Our Artists
Mixed Media Artist
Shalini Bharadwaj
Shalini developed an interest in art and design at an early age and studied Graphic Design at Nottingham Trent University, graduating with First Class Honours and winning major national awards including the D&AD and Society of Typographic Designers awards. After a successful career with leading London digital design agencies, she now focuses on her creative practice from her West London studio, including her venture HUTKE Art & Jewellery.
Shalini describes herself as a ‘Creative Experimentalist.’ She explains, “For me, creativity is a journey of experimentation and exploration. The process is as important as the end result. I rarely start with a preconceived idea - I like to see where the material and momentum take me.”
Shalini explores a wide range of subject matter including still life, figuration, abstract landscapes and stylised portraiture in her work. Her paintings are characterised by a dynamic interplay of intense light and shadow, often contrasted with the delicacy of translucent forms. Her layered compositions are built through a mixed-media approach using acrylic paint, charcoal, high-pigment inks and Japanese silk tissue paper, creating surfaces rich in texture, depth, and visual complexity.
Shalini has exhibited widely across the UK, including with the Royal Society of British Artists at the Mall Galleries, London, where her painting 'Take a Pause' was selected for their Bicentennial Exhibition in 2023. In 2025, she reached a significant milestone when two of her works were sold at auction at Bonhams, London. A regular exhibitor at the Affordable Art Fair London (Hampstead and Battersea), Harrow Open Studios, and the Borough of Ealing Art Trail, Shalini’s work is rapidly gaining recognition among collectors of South Asian art.
Inspired by her Indian heritage, Shalini’s work seeks to evoke deep emotional connection. She reflects, “When people engage with art that resonates with their own memories and experiences, it can lead to a rich tapestry of emotions.” Shalini draws on cultural and personal associations - memories of people, places, objects and childhood nostalgia. Capturing fleeting moments in time, she creates evocative visual narratives that remain open-ended, making each encounter a dialogue between image and memory.
Recent exhibitions and achievements:
Work sold at auction, Bonhams New Bond Street London, Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art, Sept & Dec 2025
Fresh Art Fair, Alexandra Palace, Jan 2026
Affordable Art Fair Hampstead Heath, May 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Affordable Art Fair Battersea, Oct 2025
Fresh Art Fair, Cheltenham Race Course, April 2025
Royal Society of British Artists Bicentennial Exhibition Mall Galleries March 2023 (By selection)
Borough of Ealing Art Trail Sept 2023, 2024, 2025
Harrow Open Studios June 2023, 2024, 2025
Landmark Arts Centre, Teddington, Autumn Art Fair 2023, 2024
The Creative Mile, Brentford Art Trail, Great West Gallery, Aug 2024
WLSOA resident artists Open Studios and Group Show Nov 2024
Rolling Exhibition with Arthouse Galleries Woking, Kingston, Epsom 2023, 2024
To see Shalini's work and find out more please visit
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Serigrapher
Christian Azolan
Based in the heart of Dorset, Christian Azolan is a multidisciplinary serigrapher and visual artist whose work serves as a vibrant intersection between traditional craft and modern minimalism. With a technical foundation built at Ravensbourne (BA in Fashion Design) and Central Saint Martins (MA in Fine Art), Christian brings a couturier’s eye for detail to the world of fine art. His practice is a rich exploration of texture and medium, spanning silkscreen printing, 23ct gold gilding and silverwork, wood and cotton paper photography and painting.
At the core of Christian’s portfolio is a deep-seated fascination with nature movement. He possesses a rare ability to strip away the unnecessary, utilising minimalism to highlight the raw elegance of form and colour. This philosophy is most evident in his celebrated ongoing series, "The Birds." Launched in 2020, this collection uses the fluid grace of avian flight to explore profound themes of freedom, fantasy, and escapism.
Christian’s work isn't just about aesthetics; it’s a response to the world around us. His most iconic piece, Golden Flock a stunning 23ct gold screenprint serves as a visual metaphor for human connection. It reflects his belief that, much like a flock in flight, we must work in unison to navigate the uncertainties of the modern world and create a collective future.
Through his lens, the wild is reimagined as a sanctuary of simplicity, inviting viewers to find peace in the rhythm of the natural world.
Recent exhibitions and achievements:
Affordable Art Fair, Hampstead, 2023, 2025, 2026
Affordable Art Fair, Battersea 2025
Fresh Art Fair, Alexandra Palace, 2026
Fresh Art Fair, Cheltenham Race Course, April 2025
Art Car Boot Fair, 2023, 2024, 2025
Ealing Beat Art Trail 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Purbeck Art Week, Dorset 2026
Group exhibition, WYF (Where You From?) Safehouse - Peckham 2024
Art Maze Exhibition, Bargehouse, Dec 2023
FLUX Art Exhibition 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
"Uchi-Soto" Art Exhibition, My Act and Ritual Elements of Water -Baptism, Sage Gallery, Oct 2023
Central Saint Martins School of Art MA Fine Art: Digital 2023 Postgraduate Art Exhibition
SFS Introducing Wildlife Finalist, London / Top 12, 2020
To see Christian's work and find out more please visit
Ceramicist
Riecha Kapoor
Riecha Kapoor is a London-based ceramic artist whose practice is deeply inspired by the fluidity, movement, and quiet strength of water. Her work explores the delicate balance between motion and stillness, capturing organic forms that echo the rhythms, textures, and erosive beauty of natural landscapes shaped by water over time.
Her journey into ceramics began serendipitously during her travels through India, where she was drawn to the tactile, meditative nature of clay. Over the years, this connection has evolved into a dedicated practice, informed by workshops, apprenticeships, and an ongoing spirit of experimentation.
Working from her studio in London, Riecha creates both functional pieces and sculptural works, with her recent collections focusing on wall-based forms that evoke flowing currents, ripples, and layered terrains. Through a combination of hand-building, wheel throwing, and intricate surface techniques, she pushes the boundaries of clay to create pieces that feel dynamic—almost as if they are in motion, even in their stillness.
Her work has been exhibited in galleries and art fairs and is held in private collections internationally. Alongside her studio practice, Riecha is passionate about sharing her love for ceramics, regularly teaching workshops and nurturing creativity in others.
When not in the studio, she seeks inspiration in nature, travel, and the ever-changing qualities of water—its ability to shape, transform, and quietly endure.
Recent exhibitions and achievements:
Fresh Art Fair, Alexandra Palace, Jan 2026
Affordable Art Fair Hampstead Heath, May 2025, 2026
Affordable Art Fair Battersea, Oct 2025
Fresh Art Fair, Cheltenham Race Course, April 2025
Harrow Open Studios June 2023, 2024
Borough of Ealing Art Trail Sept 2023, 2024
WLSOA resident artists Open Studios and Group Show Nov 2024
Rolling Exhibition with Arthouse Galleries Woking, Kingston, Epsom
To see Riecha's work and find out more please visit
riechakapoor.ceramics@gmail.com
Ceramicist
Janet White
Janet uses ceramics as a vehicle to explore and connect with her Chinese Heritage, having left Hong Kong as a child. She practices Chinese brush painting and ceramics and she has been working on integrating her two artistic practices.
Her wall pieces are painted with cobalt on porcelain with a Chinese brush painting spontaneous style technique and fired thrice including with a 24k gold lustre. The vases are traditional Chinese shapes dating as far back as the Song Dynasty (960–1271 AD) and the painted subjects are traditional subjects often with symbolic meaning.
Recent exhibitions and achievements:
Jan 2026 Fresh Art Fair (selected), London
Nov 2025 London Potters Annual Exhibition (selected), London
Oct 2025 Battersea Affordable Art Fair (selected), London
Sep 2025 Art Gemini Finalist Exhibition (selected), London
May 2025 Hampstead Affordable Art Fair, London
Nov 2022/2023/2024 London Potters Annual Exhibition, London
Aug 2022 Celebrating Ceramics (selected), Waterperry
Aug 2021 Celebrating Ceramics (selected), Waterperry
Achievements:
Sep 2025 Winner Art Gemini International Art Prize
Nov 2023 London Potters Annual Exhibition - Judges commendation
To see Janet's work and find out more please visit
Visual Artist
Alex Ebdon
Alex describes the inspiration for his work as being capturing ‘moments of magic’. He says, ‘My work is all about capturing the moment - the moment that nature reveals a second of striking beauty in a landscape, the moment that a glance or expression perfectly describes a person, the moment that elements combine and conspire to turn the mundane into the majestic.’
The British landscape is something that Alex is continually drawn to. Through his semi-abstract paintings he looks to capture the feeling of being within these landscapes and to transport the viewer to a place, moment or memory that they uniquely hold special.
Alex studied Fine Art at Blackpool & The Fylde College and went on to have a distinguished career in advertising. He founded his own art business in 2016, which operates across a range of creative areas. Alex is Chair of the Borough of Ealing Art Trail (BEAT), which provides over 250 artists across Ealing the opportunity to exhibit their work through an annual open studio event.
Recent exhibitions and achievements:
Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, Oct 2025
Affordable Art Fair, Hampstead, May 2025
Fresh Art Fair, Cheltenham, 2025
'A life well lived’ Portraiture Exhibition with Age UK, UWL, 2022
Landmark Arts Centre Art Fair 2022, 2024
Art Surrey Art Fair, Epsom 2024
Borough of Ealing Art Trail Sept 2023, 2024, 2025
Arthouse Galleries Exhibition, Ealing 2023
To see Alex's work and find out more please visit
Oil Painter
Sarah Lim-Murray
Sarah Lim-Murray is a London-based oil painter with a diverse artistic background. Originally from Singapore, she earned a diploma in Art & Design before obtaining a BA(Hons) from Central St Martins. Trained in various art forms, she specializes in oil painting, blending classic techniques with contemporary themes.
Sarah’s work is inspired by life, philosophy, and current topics. Her work spans from realistic portraits, and contemporary landscapes to graphic-style themes. Her artistic approach is shaped by her early experiences as a classical chorister in Singapore’s national ensemble, then a hip-hop dance company manager in London, and now a Qigong/Tai Chi teacher, often featuring strong female figures and philosophical themes.
Her artwork has been exhibited in London, Milan, Monaco, Venice, and Singapore, earning her a growing reputation in the art world.
Recent exhibitions and achievements:
The Affordable Art Fair, Hampstead, May 2025, 2026
Affordable Art Fair Battersea, Oct 2025
The Other Art Fair, London, Truman Brewery, Mar 2025, Mar & Oct 2024, 2023, 2022
Nomad Exhibits, a group exhibition held at Nomad production company in Borough, London, Sept 2024
Summer Exhibition, Art Gemini Prize in collaboration with The London Lighthouse Gallery, July 2024
FIESTA - An Art Can exhibition July 2024 Inky Fingers Gallery
Fabricated Realities -Virtual Art Exhibition by Contemporary Art Collectors, Sept 2022
Awards and Honours:
• Women United Artprize 2025 - Shortlisted (‘Camouflage 1 & 2’)
• Brush with Nature - Blue Koi Gallery July 2025 - 3rd prize (‘Immersion’)
• Her Canvas -Blue Koi Gallery Aug 2025 - Merit Award (‘Addiction’)
• Woman United Art Prize 2023 - Shortlist
• VAA International Exhibition & Scholarship Prize (Robot Cat 1) 2023, London, Shortlist
• Art Gemini Prize 2022, (Set me Free) London/Singapore, Shortlist finalist, exhibited at Y2art Gallery, Singapore
To see Sarah's work and find out more please visit
Visual Artist
Gail Astbury
Based in London, working from her new studio in Lisson Grove Marylebone and her retreat in Western France, Gail makes paintings that explore the natural world whether that be observed, remembered, or reimagined. She also teaches the art of Watercolour painting at Pitzhanger Monor Gallery in Ealing.
Gail is best known for her series of oil paintings and watercolours. Her oil paintings are made with beautiful traditional Old Holland oil paints onto Italian stretched canvas's made by Belle Arte. For her watercolours, she uses traditional Sennelier pigments, where honey is added as a binder to give the colours a unique fluidity and lustre.
To describe her painting practice, she says, “There is a lyrical balancing act that takes place to find new ways to express what it feels like to live now in this moment and yet celebrate and wrestle with the past. My choice of motif is determined by my desire to connect with my surroundings emotionally and symbolically. The imagery originates from working from life, taking photographs, drawing upon art history, and contemporary culture, as well as mining my experiential memories.
In terms of influences, I am drawn to the landscape paintings of mid-century British artists such as Ivon Hitchens, more recently, the great David Hockney for his multiple viewpoints, Katherine Bradford for her use of saturated colours and physical memory and the late contemporary artist Matthew Wong for his scale and energy. I value these artists and many more, for their skill in showing what it feels like to step into and be part of the enigmatic world of painting.
In terms of technique there has been a shift in my work towards using stronger colour combinations and more dynamic compositions. The use of multiples and themes is still in play, and I have added an element of risk to my process by allowing images to emerge from the paint without a pre-drawn composition.
The choice of medium is usually determined by time, scale, and subject matter. Oil paint allow for contemplation and reworkings, while watercolour can be more daring with its speed and translucency."
Recent exhibitions and achievements:
Selected Artist at -
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2025, 2018
ING Discerning Eye selected artist at the Mall Galleries London 2025
Gemini Art Prize 2024, 2025
Lighthouse Gallery – summer exhibition 2024
Shortlisted for the Jacksons Art Prize 2025
Affordable Art Fair Battersea 2025
Ealing Beat Art Trail 2023, 2024, 2025
La Prieuré South West France 2024
To see Gail's work and find out more please visit