Sir Frank Bowling was present to see the opening of the exhibition that featured short speeches from Vice Chancellor, Professor Jane Harrington and Ben Bowling, Frank's son. 
Other guests in attendance included Sir Lenny Henry, members of the art community and representatives from the University of Greenwich community. Guests from the Paul Mellon Curatorial Grant and the Henry Moore Foundation, who generously funded the exhibition, were also present.
Primarily known as an internationally celebrated painter, the exhibition is the first in depth investigation of the role sculpture has played in Frank Bowling's artistic practice.
Curated by Sam Cornish, the exhibition offers a glimpse into Bowling’s experimentation in both two and three dimensions, exploring connections between the two mediums that have previously been overlooked. Sculptures from the late 80s and 90s will be shown in dialogue with paintings and alongside archival and audio-visual material delving into Bowling’s engagement with sculpture and sculptors.
The exhibition is accompanied by a publication from Ridinghouse featuring a newly commissioned essay by Sam Cornish, an in-conversation between Allie Biswas and sculptor Thomas J. Price, and a poem dedicated to Bowling by sculptor and author Barbara Chase-Riboud.
David Waterworth, Curator at the University of Greenwich said, ‘We’re delighted to be able to host Frank Bowling and Sculpture and present this previously unexamined side of his career. The exhibition will demonstrate the important place that he occupies and the still-unfolding story of his contribution to abstraction.’
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