan |first1=Kit |title=‘A great work of feminist art’: how the Bloomsbury group’s Famous Women Dinner Service got a place at the table |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/oct/05/vanessa-bell-duncan-grant-the-famous-women-dinner-service |access-date=6 October 2024 |work=The Observer |date=5 October 2024}}</ref> * Andy Warhol: Portrait of America<ref>{{cite news |title=Andy Warhol: Portrait of America: A lucid primer to a brilliant artist |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/art/reviews/andy-warhol-portrait-of-america-mk-gallery-review |work=Daily Telegraph |date= 13 March 2025 |first=Alastair |last=Sooke}}</ref> * Euan Uglow: An Arc From The Eye (2026)<ref>{{cite web| title= Ten Out of London Art Exhibitions 2026 Not To Miss |website=Artlyst |URL=https://artlyst.com/ten-out-of-london-art-exhibitions-2026-not-to-miss/ |date=3 January 2026 |last= (News desk)}}</ref>
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== Current and former directors == * Stephen Snoddy * Michael Stanley<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2012/sep/25/michael-stanley-art-dies-37 | title=Michael Stanley, rising star in art firmament, dies aged 37 | newspaper=The Guardian | date=25 September 2012 | last1=Brown | first1=Mark }}</ref> * Anthony Spira
==Cinema== The top floor of the gallery has a multi-purpose auditorium overlooking Campbell Park. In its cinema configuration, the auditorium shows international films curated by Curzon Cinemas, as well as live-streamed National Theatre and Royal Opera House performances.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cinema |publisher=MK Gallery |access-date=22 April 2024 |url=https://mkgallery.org/whats-on/?event-category=cinema}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
{{Authority control}} Category:Contemporary art galleries in England Category:Buildings and structures in Milton Keynes Category:Tourist attractions in Buckinghamshire Category:Art museums and galleries established in 1999 Category:1999 establishments in England