This, That and The Other
The London Group Annual Exhibition
Private View: Thursday 7th May | 6pm - 8pm | Book a slot to the PV here
Exhibition Dates: 5th - 30th May | Tuesday - Sunday | 11am - 5pm
For its 2026 Annual, The London Group has secured The Handbag Factory, a vast venue in the creative heart of Vauxhall. This expansive setting allows for the inclusion of large-scale works across two principal galleries, while a third gallery is dedicated to a curated and experimental presentation of digital art and moving image.
The scale and adaptability of the space also provide an ideal framework for a dynamic public programme, including workshops, performances, Artists’ Talks, a harpsichord recital, and additional live events that extend the exhibition’s reach beyond static display.
The year 2026 unfolds amid global uncertainty. In recent years, hostility, mistrust and division have been cultivated between communities and individuals worldwide. The logic of the zero-sum paradigm, the notion that one party’s gain necessitates another’s equivalent loss, fragments society, strains families, and places the most vulnerable at heightened risk.
Within this context, the approximately one hundred members of The London Group each maintain distinct artistic practices and perspectives on art’s social function. Yet, consistent with the collective’s 1913 Constitution and its long-standing non-judgmental ethos, this artist-led organisation sustains a culture of tolerance, inquiry and openness. It is precisely this plurality that generates collective vitality. As Aristotle observed, “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” May that principle continue to define and strengthen the Group for many years to come.
― Aude Hérail Jäger LG
In The Dark
Step inside In the Dark, a mini‑exhibition embedded within This That and The Other. Created by 12 London Group members, the works span video, sculpture and generative film, each playing with light, generating it or catching it from another, to form a dynamic, interconnected installation. This is the fourth ‘In the Dark’ exhibition by the Group.
Left: Cascade, Genetic Moo LG, right: In The Dark 2021 at Waterloo Festival
There are 86 exhibiting members:
Moich Abrahams, Melissa Alley, Wendy Anderson, Jemma Appleby, Jonathan Armour, Victoria Arney, Victoria Bartlett, Bryan Benge, Simon Betts, Barbara Beyer, Slawomir Blatton, Paul Bonomini, Lesley Bunch, Clive Burton, Paul & Laura Carey, Stephen Carley, J. Yuen Ling Chiu, Ece Clarke, Peter Clossick, Gary Clough, Amanda Cornish, Tim Craven, Sandra Crisp, John Crossley, Martin Darbyshire, Stathis Dimitriadis, Angela Eames, Anthony Eyton, James Faure Walker, Eric Fong, Jan Frith, Cadi Froehlich, Marenka Gabeler, Tricia Gillman, Emilia Gonzalez, Vaughan Grylls, Susan Haire, Alexandra Harley, Simon Head, R. James Healy, Julie Held, Aude Hérail Jäger, Alexander Hinks, Chris Horner, Gillian Ingham, Annie Johns, Judith Jones, Matthew Kolakowski, Anne Leigniel, Jockel Liess, Amanda Loomes, Hannah Luxton, Genetic Moo, Charlotte C Mortensson, Kathleen Mullaniff, Darren Nisbet, Eugene Palmer, Ian Parker, Claire Parrish, Sumi Perera, Steve Pettengell, Michael Phillipson, Chris Poulton, Alex Ramsay, Victoria Rance, David Redfern, Tom Scase, Tommy Seaward, Sayako Sugawara, Suzan Swale, David Stephen Tebbs, Paul Tecklenberg, Marcia Teusink, Inga Tillere, Lisa Traxler, Philippa Tunstill, Joshua Uvieghara, Annie Wasdell, Bill Watson, Neil Weerdmeester, Tisna Westerhof, Susan Wilson, Erika Winstone, David Wiseman, Carol Wyss and Ash Xu.
Events
This year, The London Group are inviting the public to take part in a broad variety of events, workshops and talks. Some of these include:
Drawing workshops led by Gary Clough LG
Experimental perfume workshop led by Emilia Gonzales LG
Creative coding drop-ins led by Genetic Moo LG
Handbag making workshop led by Matthew Kolakowski LG
Clay workshop led by Stathis Dimitriadis LG
Harpsichord recital by Nathaniel Mander
Concert by Partial Wave Child (Jockel Liess LG and Geoixos)
Artists talks from London Group Members
Head to thelondongroup.com for further information and tickets.
Above: Artist Talk at London Group Annual, 2025