A Portrait of Thamesmead
Friday 3rd July 2026 – Sunday 5th July 2026 , 10:00am to 6:00pm
Dates & Times
Opening Night: Friday 3rd July, 6pm – 9pm
Saturday 4th July, 10am – 6pm
Sunday 5th July, 10am – 8pm
A Portrait of Thamesmead is an upcoming exhibition at the Lakeside Centre that portrays Thamesmead residents through large-scale charcoal drawings.
Exhibition
Jamie Zubairi (Zooby) is an artist who uses portraiture to explore personality, expression, and place.
The work was created by local residents during a workshop programme led by Zubairi, prior to the exhibition. The portraits will be accompanied by the soundscape of collaged interviews of people from Thamesmead.
Interested in being part of it? Explore our workshops
Leading up to the exhibition, Jamie will be running a two-part series of workshops inviting Thamesmead residents to gain confidence in drawing portraits, and create a work to contribute to the exhibition.
Workshop: Introduction to drawing portraits in charcoal with Jamie Zubairi
Join a relaxed and welcoming two-part workshop at the Lakeside Centre to gain confidence in drawing portraits.
Workshop: Drawing charcoal portraits with a model with Jamie Zubairi
Join a relaxed and welcoming two-part workshop at the Lakeside Centre to gain confidence in drawing portraits.
A Portrait of Thamesmead
Interested? Let us know you’re coming.
About Jamie Zubairi
Jamie Zubairi uses portraiture to explore personality, expression and place, portraying Thamesmead residents in this exhibition of oversized charcoal on paper drawings accompanied by the soundscape of collaged interviews of residents of Thamesmead. Included in this exhibition are the portraits created by the participant of the portrait drawing workshops that Zooby held over the duration of the commission. A selection of these works will be reproduced for the Thamesmead Festival, 8th August 2026
Jamie Zubairi (or Zooby as he is known) is a Bow Artist and Thamesmead resident of 8 years. Alongside his drawing practise, running Thamesmead Life Drawing, he is an actor, playwright, photographer, poet and creative facilitator with All Good Dreamers.
Access Information
The Lakeside Centre is accessible via the lift, on the ground floor inside the studios. An accessible toilet is located on the ground floor of the studios or in Thamesmead Social cafe.
This building is service-dog friendly.
For any additional access information and queries, please email pandp@bowarts.com.
Please note parking is not available. There is a bike shed on site.
