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Exhibitions
Explore exhibitions for you to visit showcasing artwork by artists from African and Caribbean heritage.
22 May – 8 July 2025PhotofusionFree Admission. In Threads of Identity, Lambeth-based photographer Henos Adhanom presents a powerful portrait series exploring the intersection of Eritrean and British identity, and how cultural heritage endures and evolves in diaspora.
10 March – 19 July 2025Barbican Music Library, Barbican CentreFree Admission. In Black Sound London, the Barbican Music Library presents a dynamic exhibition tracing the impact of British Black music, from jazz and lovers’ rock to jungle, grime, and drill, highlighting its global influence and roots in community resilience.
22 May – 26 July 2025October GalleryFree Admission. A key figure in Caribbean and British post-war art, Aubrey Williams presents a vibrant exhibition that showcases his singular fusion of abstraction, ecology, and cultural symbolism drawn from Indigenous and global traditions.
13 May – 2 August 2025Hauser & WirthFree Admission. In No Time for Despair, Michaela Yearwood-Dan presents a vibrant debut solo exhibition with Hauser & Wirth, transforming the gallery with immersive installations, richly layered paintings, and sculptural works that centre community, joy and queer femininity.
30 May – 7 September 2025South London GalleryFree Admission. In Ubiquity II, American artist Leonardo Drew transforms the South London Gallery’s main space with a large-scale, immersive installation. This marks his first solo exhibition at a London institution.
5 June – 20 September 2025Tiwani Contemporary, LondonFree Admission. In Munoonei kana makaditarisa nhai Mwari?, Virginia Chihota delves into the complexities of self-perception and divine observation, using symbolic forms and gestural figuration to render her inner world visible.
66 days to the eventSat 20 SeptRoyal Academy of ArtsRA Members Free / Standard £23 The largest UK survey of American painter Kerry James Marshall, this landmark exhibition brings together 70 works that reframe the tradition of Western painting by centring Black figures and narratives.
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