LEARN TRADITIONAL KUNG FU & TAI CHI
from Three-Time International Gold Medallist
DANIEL SHAW-ABULAFIA
at The Highgate Society, 10A South Grove, London N6 6BS
Children: Mondays weekly, 17.45 to 18.30 from September 26th
Adults: Mondays weekly, 18.30 to 19.30 from September 26th
COME TO A FREE TRIAL CLASS!
Handmade In Highgate, the Winter/Christmas fairs 2025
This year Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution will be hosting 2 Christmas/Winter fairs back to back.
Each show will feature different designer/makers and artists, with the exceptions being our resident artisan baker The Two Shuks and brilliant horticulturists
John Cullen Gardens.
As ever we are overwhelmed with amazingly talented makers in all disciplines. Expect some of the Uk’s finest glass makers, artists, jewellers, ceramicists, paper and textile artists: makers working in all disciplines and all price ranges.
Handmade In Highgate also offers visitors the opportunity
to look around the beautiful, historic , normally closed to the public Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution (HLSI). Founded in 1839, the HLSI was established to deliver arts and sciences through the provision of lectures, classes a library and gallery. Still in operation, the HLSI is now also a membership building.
Located in the heart of Highgate Village, entry to Handmade in Highgate is always free, and everyone is welcome.
Handmade In Highgate will be open:
Friday 5 December: 5pm -8pm
Saturday 6 December: 10am – 6pm
Sunday 7 December: 11am – 5pm
Handmade In Highgate, the Winter/Christmas fairs 2025
This year Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution will be hosting 2 Christmas/Winter fairs back to back.
Each show will feature different designer/makers and artists, with the exceptions being our resident artisan baker The Two Shuks and brilliant horticulturists
John Cullen Gardens.
As ever we are overwhelmed with amazingly talented makers in all disciplines. Expect some of the Uk’s finest glass makers, artists, jewellers, ceramicists, paper and textile artists: makers working in all disciplines and all price ranges.
Handmade In Highgate also offers visitors the opportunity
to look around the beautiful, historic , normally closed to the public Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution (HLSI). Founded in 1839, the HLSI was established to deliver arts and sciences through the provision of lectures, classes a library and gallery. Still in operation, the HLSI is now also a membership building.
Located in the heart of Highgate Village, entry to Handmade in Highgate is always free, and everyone is welcome.
Handmade In Highgate will be open:
Friday 5 December: 5pm -8pm
Saturday 6 December: 10am – 6pm
Sunday 7 December: 11am – 5pm
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.
Handmade In Highgate, the Winter/Christmas fairs 2025
This year Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution will be hosting 2 Christmas/Winter fairs back to back.
Each show will feature different designer/makers and artists, with the exceptions being our resident artisan baker The Two Shuks and brilliant horticulturists
John Cullen Gardens.
As ever we are overwhelmed with amazingly talented makers in all disciplines. Expect some of the Uk’s finest glass makers, artists, jewellers, ceramicists, paper and textile artists: makers working in all disciplines and all price ranges.
Handmade In Highgate also offers visitors the opportunity
to look around the beautiful, historic , normally closed to the public Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution (HLSI). Founded in 1839, the HLSI was established to deliver arts and sciences through the provision of lectures, classes a library and gallery. Still in operation, the HLSI is now also a membership building.
Located in the heart of Highgate Village, entry to Handmade in Highgate is always free, and everyone is welcome.
Handmade In Highgate will be open:
Friday 5 December: 5pm -8pm
Saturday 6 December: 10am – 6pm
Sunday 7 December: 11am – 5pm
LEARN TRADITIONAL KUNG FU & TAI CHI
from Three-Time International Gold Medallist
DANIEL SHAW-ABULAFIA
at The Highgate Society, 10A South Grove, London N6 6BS
Children: Mondays weekly, 17.45 to 18.30 from September 26th
Adults: Mondays weekly, 18.30 to 19.30 from September 26th
COME TO A FREE TRIAL CLASS!
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.
LEARN TRADITIONAL KUNG FU & TAI CHI
from Three-Time International Gold Medallist
DANIEL SHAW-ABULAFIA
at The Highgate Society, 10A South Grove, London N6 6BS
Children: Mondays weekly, 17.45 to 18.30 from September 26th
Adults: Mondays weekly, 18.30 to 19.30 from September 26th
COME TO A FREE TRIAL CLASS!
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.
LEARN TRADITIONAL KUNG FU & TAI CHI
from Three-Time International Gold Medallist
DANIEL SHAW-ABULAFIA
at The Highgate Society, 10A South Grove, London N6 6BS
Children: Mondays weekly, 17.45 to 18.30 from September 26th
Adults: Mondays weekly, 18.30 to 19.30 from September 26th
COME TO A FREE TRIAL CLASS!
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.
LEARN TRADITIONAL KUNG FU & TAI CHI
from Three-Time International Gold Medallist
DANIEL SHAW-ABULAFIA
at The Highgate Society, 10A South Grove, London N6 6BS
Children: Mondays weekly, 17.45 to 18.30 from September 26th
Adults: Mondays weekly, 18.30 to 19.30 from September 26th
COME TO A FREE TRIAL CLASS!
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.
Monday 6 Nov coffee computers 10 30
LEARN TRADITIONAL KUNG FU & TAI CHI
from Three-Time International Gold Medallist
DANIEL SHAW-ABULAFIA
at The Highgate Society, 10A South Grove, London N6 6BS
Children: Mondays weekly, 17.45 to 18.30 from September 26th
Adults: Mondays weekly, 18.30 to 19.30 from September 26th
COME TO A FREE TRIAL CLASS!
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.
LEARN TRADITIONAL KUNG FU & TAI CHI
from Three-Time International Gold Medallist
DANIEL SHAW-ABULAFIA
at The Highgate Society, 10A South Grove, London N6 6BS
Children: Mondays weekly, 17.45 to 18.30 from September 26th
Adults: Mondays weekly, 18.30 to 19.30 from September 26th
COME TO A FREE TRIAL CLASS!
Wednesday 14th January 2026
7.30 pm
10A South Grove N6 6BS and on Zoom
Entry £7.50 including a glass of wine (£3 on Zoom)
To book click here
In this illustrated talk, Paul Wood will discuss the history of trees in London. Until the eighteenth and nineteenth century, trees were largely consigned to private gardens and the countryside, but the growth of cities and changes to how they were developed meant trees increasingly appeared in the public domain. Today, these urban trees are those that Londoners are most acquainted with, they are the trees that provide structure and beauty to our cityscapes but they are also on the frontline of disputes with landowners, developers and planning authorities.
Paul Wood has written four books about trees and urban nature:
Tree Hunting: 1,000 Trees to Find in Britain and Ireland’s Towns and Cities (Particular Books 2025), London’s Street Trees (Safe Haven 2017, 2019, 2024), London is a Forest (Quadrille 2019, 2022) and London Tree Walks (Safe Haven 2020), he is also the editor of the Great Trees of London Map (Blue Crow Media 2021).
You can find Paul on Instagram as @thestreettree, and you can follow his weekly accounts of great British and Irish trees on Substack at thestreettree.substack.com.
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.
Cat and Francis will play some numbers from Cat’s new album, Triquetra, tunes by her favourite jazz harpists and some jazz classics.
To book click here.
For more information on Catriona visit her web site https://www.catrionabourne.co.uk/
LEARN TRADITIONAL KUNG FU & TAI CHI
from Three-Time International Gold Medallist
DANIEL SHAW-ABULAFIA
at The Highgate Society, 10A South Grove, London N6 6BS
Children: Mondays weekly, 17.45 to 18.30 from September 26th
Adults: Mondays weekly, 18.30 to 19.30 from September 26th
COME TO A FREE TRIAL CLASS!
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.
LEARN TRADITIONAL KUNG FU & TAI CHI
from Three-Time International Gold Medallist
DANIEL SHAW-ABULAFIA
at The Highgate Society, 10A South Grove, London N6 6BS
Children: Mondays weekly, 17.45 to 18.30 from September 26th
Adults: Mondays weekly, 18.30 to 19.30 from September 26th
COME TO A FREE TRIAL CLASS!
Thursday 29th January 2026
6.45 for 7.00pm
10A South Grove N6 6BS
Entry £5 including a glass of wine
Dr Janet Palmer of Stratford Climate Hub will share insights from her work on climate and local engagement in Stratford on Avon. Janet is also one of the directors of Net Zero Stratford, a community interest company, a co-ordinator of Stratford Climate Action and a member of Warwickshire Climate Alliance and Stratford Wildlife Friends.
To book click here
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.
Monday 6 Nov coffee computers 10 30
LEARN TRADITIONAL KUNG FU & TAI CHI
from Three-Time International Gold Medallist
DANIEL SHAW-ABULAFIA
at The Highgate Society, 10A South Grove, London N6 6BS
Children: Mondays weekly, 17.45 to 18.30 from September 26th
Adults: Mondays weekly, 18.30 to 19.30 from September 26th
COME TO A FREE TRIAL CLASS!
This exhibition is a celebration of the life and work of the painter, Joan Hodes. Born in Hampstead
in 1925, Joan studied first at the Slade School of Art, then Academy Julien in Paris and subsequently
as a pupil of Oskar Kokoschka, forging an art shaped by expressionism and a direct response to nature.
The exhibition at Highgate Gallery presents a range of her work to include oils as well as drawings,
pastels, and prints. It will allow visitors to see the development of her work from sketch through to
completed canvases and fully resolved watercolours. In addition, they will be able to view a variety
of her prints, including lino, etchings and dry points which show how even when working within a small
scale, through colour and line, she was able to create powerful and expressive images. For Joan, the
landscape with its changing weather and light, drawn from regular trips to Scotland, Wales, Ireland,
France, Italy and most recently Suffolk, was a re-occurring theme and the site for an immediate and
subjective response, full of energy and even rebellion.
Joan moved to Camden Town in the late eighties and subsequently to Hampstead where she lived for
over 30 years until her death in 2022. She regularly contributed to exhibitions at, amongst others,
the Mercury Gallery, Leicester Gallery, Ben Uri Gallery and the Royal Academy.
At a time when the work of women artists is being reassessed, an exhibition of Joan’s work is both
timely and important. There is a growing interest in her work which is already represented in numerous
private and public collections, including the British Museum, V&A and UCL Art Museum. Her archive is
held at the Women’s Art Library, Goldsmiths, University of London.
Gallery Talk
Saturday 14 February at 11.00 – 12.00
A Life of Expression and Colour by Dr Una Richmond, chaired by Professor Paul Coldwell.
Exhibition sales will fund the Joan Hodes Drawing Prize for the Slade School, UCL.
Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00
Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed
Private View: Friday 6 February: 18.00-20.30
This exhibition is a celebration of the life and work of the painter, Joan Hodes. Born in Hampstead
in 1925, Joan studied first at the Slade School of Art, then Academy Julien in Paris and subsequently
as a pupil of Oskar Kokoschka, forging an art shaped by expressionism and a direct response to nature.
The exhibition at Highgate Gallery presents a range of her work to include oils as well as drawings,
pastels, and prints. It will allow visitors to see the development of her work from sketch through to
completed canvases and fully resolved watercolours. In addition, they will be able to view a variety
of her prints, including lino, etchings and dry points which show how even when working within a small
scale, through colour and line, she was able to create powerful and expressive images. For Joan, the
landscape with its changing weather and light, drawn from regular trips to Scotland, Wales, Ireland,
France, Italy and most recently Suffolk, was a re-occurring theme and the site for an immediate and
subjective response, full of energy and even rebellion.
Joan moved to Camden Town in the late eighties and subsequently to Hampstead where she lived for
over 30 years until her death in 2022. She regularly contributed to exhibitions at, amongst others,
the Mercury Gallery, Leicester Gallery, Ben Uri Gallery and the Royal Academy.
At a time when the work of women artists is being reassessed, an exhibition of Joan’s work is both
timely and important. There is a growing interest in her work which is already represented in numerous
private and public collections, including the British Museum, V&A and UCL Art Museum. Her archive is
held at the Women’s Art Library, Goldsmiths, University of London.
Gallery Talk
Saturday 14 February at 11.00 – 12.00
A Life of Expression and Colour by Dr Una Richmond, chaired by Professor Paul Coldwell.
Exhibition sales will fund the Joan Hodes Drawing Prize for the Slade School, UCL.
Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00
Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed
Private View: Friday 6 February: 18.00-20.30
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.
This exhibition is a celebration of the life and work of the painter, Joan Hodes. Born in Hampstead
in 1925, Joan studied first at the Slade School of Art, then Academy Julien in Paris and subsequently
as a pupil of Oskar Kokoschka, forging an art shaped by expressionism and a direct response to nature.
The exhibition at Highgate Gallery presents a range of her work to include oils as well as drawings,
pastels, and prints. It will allow visitors to see the development of her work from sketch through to
completed canvases and fully resolved watercolours. In addition, they will be able to view a variety
of her prints, including lino, etchings and dry points which show how even when working within a small
scale, through colour and line, she was able to create powerful and expressive images. For Joan, the
landscape with its changing weather and light, drawn from regular trips to Scotland, Wales, Ireland,
France, Italy and most recently Suffolk, was a re-occurring theme and the site for an immediate and
subjective response, full of energy and even rebellion.
Joan moved to Camden Town in the late eighties and subsequently to Hampstead where she lived for
over 30 years until her death in 2022. She regularly contributed to exhibitions at, amongst others,
the Mercury Gallery, Leicester Gallery, Ben Uri Gallery and the Royal Academy.
At a time when the work of women artists is being reassessed, an exhibition of Joan’s work is both
timely and important. There is a growing interest in her work which is already represented in numerous
private and public collections, including the British Museum, V&A and UCL Art Museum. Her archive is
held at the Women’s Art Library, Goldsmiths, University of London.
Gallery Talk
Saturday 14 February at 11.00 – 12.00
A Life of Expression and Colour by Dr Una Richmond, chaired by Professor Paul Coldwell.
Exhibition sales will fund the Joan Hodes Drawing Prize for the Slade School, UCL.
Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00
Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed
Private View: Friday 6 February: 18.00-20.30
LEARN TRADITIONAL KUNG FU & TAI CHI
from Three-Time International Gold Medallist
DANIEL SHAW-ABULAFIA
at The Highgate Society, 10A South Grove, London N6 6BS
Children: Mondays weekly, 17.45 to 18.30 from September 26th
Adults: Mondays weekly, 18.30 to 19.30 from September 26th
COME TO A FREE TRIAL CLASS!
This exhibition is a celebration of the life and work of the painter, Joan Hodes. Born in Hampstead
in 1925, Joan studied first at the Slade School of Art, then Academy Julien in Paris and subsequently
as a pupil of Oskar Kokoschka, forging an art shaped by expressionism and a direct response to nature.
The exhibition at Highgate Gallery presents a range of her work to include oils as well as drawings,
pastels, and prints. It will allow visitors to see the development of her work from sketch through to
completed canvases and fully resolved watercolours. In addition, they will be able to view a variety
of her prints, including lino, etchings and dry points which show how even when working within a small
scale, through colour and line, she was able to create powerful and expressive images. For Joan, the
landscape with its changing weather and light, drawn from regular trips to Scotland, Wales, Ireland,
France, Italy and most recently Suffolk, was a re-occurring theme and the site for an immediate and
subjective response, full of energy and even rebellion.
Joan moved to Camden Town in the late eighties and subsequently to Hampstead where she lived for
over 30 years until her death in 2022. She regularly contributed to exhibitions at, amongst others,
the Mercury Gallery, Leicester Gallery, Ben Uri Gallery and the Royal Academy.
At a time when the work of women artists is being reassessed, an exhibition of Joan’s work is both
timely and important. There is a growing interest in her work which is already represented in numerous
private and public collections, including the British Museum, V&A and UCL Art Museum. Her archive is
held at the Women’s Art Library, Goldsmiths, University of London.
Gallery Talk
Saturday 14 February at 11.00 – 12.00
A Life of Expression and Colour by Dr Una Richmond, chaired by Professor Paul Coldwell.
Exhibition sales will fund the Joan Hodes Drawing Prize for the Slade School, UCL.
Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00
Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed
Private View: Friday 6 February: 18.00-20.30
This exhibition is a celebration of the life and work of the painter, Joan Hodes. Born in Hampstead
in 1925, Joan studied first at the Slade School of Art, then Academy Julien in Paris and subsequently
as a pupil of Oskar Kokoschka, forging an art shaped by expressionism and a direct response to nature.
The exhibition at Highgate Gallery presents a range of her work to include oils as well as drawings,
pastels, and prints. It will allow visitors to see the development of her work from sketch through to
completed canvases and fully resolved watercolours. In addition, they will be able to view a variety
of her prints, including lino, etchings and dry points which show how even when working within a small
scale, through colour and line, she was able to create powerful and expressive images. For Joan, the
landscape with its changing weather and light, drawn from regular trips to Scotland, Wales, Ireland,
France, Italy and most recently Suffolk, was a re-occurring theme and the site for an immediate and
subjective response, full of energy and even rebellion.
Joan moved to Camden Town in the late eighties and subsequently to Hampstead where she lived for
over 30 years until her death in 2022. She regularly contributed to exhibitions at, amongst others,
the Mercury Gallery, Leicester Gallery, Ben Uri Gallery and the Royal Academy.
At a time when the work of women artists is being reassessed, an exhibition of Joan’s work is both
timely and important. There is a growing interest in her work which is already represented in numerous
private and public collections, including the British Museum, V&A and UCL Art Museum. Her archive is
held at the Women’s Art Library, Goldsmiths, University of London.
Gallery Talk
Saturday 14 February at 11.00 – 12.00
A Life of Expression and Colour by Dr Una Richmond, chaired by Professor Paul Coldwell.
Exhibition sales will fund the Joan Hodes Drawing Prize for the Slade School, UCL.
Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00
Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed
Private View: Friday 6 February: 18.00-20.30
This exhibition is a celebration of the life and work of the painter, Joan Hodes. Born in Hampstead
in 1925, Joan studied first at the Slade School of Art, then Academy Julien in Paris and subsequently
as a pupil of Oskar Kokoschka, forging an art shaped by expressionism and a direct response to nature.
The exhibition at Highgate Gallery presents a range of her work to include oils as well as drawings,
pastels, and prints. It will allow visitors to see the development of her work from sketch through to
completed canvases and fully resolved watercolours. In addition, they will be able to view a variety
of her prints, including lino, etchings and dry points which show how even when working within a small
scale, through colour and line, she was able to create powerful and expressive images. For Joan, the
landscape with its changing weather and light, drawn from regular trips to Scotland, Wales, Ireland,
France, Italy and most recently Suffolk, was a re-occurring theme and the site for an immediate and
subjective response, full of energy and even rebellion.
Joan moved to Camden Town in the late eighties and subsequently to Hampstead where she lived for
over 30 years until her death in 2022. She regularly contributed to exhibitions at, amongst others,
the Mercury Gallery, Leicester Gallery, Ben Uri Gallery and the Royal Academy.
At a time when the work of women artists is being reassessed, an exhibition of Joan’s work is both
timely and important. There is a growing interest in her work which is already represented in numerous
private and public collections, including the British Museum, V&A and UCL Art Museum. Her archive is
held at the Women’s Art Library, Goldsmiths, University of London.
Gallery Talk
Saturday 14 February at 11.00 – 12.00
A Life of Expression and Colour by Dr Una Richmond, chaired by Professor Paul Coldwell.
Exhibition sales will fund the Joan Hodes Drawing Prize for the Slade School, UCL.
Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00
Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed
Private View: Friday 6 February: 18.00-20.30
This exhibition is a celebration of the life and work of the painter, Joan Hodes. Born in Hampstead
in 1925, Joan studied first at the Slade School of Art, then Academy Julien in Paris and subsequently
as a pupil of Oskar Kokoschka, forging an art shaped by expressionism and a direct response to nature.
The exhibition at Highgate Gallery presents a range of her work to include oils as well as drawings,
pastels, and prints. It will allow visitors to see the development of her work from sketch through to
completed canvases and fully resolved watercolours. In addition, they will be able to view a variety
of her prints, including lino, etchings and dry points which show how even when working within a small
scale, through colour and line, she was able to create powerful and expressive images. For Joan, the
landscape with its changing weather and light, drawn from regular trips to Scotland, Wales, Ireland,
France, Italy and most recently Suffolk, was a re-occurring theme and the site for an immediate and
subjective response, full of energy and even rebellion.
Joan moved to Camden Town in the late eighties and subsequently to Hampstead where she lived for
over 30 years until her death in 2022. She regularly contributed to exhibitions at, amongst others,
the Mercury Gallery, Leicester Gallery, Ben Uri Gallery and the Royal Academy.
At a time when the work of women artists is being reassessed, an exhibition of Joan’s work is both
timely and important. There is a growing interest in her work which is already represented in numerous
private and public collections, including the British Museum, V&A and UCL Art Museum. Her archive is
held at the Women’s Art Library, Goldsmiths, University of London.
Gallery Talk
Saturday 14 February at 11.00 – 12.00
A Life of Expression and Colour by Dr Una Richmond, chaired by Professor Paul Coldwell.
Exhibition sales will fund the Joan Hodes Drawing Prize for the Slade School, UCL.
Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00
Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed
Private View: Friday 6 February: 18.00-20.30
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.
This exhibition is a celebration of the life and work of the painter, Joan Hodes. Born in Hampstead
in 1925, Joan studied first at the Slade School of Art, then Academy Julien in Paris and subsequently
as a pupil of Oskar Kokoschka, forging an art shaped by expressionism and a direct response to nature.
The exhibition at Highgate Gallery presents a range of her work to include oils as well as drawings,
pastels, and prints. It will allow visitors to see the development of her work from sketch through to
completed canvases and fully resolved watercolours. In addition, they will be able to view a variety
of her prints, including lino, etchings and dry points which show how even when working within a small
scale, through colour and line, she was able to create powerful and expressive images. For Joan, the
landscape with its changing weather and light, drawn from regular trips to Scotland, Wales, Ireland,
France, Italy and most recently Suffolk, was a re-occurring theme and the site for an immediate and
subjective response, full of energy and even rebellion.
Joan moved to Camden Town in the late eighties and subsequently to Hampstead where she lived for
over 30 years until her death in 2022. She regularly contributed to exhibitions at, amongst others,
the Mercury Gallery, Leicester Gallery, Ben Uri Gallery and the Royal Academy.
At a time when the work of women artists is being reassessed, an exhibition of Joan’s work is both
timely and important. There is a growing interest in her work which is already represented in numerous
private and public collections, including the British Museum, V&A and UCL Art Museum. Her archive is
held at the Women’s Art Library, Goldsmiths, University of London.
Gallery Talk
Saturday 14 February at 11.00 – 12.00
A Life of Expression and Colour by Dr Una Richmond, chaired by Professor Paul Coldwell.
Exhibition sales will fund the Joan Hodes Drawing Prize for the Slade School, UCL.
Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00
Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed
Private View: Friday 6 February: 18.00-20.30
LEARN TRADITIONAL KUNG FU & TAI CHI
from Three-Time International Gold Medallist
DANIEL SHAW-ABULAFIA
at The Highgate Society, 10A South Grove, London N6 6BS
Children: Mondays weekly, 17.45 to 18.30 from September 26th
Adults: Mondays weekly, 18.30 to 19.30 from September 26th
COME TO A FREE TRIAL CLASS!
This exhibition is a celebration of the life and work of the painter, Joan Hodes. Born in Hampstead
in 1925, Joan studied first at the Slade School of Art, then Academy Julien in Paris and subsequently
as a pupil of Oskar Kokoschka, forging an art shaped by expressionism and a direct response to nature.
The exhibition at Highgate Gallery presents a range of her work to include oils as well as drawings,
pastels, and prints. It will allow visitors to see the development of her work from sketch through to
completed canvases and fully resolved watercolours. In addition, they will be able to view a variety
of her prints, including lino, etchings and dry points which show how even when working within a small
scale, through colour and line, she was able to create powerful and expressive images. For Joan, the
landscape with its changing weather and light, drawn from regular trips to Scotland, Wales, Ireland,
France, Italy and most recently Suffolk, was a re-occurring theme and the site for an immediate and
subjective response, full of energy and even rebellion.
Joan moved to Camden Town in the late eighties and subsequently to Hampstead where she lived for
over 30 years until her death in 2022. She regularly contributed to exhibitions at, amongst others,
the Mercury Gallery, Leicester Gallery, Ben Uri Gallery and the Royal Academy.
At a time when the work of women artists is being reassessed, an exhibition of Joan’s work is both
timely and important. There is a growing interest in her work which is already represented in numerous
private and public collections, including the British Museum, V&A and UCL Art Museum. Her archive is
held at the Women’s Art Library, Goldsmiths, University of London.
Gallery Talk
Saturday 14 February at 11.00 – 12.00
A Life of Expression and Colour by Dr Una Richmond, chaired by Professor Paul Coldwell.
Exhibition sales will fund the Joan Hodes Drawing Prize for the Slade School, UCL.
Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00
Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed
Private View: Friday 6 February: 18.00-20.30