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Everyone at Chris Beetles Gallery was deeply saddened to learn of the death of Glen Baxter on 29 March 2026.
His notable editorial contributions include work for the New Yorker, Vogue, Vanity Fair and Le Monde. Many of his drawings are also widely available as greetings cards, and on merchandise such as ceramic plates and wristwatches. In 1997, the Chris Beetles Gallery hosted the launch of Glen Baxter’s Gourmet Guide. This was followed by the exhibitions ‘Blizzards of Tweed’ (1999) and ‘Trundling Grunts’ (2002).
In recent years Glen has exhibited in London several times at Flowers Gallery with the solo shows ‘Glen Baxter: The Soul in Torment, Parts I & II’ (2012), ‘Tofu Walk With Me’ (2015), ‘Furtive Loomings’ (2017), ‘Unflinchingly Gamboge’ (2020) and ‘Inexplicably Vermillion’ (2022). In November 2024 the gallery hosted the exhibition; ‘Intermittently Ochre’.
A major retrospective exhibition, 'The Chaotic Cortex', was held at Chris Beetles Gallery in December 2024. The Gallery continues to hold a significant collection of Glen Baxter's best and most surreal works.
A link to his obituary can be found here:
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/obituaries/article/glen-baxter-obituary-absurdist-illustrator-2303xkc0m?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqeq4ZLk7Ns9rA2r-gKjh0-thMbRTmmdCjRYfqfOBg0IWK7whycTB0i8&gaa_ts=69ca33ff&gaa_sig=xdtPla_NWr1HJnSy8POzCT90MpVuGFLckxfaCQ1UT3lrAJ9MhIibNi9LIXXL5T8OWKgCm5HTxFPyBMKHf0fGLg%3D%3D