The Boomer Gallery - Contemporary 7th Edition: Call For Artists and Photographers

• Boomer Gallery London

• Deadline: February 4th, 2026

• Theme: Contemporary

• Prize: Exhibition in London + Exposure

• Entry Fees: Free Submission (Pay if Selected)

• REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE

Most artists move through their practice accompanied by a quiet but persistent inner dialogue. It is a voice that compares, measures, and questions—holding one’s own work up against admired predecessors and contemporaries, weighing its relevance, and repeatedly asking: Is this enough? Is it timely? Is it worthy of attention? Do I belong in this space at all? These questions often unfold in silence, and when left unspoken, they can feel deeply isolating. At times, they can slow momentum or even bring the act of making to a standstill. Yet these doubts are not evidence of inadequacy or failure. On the contrary, they are signs of care, attentiveness, and a genuine investment in the act of making. They are inseparable from the work itself.

Every artist we now regard as a master—every voice that feels authoritative or assured in hindsight—once stood in this same space of uncertainty. Their confidence was not innate or immediate; it was shaped through questioning, vulnerability, and continued engagement with doubt. Uncertainty is not a detour from artistic practice, but one of its most constant companions.

This exhibition opens a space for dialogue—between artists, between artworks, and between the work and those who encounter it. It challenges the assumption that there is a single metric by which artistic success can be measured. Instead, it suggests that power in art does not stem from scale, complexity, or external validation, but from clarity of intent and depth of presence. A restrained gesture, a fragile mark, or a single line drawn with conviction can carry as much weight and resonance as a monumental or elaborate work.

By gathering a wide range of practices and perspectives, the exhibition aims to loosen the grip of self-doubt and reaffirm a simple but vital truth: there is no correct way to make art. There is only the decision to continue, the courage to trust one’s own process, and the open field of possibility that emerges from that choice.