Art History Services for Groups and Individuals
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Art Discovery with Leslie Primo
“Feel confident about entering art galleries, feel confident in general conversation, feel confident about art”
Ever been to an art gallery and wondered around looking at paintings wondering what on earth they could possibly be all about? Ever felt ill equipped and overwhelmed by the sheer volume of work on display? What would be really great is if you could find someone to personally decipher all that art jargon and tell you all about your favourite pictures in a way that was easy to understand. But where do you find such a person that can unlock all the secrets of your favourite paintings? Well your troubles are over. With an Art First gallery tour Leslie Primo will not only give you the knowledge necessary to survive in any art gallery in the world, but also the language that will not only impress your potential date, but also your dinner party guests. Want to know what and where I will be teaching and lecturing next? Search my full calendar here
Fine Art Lectures

Accredited Arts Society lecturer
Leslie Primo has been an accredited lecturer at The Arts Society since 2010 lecturing on a variety of subjects, and is not only available for The Arts Society, but also other local fine art societies, such as the Art Fund. If you would like a slide lecture for your society click on the repertoire link below, choose your lecture and contact Leslie Primo.
Free London Gallery Tours

Art for All
Leslie Primo conducts regular free one hour tours of art institutions such as the National Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery every month. To join one of these tours, that take place at 11:30 and 14:30, click on the button below for the next free tour
Leslie brings the works of Art that he shows us alive –not all of these have been to my taste but with Leslie as our guide I have seen their value and understood a lot more about the works and the role of the NG in bringing them to us –I would definitely sign up for another of these courses with Leslie.
Could we please say that the tour at the National Portrait Gallery given by Leslie Primo was an amazing thing to listen to and most enjoyable and the pictures stories alive.
Juli Vaez, Crawley, West Sussex
Today I went on a tour of the National Gallery, London with Leslie Primo. It was a most interesting hour, he explained in-depth the paintings, the artists, the history and the artistic techniques. A book or guide book could not have given us such a beautiful description.
Just enjoyed excellent, eye-opening course by Leslie Primo on iconography in painting. Highly recommend!
Happened today (subtle) stand-up comedy & history of art at its best; by @artfirstprimo at the National Gallery, London. Leslie thank you!
Had a brilliant time at the 1st class on "Intro to European Art" by artfirstprimo. A new dimension to my understanding of western culture.
I come to London about twice a year and I have often taken advantage of your free get-acquainted tour. I would like to report that today's tour was the most informative,and pleasant I have ever participated in. The gentleman who conducted it, Leslie Primo, made it an experience to remember. Instead of annoying the participants with superfluous instructions (e.g. when to take photos etc.) he spoke in a loud and clear manner and not a word he uttered was banal. I am so glad I braved the pouring rain to make the 11:30 appointment. Today, I learned a lot while enjoying myself. Thanks.
Mario Gargiulo, COL US Army Ret.
We come each year to the National Gallery to take the tours. Today we took the 11:30 tour with Leslie Primo. It was excellent – the best tour guide we have had for the last few years. He not only explained the paintings academically, which my wife, who is an artist, appreciated, but also explained so that non-artists like I got to understand the painting and its historical context. Later we asked him about Titian – Venice & Florence and he explained with patience and clarity.
My wife, two adult daughters, and I participated in two of the free guided tours— each in the 2:30 time slot. The first, on May 24, was guided by a man whose last name, I believe, was Primo. He focused on the architecture as well as the paintings.The teacher, Primo (for he was certainly more than a guide), took us to paintings at which we otherwise would barely have glanced. Like most, I expect, we tend to prefer the Impressionists, and we give Medieval and Renaissance paintings little attention. He showed us things in the paintings that we would never have seen. We learned not only about the artists, but also about the subjects and the artists' relationships with the subjects. The hour barely seemed like 15 minutes.
On both occasions, we commented to each other: “I would love to take a class from that fellow.”
Our thanks to the National Gallery for making our experience so rewarding.
North Oaks, Minnesota USA
Just Enjoyed a very informative and pleasant, clear free talk from Leslie Primo. Rarely take the time to write comments, but here I had to. Many thanks to the National Gallery for all it has done over the years.
I just took the 2:30 guided tour with Leslie Primo. He is far and away one of the most engaging speakers I have had the pleasure of listening to! I am a tour director, so it’s my job to hire local guides/speakers… So I know of what I speak. Bravo, Leslie! Hope to cross paths with you again.
National Gallery visitor, November 2016
An excellent talk by Leslie Primo – informative and wonderfully interesting, I’m looking forward to his next talk this afternoon, a very good experience.
National Gallery visitor, August 2017
An absolutely amazing & so informative (as well as free) guided talk by Leslie Primo. He was very audible, knowledgeable & entertaining. So much so that I didn’t notice I’d been standing for an hour, excellent.
National Gallery visitor, Summer 2017
We attended a National Gallery tour with Leslie Primo – he was absolutely wonderful, he presented the material in a fascinating & engaging manner, thank you very much.
National Gallery visitor, 2017
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Art History Services for Groups and Individuals including study days, gallery tours, and Fine Art Society Lectures. Get in touch using the details below or send me a quick message here