OPEN STUDIOS

We have an incredible range of artists in Camberwell, working in every media from sculpture and ceramics to painting, photography and VR. Our annual open studios event takes place over both weekends of the festival and is your chance to visit local artists for free. 

Clubland
Studios

54 Camberwell Road,
SE5 0EW

Featured
Duncan McAfee
21ST JUNE ONLY, MIDDAY–6PM
Duncan McAfee
21ST JUNE ONLY, MIDDAY–6PM

Duncan McAfee, born in Hertforshire, 1976, is a London-based, British artist, and Turps Off Site painter 2021-22, now working with Castle Fine Art.  duncanmcafee.com

21ST JUNE ONLY, MIDDAY–6PM
Lesley Hilling
21ST JUNE ONLY, MIDDAY–6PM
Lesley Hilling
21ST JUNE ONLY, MIDDAY–6PM

For decades, Lesley has collected detritus left by past generations. Her work explores two themes: the exterior layering of buildings and cities, and the interior home space. @lesley_hilling

21ST JUNE ONLY, MIDDAY–6PM
Ittirawee Chotirawee
21ST JUNE ONLY, MIDDAY–6PM
Ittirawee Chotirawee
21ST JUNE ONLY, MIDDAY–6PM

Ittirawee creates dynamic, colourful abstract paintings and prints in various sizes. @ittirawee_chotirawee

21ST JUNE ONLY, MIDDAY–6PM

Coldharbour
Studios

26-34 Southwell Road,
SE5 9PG

Featured
Original and Fabulous
14TH–15TH ONLY, MIDDAY-5PM
Original and Fabulous
14TH–15TH ONLY, MIDDAY-5PM

Fabric prints of Brixton Flats plus new prints of Rockpools, Mussels and Lichens available as cushions, lampshades, bags. Curtains and blinds made to order. originalandfabolous.com

14TH–15TH ONLY, MIDDAY-5PM
Tera Pechmannova
14TH–15TH & 21ST–22ND, MIDDAY–5PM
Tera Pechmannova
14TH–15TH & 21ST–22ND, MIDDAY–5PM

A London-based Czech artist working in analogue photography, spotlighting eco-friendly travel and human connection through visuals developed with local tea leaves.  @teramot

14TH–15TH & 21ST–22ND, MIDDAY–5PM
Max Mosscrop
14TH–15TH ONLY, 11AM–6PM
Max Mosscrop
14TH–15TH ONLY, 11AM–6PM

A handlooom weaver, making heritage linens such as huckaback towels, Max’s practice is informed by research into historic techniques and  the linen industry that once flourished in Norfolk.  @maxmosscrop

14TH–15TH ONLY, 11AM–6PM

Denmark Place Studios

47a Coldharbour Lane,
SE5 9NR

Featured
Martin Ridgwell
21ST–22ND ONLY, MIDDAY–6PM
Martin Ridgwell
21ST–22ND ONLY, MIDDAY–6PM

Martin Ridgwell is an artist printmaker whose narrative, figurative work examines the male landscape. @martinridgwell

21ST–22ND ONLY, MIDDAY–6PM
Jan Malaszek
21ST–22ND ONLY, MIDDAY–6PM
Jan Malaszek
21ST–22ND ONLY, MIDDAY–6PM

In recent years, Jan’s work has stemmed from photography. Using oil paint and mixed media, he creates complex surfaces; his objects object to the insubstantiality of our image world. @jpmalaszek

21ST–22ND ONLY, MIDDAY–6PM
Denmark Studio’s
21ST–22ND ONLY, MIDDAY–5PM
Denmark Studio’s
21ST–22ND ONLY, MIDDAY–5PM

Martin works with a variety of different media, including soft pastels, watercolour and oils. 

21ST–22ND ONLY, MIDDAY–5PM
Johanna Love
21ST–22ND ONLY, MIDDAY–5PM
Johanna Love
21ST–22ND ONLY, MIDDAY–5PM

A Scienitifc Associate at the Natural History Museum, Johanna is interested in making images that operate at the limits of human perception - often invoking ideas of the technological sublime.  johannalove.co.uk

21ST–22ND ONLY, MIDDAY–5PM
Leora Brook
21ST–22ND ONLY, MIDDAY–6PM
Leora Brook
21ST–22ND ONLY, MIDDAY–6PM

Showing book-works around the confluence of two rivers, Leora has explored a range of media, from installation in duo brook + black to the paintings, prints and projections of her solo work. @brookleora

21ST–22ND ONLY, MIDDAY–6PM

Empress Mews

Off Kenbury Street, SE5 9BT

Featured
Gabriela Szulman
21ST–22ND ONLY, 11AM–6PM
Gabriela Szulman
21ST–22ND ONLY, 11AM–6PM

Gabriela’s work draws on memory and nostalgia, expressing itself in the reassembly of found imagery through painting and collage. She creates original pictures, objects and greeting cards. @gabrielaszulman

21ST–22ND ONLY, 11AM–6PM
Emanuele Gori
21ST–22ND ONLY, MIDDAY–6PM
Emanuele Gori
21ST–22ND ONLY, MIDDAY–6PM

Emanuele’s work features the human figure in action, encompassing bronze figures, bas-reliefs and vases 2.4m high, large and small oil paintings, ceramics, and black and white etchings. emanuelegori.com

21ST–22ND ONLY, MIDDAY–6PM
Draper Drawings
21ST–22ND ONLY, MIDDAY–6PM
Draper Drawings
21ST–22ND ONLY, MIDDAY–6PM

Specialising in aerial architectural views, Paul also creates perspective drawings of buildings that have either been designed but never built or have been demolished. draperdrawings.com

21ST–22ND ONLY, MIDDAY–6PM
Pauline Amphlett
21ST–22ND ONLY, 11AM–6PM
Pauline Amphlett
21ST–22ND ONLY, 11AM–6PM

An established artist, working with traditional print techniques of etching, aquatint, drypoint and relief printing, Pauline’s work has a strong graphic sensibility and sense of space. @pamphly

21ST–22ND ONLY, 11AM–6PM

Independent
Studios

Various Locations, click image to see full address.

Featured
John Woodman
14TH–15TH & 22ND JUNE, MIDDAY–5PM
John Woodman
14TH–15TH & 22ND JUNE, MIDDAY–5PM

A graduate of Glasgow School of Art, John has exhibited widely - most recently in Westminster Abbey. He will have new and ongoing paintings on show. It will be colourful. @johnwoodmanart

14TH–15TH & 22ND JUNE, MIDDAY–5PM
Ghost Weight Fine Art
15TH JUNE ONLY, MIDDAY–5PM
Ghost Weight Fine Art
15TH JUNE ONLY, MIDDAY–5PM

Andrea creates immersive digital worlds that explore the transient cycle of life and our deep connection with nature, culminating in Virtual Reality installations and videos.  Studio 131. @andreagartz

15TH JUNE ONLY, MIDDAY–5PM
Urban Potters
14TH–15TH ONLY, 11AM–5PM
Urban Potters
14TH–15TH ONLY, 11AM–5PM

Urban Potters is an open-access members studio, home to a group of potters and ceramicists. Its makers produce an exciting variety of ceramics, from functional to sculptural. Unit E. @urbanpottersuk

14TH–15TH ONLY, 11AM–5PM
Malathie de Silva
14–15TH & 21ST–22ND, MIDDAY–5PM
Malathie de Silva
14–15TH & 21ST–22ND, MIDDAY–5PM

A practising sculptor for over 60 years, Malathie carves stone and wood by hand and also casts in bronze and other metals. Her pieces share a Buddhist Surrealist style.  

14–15TH & 21ST–22ND, MIDDAY–5PM
Caro Lestón
14–15TH ONLY, 11AM–7PM
Caro Lestón
14–15TH ONLY, 11AM–7PM

A Galician-Colombian artist based in London, Caro is a multidisciplinary artist led by ideas, not medium. Her interests lie with intimacy, language, memories, and womanhood. 

14–15TH ONLY, 11AM–7PM
Lynette Hemmant
14TH JUNE ONLY, MIDDAY–6PM
Lynette Hemmant
14TH JUNE ONLY, MIDDAY–6PM

Lynette is one of a decreasing number of artists who generally work en plein air, exploring the complex relationships between traditional landscape subjects.  lynettehemmant.com

14TH JUNE ONLY, MIDDAY–6PM
Peter Anthony Cooke
14TH–15TH ONLY, MIDDAY–6PM
Peter Anthony Cooke
14TH–15TH ONLY, MIDDAY–6PM

A retired architect, Peter is drawn to buildings. He paints in watercolour, building up layers of coloured washes, and creates prints by etching metal plates with acid.  petercooke.co.uk

14TH–15TH ONLY, MIDDAY–6PM
Denmanarts
14TH–15TH & 21ST–22ND, MIDDAY–6PM
Denmanarts
14TH–15TH & 21ST–22ND, MIDDAY–6PM

Group show of eight artists, local and not local, presenting painting and sculpture - abstract, figurative and  multi media. @denmanarts

14TH–15TH & 21ST–22ND, MIDDAY–6PM
Michelle Baharier
15TH JUNE, 21ST–22ND JUNE, 2PM–6PM
Michelle Baharier
15TH JUNE, 21ST–22ND JUNE, 2PM–6PM

An award-winning graduate of the Slade School of Fine Art, Michelle’s powerful, colourful, expressive works  tune into her own emotional states and  acknowledge the span of human experience.  @bahariermichelle

15TH JUNE, 21ST–22ND JUNE, 2PM–6PM