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Jun
7
Sat
Marilyn Southey: How does your garden….? @ Highgate Gallery
Jun 7 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Marilyn Southey: How does your garden…?Marilyn Southey: How does your garden...?

Since the beginning of time, man has endeavoured to create places of tranquility in communication with nature, places to uplift the spirits:  gardens.  In this, her second exhibition at Highgate Gallery, Southey shows work inspired, for the most part, by her garden in London and her garden in France, which has been evolving over the last thirty years.  There are also more recent local paintings, of which Southey comments:  “I have enjoyed discovering little gardens in Highgate that make such a difference to the landscape”.

 

Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00,
Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed
Private View: Friday 06 June 2025 18:00-20:30

An exhibition of paintings and prints in celebration of gardens large and small, in rural and urban landscapes.

Jun
8
Sun
Marilyn Southey: How does your garden….? @ Highgate Gallery
Jun 8 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Marilyn Southey: How does your garden…?Marilyn Southey: How does your garden...?

Since the beginning of time, man has endeavoured to create places of tranquility in communication with nature, places to uplift the spirits:  gardens.  In this, her second exhibition at Highgate Gallery, Southey shows work inspired, for the most part, by her garden in London and her garden in France, which has been evolving over the last thirty years.  There are also more recent local paintings, of which Southey comments:  “I have enjoyed discovering little gardens in Highgate that make such a difference to the landscape”.

 

Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00,
Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed
Private View: Friday 06 June 2025 18:00-20:30

An exhibition of paintings and prints in celebration of gardens large and small, in rural and urban landscapes.

Jun
11
Wed
Marilyn Southey: How does your garden….? @ Highgate Gallery
Jun 11 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Marilyn Southey: How does your garden…?Marilyn Southey: How does your garden...?

Since the beginning of time, man has endeavoured to create places of tranquility in communication with nature, places to uplift the spirits:  gardens.  In this, her second exhibition at Highgate Gallery, Southey shows work inspired, for the most part, by her garden in London and her garden in France, which has been evolving over the last thirty years.  There are also more recent local paintings, of which Southey comments:  “I have enjoyed discovering little gardens in Highgate that make such a difference to the landscape”.

 

Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00,
Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed
Private View: Friday 06 June 2025 18:00-20:30

An exhibition of paintings and prints in celebration of gardens large and small, in rural and urban landscapes.

Retrofitting Old Buildings @ Highgate Society
Jun 11 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Retrofitting Old Buildings

Wednesday 11th June 2025
7.00 for 7.30 pm
10A South Grove N6 6BS and on Zoom
Entry £7.50 including a glass of wine (£3.00 on Zoom).

Jun
12
Thu
Marilyn Southey: How does your garden….? @ Highgate Gallery
Jun 12 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Marilyn Southey: How does your garden…?Marilyn Southey: How does your garden...?

Since the beginning of time, man has endeavoured to create places of tranquility in communication with nature, places to uplift the spirits:  gardens.  In this, her second exhibition at Highgate Gallery, Southey shows work inspired, for the most part, by her garden in London and her garden in France, which has been evolving over the last thirty years.  There are also more recent local paintings, of which Southey comments:  “I have enjoyed discovering little gardens in Highgate that make such a difference to the landscape”.

 

Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00,
Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed
Private View: Friday 06 June 2025 18:00-20:30

An exhibition of paintings and prints in celebration of gardens large and small, in rural and urban landscapes.

Jun
13
Fri
Marilyn Southey: How does your garden….? @ Highgate Gallery
Jun 13 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Marilyn Southey: How does your garden…?Marilyn Southey: How does your garden...?

Since the beginning of time, man has endeavoured to create places of tranquility in communication with nature, places to uplift the spirits:  gardens.  In this, her second exhibition at Highgate Gallery, Southey shows work inspired, for the most part, by her garden in London and her garden in France, which has been evolving over the last thirty years.  There are also more recent local paintings, of which Southey comments:  “I have enjoyed discovering little gardens in Highgate that make such a difference to the landscape”.

 

Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00,
Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed
Private View: Friday 06 June 2025 18:00-20:30

An exhibition of paintings and prints in celebration of gardens large and small, in rural and urban landscapes.

Summer Social at 10A @ Highgate Society
Jun 13 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
Jun
14
Sat
Coffee AM at the Highgate Society @ Highgate Society
Jun 14 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Do come along to meet your neighbours, enjoy a good cup of coffee and find out what is happening in Highgate.

The planning committee often have someone on hand to answer planning queries.

Marilyn Southey: How does your garden….? @ Highgate Gallery
Jun 14 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Marilyn Southey: How does your garden…?Marilyn Southey: How does your garden...?

Since the beginning of time, man has endeavoured to create places of tranquility in communication with nature, places to uplift the spirits:  gardens.  In this, her second exhibition at Highgate Gallery, Southey shows work inspired, for the most part, by her garden in London and her garden in France, which has been evolving over the last thirty years.  There are also more recent local paintings, of which Southey comments:  “I have enjoyed discovering little gardens in Highgate that make such a difference to the landscape”.

 

Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00,
Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed
Private View: Friday 06 June 2025 18:00-20:30

An exhibition of paintings and prints in celebration of gardens large and small, in rural and urban landscapes.

Jun
15
Sun
Marilyn Southey: How does your garden….? @ Highgate Gallery
Jun 15 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Marilyn Southey: How does your garden…?Marilyn Southey: How does your garden...?

Since the beginning of time, man has endeavoured to create places of tranquility in communication with nature, places to uplift the spirits:  gardens.  In this, her second exhibition at Highgate Gallery, Southey shows work inspired, for the most part, by her garden in London and her garden in France, which has been evolving over the last thirty years.  There are also more recent local paintings, of which Southey comments:  “I have enjoyed discovering little gardens in Highgate that make such a difference to the landscape”.

 

Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00,
Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed
Private View: Friday 06 June 2025 18:00-20:30

An exhibition of paintings and prints in celebration of gardens large and small, in rural and urban landscapes.

Jun
18
Wed
Marilyn Southey: How does your garden….? @ Highgate Gallery
Jun 18 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Marilyn Southey: How does your garden…?Marilyn Southey: How does your garden...?

Since the beginning of time, man has endeavoured to create places of tranquility in communication with nature, places to uplift the spirits:  gardens.  In this, her second exhibition at Highgate Gallery, Southey shows work inspired, for the most part, by her garden in London and her garden in France, which has been evolving over the last thirty years.  There are also more recent local paintings, of which Southey comments:  “I have enjoyed discovering little gardens in Highgate that make such a difference to the landscape”.

 

Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00,
Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed
Private View: Friday 06 June 2025 18:00-20:30

An exhibition of paintings and prints in celebration of gardens large and small, in rural and urban landscapes.

Jun
19
Thu
Marilyn Southey: How does your garden….? @ Highgate Gallery
Jun 19 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Marilyn Southey: How does your garden…?Marilyn Southey: How does your garden...?

Since the beginning of time, man has endeavoured to create places of tranquility in communication with nature, places to uplift the spirits:  gardens.  In this, her second exhibition at Highgate Gallery, Southey shows work inspired, for the most part, by her garden in London and her garden in France, which has been evolving over the last thirty years.  There are also more recent local paintings, of which Southey comments:  “I have enjoyed discovering little gardens in Highgate that make such a difference to the landscape”.

 

Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00,
Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed
Private View: Friday 06 June 2025 18:00-20:30

An exhibition of paintings and prints in celebration of gardens large and small, in rural and urban landscapes.

Healthy Buildings, Healthy People @ Highgate Society
Jun 19 @ 6:45 pm – 9:00 pm

Healthy Buildings, Healthy People

Why health and sustainability in construction go hand in hand

with Siri Zanelli, WELL AP RIBA ARB, Architect and Co-founder of Collective Works

Thursday 19th June 2025
6.45 for 7.00 pm
10A South Grove N6 6BS
Entry £5.00 including a glass of wine

To book click here.

Discover how designing for human health and environmental sustainability can, and should, go hand in hand in modern construction. Siri will explore the vital connections between indoor environments, wellbeing, and sustainable building practices, offering real-world insights into how architecture can serve people and the planet.

Jun
21
Sat
Coffee AM at the Highgate Society @ Highgate Society
Jun 21 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Do come along to meet your neighbours, enjoy a good cup of coffee and find out what is happening in Highgate.

The planning committee often have someone on hand to answer planning queries.

Jun
28
Sat
Coffee AM at the Highgate Society @ Highgate Society
Jun 28 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Do come along to meet your neighbours, enjoy a good cup of coffee and find out what is happening in Highgate.

The planning committee often have someone on hand to answer planning queries.

Jul
3
Thu
Finance meets sustainability @ Highgate Society
Jul 3 @ 6:45 pm – 8:30 pm

Finance meets sustainability

The hidden power of reporting
with Trisha Hutchinson

Thursday 3rd July 2025
6.45 for 7.00 pm
10A South Grove N6 6BS
Entry £5 including a glass of wine
To book click here.

Transparency is required to transition economies to a sustainable future – reporting allows investors to be the driving force. In this insightful session Trisha will illustrate how clear, consistent financial and ESG reporting empowers businesses to track, prove, and improve their environmental impact, unlocking meaningful change and allowing businesses and investors to lead the movement towards a sustainable economic system.

Jul
4
Fri
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies @ Highgate Gallery
Jul 4 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies

Exhibition at Highgate Gallery: Fates and Furies

4 – 17 July 2025

Vivien Thomason is a consummate colourist. She drips, swirls, layers and streams colour sometimes balanced and harmonious, sometimes menacing and unexpected. Her abstract works are a clear statement about the power of colour to energise our senses and feed our thoughts and fantasies.

The traumas of the earth and the rage of long-forgotten victims are all recurring themes. Unashamedly gothic, Vivien often incorporates apocalyptic figures storming from the canvas like ‘Furies’ on a quest to avenge the injustices and misogyny of the world. Vivien also re-works Gauguin’s Tahitian paintings, reclaiming the exploited young women as empowered ‘witches’, no longer weak or submissive. Other compositions include ‘maps’ of the sea and land incorporating bird and animal motifs, ‘necklace’ paintings with large carved beads layered over mourning ‘figures’, lost in lament. Regardless of the dramatic themes, touches of humour are also in evidence. Her paintings are rendered and dripped in liquid acrylics.

After a lengthy career in fashion, Vivien picked up her paints and poured her passions onto canvas. Her career made her profoundly aware how colour can appeal and affect mood. It also clarified how women are treated and often exploited in the industry. After years of faster and faster fashion, Vivien seeks to make amends by creating work that references the state of our world today and the climate catastrophe.

Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00,
Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed
Private View: Friday 04 July 2025 18:00-20:30

Jul
5
Sat
Coffee AM at the Highgate Society @ Highgate Society
Jul 5 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Do come along to meet your neighbours, enjoy a good cup of coffee and find out what is happening in Highgate.

The planning committee often have someone on hand to answer planning queries.

Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies @ Highgate Gallery
Jul 5 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies

Exhibition at Highgate Gallery: Fates and Furies

4 – 17 July 2025

Vivien Thomason is a consummate colourist. She drips, swirls, layers and streams colour sometimes balanced and harmonious, sometimes menacing and unexpected. Her abstract works are a clear statement about the power of colour to energise our senses and feed our thoughts and fantasies.

The traumas of the earth and the rage of long-forgotten victims are all recurring themes. Unashamedly gothic, Vivien often incorporates apocalyptic figures storming from the canvas like ‘Furies’ on a quest to avenge the injustices and misogyny of the world. Vivien also re-works Gauguin’s Tahitian paintings, reclaiming the exploited young women as empowered ‘witches’, no longer weak or submissive. Other compositions include ‘maps’ of the sea and land incorporating bird and animal motifs, ‘necklace’ paintings with large carved beads layered over mourning ‘figures’, lost in lament. Regardless of the dramatic themes, touches of humour are also in evidence. Her paintings are rendered and dripped in liquid acrylics.

After a lengthy career in fashion, Vivien picked up her paints and poured her passions onto canvas. Her career made her profoundly aware how colour can appeal and affect mood. It also clarified how women are treated and often exploited in the industry. After years of faster and faster fashion, Vivien seeks to make amends by creating work that references the state of our world today and the climate catastrophe.

Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00,
Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed
Private View: Friday 04 July 2025 18:00-20:30

Jul
6
Sun
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies @ Highgate Gallery
Jul 6 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies

Exhibition at Highgate Gallery: Fates and Furies

4 – 17 July 2025

Vivien Thomason is a consummate colourist. She drips, swirls, layers and streams colour sometimes balanced and harmonious, sometimes menacing and unexpected. Her abstract works are a clear statement about the power of colour to energise our senses and feed our thoughts and fantasies.

The traumas of the earth and the rage of long-forgotten victims are all recurring themes. Unashamedly gothic, Vivien often incorporates apocalyptic figures storming from the canvas like ‘Furies’ on a quest to avenge the injustices and misogyny of the world. Vivien also re-works Gauguin’s Tahitian paintings, reclaiming the exploited young women as empowered ‘witches’, no longer weak or submissive. Other compositions include ‘maps’ of the sea and land incorporating bird and animal motifs, ‘necklace’ paintings with large carved beads layered over mourning ‘figures’, lost in lament. Regardless of the dramatic themes, touches of humour are also in evidence. Her paintings are rendered and dripped in liquid acrylics.

After a lengthy career in fashion, Vivien picked up her paints and poured her passions onto canvas. Her career made her profoundly aware how colour can appeal and affect mood. It also clarified how women are treated and often exploited in the industry. After years of faster and faster fashion, Vivien seeks to make amends by creating work that references the state of our world today and the climate catastrophe.

Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00,
Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed
Private View: Friday 04 July 2025 18:00-20:30

Jul
7
Mon
Coffee and Computers @ Highgate Society
Jul 7 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Monday 6 Nov coffee computers 10 30

Jul
9
Wed
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies @ Highgate Gallery
Jul 9 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies

Exhibition at Highgate Gallery: Fates and Furies

4 – 17 July 2025

Vivien Thomason is a consummate colourist. She drips, swirls, layers and streams colour sometimes balanced and harmonious, sometimes menacing and unexpected. Her abstract works are a clear statement about the power of colour to energise our senses and feed our thoughts and fantasies.

The traumas of the earth and the rage of long-forgotten victims are all recurring themes. Unashamedly gothic, Vivien often incorporates apocalyptic figures storming from the canvas like ‘Furies’ on a quest to avenge the injustices and misogyny of the world. Vivien also re-works Gauguin’s Tahitian paintings, reclaiming the exploited young women as empowered ‘witches’, no longer weak or submissive. Other compositions include ‘maps’ of the sea and land incorporating bird and animal motifs, ‘necklace’ paintings with large carved beads layered over mourning ‘figures’, lost in lament. Regardless of the dramatic themes, touches of humour are also in evidence. Her paintings are rendered and dripped in liquid acrylics.

After a lengthy career in fashion, Vivien picked up her paints and poured her passions onto canvas. Her career made her profoundly aware how colour can appeal and affect mood. It also clarified how women are treated and often exploited in the industry. After years of faster and faster fashion, Vivien seeks to make amends by creating work that references the state of our world today and the climate catastrophe.

Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00,
Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed
Private View: Friday 04 July 2025 18:00-20:30

Dolly Shepherd – The Edwardian Lady Parachutist @ Highgate Society
Jul 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Dolly Shepherd – The Edwardian Lady Parachutist

Wednesday 9th July 2025
7.00 for 7.30 pm
10A South Grove N6 6BS and on Zoom
Entry £7.50 including a glass of wine (£3.00 on Zoom)

To book click here.

The fascinating story of a top-drawer star of our entertainment heritage at Alexandra Palace is Dolly Shepherd ‘The Edwardian Lady Parachutist’. Elizabeth, nicknamed Dolly, became famous for jumping out of balloons and floating back to earth in front of crowds of admirers. She was a daring performer who made her first and last jumps from Alexandra Park, North London but had a successful career nationally and unlike many of her aerial pioneer friends survived accidents, going on to serve in both the First and Second World Wars.

Kirsten Forrest is Curatorial and Interpretations Manager at the Alexandra Palace and Park Charitable Trust.

Jul
10
Thu
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies @ Highgate Gallery
Jul 10 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies

Exhibition at Highgate Gallery: Fates and Furies

4 – 17 July 2025

Vivien Thomason is a consummate colourist. She drips, swirls, layers and streams colour sometimes balanced and harmonious, sometimes menacing and unexpected. Her abstract works are a clear statement about the power of colour to energise our senses and feed our thoughts and fantasies.

The traumas of the earth and the rage of long-forgotten victims are all recurring themes. Unashamedly gothic, Vivien often incorporates apocalyptic figures storming from the canvas like ‘Furies’ on a quest to avenge the injustices and misogyny of the world. Vivien also re-works Gauguin’s Tahitian paintings, reclaiming the exploited young women as empowered ‘witches’, no longer weak or submissive. Other compositions include ‘maps’ of the sea and land incorporating bird and animal motifs, ‘necklace’ paintings with large carved beads layered over mourning ‘figures’, lost in lament. Regardless of the dramatic themes, touches of humour are also in evidence. Her paintings are rendered and dripped in liquid acrylics.

After a lengthy career in fashion, Vivien picked up her paints and poured her passions onto canvas. Her career made her profoundly aware how colour can appeal and affect mood. It also clarified how women are treated and often exploited in the industry. After years of faster and faster fashion, Vivien seeks to make amends by creating work that references the state of our world today and the climate catastrophe.

Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00,
Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed
Private View: Friday 04 July 2025 18:00-20:30

Jul
11
Fri
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies @ Highgate Gallery
Jul 11 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies

Exhibition at Highgate Gallery: Fates and Furies

4 – 17 July 2025

Vivien Thomason is a consummate colourist. She drips, swirls, layers and streams colour sometimes balanced and harmonious, sometimes menacing and unexpected. Her abstract works are a clear statement about the power of colour to energise our senses and feed our thoughts and fantasies.

The traumas of the earth and the rage of long-forgotten victims are all recurring themes. Unashamedly gothic, Vivien often incorporates apocalyptic figures storming from the canvas like ‘Furies’ on a quest to avenge the injustices and misogyny of the world. Vivien also re-works Gauguin’s Tahitian paintings, reclaiming the exploited young women as empowered ‘witches’, no longer weak or submissive. Other compositions include ‘maps’ of the sea and land incorporating bird and animal motifs, ‘necklace’ paintings with large carved beads layered over mourning ‘figures’, lost in lament. Regardless of the dramatic themes, touches of humour are also in evidence. Her paintings are rendered and dripped in liquid acrylics.

After a lengthy career in fashion, Vivien picked up her paints and poured her passions onto canvas. Her career made her profoundly aware how colour can appeal and affect mood. It also clarified how women are treated and often exploited in the industry. After years of faster and faster fashion, Vivien seeks to make amends by creating work that references the state of our world today and the climate catastrophe.

Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00,
Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed
Private View: Friday 04 July 2025 18:00-20:30

Jul
12
Sat
Coffee AM at the Highgate Society @ Highgate Society
Jul 12 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Do come along to meet your neighbours, enjoy a good cup of coffee and find out what is happening in Highgate.

The planning committee often have someone on hand to answer planning queries.

Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies @ Highgate Gallery
Jul 12 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies

Exhibition at Highgate Gallery: Fates and Furies

4 – 17 July 2025

Vivien Thomason is a consummate colourist. She drips, swirls, layers and streams colour sometimes balanced and harmonious, sometimes menacing and unexpected. Her abstract works are a clear statement about the power of colour to energise our senses and feed our thoughts and fantasies.

The traumas of the earth and the rage of long-forgotten victims are all recurring themes. Unashamedly gothic, Vivien often incorporates apocalyptic figures storming from the canvas like ‘Furies’ on a quest to avenge the injustices and misogyny of the world. Vivien also re-works Gauguin’s Tahitian paintings, reclaiming the exploited young women as empowered ‘witches’, no longer weak or submissive. Other compositions include ‘maps’ of the sea and land incorporating bird and animal motifs, ‘necklace’ paintings with large carved beads layered over mourning ‘figures’, lost in lament. Regardless of the dramatic themes, touches of humour are also in evidence. Her paintings are rendered and dripped in liquid acrylics.

After a lengthy career in fashion, Vivien picked up her paints and poured her passions onto canvas. Her career made her profoundly aware how colour can appeal and affect mood. It also clarified how women are treated and often exploited in the industry. After years of faster and faster fashion, Vivien seeks to make amends by creating work that references the state of our world today and the climate catastrophe.

Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00,
Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed
Private View: Friday 04 July 2025 18:00-20:30

Jul
13
Sun
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies @ Highgate Gallery
Jul 13 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies

Exhibition at Highgate Gallery: Fates and Furies

4 – 17 July 2025

Vivien Thomason is a consummate colourist. She drips, swirls, layers and streams colour sometimes balanced and harmonious, sometimes menacing and unexpected. Her abstract works are a clear statement about the power of colour to energise our senses and feed our thoughts and fantasies.

The traumas of the earth and the rage of long-forgotten victims are all recurring themes. Unashamedly gothic, Vivien often incorporates apocalyptic figures storming from the canvas like ‘Furies’ on a quest to avenge the injustices and misogyny of the world. Vivien also re-works Gauguin’s Tahitian paintings, reclaiming the exploited young women as empowered ‘witches’, no longer weak or submissive. Other compositions include ‘maps’ of the sea and land incorporating bird and animal motifs, ‘necklace’ paintings with large carved beads layered over mourning ‘figures’, lost in lament. Regardless of the dramatic themes, touches of humour are also in evidence. Her paintings are rendered and dripped in liquid acrylics.

After a lengthy career in fashion, Vivien picked up her paints and poured her passions onto canvas. Her career made her profoundly aware how colour can appeal and affect mood. It also clarified how women are treated and often exploited in the industry. After years of faster and faster fashion, Vivien seeks to make amends by creating work that references the state of our world today and the climate catastrophe.

Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00,
Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed
Private View: Friday 04 July 2025 18:00-20:30

Jul
16
Wed
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies @ Highgate Gallery
Jul 16 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies

Exhibition at Highgate Gallery: Fates and Furies

4 – 17 July 2025

Vivien Thomason is a consummate colourist. She drips, swirls, layers and streams colour sometimes balanced and harmonious, sometimes menacing and unexpected. Her abstract works are a clear statement about the power of colour to energise our senses and feed our thoughts and fantasies.

The traumas of the earth and the rage of long-forgotten victims are all recurring themes. Unashamedly gothic, Vivien often incorporates apocalyptic figures storming from the canvas like ‘Furies’ on a quest to avenge the injustices and misogyny of the world. Vivien also re-works Gauguin’s Tahitian paintings, reclaiming the exploited young women as empowered ‘witches’, no longer weak or submissive. Other compositions include ‘maps’ of the sea and land incorporating bird and animal motifs, ‘necklace’ paintings with large carved beads layered over mourning ‘figures’, lost in lament. Regardless of the dramatic themes, touches of humour are also in evidence. Her paintings are rendered and dripped in liquid acrylics.

After a lengthy career in fashion, Vivien picked up her paints and poured her passions onto canvas. Her career made her profoundly aware how colour can appeal and affect mood. It also clarified how women are treated and often exploited in the industry. After years of faster and faster fashion, Vivien seeks to make amends by creating work that references the state of our world today and the climate catastrophe.

Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00,
Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed
Private View: Friday 04 July 2025 18:00-20:30

Jul
17
Thu
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies @ Highgate Gallery
Jul 17 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies

Exhibition at Highgate Gallery: Fates and Furies

4 – 17 July 2025

Vivien Thomason is a consummate colourist. She drips, swirls, layers and streams colour sometimes balanced and harmonious, sometimes menacing and unexpected. Her abstract works are a clear statement about the power of colour to energise our senses and feed our thoughts and fantasies.

The traumas of the earth and the rage of long-forgotten victims are all recurring themes. Unashamedly gothic, Vivien often incorporates apocalyptic figures storming from the canvas like ‘Furies’ on a quest to avenge the injustices and misogyny of the world. Vivien also re-works Gauguin’s Tahitian paintings, reclaiming the exploited young women as empowered ‘witches’, no longer weak or submissive. Other compositions include ‘maps’ of the sea and land incorporating bird and animal motifs, ‘necklace’ paintings with large carved beads layered over mourning ‘figures’, lost in lament. Regardless of the dramatic themes, touches of humour are also in evidence. Her paintings are rendered and dripped in liquid acrylics.

After a lengthy career in fashion, Vivien picked up her paints and poured her passions onto canvas. Her career made her profoundly aware how colour can appeal and affect mood. It also clarified how women are treated and often exploited in the industry. After years of faster and faster fashion, Vivien seeks to make amends by creating work that references the state of our world today and the climate catastrophe.

Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00,
Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed
Private View: Friday 04 July 2025 18:00-20:30

Jul
19
Sat
Coffee AM at the Highgate Society @ Highgate Society
Jul 19 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Do come along to meet your neighbours, enjoy a good cup of coffee and find out what is happening in Highgate.

The planning committee often have someone on hand to answer planning queries.

Jul
26
Sat
Coffee AM at the Highgate Society @ Highgate Society
Jul 26 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Do come along to meet your neighbours, enjoy a good cup of coffee and find out what is happening in Highgate.

The planning committee often have someone on hand to answer planning queries.

Aug
2
Sat
Coffee AM at the Highgate Society @ Highgate Society
Aug 2 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Do come along to meet your neighbours, enjoy a good cup of coffee and find out what is happening in Highgate.

The planning committee often have someone on hand to answer planning queries.

Aug
4
Mon
Coffee and Computers @ Highgate Society
Aug 4 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Monday 6 Nov coffee computers 10 30

Aug
9
Sat
Coffee AM at the Highgate Society @ Highgate Society
Aug 9 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Do come along to meet your neighbours, enjoy a good cup of coffee and find out what is happening in Highgate.

The planning committee often have someone on hand to answer planning queries.

Aug
16
Sat
Coffee AM at the Highgate Society @ Highgate Society
Aug 16 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Do come along to meet your neighbours, enjoy a good cup of coffee and find out what is happening in Highgate.

The planning committee often have someone on hand to answer planning queries.

Aug
23
Sat
Coffee AM at the Highgate Society @ Highgate Society
Aug 23 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Do come along to meet your neighbours, enjoy a good cup of coffee and find out what is happening in Highgate.

The planning committee often have someone on hand to answer planning queries.

Aug
30
Sat
Coffee AM at the Highgate Society @ Highgate Society
Aug 30 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Do come along to meet your neighbours, enjoy a good cup of coffee and find out what is happening in Highgate.

The planning committee often have someone on hand to answer planning queries.

Sep
1
Mon
Coffee and Computers @ Highgate Society
Sep 1 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Monday 6 Nov coffee computers 10 30

Sep
6
Sat
Coffee AM at the Highgate Society @ Highgate Society
Sep 6 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Do come along to meet your neighbours, enjoy a good cup of coffee and find out what is happening in Highgate.

The planning committee often have someone on hand to answer planning queries.