In Turner’s Wake: Contemporary Visions by Jake Wood-Evans
The Historic Dockyard Chatham,
19th September - 15th November 2026

The largest display of original works by J.M.W. Turner ever shown at The Historic Dockyard Chatham will go on view alongside the evocative paintings of Jake Wood-Evans, in a major new exhibition bridging 19th-century mastery with the contemporary art world.

In Turner’s Wake explores and re-contextualises the legacy of Britain’s most celebrated ‘painter of light’ through an exciting creative response by Wood-Evans, whose own contemporary oil paintings are presented in direct dialogue with Turner’s historic influence. Visitors will have a rare opportunity to view Turner’s Medway Sketchbook and his powerful oil painting, Second Sketch for ‘The Battle of Trafalgar’, presented alongside Wood-Evans’ large-scale contemporary canvases.

Tickets £29.

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