Upcoming, Current & Past School Workshops

Xanthe Somers, Never an end to holding, 2026, glazed stoneware, 110 x 60 x 60 cm. Thursday 2nd July -- Saturday, 15th August, 2026 October Gallery is proud to continue its season of Contemporary African art in this exhibition displaying new ceramics by Xanthe Somers and paintings by Yacout Hamdouch. The refectory space also features selected photographic works by James Barnor. Somers' work utilises craft as a way to explores themes regarding work by women, exploitation of la

Sokari Douglas Camp, A La Mode, 2025, mild steel, acrylic paint, coins, 66 x 32 x 23 cm Thursday, 21st May, 2026 -- Saturday, 27th June, 2026 In her fourth solo exhibition, Fashion & Fortune, Sokari Douglas Camp explores her Kalabari Nigerian heritage as well as contemporary international issues. Her steel sculptures weld historical and personal memories together to explore how globally sourced textiles as well as West African and Caribbean flora and fruits dramatically resha

Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga, Displacing the Living, 2025, acrylic and oil on canvas, 150 x 150 cm 16th April, 2026 - 16th May, 2026 The October Gallery is proud to present a group exhibition featuring paintings, sculptures and photography pieces that explore what it means to inherit a specific heritage that is layered with diverse legacies. This show brings together works by Zana Masombuka, Eddy Kamuanga Illunga, Alexis Peskine, and Djibril Dramé, who respond to themes including but

Kenji Yoshida, La Vie (Life) , 1976, oil on paper, 37.5 x 46 cm. 5th March, 2026 -- 11th April, 2026 Kenji Yoshida was a prolific artist, whose practice carries a poignant reflection on life. The artist also draws inspiration from his time in Paris, which was the centre of Modernism in the 1960's. His use of ethereal gold, silver and precious metals on canvas unite a restrained tradition of Japanese applique work with that of an abstract modernist aesthetic. During the worksh

Susanne Kessler, 014 - layered from 2007 onwards: 4 layers, 2017 – 2025. Charcoal, ink, printed foil, thread on paper, 21 × 29.5 cm. © Susanne Kessler. 29th January, 2026 - 28th February, 2026 This show will bring together the works by various artists whose practices explore the expansive potential of lines as a formal and conceptual device. Whether embedded, constructed, or composed, lines become pathways across histories, languages, and materials. Students will trace the w

Govinda Sah 'Azad' , Mountain to Margate , 2025, Tropical hardwood and tempera, Acrylic on canvas, 180 x 160 cm 4th December, 2025 -- 24th January, 2026 October Gallery is delighted to present Journey to the Heart of Light , the fifth solo exhibition of works by Nepalese artist Govinda Sah ‘Azad’ . These new works reflect the artist's personal journey connecting the diverse Margate and Himalayan landscapes through the atmospheric clouds that envelop them, which upon parting

El Anatsui , One Teaspoon Daily , 2022, tropical hardwood, tempera, aluminium and copper wire, 210 x 375 cm (83 x 148 in) 9th October - 29th November 'Go Back and Pick' is an exhibition delivered in two parts at the October Gallery and Goodman Gallery London. The exhibition unveils the work of El Anatsui , who is widely regarded as one of the most influential contemporary artists working today. These wooden sculptures reflect his evolving sculptural practice, centred around t