Welcome to the End of Isolation Art Show!

17–31 December 2026 // The Art of Isolation, Surrey Quays, London

It’s that time of year where I open up my space and invite artists of all stripes, professional to amateur, young to old, to enter artwork in a seasonal get together.

This year is a little different as it will be the final group exhibition under the banner of The Art of Isolation before I rebrand the studio next year.

The Isolation name was borne out of lockdown and at the time I thought it would just be a pop-up exhibition, a celebration of all the work done in our homes during those bleak Covid times.

And when it turned into a more permanent situation I didn’t get around to changing the name and so the studio-gallery has been The Art of Isolation from 2020-2026.

This exhibition is like a bookend to that, a conscious decision to finally come out of isolation – to look back but to look forward.

I would love to reconnect with new artists as well as artists who have been involved in the many shows over the years – The Art of Isolation, The Class of 2020 and the proceeding four End of the Year Shows (see pics).

Each exhibition was ‘salon’ hung, with hundreds of artworks tightly packed in, between 150 to, at its peak, 235 exhibits crammed into my cosy space. This year will be similar vibes.

The private views have been a blast and this year’s will be on the opening night, Dec 17. It runs until Dec 31 so I will be opening in the liminal time between Christmas and New Year’s Eve.

As ever there is no barrier to entry and you can be inspired by the theme of ‘2020 to 2026’ as closely or as not-at-ally as you like.

Nothing will be rejected* on the grounds of experience level, technique or whether you regard yourself as an amateur. Everyone is welcome and the eclectic nature has been the strength of previous shows.

Painting, drawing, sculpture, textiles, fashion, ceramics, craft – anything goes.

(*The only push-back will be on content deemed too edgy or adult for the family friendly crowd which visits. In these cases entrants can resubmit something else or be refunded).

All work will also go in our popular randomised online gallery – every time you log on you get a different set of art to look at.

Enter your work through the entry form here, or use the button below.