We’re delighted to introduce Herne Hill Station Hall as the new Hub Venue for this year’s Lambeth Open. Bringing together a vibrant mix of artists and makers under one roof, the Hub offers visitors the perfect place to discover original paintings, prints, photography, ceramics, jewellery, textiles, sculpture and handcrafted work from some of Lambeth’s finest creative talent. Conveniently located in the heart of Herne Hill, just above the station, it’s an ideal starting point for exploring the wider Lambeth Open trail, meeting artists in person and finding unique works to admire or take home.
EXHIBITORS: If you would be interested in exhibiting at Station Hall more details can be found by clicking here.
OPENING TIMES: Private View Friday 2nd October 6pm to 9pm. Saturday 3rd October 11am to 6pm. Sunday 4th October 10am to 6pm.
LUKAS ANGST is a Swiss born Artist and Creative who has been living in Lambeth, South London for over 20years. Detailed line drawing, often in combination with Watercolour are Lukas’s mediums to express his love for London and nature. Colourful City skylines in combination with dramatic sky’s, clouds and water are some of his main focus. Instagram @luc_art_lon
JENNIKA ARGENT is a London-based artist whose original oil paintings are inspired by her travels. With a background in photography and graphic design, she captures the excitement of exploring new places through scenes experienced while swimming or hiking. Working from sketches and reference photographs, she is drawn to reflections, shadows, intersecting angles and repeating lines, creating compositions that combine a strong sense of place with a distinctive graphic quality. Web artscapades or Instagram @art_scapades
MIKE BATECKO is a Brixton-based intuitive abstract painter whose joy lives in the act of surrender, letting the unconscious lead him into vivid inner worlds full of alien life, primal forces, and unexpected discoveries. Influenced by shamanic and psychological exploration, his canvases are field notes from the other side, portals into worlds just past the veil of ordinary reality. Instagram @mikebateckoart
KATE BOWE‘s works mainly within the medium of printmaking. Observing textures and the boundaries between objects she produces series of works that experiment with the assemblage of mixed media images in a planar form. Kate studied at Sir John Cass School of Art London Metropolitan University. Instagram @kateboweart
GABRIELLE BRADSHAW went to Camberwell School of Art leaving with a First Class Honours degree in Fine Art Sculpture. She honed her blacksmithing skills at the Rural Development Centre Salisbury and worked for a year in the Metalshop of the National Theatre. Gabrielle has exhibited her drawings, paintings and metal sculptures in galleries in Paris, Berlin and all over the UK. Her workshop/studio is in Honor Oak South London. Web gabriellebradshaw.com or Instagram @gabriellebradshawart
CLAIRE BRENNAN is a multi disciplinary artist originally from Ireland who has been living in London for many years. Since completing a degree in Fine Art she has explored a great many disciplines. Photography was an early interest however and most recently she has been gathering quite painterly underwater images of swimmers at Tooting Bec Lido where she enjoys swimming throughout the year. Instagram @clairebrennan.co.uk
KUAN-LING CHEN creates small-batch, functional ceramics that celebrate the beauty of everyday rituals. Each piece is thoughtfully handmade, reflecting on the mindfulness of the ceramics practice. Using the potter’s wheel, she works with a variety of clay bodies, embracing the natural textures and colours of the materials in each piece. Inspired by a recent visit home to New Zealand, the latest collection of wheel-thrown tableware explores tactile forms, firing techniques, and the colour palette of the South Pacific. Web kuanceramics.com or Instagram @kuan_ceramics
CODY CHOI is a contemporary photographer and choreographer renowned for striking figurative portraits of dancers. Born in Hong Kong and a former professional dancer, he brings a unique understanding of movement to his work. His photography has been funded by Arts Council England, commissioned by the Royal Opera House and Greenwich Dance, and exhibited internationally. Cody trained at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and later performed with Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake, the English National Opera and the Royal National Theatre. Web codychoi.com or Instagram @codychoi.photo
KATH DARE Based in South East London, Kath Dare creates handcrafted jewellery in recycled gold and silver, drawing inspiration from nature, mindfulness, and the quiet beauty of everyday moments. Her timeless pieces celebrate sustainable craftsmanship, inviting connection, individuality, and a sense of calm through elegant, wearable design. Web kathdarejewellery.com or Instagram @kathdarejewellery
KEVIN DUFF Painting primarily with his fingers Kevin’s approach is improvisational. Exploring the nature of the materials and trusting his relationship with them, in order to discover the identity of each piece. Photomontage: Combining elements playfully into challenging, sometimes harmonious compositions, ultimately Kevin creates powerful, thought-provoking narratives. Instagram @kevinjamesduff
MARTIN GROVER is a painter and screen printer, whose studio is in West Norwood. He produces enigmatic and melancholic images inspired by novels, anecdotal evidence, apocryphal stories alongside more whimsical pieces that focus on procrastination, old records and Brockwell Park. Web martingrover.com or Instagram @martingrover__
TABBY HARRIS is a ceramic artist making decorative and functional pieces. Growing up in London she takes inspiration from the rich patterns and textures of the city. Her work focuses on contrast and colour, exposing muddy red clays and bright patterns, rough clay with smooth matt or gloss glazes. She is drawn to the longevity of pottery as a symbol of life, food, holding, caring, giving, feeding, storing – the everyday. Web tabceramics.com or Instagram @tab_ceramics
TOMOKO HORI‘s hand crafted objects are a small glimpse into the wonderful imaginary world that only exists inside her head. Tomoko’s work is unique, carefully hand crafted and each piece tells its own story. She works with driftwood, precious metals, hand painted paper and vintage objects that she collected on her travels. Web tomokohori.com or Instagram @tomokohorijewellery
CHARLOTTE LONGWORTH Ordinary England is a lino print studio dedicated to the quiet, familiar details of British life. Every print is carved and pressed by hand, capturing the everyday scenes and stories that make England feel like home. Charlotte’s work is for people who love British nostalgia, bold illustration, and the charm of handmade craft. Web www.ordinaryengland
SUSIE MILLER is an acrylic painter creating still life works that celebrate the quiet beauty of everyday life. Her paintings capture often overlooked moments, from flowers and fruit to shared meals and sunlit interiors. Exploring colour, tone, composition and natural light, she creates uplifting works that evoke comfort, memory and domestic ritual. Through carefully observed subjects and inviting compositions, Miller encourages viewers to slow down, look closely and rediscover joy in the familiar. Web susiemiller.co.uk or Instagram @susiemiller_art
MANNE ÖHRSTRÖM specialises in algorithmic art, exploring mathematical and physical simulations in the intersection between art, physics, technology and electronics. Translating custom code into physical form, his work captures the beauty of complex phenomena like strange attractors, biological growth, spirals, and frequencies using ink on paper or acrylics on canvas. Instagram @ohrstrom.studio
STEVE OWEN studied Fine Art Painting at Wimbledon School of Art before embarking on a career teaching Art. He is now retired and able to indulge his passion for Painting and Printmaking. Starting points for the paintings is often the faded graphics in 50’s and 60’s magazines and there is a fair amount of Pop ephemera buried in the resulting imagery. Instagram @steveowen90
MORGANE PAIRAIN is a Carshalton-based contemporary painter. She paints abstract and semi-abstract landscapes, people and still-life in bold colours, exploring the effect of colours and materiality on moods and feelings. Her latest series of ‘Faceless People’ explores the theme of voyeurism. By withholding the face, the paintings strip away identity and expression, the usual anchor we use to read another person. Morgane mostly paints in oil or acrylic. Web morganepairain.co.uk or Instagram @morganepairainpaintings
LOUISE PHILLIPS is an artist working in water-based media such as watercolour, gouache, acrylics and water-based oils as well as drawing media including pastels and pencil. Her themes mainly feature the natural world – flora, fauna and geological landscapes, which are informed by a background in science and art. Instagram @ellul.ellul.art
HELEN PLYTONIC‘s work deconstructs iconic architecture into simplified forms. Using intricately cut plywood layers, that are stacked to create deep, textural structures. Print and colour washes allow the natural grain to emerge which provide a perfect counterpoint to the engineered precision of the architectural form. Web plyconic.com or Instagram @_plyconic
JULIUS SALLOWS is a hardworking artist who is always exploring new techniques and materials to develop his unique style. He loves using vibrant colours to bring joy through his paintings, combining acrylic and oil paints to create his distinctive work. A skilled carpenter, Julius also handcrafts all of his canvases and hardwood floating frames, making each piece entirely handmade. Instagram @art_by_julius
RICHARD SENA is a London-based cyanotype artist creating contemporary photographic works that explore architecture, birds in flight and the urban landscape. Using original photography and the historic cyanotype process, he transforms familiar subjects into striking blue artworks that reveal new perspectives on London’s built and natural environments. Instagram @richardsenaart
MAGGIE E SMITH is an artist specialising in botanical portraiture. Working in Sussex she is constantly inspired by the flora of her local area, whether it be the innocuous plants that we pass by each day, never really stopping to properly look at them, the stately garden blooms, or the mysterious flora of the neighbouring countryside; the ferns, mosses and lichen which she is particularly fascinated by. Web yellowminnowsketch.com or Instagram @yellowminnowsketch
GINA SODEN At the heart of Gina’s photography is a preoccupation with abandoned structures and locations. Based in Reading, she travels widely to undisclosed sites throughout Europe and explores the boundaries of beauty, decay, nostalgia and neglect. The genesis of each piece is often the unique architectural character of each location, heightened by their painfully slow transformation after years of abandonment. Web www.ginasoden.co.uk or Instagram @ginasodenartist
TESS STONE studied Illustration at Camberwell School of Art, now the University of the Arts. Her work has been published both in the UK and the USA. Currently, she is going back to her roots in Southwold, Suffolk, for inspiration, where her family worked as offshore fishermen and her grandfather was a harbour master. She is exploring printmaking, and in particular, Terapac. Web www.tess-stone.co.uk
TIMOTHY SUTTON specialises in portrait work using traditional oil on canvas techniques to create stunningly realistic pictures, as well as his more contemporary lino-cuts. He believes the secret of a good picture is not to just capture the likeness, but also the character be it flesh or fur. Timothy has exhibited at the Mall Galleries, the Dulwich Picture Gallery, various solo and group shows and is a regular exhibitor at national Art Fairs. Web timothysutton.com or Instagram @timothysuttonuk
J SUYI is a mixed-media artist whose practice explores colour as atmosphere, texture and light. Working intuitively with acrylic and mixed media, she creates layered surfaces that move between expressive abstraction and recognisable forms. Inspired by the changing rhythms of nature, her collections combine tactile materials, reflective elements and richly textured mark-making. Web jsuyi.studio or Instagram @jsuyistudio
JEN TAYLOR creates handmade, wheel-thrown ceramics in small batches. Influenced by her architectural background, each piece combines clean modernist and mid-century aesthetics with rich textures, bold colour and subtle references to Chinese and Japanese pottery. Balancing craftsmanship, function and playful design, Jen’s ceramics are made to bring warmth and character to everyday living. Web hokolo.com or Instagram @hokolo_london
RAKEL and SARAH WIENBERG are sisters from a seaside village in Denmark, where creativity was their shared language from childhood. After moving to London in the early 2000s, Sarah studied Sculpture at Wimbledon College of Art and Rakel Filmmaking at Met Film School. Their collaborative work celebrates sisterhood, inviting joy, wonder, and the full spectrum of human emotion. Web wienbergsisters.com or Instagram @wienbergsisters
RHIANNON WILLIAMS is a surrealist using oils and clay to express the progressive mystic secrets of the universe and her own journey through trauma having healed – through being a therapist , SGI Buddhist , mother and psychic – wishing to bring hope and inspiration everyone feeling unsure about the future. Instagram @Art_rwilliams_1111
MARTYN WOODS art depicts figures and faces set with abstract geometric elements and patterns leaning heavily into surrealism to express the intangible. Their paintings are in oils, acrylics or Ink and wash using a contemporary illustrative approach with stylised realism. Common themes include comprehending the infinite, social anxiety and the communication challenges they face on a personal level. Web martwoods.com or Instagram @martwoodsart
