ARTIST

I studied at Camberwell Art College and have since exhibited at various contemporary London galleries including Fiumano Clase, Candid Arts Trust, No Format Gallery, Unit 38 in Surrey Quays, and the Jam Factory in Oxford. I am based in London and work from a studio in Hackney.

My work has been selected by Art Friend Gallery for this year’s Rejects exhibition at The Bakery Gallery on Portobello Road (18 - 28 June 2026).

Annie McGrath at Fiumano Clase (Photo by Ed Moore)

CURATOR

This Autumn, I am co-curating Funny People at The Lowry in Manchester. The exhibition will run from 21 November 2026 - 17 January 2027, and will be a mixture of works by comics and artists with humour at its core.

In 2019, I curated Art is the Best Medicine, an exhibition of art by comedians at Fiumano Clase, raising money for Mental Health UK. The exhibition was featured widely in publications such as The Guardian, Financial Times, iNews, Time Out, The Art Newspaper, Country & Town House, The Big Issue and more.

Secret Artists logo (By Annie McGrath & Stuart Laws)

SECRET ARTISTS PODCAST

I host a comedy art podcast called Secret Artists. The premise is: funny people doing art. Each week, my guest chooses something for us to paint and we chat whilst creating an artwork. Previous guests include Phil Wang, Mae Martin, Alex Horne, Lolly Adefope, Joel Dommett, Lou Sanders, Joe Lycett, Jenny Eclair, Nish Kumar, Nina Conti, Tom Allen, Imogen Poots, Brett Goldstein and lots more. 

This Autumn- in collaboration with Art Friend Gallery- artworks from the podcast will go on show for the first time at The Batsford Gallery in Hackney (9 - 11 October 2026).

Secret Artists has featured in The Guardian, The Art Newspaper, iNews, Esquire, and was named one of Evening Standard’s Best New Podcasts (2019) and Best Art Podcasts (2020).