Past Exhibitions

Here you can find details of our previous exhibitions and the artists behind them. Please contact us if you are interested in purchasing a piece of art that you have seen at Half Moon.

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Tamesis Beasts
by Barnie Emma
25 April to 10 July 2019

Barnie Emma is a community artist working in illustration, installation and documentary. Her exhibition at Half Moon focused on exploring and depicting the Thames, based on archives fused with imagination, to create surreal cityscapes which focused on the fantastical and unexpected creatures that lived by and in the ancient Tamesis, or Thames as we now know it.

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Imprinted 
An exhibition of screen prints by Justine Ellis and Tiff Howick
10 January to 18 April 2019

London based printmakers Tiff Howick and Justine Ellis presented a collection of their hand screen printed art. Tiff’s vibrant prints of British wildlife are influenced by childhood picture books and fashion illustrations. Justine’s striking prints are inspired by mid-century art, architecture, textiles and ceramics.

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London Landscapes
by Tomartacus
6 September to 22 December 2018

East London based brother and sister design duo Tom and Jess Jones-Berney, running under the moniker of Tomartacus, presented a striking collection of illustrated prints that brought London’s sprawling urban jungle to life in an explosion of vibrant colour.

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Examining Art
by students from Bow School, Langdon Park School, Morpeth School and Swanlea School
12 July – 3 September 2018

Four of Half Moon’s local partnership secondary schools, Bow School, Langdon Park School, Morpeth School and Swanlea School, came together to present an exciting display of artwork drawn from the very best of their 2018 GCSE students.

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Halfway Home
by Georgie Fay
19 April – 9 July 2018

A thought-provoking collection of photographs and prints that explored the notion of home and the everyday journeys we make, which are often taken for granted.

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Lines, Shapes and Places
by Jane Smith
5 January – 16 April 2018

A striking collection of linocuts and stylised graphics formed the basis of this visually sumptuous exhibition by East London based artist Jane Smith, who takes inspiration from ordinary local surroundings as much as iconic buildings and familiar street locations, which formed an eye catching range of work for her Half Moon exhibition.

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Pictures at Play
by members of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)
6 September – 21 December 2017

A vibrant exhibition showcasing winning entries from the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) biennial competition. Chosen by a jury including published illustrators, art directors and Half Moon, Pictures at Play covered an array of genres and showcased some wonderful work by published and unpublished artists in the field.

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Making Marks
by students from the Bishop Challoner Catholic Federation of Schools (E1) and St Paul’s Way Trust School (E3)
12 July – 1 September 2017

Two of Half Moon’s very local secondary schools were proud to present an exciting display of artwork drawn from the very best of their 2017 GCSE Art students. Each piece was created in response to their examination course, as they interpreted the world around them ‘making marks’.

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THAT – Half
by the Tower Hamlets Artist Teacher Network
26 April – 7 July 2017

THAT – Half offered a dynamic snapshot of some of the best contemporary practice from 19 artist teachers, all of whom were art teachers across the schools of Tower Hamlets.

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From Start to Finish: A Collection of Book Illustrations
by Rachana Jadhav, Karin Littlewood, Fabi Santiago and Jennie Webber
6 January – 21 April 2017

From Start to Finish offered a vibrant and diverse mix of book illustrations drawn from a range of London artists, who presented a visual explanation and insight into their working processes: from the initial starting ideas, sketches and subsequent rough drafts through to the final published pages.

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Colour Wheel
by Clayton Junior
13 September – 17 December 2016

Author and illustrator Clayton Junior offered a fresh and striking exhibition that presented a lively journey of colour linked to visual narrative. Drawn from a wide range of children’s books, comics and magazines, the artworks on display told colourful and playful stories.

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Stages of Half Moon Exhibition
by artists connected with Half Moon Theatre
30 June – 1 September 2016

A wide-ranging display of 56 original posters and photographs covering the 44 year history of Half Moon Theatre. The exhibition accompanied the launch of Stages of Half Moon, an online digital archive of the company’s history told through photographs, programmes, news stories, documents, videos and filmed interviews with over 100 people. Half Moon’s digital archive is available at www.stagesofhalfmoon.org.uk.

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Picture, Letter
by Jenny Wright
14 April – 18 June 2016

London based artist Jenny Wright offered a playful and contemporary reflection upon the image as language. Using her obsession with emoji and their expressive capabilities without the need for words, Picture, Letter showed how these popular images can say one or several things simultaneously, simply through the looks of their faces.

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Havelock Walks East
by Havelock Walk artists
5 January – 11 April 2016

Havelock Walk is home to a diverse community of creative people, who live and work on a cobbled mews at the heart of Forest Hill, in South East London. However, they crossed the river to ‘Walk East’ to Half Moon. Havelock Walks East brought together a spectacular assortment of painters, sculptors, photographers, artists, printmakers and designers, presenting an impressively wide-ranging and exciting exhibition.

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Recycollages – Junk Transformed
by Susan Wadsworth
3 September – 19 December 2015

Recycollages – Junk Transformed, by Susan Wadsworth, was a striking and playful exhibition of mixed media assemblages that used the everyday debris of our throw-away society – such as plastic toys, bottle tops, old comics, drinking straws, clothes pegs, broken jewellery and plastic bags – to offer a fresh perspective on what constitutes contemporary art.

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Above and Below
by George Green’s School
13 July – 28 August 2015

As part of our annual commitment to showcase the work of local art students, George Green’s School on the Isle of Dogs presented an exciting display of artwork from their 2015 GCSE students called Above and Below. Using nature, people and places as their starting points the exhibition explored thematically ‘Above and Below’ and what that meant.

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A Stitch in Time – Reflections from Childhood
by Deborah Andrews
16 April – 9 July 2015

A Stitch in Time – Reflections from Childhood, by Deborah Andrews, was a delightful collection of intricate machine embroidered works, etchings and digital prints made from observational drawings, that invites you to delight in happy memories of childhood, from exploring at the beach and digging in the garden, to quietly reading or devouring teatime treats.

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Figures, Creatures and Tea 
by Julia de Greff
7 January – 13 April 2015

Figures, Creatures and Tea was a stunning collection of rich and colourful paintings and prints inspired by juggling the artist’s busy life with her young family and their friends – alongside her great love of tea. The exhibition also featured three paintings that were created in response to Half Moon’s 2015 spring season, with works inspired by Chicken Licken, Handa’s Surprise and Pitschi, the Kitten with Dreams.

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Around Half Moon
By David Mott
5 September 2014 – 2 January 2015

Around Half Moon was a stunning collection of photography, headlining with a series of images of our newly refurbished building. The exhibition also includes beautiful vistas from our roof, offering unique perspectives through chimney pots and tiled roofs towards some of the East End’s most iconic buildings including The Shard, Canary Wharf, St Paul’s Cathedral and St Dunstan’s Church.

Around Half Moon was part of PHOTOMONTH EAST LONDON International Photography Festival 2014. Imagining the East End was a major theme of 2014 with exhibitions and events taking place in galleries and venues throughout East London.

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In the Minds @ LPS
by art students at Langdon Park School, Poplar
30 June – 2 September 2014

In the Minds @ LPS was an exhibition curated to showcase artwork made by students of Langdon Park Secondary School in Poplar, Tower Hamlets. This dynamic exhibition showcased work from students across the school community.

www.langdonparkschool.co.uk

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Ritual
by John Mayson
11 April – 24 June 2014

Ritual was a visually arresting and engaging series of self-portrait photographs from East London-based artist John Mayson, which contemplated the contemporary rituals of disguise, play, performance and identity through the craft of mask-making.

www.johnmayson.co.uk

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A Transitional Moment

by Ross Head
10 January – 8 April 2014

A Transitional Moment was a striking collection of drawings, prints and paintings by East London artist Ross Head. The exhibition featured works produced in response to the physical transformation that Half Moon went through over the autumn of 2013 as part of our building refurbishment programme.

www.rosshead.com

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Every Picture Tells a Story
by David Tazzyman, Siân Pattenden, Lucy Freegard, Tom McLaughlin
19 Sep 2013 – 7 Jan 2014

A vibrant mix of exciting book illustrations using different media including dip-pen and ink, water-colour and gouache.

Every Picture Tells a Story featured the work of leading children’s book illustrator, David Tazzyman (Mr Gum, Agatha Parrot, Eleanor’s Eyebrows, The Donut Diaries), complemented by pieces from three of the UK’s up and coming illustrators – Siân Pattenden “lovable, rascally characters”; Lucy Freegard “capturing a vibrant sense of movement” and Tom McLaughlin “sparkling magic and mayhem”. Rogues and villains, unexpected heroes and some rather cute animals filled the walls!

www.davidtazzyman.com | www.sianpattenden.co.uk | www.lucyfreegard.com | www.tommclaughlin.co.uk

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A Walk in the Park
by Liz Loveless
Apr 2013 – Jul 2013

A Walk in the Park was a collection of work featuring screenprints and illustrations by Liz Loveless, a local illustrator and author. Liz uses screenprint and printmaking to translate everyday images from varying distances.

Liz Loveless website

An Assortment of Illustration 
by Amberin Huq
Jan 2013 – Apr 2013

Amberin is a freelance illustrator who specialises in creating atmospheric narrative pieces. Her work in watercolour and ink particularly aims to tell stories by creating vibrant character based illustrations.

www.amberinhuq.com

Vital Signs 
by John Bunker
Nov 2012 – Jan 2013

This abstract art exhibition brought the traditional materials of painting into new relationships with the objects and discarded debris Bunker collects from the streets of Stepney, where he lives and works. He closes them behind glass into old frames, the original homes of battered prints and reproductions.

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