Channing School Art Department Announces Staff Exhibition at Avivson Gallery
The Channing School Art Department is proud to present a new exhibition at the Avivson Gallery, celebrating the diverse creativity and individual practices of its teaching staff.
Exhibition Dates: 19-24 May, 1pm-5pm
Private View: Thursday 21 May, 5pm-8pm
Location: Avivson Gallery, 49 Highgate High Street, London N6 5JX
This showcase highlights the myriad talents and artistic activities of the inspiring teachers who continue to produce significant work in tandem with their school careers.
The exhibition’s name comes from the William Ellery Channing quote, "Every human being is intended to have a character of his own, to be what no other is, to do what no other can do”, and reveals the visual investigations and particular passions that drive these artists outside of the classroom.
The collection spans a wide range of media, from traditional oil painting and etching to multidisciplinary installations and digital-inspired monoprints.
Featured Artists:
- Rob Fellows: Known for his appearance on Sky Arts' Portrait Artist of the Year, Fellows presents oil paintings that explore identity and the “courage it takes to inhabit your truest self.” @robfellows_art
- Helen Goodall: A multidisciplinary artist whose series “Alone into the Alone” documents the “ebbing of life”, using meditative repetition and tactile stitches to engage with transitional moments. @helengoodallart
- Claire Harmer: Harmer’s collages, such as London’s Burning II, explore speculative futures and imaginary worlds, blending alluring beauty with themes of apocalypse and danger. @claireharmercollage
- Andrew Haworth: Senior School Head of Art and an RCA graduate who utilises an abstract visual language across paint, drawing, and etching to capture fleeting moments of experience and memory.
- Alison Lam: Her practice translates “unseen silences” into material forms. Works like Breathe (2025) feature 108 lotuses, offering a Buddhist-inspired space for renewal and struggle. @alisonlam_art
- Sas Mackie: Presenting “Art-i-ficial Nature”, Mackie uses wheel-turned printing presses to create monoprints that reflect on how AI and human intervention warp our perception of beauty. @sas_mackie_projects
- Emily Ward: Drawing from her art history background, Ward’s oil-on-paper series reinterprets Mannerist figures, celebrating the deliberate stylisation and elegance of the late sixteenth century.
May 2026