In another exclusive circus double-bill, Efecto Chopped and Out of Order present two tender and beautiful pieces.

In an elegant and graceful fusion of two artforms, Cul de Sac features international juggler Jose Triguero and Chinese pole artist Gemma Palomar.

Meeting Point combines contemporary dance and aerial straps and hand to hand in order to create original, powerful and innovating physical performances. It tells the story of a journey; the paths we choose as individuals and the moments our paths cross with others.

Click here to see the full programme of Postcards 2015.

Mama’s Kitchen is a place for experimentation and curious concoctions, serving up a menu of pioneering performance.

The brainchild of Shunt artist Layla Rosa and curated especially for Postcards, expect circus artists, theatre makers, musicians, visual artists and a whole heap of other exciting performances that we’re not entirely sure about just yet.

But if previous outings at The Shunt Lounge are anything to go by, Mama’s Kitchen will be unexpected and hugely memorable.

Click here to see the full programme of Postcards 2015.

Culture-clash meets circus in this explosive new night that fuses hip-hop, punk, electro and anything else your parents would hate. Jacksons Lane’s global call out sees circus artists from all over the world choosing their ultimate heavy playlist to go alongside their incredible performances.

In a promenade spectacular, live music, DJs and lots of bodies collide in this one-off night.

Image by Hannah Daisy

Click here to see the full programme of Postcards 2015.

If you like your cabaret down and dirty – Las Vegas style – then this is for you. Featuring artists from Cirque du Soleil and the crème of world cabaret, Dirty Mimes is a show without boundaries, without control. They’re here to get into trouble and they want you to join in. There might be some Mime. It might be rude. There’ll be lots of anarchy. But it’s as funny as hell.

Click here to see the full programme of Postcards 2015.

For the closing night of this year’s festival prepare for a thrilling adventure into the dark, twisted world of Alfred Hitchcock.

Walking a thin line between hilarity and horror, Hitch! was created by a troupe of international circus and cabaret artists, veterans of NoFit State Circus and the underground live art scene of London.

The audience is terrorised and tantalised as bizarre acts delve into the extraordinary mind of ‘The Master of Suspense’.

Basically, we’re seeing off the festival with a huge, peculiar, slightly terrifying but definitely awesome circus cabaret. Hang around afterwards for a late bar, cocktail concoctions and some post-show performances to die for…

Click here to see the full programme of Postcards 2015.

Join the Latin-inspired dance fitness party with a native dancer! Suitable for all levels – everyone welcome.

Join the Latin-inspired dance fitness party with a native dancer! Suitable for all levels – everyone welcome.

Elizabeth Hannaford: Less Abstract, More Real – landscapes, soundscapes and more …

11-24 September 2015

including on Friday 18 September at 7.00pm: a Gallery Talk with Music to celebrate the joint venture between artist Elizabeth Hannaford and classical and jazz musician David Gordon.  (Admission £5 on the door.)

Elizabeth Hannaford’s work is a celebration of the worlds of nature and music.  “Her vision is underpinned by intuitive mark-making, a sense of drawing in paint, rich subconscious evocations of sound and place, and a sensuous, exquisite quality of surface.” (Clare Cooper, Director, Art First, London W1).

She does not set out to create abstract works.  The abstraction is a by-product of trying to find marks and colours which communicate more than the visual experience, particularly in her response to music.  Her raw, untouched landscapes are becoming ‘less abstract, more real’, with a new organic figuration emerging from the way she handles paint.  After a recent road trip to Namibia, animals have been making an appearance.

The work is underpinned by many years of drawing the moving human figure.  Hannaford’s fascination with space, energy and movement, as well as with the power of the drawn line, is evident in this exhibition.  Working predominantly in oil on canvas, she uses thin glazes of paint in a way reminiscent of water colour, sometimes adding sand or grit and occasionally found objects.  For her works on unprimed linens she uses a variety of mixed media, including bleach.  The scale of the work included in this exhibition ranges from large canvases, to tiny postcard drawings and watercolours.

More recently, like Hockney, she has experimented digitally, using her iPhone as an extension of her painting practice.  The iPhone art included in this show was created during a live performance by David Gordon at St Martin-in-the-Fields and later displayed as an installation in concert with his jazz trio at London’s Kings Place.  Hannaford’s idea and method of presenting these images is original.

Together Hannaford and Gordon will host an evening musical event at the gallery to celebrate and describe their joint work.  Two original compositions by Gordon, in response to Hannaford’s art, can also be heard via headphones throughout the course of the exhibition.

Hannaford lives and works locally, having recently moved her studio from Peckham.  She has worked full time as an artist since the late nineties after abandoning two earlier careers to paint –  as City lawyer and state registered art therapist.  Her work has been collected and exhibited widely, including at London’s Royal Academy of Arts, Royal College of Art and leading London commercial galleries, and can be viewed at www.elizabethhannaford.com.

Hannaford’s first show, “The Moving Figure”, was at The Square Gallery, Pond Square, Highgate in 1991, while she was still a lawyer.  We are delighted to see her back in Highgate for this evocative, intriguing and strong show.

The exhibition includes collaborative work with musician DAVID GORDON.  “I have played with many great musicians, but tonight I have shared the stage with one of England’s finest musicians and composers, David Gordon”.  (Christopher Warren-Green, Music Director/Conductor London Chamber Orchestra )

Open Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00, Saturday 11:00-16:00; Sunday 11:00-17:00.  Closed Monday.

Tube:  Archway or Highgate; Buses 143, 210, 271 from Archway tube to Highgate Village

Elizabeth Hannaford: Less Abstract, More Real – landscapes, soundscapes and more …

11-24 September 2015

including on Friday 18 September at 7.00pm: a Gallery Talk with Music to celebrate the joint venture between artist Elizabeth Hannaford and classical and jazz musician David Gordon.  (Admission £5 on the door.)

Elizabeth Hannaford’s work is a celebration of the worlds of nature and music.  “Her vision is underpinned by intuitive mark-making, a sense of drawing in paint, rich subconscious evocations of sound and place, and a sensuous, exquisite quality of surface.” (Clare Cooper, Director, Art First, London W1).

She does not set out to create abstract works.  The abstraction is a by-product of trying to find marks and colours which communicate more than the visual experience, particularly in her response to music.  Her raw, untouched landscapes are becoming ‘less abstract, more real’, with a new organic figuration emerging from the way she handles paint.  After a recent road trip to Namibia, animals have been making an appearance.

The work is underpinned by many years of drawing the moving human figure.  Hannaford’s fascination with space, energy and movement, as well as with the power of the drawn line, is evident in this exhibition.  Working predominantly in oil on canvas, she uses thin glazes of paint in a way reminiscent of water colour, sometimes adding sand or grit and occasionally found objects.  For her works on unprimed linens she uses a variety of mixed media, including bleach.  The scale of the work included in this exhibition ranges from large canvases, to tiny postcard drawings and watercolours.

More recently, like Hockney, she has experimented digitally, using her iPhone as an extension of her painting practice.  The iPhone art included in this show was created during a live performance by David Gordon at St Martin-in-the-Fields and later displayed as an installation in concert with his jazz trio at London’s Kings Place.  Hannaford’s idea and method of presenting these images is original.

Together Hannaford and Gordon will host an evening musical event at the gallery to celebrate and describe their joint work.  Two original compositions by Gordon, in response to Hannaford’s art, can also be heard via headphones throughout the course of the exhibition.

Hannaford lives and works locally, having recently moved her studio from Peckham.  She has worked full time as an artist since the late nineties after abandoning two earlier careers to paint –  as City lawyer and state registered art therapist.  Her work has been collected and exhibited widely, including at London’s Royal Academy of Arts, Royal College of Art and leading London commercial galleries, and can be viewed at www.elizabethhannaford.com.

Hannaford’s first show, “The Moving Figure”, was at The Square Gallery, Pond Square, Highgate in 1991, while she was still a lawyer.  We are delighted to see her back in Highgate for this evocative, intriguing and strong show.

The exhibition includes collaborative work with musician DAVID GORDON.  “I have played with many great musicians, but tonight I have shared the stage with one of England’s finest musicians and composers, David Gordon”.  (Christopher Warren-Green, Music Director/Conductor London Chamber Orchestra )

Open Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00, Saturday 11:00-16:00; Sunday 11:00-17:00.  Closed Monday.

Tube:  Archway or Highgate; Buses 143, 210, 271 from Archway tube to Highgate Village

Elizabeth Hannaford: Less Abstract, More Real – landscapes, soundscapes and more …

11-24 September 2015

including on Friday 18 September at 7.00pm: a Gallery Talk with Music to celebrate the joint venture between artist Elizabeth Hannaford and classical and jazz musician David Gordon.  (Admission £5 on the door.)

Elizabeth Hannaford’s work is a celebration of the worlds of nature and music.  “Her vision is underpinned by intuitive mark-making, a sense of drawing in paint, rich subconscious evocations of sound and place, and a sensuous, exquisite quality of surface.” (Clare Cooper, Director, Art First, London W1).

She does not set out to create abstract works.  The abstraction is a by-product of trying to find marks and colours which communicate more than the visual experience, particularly in her response to music.  Her raw, untouched landscapes are becoming ‘less abstract, more real’, with a new organic figuration emerging from the way she handles paint.  After a recent road trip to Namibia, animals have been making an appearance.

The work is underpinned by many years of drawing the moving human figure.  Hannaford’s fascination with space, energy and movement, as well as with the power of the drawn line, is evident in this exhibition.  Working predominantly in oil on canvas, she uses thin glazes of paint in a way reminiscent of water colour, sometimes adding sand or grit and occasionally found objects.  For her works on unprimed linens she uses a variety of mixed media, including bleach.  The scale of the work included in this exhibition ranges from large canvases, to tiny postcard drawings and watercolours.

More recently, like Hockney, she has experimented digitally, using her iPhone as an extension of her painting practice.  The iPhone art included in this show was created during a live performance by David Gordon at St Martin-in-the-Fields and later displayed as an installation in concert with his jazz trio at London’s Kings Place.  Hannaford’s idea and method of presenting these images is original.

Together Hannaford and Gordon will host an evening musical event at the gallery to celebrate and describe their joint work.  Two original compositions by Gordon, in response to Hannaford’s art, can also be heard via headphones throughout the course of the exhibition.

Hannaford lives and works locally, having recently moved her studio from Peckham.  She has worked full time as an artist since the late nineties after abandoning two earlier careers to paint –  as City lawyer and state registered art therapist.  Her work has been collected and exhibited widely, including at London’s Royal Academy of Arts, Royal College of Art and leading London commercial galleries, and can be viewed at www.elizabethhannaford.com.

Hannaford’s first show, “The Moving Figure”, was at The Square Gallery, Pond Square, Highgate in 1991, while she was still a lawyer.  We are delighted to see her back in Highgate for this evocative, intriguing and strong show.

The exhibition includes collaborative work with musician DAVID GORDON.  “I have played with many great musicians, but tonight I have shared the stage with one of England’s finest musicians and composers, David Gordon”.  (Christopher Warren-Green, Music Director/Conductor London Chamber Orchestra )

Open Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00, Saturday 11:00-16:00; Sunday 11:00-17:00.  Closed Monday.

Tube:  Archway or Highgate; Buses 143, 210, 271 from Archway tube to Highgate Village

Elizabeth Hannaford: Less Abstract, More Real – landscapes, soundscapes and more …

11-24 September 2015

including on Friday 18 September at 7.00pm: a Gallery Talk with Music to celebrate the joint venture between artist Elizabeth Hannaford and classical and jazz musician David Gordon.  (Admission £5 on the door.)

Elizabeth Hannaford’s work is a celebration of the worlds of nature and music.  “Her vision is underpinned by intuitive mark-making, a sense of drawing in paint, rich subconscious evocations of sound and place, and a sensuous, exquisite quality of surface.” (Clare Cooper, Director, Art First, London W1).

She does not set out to create abstract works.  The abstraction is a by-product of trying to find marks and colours which communicate more than the visual experience, particularly in her response to music.  Her raw, untouched landscapes are becoming ‘less abstract, more real’, with a new organic figuration emerging from the way she handles paint.  After a recent road trip to Namibia, animals have been making an appearance.

The work is underpinned by many years of drawing the moving human figure.  Hannaford’s fascination with space, energy and movement, as well as with the power of the drawn line, is evident in this exhibition.  Working predominantly in oil on canvas, she uses thin glazes of paint in a way reminiscent of water colour, sometimes adding sand or grit and occasionally found objects.  For her works on unprimed linens she uses a variety of mixed media, including bleach.  The scale of the work included in this exhibition ranges from large canvases, to tiny postcard drawings and watercolours.

More recently, like Hockney, she has experimented digitally, using her iPhone as an extension of her painting practice.  The iPhone art included in this show was created during a live performance by David Gordon at St Martin-in-the-Fields and later displayed as an installation in concert with his jazz trio at London’s Kings Place.  Hannaford’s idea and method of presenting these images is original.

Together Hannaford and Gordon will host an evening musical event at the gallery to celebrate and describe their joint work.  Two original compositions by Gordon, in response to Hannaford’s art, can also be heard via headphones throughout the course of the exhibition.

Hannaford lives and works locally, having recently moved her studio from Peckham.  She has worked full time as an artist since the late nineties after abandoning two earlier careers to paint –  as City lawyer and state registered art therapist.  Her work has been collected and exhibited widely, including at London’s Royal Academy of Arts, Royal College of Art and leading London commercial galleries, and can be viewed at www.elizabethhannaford.com.

Hannaford’s first show, “The Moving Figure”, was at The Square Gallery, Pond Square, Highgate in 1991, while she was still a lawyer.  We are delighted to see her back in Highgate for this evocative, intriguing and strong show.

The exhibition includes collaborative work with musician DAVID GORDON.  “I have played with many great musicians, but tonight I have shared the stage with one of England’s finest musicians and composers, David Gordon”.  (Christopher Warren-Green, Music Director/Conductor London Chamber Orchestra )

Open Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00, Saturday 11:00-16:00; Sunday 11:00-17:00.  Closed Monday.

Tube:  Archway or Highgate; Buses 143, 210, 271 from Archway tube to Highgate Village

Term Time Classes 3-5 year olds starting Tuesday 15 September & Saturday 19 September. “Minion Adventure” October Half Term Workshop 26th-28th October 3-10 year olds

Further Details:

Autumn term 2015 – Tuesdays
September 15th to December 8th
12 weeks, excludes half–term October 27th
Tuesdays 4:10–4:55pm
Age 3–5 years, £132.00

Autumn term 2015 – Saturdays
September 19th to December 12th
12 weeks, excludes half–term October 31st
Saturdays 10:10–11:00am
Age 3–5 years, £132.00

Spring term 2016 – Tuesdays
January 12th to March 22nd
10 weeks, excludes half–term February 16th
Tuesdays 4:10–4:55pm
Age 3–5 years, £110.00

Spring term 2016 – Saturdays
January 16th to March 26th
10 weeks, excludes half–term February 20th
Saturdays 10:10–11:00am
Age 3–5 years, £110.00

Elizabeth Hannaford: Less Abstract, More Real – landscapes, soundscapes and more …

11-24 September 2015

including on Friday 18 September at 7.00pm: a Gallery Talk with Music to celebrate the joint venture between artist Elizabeth Hannaford and classical and jazz musician David Gordon.  (Admission £5 on the door.)

Elizabeth Hannaford’s work is a celebration of the worlds of nature and music.  “Her vision is underpinned by intuitive mark-making, a sense of drawing in paint, rich subconscious evocations of sound and place, and a sensuous, exquisite quality of surface.” (Clare Cooper, Director, Art First, London W1).

She does not set out to create abstract works.  The abstraction is a by-product of trying to find marks and colours which communicate more than the visual experience, particularly in her response to music.  Her raw, untouched landscapes are becoming ‘less abstract, more real’, with a new organic figuration emerging from the way she handles paint.  After a recent road trip to Namibia, animals have been making an appearance.

The work is underpinned by many years of drawing the moving human figure.  Hannaford’s fascination with space, energy and movement, as well as with the power of the drawn line, is evident in this exhibition.  Working predominantly in oil on canvas, she uses thin glazes of paint in a way reminiscent of water colour, sometimes adding sand or grit and occasionally found objects.  For her works on unprimed linens she uses a variety of mixed media, including bleach.  The scale of the work included in this exhibition ranges from large canvases, to tiny postcard drawings and watercolours.

More recently, like Hockney, she has experimented digitally, using her iPhone as an extension of her painting practice.  The iPhone art included in this show was created during a live performance by David Gordon at St Martin-in-the-Fields and later displayed as an installation in concert with his jazz trio at London’s Kings Place.  Hannaford’s idea and method of presenting these images is original.

Together Hannaford and Gordon will host an evening musical event at the gallery to celebrate and describe their joint work.  Two original compositions by Gordon, in response to Hannaford’s art, can also be heard via headphones throughout the course of the exhibition.

Hannaford lives and works locally, having recently moved her studio from Peckham.  She has worked full time as an artist since the late nineties after abandoning two earlier careers to paint –  as City lawyer and state registered art therapist.  Her work has been collected and exhibited widely, including at London’s Royal Academy of Arts, Royal College of Art and leading London commercial galleries, and can be viewed at www.elizabethhannaford.com.

Hannaford’s first show, “The Moving Figure”, was at The Square Gallery, Pond Square, Highgate in 1991, while she was still a lawyer.  We are delighted to see her back in Highgate for this evocative, intriguing and strong show.

The exhibition includes collaborative work with musician DAVID GORDON.  “I have played with many great musicians, but tonight I have shared the stage with one of England’s finest musicians and composers, David Gordon”.  (Christopher Warren-Green, Music Director/Conductor London Chamber Orchestra )

Open Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00, Saturday 11:00-16:00; Sunday 11:00-17:00.  Closed Monday.

Tube:  Archway or Highgate; Buses 143, 210, 271 from Archway tube to Highgate Village

A friendly and fun dance fitness class for children aged 4 years and over. We break down steps, add games and explore different regions of the globe.

Elizabeth Hannaford: Less Abstract, More Real – landscapes, soundscapes and more …

11-24 September 2015

including on Friday 18 September at 7.00pm: a Gallery Talk with Music to celebrate the joint venture between artist Elizabeth Hannaford and classical and jazz musician David Gordon.  (Admission £5 on the door.)

Elizabeth Hannaford’s work is a celebration of the worlds of nature and music.  “Her vision is underpinned by intuitive mark-making, a sense of drawing in paint, rich subconscious evocations of sound and place, and a sensuous, exquisite quality of surface.” (Clare Cooper, Director, Art First, London W1).

She does not set out to create abstract works.  The abstraction is a by-product of trying to find marks and colours which communicate more than the visual experience, particularly in her response to music.  Her raw, untouched landscapes are becoming ‘less abstract, more real’, with a new organic figuration emerging from the way she handles paint.  After a recent road trip to Namibia, animals have been making an appearance.

The work is underpinned by many years of drawing the moving human figure.  Hannaford’s fascination with space, energy and movement, as well as with the power of the drawn line, is evident in this exhibition.  Working predominantly in oil on canvas, she uses thin glazes of paint in a way reminiscent of water colour, sometimes adding sand or grit and occasionally found objects.  For her works on unprimed linens she uses a variety of mixed media, including bleach.  The scale of the work included in this exhibition ranges from large canvases, to tiny postcard drawings and watercolours.

More recently, like Hockney, she has experimented digitally, using her iPhone as an extension of her painting practice.  The iPhone art included in this show was created during a live performance by David Gordon at St Martin-in-the-Fields and later displayed as an installation in concert with his jazz trio at London’s Kings Place.  Hannaford’s idea and method of presenting these images is original.

Together Hannaford and Gordon will host an evening musical event at the gallery to celebrate and describe their joint work.  Two original compositions by Gordon, in response to Hannaford’s art, can also be heard via headphones throughout the course of the exhibition.

Hannaford lives and works locally, having recently moved her studio from Peckham.  She has worked full time as an artist since the late nineties after abandoning two earlier careers to paint –  as City lawyer and state registered art therapist.  Her work has been collected and exhibited widely, including at London’s Royal Academy of Arts, Royal College of Art and leading London commercial galleries, and can be viewed at www.elizabethhannaford.com.

Hannaford’s first show, “The Moving Figure”, was at The Square Gallery, Pond Square, Highgate in 1991, while she was still a lawyer.  We are delighted to see her back in Highgate for this evocative, intriguing and strong show.

The exhibition includes collaborative work with musician DAVID GORDON.  “I have played with many great musicians, but tonight I have shared the stage with one of England’s finest musicians and composers, David Gordon”.  (Christopher Warren-Green, Music Director/Conductor London Chamber Orchestra )

Open Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00, Saturday 11:00-16:00; Sunday 11:00-17:00.  Closed Monday.

Tube:  Archway or Highgate; Buses 143, 210, 271 from Archway tube to Highgate Village

Join the Latin-inspired dance fitness party with a native dancer! Suitable for all levels – everyone welcome.

Elizabeth Hannaford: Less Abstract, More Real – landscapes, soundscapes and more …

11-24 September 2015

including on Friday 18 September at 7.00pm: a Gallery Talk with Music to celebrate the joint venture between artist Elizabeth Hannaford and classical and jazz musician David Gordon.  (Admission £5 on the door.)

Elizabeth Hannaford’s work is a celebration of the worlds of nature and music.  “Her vision is underpinned by intuitive mark-making, a sense of drawing in paint, rich subconscious evocations of sound and place, and a sensuous, exquisite quality of surface.” (Clare Cooper, Director, Art First, London W1).

She does not set out to create abstract works.  The abstraction is a by-product of trying to find marks and colours which communicate more than the visual experience, particularly in her response to music.  Her raw, untouched landscapes are becoming ‘less abstract, more real’, with a new organic figuration emerging from the way she handles paint.  After a recent road trip to Namibia, animals have been making an appearance.

The work is underpinned by many years of drawing the moving human figure.  Hannaford’s fascination with space, energy and movement, as well as with the power of the drawn line, is evident in this exhibition.  Working predominantly in oil on canvas, she uses thin glazes of paint in a way reminiscent of water colour, sometimes adding sand or grit and occasionally found objects.  For her works on unprimed linens she uses a variety of mixed media, including bleach.  The scale of the work included in this exhibition ranges from large canvases, to tiny postcard drawings and watercolours.

More recently, like Hockney, she has experimented digitally, using her iPhone as an extension of her painting practice.  The iPhone art included in this show was created during a live performance by David Gordon at St Martin-in-the-Fields and later displayed as an installation in concert with his jazz trio at London’s Kings Place.  Hannaford’s idea and method of presenting these images is original.

Together Hannaford and Gordon will host an evening musical event at the gallery to celebrate and describe their joint work.  Two original compositions by Gordon, in response to Hannaford’s art, can also be heard via headphones throughout the course of the exhibition.

Hannaford lives and works locally, having recently moved her studio from Peckham.  She has worked full time as an artist since the late nineties after abandoning two earlier careers to paint –  as City lawyer and state registered art therapist.  Her work has been collected and exhibited widely, including at London’s Royal Academy of Arts, Royal College of Art and leading London commercial galleries, and can be viewed at www.elizabethhannaford.com.

Hannaford’s first show, “The Moving Figure”, was at The Square Gallery, Pond Square, Highgate in 1991, while she was still a lawyer.  We are delighted to see her back in Highgate for this evocative, intriguing and strong show.

The exhibition includes collaborative work with musician DAVID GORDON.  “I have played with many great musicians, but tonight I have shared the stage with one of England’s finest musicians and composers, David Gordon”.  (Christopher Warren-Green, Music Director/Conductor London Chamber Orchestra )

Open Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00, Saturday 11:00-16:00; Sunday 11:00-17:00.  Closed Monday.

Tube:  Archway or Highgate; Buses 143, 210, 271 from Archway tube to Highgate Village

Elizabeth Hannaford: Less Abstract, More Real – landscapes, soundscapes and more …

11-24 September 2015

including on Friday 18 September at 7.00pm: a Gallery Talk with Music to celebrate the joint venture between artist Elizabeth Hannaford and classical and jazz musician David Gordon.  (Admission £5 on the door.)

Elizabeth Hannaford’s work is a celebration of the worlds of nature and music.  “Her vision is underpinned by intuitive mark-making, a sense of drawing in paint, rich subconscious evocations of sound and place, and a sensuous, exquisite quality of surface.” (Clare Cooper, Director, Art First, London W1).

She does not set out to create abstract works.  The abstraction is a by-product of trying to find marks and colours which communicate more than the visual experience, particularly in her response to music.  Her raw, untouched landscapes are becoming ‘less abstract, more real’, with a new organic figuration emerging from the way she handles paint.  After a recent road trip to Namibia, animals have been making an appearance.

The work is underpinned by many years of drawing the moving human figure.  Hannaford’s fascination with space, energy and movement, as well as with the power of the drawn line, is evident in this exhibition.  Working predominantly in oil on canvas, she uses thin glazes of paint in a way reminiscent of water colour, sometimes adding sand or grit and occasionally found objects.  For her works on unprimed linens she uses a variety of mixed media, including bleach.  The scale of the work included in this exhibition ranges from large canvases, to tiny postcard drawings and watercolours.

More recently, like Hockney, she has experimented digitally, using her iPhone as an extension of her painting practice.  The iPhone art included in this show was created during a live performance by David Gordon at St Martin-in-the-Fields and later displayed as an installation in concert with his jazz trio at London’s Kings Place.  Hannaford’s idea and method of presenting these images is original.

Together Hannaford and Gordon will host an evening musical event at the gallery to celebrate and describe their joint work.  Two original compositions by Gordon, in response to Hannaford’s art, can also be heard via headphones throughout the course of the exhibition.

Hannaford lives and works locally, having recently moved her studio from Peckham.  She has worked full time as an artist since the late nineties after abandoning two earlier careers to paint –  as City lawyer and state registered art therapist.  Her work has been collected and exhibited widely, including at London’s Royal Academy of Arts, Royal College of Art and leading London commercial galleries, and can be viewed at www.elizabethhannaford.com.

Hannaford’s first show, “The Moving Figure”, was at The Square Gallery, Pond Square, Highgate in 1991, while she was still a lawyer.  We are delighted to see her back in Highgate for this evocative, intriguing and strong show.

The exhibition includes collaborative work with musician DAVID GORDON.  “I have played with many great musicians, but tonight I have shared the stage with one of England’s finest musicians and composers, David Gordon”.  (Christopher Warren-Green, Music Director/Conductor London Chamber Orchestra )

Open Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00, Saturday 11:00-16:00; Sunday 11:00-17:00.  Closed Monday.

Tube:  Archway or Highgate; Buses 143, 210, 271 from Archway tube to Highgate Village

Elizabeth Hannaford: Less Abstract, More Real – landscapes, soundscapes and more …

11-24 September 2015

including on Friday 18 September at 7.00pm: a Gallery Talk with Music to celebrate the joint venture between artist Elizabeth Hannaford and classical and jazz musician David Gordon.  (Admission £5 on the door.)

Elizabeth Hannaford’s work is a celebration of the worlds of nature and music.  “Her vision is underpinned by intuitive mark-making, a sense of drawing in paint, rich subconscious evocations of sound and place, and a sensuous, exquisite quality of surface.” (Clare Cooper, Director, Art First, London W1).

She does not set out to create abstract works.  The abstraction is a by-product of trying to find marks and colours which communicate more than the visual experience, particularly in her response to music.  Her raw, untouched landscapes are becoming ‘less abstract, more real’, with a new organic figuration emerging from the way she handles paint.  After a recent road trip to Namibia, animals have been making an appearance.

The work is underpinned by many years of drawing the moving human figure.  Hannaford’s fascination with space, energy and movement, as well as with the power of the drawn line, is evident in this exhibition.  Working predominantly in oil on canvas, she uses thin glazes of paint in a way reminiscent of water colour, sometimes adding sand or grit and occasionally found objects.  For her works on unprimed linens she uses a variety of mixed media, including bleach.  The scale of the work included in this exhibition ranges from large canvases, to tiny postcard drawings and watercolours.

More recently, like Hockney, she has experimented digitally, using her iPhone as an extension of her painting practice.  The iPhone art included in this show was created during a live performance by David Gordon at St Martin-in-the-Fields and later displayed as an installation in concert with his jazz trio at London’s Kings Place.  Hannaford’s idea and method of presenting these images is original.

Together Hannaford and Gordon will host an evening musical event at the gallery to celebrate and describe their joint work.  Two original compositions by Gordon, in response to Hannaford’s art, can also be heard via headphones throughout the course of the exhibition.

Hannaford lives and works locally, having recently moved her studio from Peckham.  She has worked full time as an artist since the late nineties after abandoning two earlier careers to paint –  as City lawyer and state registered art therapist.  Her work has been collected and exhibited widely, including at London’s Royal Academy of Arts, Royal College of Art and leading London commercial galleries, and can be viewed at www.elizabethhannaford.com.

Hannaford’s first show, “The Moving Figure”, was at The Square Gallery, Pond Square, Highgate in 1991, while she was still a lawyer.  We are delighted to see her back in Highgate for this evocative, intriguing and strong show.

The exhibition includes collaborative work with musician DAVID GORDON.  “I have played with many great musicians, but tonight I have shared the stage with one of England’s finest musicians and composers, David Gordon”.  (Christopher Warren-Green, Music Director/Conductor London Chamber Orchestra )

Open Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00, Saturday 11:00-16:00; Sunday 11:00-17:00.  Closed Monday.

Tube:  Archway or Highgate; Buses 143, 210, 271 from Archway tube to Highgate Village

Elizabeth Hannaford: Less Abstract, More Real – landscapes, soundscapes and more …

11-24 September 2015

including on Friday 18 September at 7.00pm: a Gallery Talk with Music to celebrate the joint venture between artist Elizabeth Hannaford and classical and jazz musician David Gordon.  (Admission £5 on the door.)

Elizabeth Hannaford’s work is a celebration of the worlds of nature and music.  “Her vision is underpinned by intuitive mark-making, a sense of drawing in paint, rich subconscious evocations of sound and place, and a sensuous, exquisite quality of surface.” (Clare Cooper, Director, Art First, London W1).

She does not set out to create abstract works.  The abstraction is a by-product of trying to find marks and colours which communicate more than the visual experience, particularly in her response to music.  Her raw, untouched landscapes are becoming ‘less abstract, more real’, with a new organic figuration emerging from the way she handles paint.  After a recent road trip to Namibia, animals have been making an appearance.

The work is underpinned by many years of drawing the moving human figure.  Hannaford’s fascination with space, energy and movement, as well as with the power of the drawn line, is evident in this exhibition.  Working predominantly in oil on canvas, she uses thin glazes of paint in a way reminiscent of water colour, sometimes adding sand or grit and occasionally found objects.  For her works on unprimed linens she uses a variety of mixed media, including bleach.  The scale of the work included in this exhibition ranges from large canvases, to tiny postcard drawings and watercolours.

More recently, like Hockney, she has experimented digitally, using her iPhone as an extension of her painting practice.  The iPhone art included in this show was created during a live performance by David Gordon at St Martin-in-the-Fields and later displayed as an installation in concert with his jazz trio at London’s Kings Place.  Hannaford’s idea and method of presenting these images is original.

Together Hannaford and Gordon will host an evening musical event at the gallery to celebrate and describe their joint work.  Two original compositions by Gordon, in response to Hannaford’s art, can also be heard via headphones throughout the course of the exhibition.

Hannaford lives and works locally, having recently moved her studio from Peckham.  She has worked full time as an artist since the late nineties after abandoning two earlier careers to paint –  as City lawyer and state registered art therapist.  Her work has been collected and exhibited widely, including at London’s Royal Academy of Arts, Royal College of Art and leading London commercial galleries, and can be viewed at www.elizabethhannaford.com.

Hannaford’s first show, “The Moving Figure”, was at The Square Gallery, Pond Square, Highgate in 1991, while she was still a lawyer.  We are delighted to see her back in Highgate for this evocative, intriguing and strong show.

The exhibition includes collaborative work with musician DAVID GORDON.  “I have played with many great musicians, but tonight I have shared the stage with one of England’s finest musicians and composers, David Gordon”.  (Christopher Warren-Green, Music Director/Conductor London Chamber Orchestra )

Open Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00, Saturday 11:00-16:00; Sunday 11:00-17:00.  Closed Monday.

Tube:  Archway or Highgate; Buses 143, 210, 271 from Archway tube to Highgate Village

Elizabeth Hannaford: Less Abstract, More Real – landscapes, soundscapes and more …

11-24 September 2015

including on Friday 18 September at 7.00pm: a Gallery Talk with Music to celebrate the joint venture between artist Elizabeth Hannaford and classical and jazz musician David Gordon.  (Admission £5 on the door.)

Elizabeth Hannaford’s work is a celebration of the worlds of nature and music.  “Her vision is underpinned by intuitive mark-making, a sense of drawing in paint, rich subconscious evocations of sound and place, and a sensuous, exquisite quality of surface.” (Clare Cooper, Director, Art First, London W1).

She does not set out to create abstract works.  The abstraction is a by-product of trying to find marks and colours which communicate more than the visual experience, particularly in her response to music.  Her raw, untouched landscapes are becoming ‘less abstract, more real’, with a new organic figuration emerging from the way she handles paint.  After a recent road trip to Namibia, animals have been making an appearance.

The work is underpinned by many years of drawing the moving human figure.  Hannaford’s fascination with space, energy and movement, as well as with the power of the drawn line, is evident in this exhibition.  Working predominantly in oil on canvas, she uses thin glazes of paint in a way reminiscent of water colour, sometimes adding sand or grit and occasionally found objects.  For her works on unprimed linens she uses a variety of mixed media, including bleach.  The scale of the work included in this exhibition ranges from large canvases, to tiny postcard drawings and watercolours.

More recently, like Hockney, she has experimented digitally, using her iPhone as an extension of her painting practice.  The iPhone art included in this show was created during a live performance by David Gordon at St Martin-in-the-Fields and later displayed as an installation in concert with his jazz trio at London’s Kings Place.  Hannaford’s idea and method of presenting these images is original.

Together Hannaford and Gordon will host an evening musical event at the gallery to celebrate and describe their joint work.  Two original compositions by Gordon, in response to Hannaford’s art, can also be heard via headphones throughout the course of the exhibition.

Hannaford lives and works locally, having recently moved her studio from Peckham.  She has worked full time as an artist since the late nineties after abandoning two earlier careers to paint –  as City lawyer and state registered art therapist.  Her work has been collected and exhibited widely, including at London’s Royal Academy of Arts, Royal College of Art and leading London commercial galleries, and can be viewed at www.elizabethhannaford.com.

Hannaford’s first show, “The Moving Figure”, was at The Square Gallery, Pond Square, Highgate in 1991, while she was still a lawyer.  We are delighted to see her back in Highgate for this evocative, intriguing and strong show.

The exhibition includes collaborative work with musician DAVID GORDON.  “I have played with many great musicians, but tonight I have shared the stage with one of England’s finest musicians and composers, David Gordon”.  (Christopher Warren-Green, Music Director/Conductor London Chamber Orchestra )

Open Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00, Saturday 11:00-16:00; Sunday 11:00-17:00.  Closed Monday.

Tube:  Archway or Highgate; Buses 143, 210, 271 from Archway tube to Highgate Village

A friendly and fun dance fitness class for children aged 4 years and over. We break down steps, add games and explore different regions of the globe.

Elizabeth Hannaford: Less Abstract, More Real – landscapes, soundscapes and more …

11-24 September 2015

including on Friday 18 September at 7.00pm: a Gallery Talk with Music to celebrate the joint venture between artist Elizabeth Hannaford and classical and jazz musician David Gordon.  (Admission £5 on the door.)

Elizabeth Hannaford’s work is a celebration of the worlds of nature and music.  “Her vision is underpinned by intuitive mark-making, a sense of drawing in paint, rich subconscious evocations of sound and place, and a sensuous, exquisite quality of surface.” (Clare Cooper, Director, Art First, London W1).

She does not set out to create abstract works.  The abstraction is a by-product of trying to find marks and colours which communicate more than the visual experience, particularly in her response to music.  Her raw, untouched landscapes are becoming ‘less abstract, more real’, with a new organic figuration emerging from the way she handles paint.  After a recent road trip to Namibia, animals have been making an appearance.

The work is underpinned by many years of drawing the moving human figure.  Hannaford’s fascination with space, energy and movement, as well as with the power of the drawn line, is evident in this exhibition.  Working predominantly in oil on canvas, she uses thin glazes of paint in a way reminiscent of water colour, sometimes adding sand or grit and occasionally found objects.  For her works on unprimed linens she uses a variety of mixed media, including bleach.  The scale of the work included in this exhibition ranges from large canvases, to tiny postcard drawings and watercolours.

More recently, like Hockney, she has experimented digitally, using her iPhone as an extension of her painting practice.  The iPhone art included in this show was created during a live performance by David Gordon at St Martin-in-the-Fields and later displayed as an installation in concert with his jazz trio at London’s Kings Place.  Hannaford’s idea and method of presenting these images is original.

Together Hannaford and Gordon will host an evening musical event at the gallery to celebrate and describe their joint work.  Two original compositions by Gordon, in response to Hannaford’s art, can also be heard via headphones throughout the course of the exhibition.

Hannaford lives and works locally, having recently moved her studio from Peckham.  She has worked full time as an artist since the late nineties after abandoning two earlier careers to paint –  as City lawyer and state registered art therapist.  Her work has been collected and exhibited widely, including at London’s Royal Academy of Arts, Royal College of Art and leading London commercial galleries, and can be viewed at www.elizabethhannaford.com.

Hannaford’s first show, “The Moving Figure”, was at The Square Gallery, Pond Square, Highgate in 1991, while she was still a lawyer.  We are delighted to see her back in Highgate for this evocative, intriguing and strong show.

The exhibition includes collaborative work with musician DAVID GORDON.  “I have played with many great musicians, but tonight I have shared the stage with one of England’s finest musicians and composers, David Gordon”.  (Christopher Warren-Green, Music Director/Conductor London Chamber Orchestra )

Open Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00, Saturday 11:00-16:00; Sunday 11:00-17:00.  Closed Monday.

Tube:  Archway or Highgate; Buses 143, 210, 271 from Archway tube to Highgate Village

Join the Latin-inspired dance fitness party with a native dancer! Suitable for all levels – everyone welcome.

A friendly and fun dance fitness class for children aged 4 years and over. We break down steps, add games and explore different regions of the globe.

Join the Latin-inspired dance fitness party with a native dancer! Suitable for all levels – everyone welcome.

Annual book fair, with thousands of great bargains in our sale of good-quality second-hand books.  There’s something for everyone: fiction, history, biography, literature, travel and much more. Special collections this year include art and antiquarian books.

Free preview for HLSI members only from 9-10am.

Don’t miss it!

If you’re drunk on power can you ever sober up?

Luis and BK are stationed at a remote border crossing between their two countries. BK believes that somewhere out there, mysterious creatures roam the desert. The chance discovery of a strange other-world takes the two guards on a journey into the dark heart of politics, tyranny and murder.

Absurd comedy and grotesque puppetry combine to explore nationalism, leadership and the terrible consequences of using another man’s toilet.

We’re proud to be part of Suspense – London Puppetry Festival again in 2015. The festival presents diverse and impressive puppetry productions from both the UK and international artists. Produced by Little Angel Theatre, Suspense dispels the myth that puppetry is just for children.

8PM & 3PM (Sat Matinee)

Find out what happens when a French boy and an English girl crash into each other and cannot repair their bikes, how they overcome the language barrier and how Billie discovers her love of all things French.

With live music, video, mime, several Gallic shrugs and many, many bicycles,Compagnie Animotion is once again going to swim the channel to bring their unique mix of exciting and lively wordless performance to Jacksons Lane!

For little and big ones. Don’t forget to wear a beret.

Ages 3-11

Sunday 12pm & 3pm

If you’re drunk on power can you ever sober up?

Luis and BK are stationed at a remote border crossing between their two countries. BK believes that somewhere out there, mysterious creatures roam the desert. The chance discovery of a strange other-world takes the two guards on a journey into the dark heart of politics, tyranny and murder.

Absurd comedy and grotesque puppetry combine to explore nationalism, leadership and the terrible consequences of using another man’s toilet.

We’re proud to be part of Suspense – London Puppetry Festival again in 2015. The festival presents diverse and impressive puppetry productions from both the UK and international artists. Produced by Little Angel Theatre, Suspense dispels the myth that puppetry is just for children.

8PM & 3PM (Sat Matinee)

If you’re drunk on power can you ever sober up?

Luis and BK are stationed at a remote border crossing between their two countries. BK believes that somewhere out there, mysterious creatures roam the desert. The chance discovery of a strange other-world takes the two guards on a journey into the dark heart of politics, tyranny and murder.

Absurd comedy and grotesque puppetry combine to explore nationalism, leadership and the terrible consequences of using another man’s toilet.

We’re proud to be part of Suspense – London Puppetry Festival again in 2015. The festival presents diverse and impressive puppetry productions from both the UK and international artists. Produced by Little Angel Theatre, Suspense dispels the myth that puppetry is just for children.

8PM & 3PM (Sat Matinee)

If you’re drunk on power can you ever sober up?

Luis and BK are stationed at a remote border crossing between their two countries. BK believes that somewhere out there, mysterious creatures roam the desert. The chance discovery of a strange other-world takes the two guards on a journey into the dark heart of politics, tyranny and murder.

Absurd comedy and grotesque puppetry combine to explore nationalism, leadership and the terrible consequences of using another man’s toilet.

We’re proud to be part of Suspense – London Puppetry Festival again in 2015. The festival presents diverse and impressive puppetry productions from both the UK and international artists. Produced by Little Angel Theatre, Suspense dispels the myth that puppetry is just for children.

8PM & 3PM (Sat Matinee)

A friendly and fun dance fitness class for children aged 4 years and over. We break down steps, add games and explore different regions of the globe.