David Hockney
Drawing from Life

School and group visits

• School bookings

  School groups of 10+ can book for £5 per student for Hockney: Drawing from Life. Advanced bookings only.

  Book a school group
  

  Explore key themes from the exhibition through our new Schools hub learning resource.

• NPG Group tours

  Exhibition and Lecture: David Hockney: Drawing from Life

  Weekdays, 11.00-17.00
  £39 per person

  Enrich your visit to our exhibition David Hockney: Drawing from Life with an informative and lively lecture about Britain’s greatest living artist. Exclusively for your group, this lecture provides a comprehensive introduction to the exhibition, followed by the opportunity to spend as long as you wish in the exhibition itself. Enjoy the opportunity to ask questions and explore Hockney’s work.

  The price per person includes the one-hour lecture and an exhibition ticket. Terms and conditions apply.

  Book a group tour

• Self-led and private tour groups

  You can book up to ten people to visit the exhibition as a self-led group.

  Book a self-led group

  See our Group visits page for more information and guidelines on bringing a private tour group.

Related events

Members' Late - David Hockney: Drawing from Life and Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 23

• Members

9 January 2024, 18.30-20.30
Exhibition spaces
Free for Members

Join us for a Members’ Late to view David Hockney: Drawing from Life and Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2023

Conversations with the past: Hockney and the old masters with Isabel Seligman

• Adult Programmes

18 January 2024, 13.00-14.00
The Ondaatje Wing Theatre
£10 (£8 Members / concessions)

This talk will examine the impact that historic artists have had on Hockney’s graphic portraits, particularly the work of Rembrandt, Ingres and Picasso

The geography of the face: self-portraiture in a range of media

• Adult Programmes

20 January - 21 January 2024, 11.00-17.00
The Art Studio
£250 (£200 Members / concessions)

Develop your self-portraiture skills with Portrait prize-winning artist, Charlie Schaffer, in this two-day workshop inspired by our exhibition, David Hockney: Drawing from Life.

Shop David Hockney

David Hockney: Drawing From Life Hardcover Catalogue

This book, which accompanies the first major exhibition devoted to David Hockney’s drawings in over 20 years, will explore Hockney as a draughtsman from the 1950s to now, with a focus on himself, his family and friends. From Ingres to the iPad – this book demonstrates the artist’s ingenuity in portrait drawing with reference to both tradition and technology.

David Hockney: Normandy Portraits Hardcover Catalogue

This book illustrates around 40 acrylic on canvas works painted by Hockney at his Normandy studio between 2020 and 2022 – depicting his friends and visitors, including his partner JP, pop-star sensation Harry Styles, and the artist himself.

Hockney-inspired range

Add a pop of colour to your life with our selection from David Hockney: Drawing From Life.

Related resources

Schools hub resource
David Hockney: Drawing from Life

Explore David Hockney’s work over the last six decades through his intimate portraits of five sitters: his mother – Laura Hockney, Celia Birtwell, Gregory Evans, Maurice Payne and the artist himself.