September brings a new group art exhibition themed ‘nature reclaimed’ This exhibition invites creative interpretations of the natural world—its beauty, fragility, power, and mystery. We are hosting works that explore landscapes, ecosystems, climate, human connection to nature, or abstract responses inspired by the environment.
Join us at the Launch Night to meet the artists, enjoy a drink from the bar and find out more about our creative space and the many events and workshops we offer.
Exhibiting artists..
Dilys Finlay Stephens @dilysartmember
“Exploring the tactile language of the natural world, I focus on the overlooked, tiny forms and textures that shape my earliest sensory memories. The first time I ever used a magnifying glass and my brother’s microscope as a child, these strange worlds were like discovering forests and planets in a new galaxy. Making detailed tonal layers with graphite and ink, using different scales allows me to explore landscapes with surface and depth and make drawings that hover between realism and a dream state. Texture, pattern and flow in nature repeat everywhere, like roots, veins and lightning, similarities both familiar and unfamiliar to us.”
Jericho Wood @jericho_wood_
“Jericho Wood is a multidisciplinary artist whose work bridges the worlds of sound and vision. After studying composition at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, where he honed his understanding of structure, form, and rhythm, his attention turned to the visual arts. This transition was marked by a deep fascination with abstract art and geometric synthesis, which he now explores in his paintings and digital creations. Wood's work is a direct reflection of his musical background, translating complex harmonies and intricate patterns into visual compositions. He uses clean lines, precise shapes, and a carefully curated colour palette to create pieces that feel both mathematically rigorous and emotionally resonant. Each work is an exercise in visual rhythm and spatial balance, inviting the viewer to find their own narrative within the interplay of forms. Wood's unique approach results in a body of work that is at once cerebral and deeply expressive, establishing him as a compelling voice in contemporary abstract art.”
Liv Elson @livelson.art
“I am a self-taught artist from South London, primarily working in oils. My art is expressive and abstract in style, and I like to invite viewers to interpret and respond to the work for themselves, seeing what unique images and ideas emerge. I create my work from my studio in Crystal Palace. Outside of the studio, I have spent over a decade in the international development sector, working to positively impact underserved communities through the application of innovative approaches and technologies. I try to channel this mindset of exploration and experimentation into my art practice.”
Carry Hornby @artcarryhornby
“Carry Hornby (FRSA) is a Chinese brush artist and teacher based in South East London. She is best known for her calligraphy art and mindful art practice. In her words ‘Art is another language I communicate with the world’. Her work bridges Eastern and Western cultures through her mindful calligraphy projects and community exhibitions. Trained in Taiwan, she leads calligraphy art and actively promotes the mindful practice of calligraphy art using traditional tools including brushes, ink stones, ink sticks, Xuan paper.”
Teresa Hoy @teresahoyfineart
“I have always been a creative, most of all in visual art. My practice involves printmaking, mixed-media paintings on paper, acrylic on canvas and collage. In recent years I’ve developed a passion for collage for which I create my own painted papers. Colour plays a significant role in my work. My emphasis is to discover harmony, balance and excitement in my images. My work is predominantly abstract, based on natural forms and especially trees. I also paint landscapes on paper and canvas.”
Charlotte Clowes @charlotteclowes_
“I am a Textile Arist, making paper out of bamboo fibres. Charlotte Clowes makes vibrant textile works, which appear to be two dimensional, but have textural and sculptural qualities. Her subject matters were mostly fruit and flowers, but over lock down Charlotte started doing animals, especially birds and cats. Charlotte has been experimenting with a paper-making technique of dyed cotton fibres in collage form, glued, and sculpted whilst wet. She has been influenced by Dufy, the sumptuous colour and bold design of Matisse, Bonnard, and Woolf; the neo-Gothic lines of Pugin and Vanessa Bell”
Janice Chang @onlyhuachen
“Janice Chang is an artist with an MA in Cultural Management and a lifelong connection to creativity and cultural expression. Influenced early on by her grandfather — a fine art painter — she was selected for specialist art classes at school and later continued her studies at art school, where her intuitive practice began to take shape. She creates original, hand-drawn artworks inspired by feelings, nature, memories and the small details of everyday life. Playful, expressive and intentionally personal, her work allows the marks, colours and textures of the process to remain visible. She embraces individuality over perfection, so each piece retains the character of the artist's hand.”
Jess Hui @tsvnrin
“Jess is a Scottish-Chinese musician, creative health researcher and facilitator. She is a self-taught artist who is interested in the synergy between music, sound, poetry and zine-making. Her visual practice draws on materials easily available to her at home, such as collage, digital art, and photography. Jess's art and poetry explores themes of nature, queerness, diaspora and neurodivergence."
Alice Philipson @alicekatephilipson @at_ _ak
“I am a visual artist and graphic designer based in South East London. Originally trained in Interior Design, my work explores the relationship between people, the spaces they inhabit and the natural world. Working across photography, illustration and graphic design, I create thoughtful design-led pieces that encourage us to slow down and notice the quiet beauty of everyday life.
My practice is rooted in observation. I’m drawn to the quiet ways nature reveals itself within everyday environments- flowers emerging through cracks in pavements, shifting patterns of light and small moments that are easily overlooked. Rather than searching for dramatic landscapes, I document subtle interactions between the built and natural world, inviting viewers to pass and find beauty in places they might otherwise overlook.”
Nina Goodyer @ninarubygoodyer
“Nina Goodyer is an illustrator and artist who creates work with a combination of digital and hand drawn elements. She is inspired by the contrast between urban spaces and nature in big cities, as well as the diverse communities and wildlife that live there. Through the combination of mediums she uses, she hopes to add both texture and a graphic style to her artwork. Nina Goodyer is an illustrator and artist based in Crystal Palace. She studied Illustration and Animation at Kingston University and has worked as a freelance illustrator since graduating. She has worked on commissions for various clients including the Scouts, Dulwich Picture Gallery, Croydon Libraries and many more.”
John Farnworth @farnworthart_1
“During my retirement I stumbled over an old box of watercolours in the loft and whilst I had never used this medium before I found after a little bit of experimenting and some professional tutoring I was hooked. I now gain inspiration and pleasure from producing work in the traditional style combining that with seascapes, the natural world and urban life.”
Image credit @livelson.art @dilysartmember @jericho_wood_
All welcome
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