Curated by
Salomé Daruty De Grandpré

The 20th anniversary of the ongoing portraiture series Faces and Phases, at Southern Guild: joy in the celebration of individuality, injustice memorialised and turned into pride.
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From the Gallery of the Broken Mill to the empty museums and bustling shopping centres of 2026: an art scene rich in talent, thin in infrastructure, and still waiting for the support its artists have long since earned.
The exhibition everyone must watch, then the galleries everyone must go: working notes from the city centre, with the current shows, and a few worth a call.

I started keeping this list years before I had anywhere to put it. Names scribbled in the backs of notebooks, screenshots I never filed, Instagram posts saved and website links on a word document. Here are the first four to make it out.

The same thing in two languages: I've never been a fan of modern rap, and Future never came anywhere near my repertoire. Well, this piece of art made me listen to him.

Lee-Ann Rodwell is an old soul, drawn to the patina of timeworn objects and the echoes of past worlds.

Olanase Elijah is a contemporary emerging visual artist from Nigeria, specializing in portrait and figurative painting using oil and acrylic on canvas.

Claire Denarie-Soffietti, born and raised in Versailles, is a self-taught artist whose creative journey began without formal training.

Eksteen (authenticating works with the letters 'XTN') was born at Zastron, South Africa on October 6, 1973.

Gaël Froget (b. 1986) is a multidisciplinary artist whose work is a reflection of his ever-evolving personal journey.

Kelvin Ansong is an emerging Ghanaian Artist, ambitious and passionate while possessing a classic work methodology.

"When I was ten I lived in a bunker for several months while my country, Serbia, was being bombed.

Zilien’s journey began at the Mahatma Gandhi Institute’s School of Fine Arts in Mauritius, where he graduated with a B.A in Fine Art Summa cum laude.

Jeff Corwin, World Renowned Commercial Photographer, Captivates The Art World With His Fine Art Photography!