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Leyton Open Studios 2023

Saturday 2nd December 2023 , 12:00pm to 8:00pm

The artists at Leyton High Road invite visitors inside the studios for an open studios event this December

Artwork: Tourist Flora Bradwell, shown at Hypha Studios

Visit Leyton’s growing creative community this December for an artist-led open studios event. The Leyton High Road studios house a wonderful community of creatives with a wide range of practices.

Studio Artists

Denise Hickey

Elicia McKenzie

Emma Brassington

Flora Bradwell

Harriet Jones

Haydn Albrow

ISOBEL ATACUS

James Fearon Gold

Melina Merlin

Natasha Awuku-Williams

Ruth Schryber

Bow Arts host open studios on an annual basis to welcome our local community, as well and our friends, and artists across Bow Arts’ studio sites, to glimpse inside the artist studios and celebrate curiosity for what happens inside the buildings that we walk past every day.

More studios run by Bow Arts across London will be open following our Leyton Open Studios, so visit our What’s On and make sure you’re signed up to our Newsletter to see what we have in store.

Meet the artists

Melina Merlin

As a social justice activist and artist, Melina Merlin’s practice is rooted in reconfiguring power structures. She collects, deconstructs and reimagines life to build narrative painted drawings.

@Moxieravenstudio

Flora Bradwell

Flora Bradwell completed her MFA at The Slade School of Fine Art in 2021, receiving the Felix Slade Award, The Jeanne Szego Prize and Sarabande Emerging Artist Bursary while there. This year Flora is a Gilbert Bayes Award winner, Artist in Residence at Vincent Van Gogh Huis, NL and a a-n Artist Bursary recipient.

Flora’s work’s recent outings include Matt’s Gallery, Staffodshire Street and Saatchi Gallery, London, Liminal Gallery, Margate and Future DMND, LA. Selected residencies include Elephant Lab, London, Cyprus College of Art, Paphos, and SIM, Reykjavik. Flora curates UK-wide art happenings and is Co-Director of Bad Art.

More about the studios

Leyton High Road

Just a short walk from the station, these 18 ground-floor studios are purpose-built to allow for a good level of privacy, while also providing plenty of opportunities for artists to meet one another and connect. Suitable for a wide range of practices.

Transport Information

452 High Road, Leyton, E10 6QE

Nearest station(s): Leyton (Central Line), Leyton Midland Road (Overground)

Bus: 69, 97

Parking: No Parking

Bike: No Bike storage. Ground floor access will allow you to take your bike indoors.

Access Information

This venue is accessible from the ground level and and has one accessible toilet.

This venue does not have a hearing loop system.

If you have any questions regarding accessibility at this event or would like to make us aware of any access requirements that you have in advance of attending, please email property@bowarts.com