[Cover photo features Dave Davies of The Kinks and artist Christian Furr]
British Rock band The Kinks have impacted the world through their music, and their story started with Ray and Dave Davies, two brothers playing music in their parents’ North London living room.
Over 60 years since the band formed, Ray and Dave Davies are uniting for an art exhibition in collaboration with painter Christian Furr at the Gibson Garage London, from 24 July – 6 September 2026
Before forming The Kinks, Ray Davis studied painting at Hornsey College of Art and Dave has painted for many years, making visual art part of their creativity from the beginning.
The ‘Brothers’ exhibition sees Christian Furr reimagine a passport photobooth photograph of the brothers together taken in East Finchley, North London in 1968 as new, original paintings.
Dave Davies says:
It was a magic moment when we crammed into the photobooth all those years ago. Christian Furr has done a wonderful job in developing the image into special artworks. We hope people love these as much as we do.
Ray Davies adds:
Over the years it’s been amazing to see creative people take our music and make something of their own. Christian Furr has done just that. It’s great to be doing something new with Dave, and seeing these paintings and the original passport photobooth picture again brings back a lot of memories.
Christian Furr says about the paintings:
I was thinking about Matisse, punk, pop art, luminosity, and keeping that colour as bright as possible, because that to me is what I see when I listen to The Kinks.
Christian Furr first came to international attention as the youngest artist ever commissioned to paint the late Queen Elizabeth II and has since exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery and Saatchi Gallery.
Every painting in the exhibition will be signed by Ray and Dave Davies, and Christian Furr. The paintings and a collection of limited-edition prints will be available to purchase from RedHouse Originals. Limited edition prints start at £195.
The Who’s Pete Townsend once described The Kinks influence:
The Kinks invented a new kind of language for pop songwriting that influenced me from the very beginning.
The Kinks were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. To celebrate the exhibition, Gibson and RedHouse Originals are dropping free limited edition prints in three secret London locations linked to the band’s history. While all paintings are signed by Ray, Dave, and Christian, a small number of signed, limited-edition prints will also be signed by Dave Davies and Christian Furr and available to fans on a first come, first served, basis at the exhibition opening on 24 July.
More event info:
The Kinks: Brothers is at the Gibson Garage London from 24 July – 6 September 2026. Open Monday – Friday 11am-7pm, Saturday 10am-7pm, Sunday 12-6. Signed paintings and limited-edition prints (from £195) are also available from RedHouse Originals online.
