Leytonstone Arts Trail

Leytonstone Arts Trail 2026

72 exhibitions • 8 areas

Trail map

Church Lane Area

  • Sculpture

    Pick 'n' Mix: 2

    Digital illustration of an Argos shopfront with its windows repurposed as art gallery displays showing sculptures and paintings.

    Come and see the transformation of the Argos windows on Church Lane. Many years ago the Leytonstone Arts Trail transformed the old Woolworths Building into an art gallery - we have now had permission from Argos to use the iconic windows of that building for a series of art installations. These will be curated by Chris Davies, Ceri Hines, Carl Stimpson, Brett Banks, Kate Mayer. Let's see what they do!

  • Creative Bloc

    Poster for "Watch This Space" by Creative Bloc at Fill The Gap Gallery, Church Lane E11, open weekends 11am–5pm.

    Watch This Space! Local art collective - Creative Bloc bring you a diverse eclectic mix of work. “Always worth a look” - Visitor from last year

  • Mix Media, Illustrations

    Rachael Morris

    Teal storybook-style illustrated pattern: sun, stone lions, fairytale figures, willow trees, pavilion, river motif.

    A selection of vibrant prints and mixed media illustrations.

  • Ceramics

    Klei

    Pottery shop display: shelves of handmade ceramic mugs and bowls, a wall clock, painted portrait, vases with dried wheat.

    Handmade ceramics by local and UK makers. Klei is run and curated by London-based potter, Skye Corewijn. The word ‘Klei’ translates to clay, which is what the space is all about.

  • Textiles

    Tamasyn Gambell

    Striped red, navy and cream fabric with zigzag stripe ends, embroidered letters, held up by a hand wearing rings.

    Screen printed and stitched contemporary wall hangings.

  • Drawings

    Paolo Boccacci-King

    Charcoal sketch of a Gothic castle with spire and turrets, clipped to a drawing board, with the real structure visible behind.

    A selection of plein-air skteches

  • Painting, drawing, sculpture, photography and video

    Stone Space

    Helen Collins - Close-up of a tree trunk base with an exposed root, hollow with rust-coloured fungus, on bare, leaf-littered ground.

    Gallery volunteers show an eclectic range of talents in a break from their supporting roles. Painting, drawing, sculpture, photography and video will be on display.

  • Mix media

    ART LAB BLUU

    Child's pop art collage with bold marker drawings, words including "BOOM" and "Zoe", hearts, stars and coloured paper shapes.

    Art Attack: Take cover! Very dangerous artworks by kids of the Tuesday Art Club with Art Lab Bluu. You have been warned...

  • Workshop

    Digital Art for Beginners (2-Day Course)

    Poster for a free 2-day digital art course for adult beginners at Leytonstone Library, 8–9 July, by Idea Space. Waltham Forest residents only.

    Join Idea Space in partnership with Waltham Forest Adult Education for a free, fun, hands-on mid-week workshop at Leytonstone Library. Day 1: Master the Basics (no experience needed) Wednesday 8th July Learn how to use different brushes, blend colours, erase, and make a simple animated GIF. Day 2: Bring Your Art to Life Thursday 9th July Bring a piece of your own physical artwork or an image you like (a simple sketch, drawing, painting, or a photo) to use as inspiration! How to Book: Email ideaspace64@gmail.com with the subject line “Digital art trail workshop”. Must be a Waltham Forest resident with post code.

  • Live Music

    Daylight Music

    A toddler watches two musicians in rainbow costumes performing in a church aisle, as the congregation looks on from the pews.

    This July we join forces with the Scottish Lost Map label to present our summer showcase of forward-thinking music makers.

Leytonstone High Road Area

  • Oil painting

    Al Ingram

    Textured oil painting of an abstract sunset landscape: teal sky, orange and red horizon, green rolling hills below.

    Teal Sky. Colourful, non representative, intimate, abstract landscapes.

  • Painting, Watercolour, Collages

    Deb Scott-Lovric

    Oil painting of an open pea pod with glossy green peas, in rich purple and red tones on a maroon background.

    Seedy Studies: a juxtaposition Some 2D experimentations with colour of closely observed natural forms, in a high tech setting.

  • Acrylic Painting

    Jane Ralston

    Vivid painting of the River Lea Navigation: a narrowboat moored beside a graffitied towpath with a cyclist, in greens and orange.

    Expressive, figurative art to connect you to a sense of creative joy.

  • Drawings + Prints

    Liam Richards Dcruz

    Pencil drawing of an older man with a bag and braces, stoically enduring a seagull swooping at his head.

    Liam the Lead Dresser

  • Ceramics

    Clare Davidson

    Handmade ceramic bowl with a cobalt blue rim and loosely painted blue and green stripe pattern inside, on a wooden surface.

    Dome-made bowls, cups, egg cups, small dishes - all for sale

  • Painting on window

    Creyon

    Street mural of a pigeon with an orange eye and teal chest, surrounded by flowers, beneath a banner reading "Leytonstone".

    A painted pal for the pigeon girl

  • Acrylic Painting

    Kate Mayer

    Street mural of a pigeon with an orange eye and teal chest, surrounded by flowers, beneath a banner reading "Leytonstone".

    Kate Mayer presents vibrant sound-led abstract paintings, shown on the Trail for the first time and currently unavailable online.

  • Oil on Canvas

    Nadeem Din

    Oil painting of a man carrying two young children at a riverside at dusk, pink and purple clouds reflected on calm water.

    A range of modern figurative art exploring displacement, identity and other themes.

  • Paintings and Drawings

    Sheila Whitaker

    Expressive oil painting of overlapping lilies in pink and peach tones against a yellow-green and teal background.

    Flowers and Leaves at Primrose. Natural things which I take time to paint, trying to find the right colour, shape, line.

  • Mixed Media and Sculpture

    Eugene Coyle

    My creative process is fueled by a curated collection of idiosyncratic materials and a deep-seated fascination with the cycles of decay and rebirth.

  • Wire and aluminium tape

    Darcy Turner

    Circular embossed metal disc with a grimacing face and the word "ARGHH!" pressed into the mouth area, on a white background.

    Wire Wind sculptures. A way to see the wind.

  • Painting

    Carne Griffiths

    Intricate ink and watercolour artwork of a woman's face dissolving into flowing botanical forms in teal, red and gold.

    Intricate studies painted in tea and ink.

  • Oil and Acrylic Paintings

    Sinead Geary

    Abstract oil painting dominated by deep cobalt blue, with a sweeping arc of teal, white, red and gold accent strokes.

    Sinead Geary’s works offer an exploration of fluid abstraction, where gestures of cleaning and layering create surfaces in flux—shaped by rhythm, chance, and memory.

  • Oil and Acrylic Paintings

    Sinead Geary

    Abstract oil painting dominated by deep cobalt blue, with a sweeping arc of teal, white, red and gold accent strokes.

    Workshop - 'material memory' Sat 4 July; 13.00 - 14.00 a workshop that uses everyday cleaning materials and paint. Looking at everyday cleaning movements and mark making.

  • Various

    Stuart Cameron

    Photo collage of Mario's Gents Hairdressing Salon: a bearded barber seated in his chair, vintage hairstyle portraits above, scissors and a Closed sign.

    Recent paintings; Illustrative, colourful, amusing, whimsical, representational. Worth a visit & you could get an excellent haircut as well.

  • Ceramic sculptures

    Anastassia Zamaraeva

    Terracotta ceramic hand sculpture with white-glazed figures carved onto each finger and koi fish on the palm.

    Poetic and intimate ceramic sculptures by award-winning artist, Anastassia Zamaraeva, displayed in beautifully curated vintage furniture shop.

  • Printmaking

    Jimi Kazak

    Textured painting of two acoustic guitars and a djembe drum against a speckled multicolour background, on an orange wall.

    Art and Music

Davies Lane Area

  • Life Drawings

    Gian Kundi

    Charcoal life drawing of three nude figures in seated and reclining poses, inscribed "Gian Kundi, Life Class, 12 Nov 2025".

    Fresco Express REVISITED

  • Oil Painting

    Jonny Kemp

    Dark dramatic painting of a police arrest scene with protesters, a sign reading "First They Came For The Climate Protesters".

    Jonny Kemp - Bring out the Body. Painting after Caravaggio on show and a talk by the artist on Sun July 5.

  • All artwork in different mediums including ceramics

    RA W Summer Show 2026

    Promotional graphic for RAW Summer Show 2026, white text on a magenta background with abstract purple and yellow shapes.

    A salon-style exhibition showcasing over 50 original works, with a focus on emerging young artists, across painting, photography, illustration, and mixed media. This event is supported by the London Borough of Waltham Forest.

  • Food & art

    Snaresbrook Arts Project

    The Summer Market Come find us where the shepherd's gate swings wide, where paint-stained hands can't settle on a price, and someone's grandmother sells jam by the pint under a sky that's been holding heat all week. A dog sleeps under a trestle of prints. There are ceramics that will chip, and ones that won't. There are things you didn't know you wanted — and you're carrying them home anyway. The Good Shepherd's door swings open on the eleventh — noon till five, the light lasting long.

  • Watercolours

    Miranda Matthews

    Painting of an empty garden swing beside a pink blossom tree in full bloom, petals scattered on the ground below.

    Watercolour paintings relating to music and the natural environment.

  • Printmaking

    Jimi Kazak

    Textured painting of two acoustic guitars and a djembe drum against a speckled multicolour background, on an orange wall.

    Connections Open Studio - Objects, Music, Paintings, Prints & T-shirts. 12 July is an accoustic jam, bring your instrument!

Cann Hall Road Area

  • Photography

    Hollow Ponds

    Grid of repeated overhead shots of a ceramic cup with a sunburst pattern inside, some reflecting iridescent light.

    Hollow Ponds - You Are What You Drink. A playful adventure through reflections in coffee, beer and other liquid refreshment.

  • Oil paintings

    Bernie Clarkson

    Painting of a seated red-haired woman in a striped jumper and patterned skirt, surrounded by white doves and blossom.

    My recent work places a woman at the centre of the story surrounded by flowers and foliage.

  • Ceramics

    Katy Wheeler

    Ceramic tile artwork with bold geometric shapes — black circle, green triangle, pink semicircle — against an orange and blue background.

    Katy is a ceramic designer whose work blends colour, pattern and form into playful and elegant creations for the home.

  • Pencil drawings and Prints

    Liam Richards Dcruz

    Pencil drawing of three racehorses mid-race, numbered 3 and 6, as the nearest horse face-plants the ground throwing its jockey.

    Liam the Lead Dresser

  • Images and sound

    WAH: PLAY MORE

    Sabrina Tirvengadum: Altered book art: an open book illustrated with daisies and windows, with two paper birds rising from the pages, surrounded by real daisies.

    A Waltham Forest community used AI, photography and field recordings to make playful artworks and a cassette album from Langthorne Park.

Grove Green Road Area

  • Paintings, Mixed Media

    Samira Shah

    Oil painting of an aerial view of waves breaking on a sandy shore, in deep cobalt blue and golden sand tones.

    Art By Samira. I am an artist creating Abstract art with different medium on canvas and paper. Also create handmade cards.

  • Gold and silver jewellery

    Suzanna Ravensdale-riches

    Silver peacock brooch with blue and purple enamel inlay on the body and iridescent abalone shell tail feathers.

    Jewellery designer showcasing new collection.

  • Mixed media

    Caroline Ede

    Children's nature art workshop table with flower petals, leaves, paint brushes, pink paint and botanical artwork in progress.

    Beautiful Nature - Children’s workshop. Using things found in nature, children will be free to create their own piece of art to take home. Maybe a stick is a paintbrush or petals are paint- your imagination is your greatest tool!

  • Drawings, Light Installation, Workshops

    Olga Szynkarczuk

    Mirrored crayon drawing of intertwined nude figures in layered red, orange and purple lines on a white background.

    Movement, Matrescence, Motherlamp. Hand drawings of dancers and dancing children accompanied by pregnant and post partum female torso lamps from my own recycled drawings.

  • Sculpture, painting, collage and weaving

    Make Me An Art Star

    Two young children painting a large colourful canvas on the floor with bold black, yellow and pink shapes.

    Children of ‘Make Me An Art Star’ group show: exhibition of children’s creations; ongoing communal art for all to join; and a mini stall of our handmade arty pieces.

  • Painting

    Conchita Lucas

    Expressive painting of an abstract landscape with towering pink and yellow rock formations under a pale blue cloudy sky.

    These works continue internal and external landscapes through abstraction, exploring imagined places, recalling memories, blurring boundaries between perception and place.

  • Various

    Maritza Henriques

    A painting of a white tree with spreading roots and branches on a green and teal background.

    Nitza • The inks of my Soul. This is a journey of my personal development, a discovery of who I truly am

  • Woodblock prints & drawings

    Misa Tsuchiya

    Bold graphic print of a snarling yellow and black spotted leopard lunging forward, against swirling red and green patterns.

    Woodblock prints, drawings and paintings

  • Ceramics

    Common Ground

    A busy ceramic artist's studio with shelves of clay works, a cluttered workbench, skylight, and a green glazed bowl in the foreground.

    Three ceramic artists showing together in a working ceramic studio – Melina Padron, Ali Dedianko, Lucy Smith

  • Various

    Leytonstone and Wanstead Synagogue Group Exhibition

    Digital artwork of a teal-toned coastal scene with an orange arch reading "Stranded In The Strandline", signed Odette Gaba.

    Exhibition by Leytonstone and Wanstead. Synagogue artists featuring jewellery, objets d’art, paintings, prints, fabrics, photos, poetry at 4pm, light refreshments.

Upper Leytonstone Area

  • Photography

    Annick Wolfers

    Night photograph of a moss-covered tree trunk and exposed roots lit dramatically, with blue-speckled foliage against a black sky.

    New photographic work.

  • Quilts

    Jill Dawson

    Close-up of a geometric quilt with bold triangular blocks in red, orange, black and grey, some panels with splattered print fabric.

    Jill Dawson (1954 - 2023) produced increasingly more complex and beautiful quilts. All proceeds to Macmillan Cancer Support.

  • Immersive Performance

    Francesca Panetta & James Burke

    Poster for "The Conversation", an immersive artwork about community and conflict, with chat bubbles over a dusk rooftop skyline.

    An immersive artwork unfolds through a community WhatsApp group, exploring how we discuss difficult issues without shame, silence, or abandoning values.

  • Ceramics

    Sinead Pollard

     Linocut-style poster for Mudd Club Open Studio, East London's smallest communal pottery, Saturday 11 July, 11am–4pm.

    Ceramics showcase and workshops celebrating the Mudd Club studio, East London’s smallest communal pottery.

  • Watercolours and Mix Media

    Paolo Ramella

    Raw unfired clay sculpture with a rough, cracked, rock-like surface on a wheel base, with clay fragments scattered around it.

    Small recent 2D works, made when I could not stand up, including an illustrated Odyssey by Homer and some 3D mixed media works telling me I found my true vocation.

Leyton Area

  • Textiles

    Kirstie Macqueen

    Large textile quilt with appliquéd circles, squares and embroidered text reading "in their middle" and "in my middle", in earth tones.

    An exhibition of textile art using natural dyes, ecoprinting and stitch with drop in workshop activities for children and adults.

  • Photography

    Carl Brewster

    The Pearly King of Homerton seen from behind in a button-covered suit at an outdoor ceremony, a Union Jack flag visible nearby.

    London again & again. Iconic London sights and some hidden gems.

  • Acrylic Paintings

    Hilary Douse

    Abstract painting of dense swirling marks in pink, red and green on a turquoise background, evoking a rag rug texture.

    Abstract paintings, evoking memories of rag rugs made by people long gone.

  • Photography

    Danny Harvey

    Black and white photo of an elderly man busking on a pavement, playing an accordion with a tin can at his feet.

    Metropan. Hand Printed Analogue Photography.

  • Oil paintings, sketches, and more

    Nick Stevens

    Framed oil painting of five sardines stacked vertically in navy and gold on a mint green background, in a black frame.

    Contemporary plein air and studio painter Nick Stevens presents a series of original oil paintings.

  • Painting, drawing, textiles

    Norlington studio artists

    Poster for Norlington Road Studios group exhibition, 66 Norlington Road Leyton, open weekends 11am–5pm, with four artwork previews.

    Norlington Road Studios Group Exhibition: Painting, drawing, textiles and more from the building’s resident artists. Come if you think you can handle it!

  • Reclaimed Paint

    John Lord

    A yellow bamboo blind painted with a dark pylon and foliage, hung in a paint shop surrounded by tins of Dulux and Crown paint.

    Abstract paintings using reclaimed paint.

  • Acrylic and tempera paintings

    Jane Ralston

    Expressive pastel painting of a reclining figure with flowers in their hair, in loose pink, green and blue brushstrokes.

    Expressive, figurative artworks - Full of character and narratives to connect you to your own stories and sense of creative joy. Fine art originals and giclée prints for sale.

  • Mix mediums

    Bow Arts Studios

    Bow Arts Open Studios poster, Leyton High Road, 452 High Road E10 6QE, 18 artists, Saturday 11 July 2026, 11am–5pm.

    All are welcome to join the artists inside the Bow Arts studios at Leyton High Road for an amazing artist-led Open Studios event.

  • Handmade books

    Transcultural Journeying

    Digital composite of a geometric wireframe face overlaid on a dark forest scene, with birds in flight on the left.

    Transcultural Journeying through narrative and lineage. The show and workshop will invite participants to make books about their transcultural self.

Bushwood Area

  • Painting on brick wall

    Carl Stimpson

    Pop-art style painting featuring the "Brasso" logo in white on a red oval with blue sunburst rays, over a black wave pattern.

    Pop art mural in the beer garden.

  • Ceramics, prints, photographs, watercolours, acrylic paintings

    The Chimney Sweep House - Secret Garden Artists

    Watercolour painting of an orange sun or circle surrounded by a white halo, set against layered grey-blue washes.

    Four artists exhibiting a variety of work in a range of media in a beautiful garden, always a fun, exciting event.

  • Various

    Garden of Art

    Alison Chaplin: Botanical drawing of flowers in pastel and pencil, including a red rose, orange bloom and spiky pink flower, with crayons nearby.

    “Garden of Art” drop-in art workshop, fabric exhibition and, on 5th July at 2pm, poetry reading. Kitstie Macqueen will be showing her fabric art work.

  • Sculpture

    Brett Banks

    Polished granite sculpture in an organic, hourglass-like shape with mottled purple-grey patterning, on a black base, pink backdrop.

    Outdoor Studio/Demo/Stone Carving Workshop Come and see Stone Sculpture being created or be a part of creating your own Stone Sculpture. A two day workshop where you will learn to use a variety of hand tools and finishing techniques. Or try a three hour taster session. Two day workshop: £200.00 Includes an approx 10kg piece of Zimbabwean Stone. Three hour taster session: £60.00 includes a small piece of Maltese Limestone. Booking required at: brettgbanks@hotmail.com

  • Sculpture

    Ross Elsey

    Grey stone garden sculpture of a Moai-style face on a plinth, set against a brick wall with climbing ivy and dried vines.

    Individual heads carved from breezeblock, presented in a garden setting

  • Mix media

    Emmerline Smy

    Patterned illustration of a breakfast table: toast on a plate, jam jar, bread loaf, pepper grinder, flowers in a jug, mug.

    Smy Goodness. Still life paintings and edible art. Food art, food photography and food patterns inspired by and alongside Smy Goodness preserves.

  • Prints, paintings and cards

    Shirley Cullum

    Mixed-media artwork of a running figure with a rectangular head wearing earphones, on a loose yellow and ochre painted background.

    Shirley’s Show. Open house showing an eclectic range of original artwork

  • Live Mural Painting

    Emma Ruebens

    Black and white portrait of three Pearly Kings and Queens in ornate button-covered suits and feathered hats, against a brick wall.

    Pearlies Mural. Original Pearlies Mural to Celebrate 150 Years - painted by Emma Ruebens, photo by Owen Harvey

  • Drawing, painting, sculpture

    Let's Fill Leytonstone with Art

    Artworks displayed in a bay window of a white Victorian terraced house, with overflowing purple petunias in the window box below.

    Let's Fill Leytonstone with Art is a project that has run alongside the formal Arts Trail for many years. We encourage everyone to join in with the fun of the Leytonstone Arts Trail and put your own artwork or that of your children in your windows gardens or balconies. In the past we have had photography, ceramics, drawings, paintings, knitting, embroidery - whatever your thing is - put it in on display. It is great to see things popping up in peoples homes all over Leytonstone - it brightens up the streets. Don't be shy - go for it!

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