forget-me-not presents paintings by British artist Harrison Armstrong, in which familiar everyday scenes take on unexpected and sometimes unsettling qualities. Moving between humour, tenderness and ambiguity, his paintings explore the subtle tensions within human relationships and the spaces we inhabit.

Bradwolff Projects presents the first solo exhibition by British artist Harrison Armstrong.

forget-me-not brings together paintings that stay close to mundane scenes: people together, someone sitting or standing, a window or a corridor. Yet something is slightly off. Figures, objects and spaces appear familiar, but their relationships veer towards the unreal. A scene can be intense, awkward, cheeky, funny or tender — sometimes all at once. Memories or personal experiences may provide a starting point, but the paintings move beyond them.

This can be seen in Writing’s On the Wall (2024), the painting chosen for the exhibition invitation. Two children draw on a wall, while a cat lies above them. Metal jugs sit on a shelf. The wall is already marked with figures, letters, numbers and loose lines. The scene offers no clear explanation of the different actions, relationships and possibilities that coexist.

The title forget-me-not refers to the small blue flower and the folklore associated with it. In the story, a knight falls into a river and is swept away while trying to pick the flowers for his lover, calling out “forget me not!” Here, however, the title is not simply a plea to be remembered. Instead, the works express an outward-looking, collective perspective.
Harrison Armstrong (1999, London) graduated with First Class Honours in Painting from Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh, in 2022. His work has been presented in exhibitions including the Royal Scottish Academy New Contemporaries in Edinburgh, the Royal Society of British Artists’ Rising Stars 2025 at the Royal Over-Seas League in London, and New Perspectives at The Conran Shop, Sloane Square.

Armstrong has received several awards and scholarships for his painting, including the RSA Friends Award for Painting (2024), the Aidan Threlfall Award from the Goldsmiths’ Company, and the RSA John Kinross Scholarship, which supported a period of study in Florence. In 2025, he was selected as a recipient of the Hesketh Hubbard Bursary for 2026.