Judith Symons on Her Garden Drawings and Abstract Prints
Throwback time! This time in 2023, I hosted a solo exhibition by artist Judith Symons at the Tavistock Centre. Judith presented two different sets of works “united by a passion for pattern and colour”: pastel drawings of domestic London gardens and abstract screen prints on fabric. The big artworks brought so much life into the art space, […]
New exhibition Tavi Open 2025 has launched!
The annual Tavi Open art exhibition has returned at the Tavistock Centre! This year, 37 artists have come together to share art and express their voices. Tavi Open celebrates the creativity and talent of our service users, students and staff, as well as local artists. The theme is completely open, and both professional and amateur […]
Artist Veronica Rowlands on Inner Child Healing
Veronica Rowlands is a socially engaged visual artist based in East London, working predominantly with acrylics, ink, stitch, and digitally. She studied Surface Pattern Design at the University of Wales and Illustration at the Kingston University. In 2021, Veronica worked with a clinical psychologist and abuse victims to create a series of artworks and quilted blankets which […]
Landscape at Play by Jan Woolf – a new exhibition at the Tavistock Centre
Jan Woolf is a writer and artist. She has edited many books, written a number of plays, and published reviews and other pieces of journalism in the Guardian, International Times and more. Jan is also a political activist. This month, she’s showing a collection of recent artworks at the Tavistock Centre. Landscape at Play features […]
Margot Schiemann Opens Riverbanks of Grief at the Tavistock Centre
Margot Schiemann is a London-based psychotherapist and visual artist. She has exhibited at the Institute of Group Analysis, the Medical Art Society and Burgh House, among others. This month, she’s showing her collection Riverbanks of Grief at the Tavistock Centre in North London. Speaking at the exhibition launch last Friday, Margot discussed the word “trauma”, […]
Needle Sharp – a new exhibition by Polly Mortimer and Lucy Fisher
Last Friday, sisters Polly Mortimer and Lucy Fisher launched their exhibition at the Tavistock Centre in North London. Needle Sharp consists of over 40 threadworks in wool and cotton, inspired mainly by industrial structures and urban scenery. Each took either wall of the long art space, creating a dynamic and consistent display. I had a […]
Aleks Faust Presents Solo Exhibition Environmental
Aleks Faust is a Russian-born conceptual photographer based in London. This month, I have a pleasure to be curating his FIRST ever solo exhibition at the Tavistock Centre. Environmental is a collection of over 20 photographs depicting discarded objects in the streets of London, primarily Hackney and Camberwell. Aleks explores colour matching and harmony, seeking […]
Pride Month 2024: In Conversation with Kathy Murillo
To celebrate Pride Month 2024, I invited artist Kathy Murillo to hold her exhibition Queer Figures at the Tavistock Centre in London. The artworks mixed the playful with the profound, using a variety of forms, colours and patterns. Some of the titles made a delightful use of wordplay (DiverCity, E‑Queer-Lity) to twist familiar words and […]
Tavi Open 2024 – a new exhibition at the Tavistock Centre
The third edition of Tavi Open has launched at the Tavistock Centre in London. This collective exhibition celebrates the creativity and talent of Tavistock’s service users, students, staff, and local artists. This year, it features 58 artworks by 27 artists in a wide variety of styles and mediums. Tavi Open 2024 is the tenth exhibition […]
Etaoin Shrdlu by Richard Frost – New Exhibition at the Tavistock Centre
This month, I have a pleasure to host artist Richard Frost at the Tavistock Centre. Etaoin Shrdlu is a collection of over 20 works in ink on paper, a visual history of a vanished civilisation, with preserved fragments of its script. I caught up with Richard for a chat just before the private view. His artistic […]
Francesca Apicella Exhibition at the Tavistock Centre
This December, the Tavistock Centre is hosting an exhibition by Francesca Apicella, featuring her signature vintage-inspired portrait paintings, with a surreal, modern twist. This is my sixth exhibition as the art curator at the Tavi. I was excited that Francesca accepted my invitation, and had a pleasure to chat and learn more about her story. How […]