UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
On The 134: Muswell Hill Creatives Group Show - 19-24 May 2026 - 11am-6pm daily
Where to Find the Show
The Gallery at The Playroom 99 Junction Road Archway London N19 5QX Nearest bus stop: Pemberton Gardens on the 134 and 390 Nearest tube: Archway, Northern Line Follow on Instagram @the_gallery_at_the_playroom_ |
We're excited to be holding a group show a short trip from Muswell Hill on the 134 in Archway at the lovely Gallery at the Playroom.
The Gallery is run by the Toy Project - a brilliant charity that recycles unwanted new and used toys and gives them to children who otherwise would not have access to them. Our show brings together artworks, glass and ceramics all made here in North London. Join us for the Private View: Tuesday 19 May - 6am-8.30pm 
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The Exhibitors
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Emmanuel Tomking, Kreol Kreatif
Growing up on a tropical island shaped Emmanuel’s respect for wood and its natural artistry. He hand‑turns each piece from salvaged wood, revealing calming grains and unique forms. Each grain becomes a story—guided by memory, inspired by nature, and refined to honour his clients’ taste. |
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Gerard McDonagh, Bravespears
Gerard is a Muswell Hill based artist and printmaker creating limited editions and original one-off artworks. His work blends hand-printed processes with popular culture, cinema, and collective memory, exploring how bold, graphic images communicate ideas, emotion, and shared experience. |
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Karen Topp
Karen's work examines the relationship between making and material, with a focus on repetition, rhythm, and the tactile qualities that come from exploring different surfaces. It has evolved organically from painting into mixed media, printmaking, textiles, and working with found materials. She often starts by focusing on small details, building new works around these fragments. |
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Kate Sealey Rahman Ceramics
Kate is a Muswell Hill-based ceramicist. Inspired by the simplicity of Japanese, Korean and Scandinavian design, her work encompasses decorative, sculptural and functional pieces, utilising a variety of stoneware and porcelain clay bodies. The clean lines of her forms and subtle glaze palette emphasise the beauty of the underlying clay. |
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Rosalind Freeborn
Rosalind studied at City & Guilds of London Art school and is a versatile artist with a passion for collage. Using fragments of paper she creates artworks with a painterly and narrative feel. Ros is showing floral collages, landscapes and life-collages from observation of the nude model. |
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Jill Tattersall Ceramics
Jill is a ceramic artist inspired by 1960’s Op Art. Using bold black and white patterns she creates an illusion of movement, as though the pieces are dancing. Jill works mainly with porcelain and also employs experimental techniques like smoke firing to achieve unique, swirling patterns. |
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Rob Jones, Romor Designs
Rob is a textiles designer specialising in Japanese textiles crafts including Kogin counted thread sashiko embroidery. His work follows the form of traditional patterns but uses his own motifs and rich colour positioning to create visually striking pieces of framed art. |
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Serean Williamson, Kiln Jewels
Serean is a fused glass artist and jeweller inspired by colour, texture and light. Using powdered, crushed and sheet art glass in her North London studio, she creates statement freestanding and wall art that captures the movement of glass when in the kiln. |
PAST EXHIBITIONS
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Muswell Hill Creatives at the Fresh Art Fair
From 29 January - 1 February 2026, Muswell Hill Creatives showcased its work at the prestigious Fresh Art Fair in the West Hall of Alexandra Palace.
All works were produced in North London and reflect the collective’s diverse and accomplished practice. Exhibited works include urban landscape drawing, contemporary screen printing, abstract painting, collage, Japanese Kogin embroidery, and works in glass, wood and ceramics. Exhibiting were: Hilary Masetti Gerard McDonagh, Bravespears Jill Tattersall Serean Williamson, Kiln Jewels Rob Jones, Romor Designs Rosalind Freeborn Emmanuel Tomking, Kreol Kreatif and guest artist, Brigitte Herrod |
Gallery
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The Picture House, Crouch End - March 2025
We brought Together artists from the Muswell Hill Creatives collective and guests for this small, but beautifully formed exhibition of art, textiles and ceramics. A celebration of the creative talent to be found in here in our local neighbourhood in North London.
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Curve - an exhibition by Muswell Hill Creatives at the Ply Gallery, Hornsey Town Hall Arts Centre - October 2017
We held our first exhibition as a collective at the Ply Gallery in the iconic Hornsey Town Hall in October 2017. The exhibition featured work by: artist Jess Albert; artist & designer Jo Angell; artist Caroline Elliott; Shibori textiles designer, Rob Jones, Romor Designs; Isabella Lepri Ceramics; Shelley Zetuni, Goldust Millinery; and Michele Wyckoff Smith, Wyckoff Smith Jewellery.
Former member of Muswell Hill Creatives, mixed media artist Lito Apostolakou will also be exhibiting her work along with filmmaker and photographer Amanda Stockley. Short films by Muswell Hill filmmaker Amanda Stockley about the work of Romor Designs, Goldust Millinery, Jess Albert and Isabella Lepri Ceramics were shown. The films can be found here. |
The Artists |
The Work |
Private View |
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Photo credit: Hazel Brown
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