ArtSpam Favourites: December 2025

The last ArtSpam of the year. I have managed to squeeze in some cracking shows and see some snazzy art; inbetween christmas shopping and running to the shops for a jar of mincemeat for mince pies. While the exhibitions haven’t exactly been ‘festive’, they have been fun and mostly photography now that I think about it. The Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards have always been a favourite, and Cecil Beaton at the National Portrait Gallery has been an excellent end of year treats. So, for the final time this year lets have a look at some of my favourite artworks for December 2025, and I shall see you next year!

1. ‘Cecil Beaton’, 1928, Olive Snell from the exhibition ‘Cecil Beaton’s Fashionable World’ at the National Portrait Gallery, London UK

2. ‘Cecil Beaton in RAF photographer’s uniform, the Western Desert’ 1942, unknown photographer, from the exhibition ‘Cecil Beaton’s Fashionable World’ at the National Portrait Gallery, London UK

3. ‘Caught in the Headlights’ 2025, Simone Baumeister from the exhibition ‘Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026’ at the Natural History Museum, London UK.

4. ‘The Spirit of Today (Audrey Hepburn), 1954, Cecil Beaton from the exhibition ‘Cecil Beaton’s Fashionable World’ at the National Portrait Gallery, London UK

5. ‘Jewellery Becomes Law’ 2024, Ntiense Eno-Amooquaye from the exhibition ‘Design and Disability’ at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London UK

6. ‘Nancy Mitford at the Famous Beauties Ball’ 1931, Cecil Beaton from the exhibition ‘Cecil Beaton’s Fashionable World’ at the National Portrait Gallery, London UK

7. ‘War in the East (Chinese Commandos), 1945, Cecil Beaton from the exhibition ‘Cecil Beaton’s Fashionable World’ at the National Portrait Gallery, London UK

8. Small but Mighty, 2025, Luca Lorenz from the exhibition ‘Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026’ at the Natural History Museum, London UK.

9. ‘Frolicking Frogs’ 2025, Quentin Martinez from the exhibition ‘Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026’ at the Natural History Museum, London UK.

10. ‘Monkey Business’ 2025, Nayan Khanolkar from the exhibition ‘Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026’ at the Natural History Museum, London UK.