Exhibitions
Providing platforms to nurture talent, showcase skills and engage the public.
Our programme of quarterly exhibitions at West Norwood Library and Picturehouse is free and accessible for all, showcasing the work of both local and international artists with stories to tell and working across various mediums. Thank you Picturehouse Cinemas for your continued support in making this possible.
Whether you are a traditional or a non-traditional exhibition space seeking a more in-depth engagement with your audiences and the creative potential in your community, we welcome inquiries to collaborate.
Now Showing
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Jo McCormick | Fenestration
West Norwood Library & Picturehouse, 1 – 7 Norwood High Street, London SE27 9JU, UK
Apr 5 2025 – Jun 27, 2025
New work from the artists expressing vibrant notions of psychedelic Victoriana and abstraction and exploring the possibilities of paint with mixed-media.
Sales proceeds go towards supporting the artist’s growth and funding public programmes in advancing and diversifying engagement in visual storytelling.
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Ben Chisnall | Londoners Underground
West Norwood Library & Picturehouse, 1 – 7 Norwood High Street, London SE27 9JU, UK
Apr 12 2025 – Jun 28, 2025
The latest exhibition of the artist's ongoing series of portraits of his fellow Londoners in an attempt to capture something of the experience of negotiating a city of 8 million strangers living in close proximity.
Sales proceeds go towards supporting the artist’s growth and funding public programmes in advancing and diversifying engagement in visual storytelling.
Coming Soon
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L E Smith
West Norwood Library & Picturehouse, 1 – 7 Norwood High Street, London SE27 9JX, UK
Jun 28, 2025 – Sep 19, 2025
Debut solo show from a creative whose practice is a critical exploration of the fluid, often complex connections that define us. Works available from June 28th 2025.
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Michael Williamson
West Norwood Library & Picturehouse, 1 – 7 Norwood High Street, London SE27 9JX, UK
Jun 29, 2025 – Sep 20, 2025
Fresh work from an emerging creative, including new paintings celebrating love and positivity after tragedy as documented by the road trip. Works available from June 29th 2025.
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Bare Life Drawing Group Show
West Norwood Library & Picturehouse, 1 – 7 Norwood High Street, London SE27 9JX, UK
Sep 20, 2025 – Jan 10, 2026
Inaugural group exhibition for one of London’s pre-eminent life drawing communities, who will receive 10% of the proceeds in donation. Works available from Sept. 20th 2025.
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Crystal Palace Artists' Open House Emerging Artists Initiative
West Norwood Library & Picturehouse, 1 – 7 Norwood High Street, London SE27 9JX, UK
Apr 4, 2026 – Jun 27, 2026
Exhibition in partnership with CPAOH supporting early career artists and fostering new voices in South London's creative community. Works available from April 4th 2026.
Past Shows
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Crystal Palace Artists' Open House Emerging Artists' Initiative Presents... Jonny Kemp
West Norwood Library & Picturehouse, 1 – 7 Norwood High Street, London SE27 9JX, UK
Jan 12, 2025 – Apr 11, 2025
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Maha Satish | In Dog We Trust
West Norwood Library & Picturehouse, 1 – 7 Norwood High Street, London SE27 9JX, UK
Sep 15, 2024 – Jan 11, 2025
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Neurodiversity Learning CIC | Creative Minds
West Norwood Library & Picturehouse, 1 – 7 Norwood High Street, London SE27 9JX, UK
Sep 14, 2024 – Apr 4, 2025
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Cyril Ferrando | As the Bruises Turn to Yellow
West Norwood Library & Picturehouse, 1 – 7 Norwood High Street, London SE27 9JX, UK
Jun 23, 2024 – Sep 14, 2024
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Chrissy Thirlaway | Intimate Stories
West Norwood Library & Picturehouse, 1 – 7 Norwood High Street, London SE27 9JX, UK
Jun 22, 2024 – Sep 13, 2024
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Roy Joseph Butler | From the Life Room
West Norwood Library & Picturehouse, 1 – 7 Norwood High Street, London SE27 9JX, UK
Apr 13, 2024 – Jun 21, 2024
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Natalie Charles | The Things I Have Inside
West Norwood Library & Picturehouse, 1 – 7 Norwood High Street, London SE27 9JX, UK
March 29, 2024 – Jun 22, 2024
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Anna Marlen-Summers | Manifest. Oh?
West Norwood Library & Picturehouse, 1 – 7 Norwood High Street, London SE27 9JX, UK
Jan 12, 2024 – Apr 12, 2024
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Maria Rado | Equilibrium
West Norwood Library & Picturehouse, 1 – 7 Norwood High Street, London SE27 9JX, UK
Jan 7, 2024 – Mar 28, 2024
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Exhibit12 | Community
West Norwood Library & Picturehouse, 1 – 7 Norwood High Street, London SE27 9JX, UK
Sep 16, 2023 – Jan 6, 2024
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Pose! Reclaiming the Nude
BT Batsford Gallery, 266 Hackney Road, London, E2 7SJ, UK
Jun 28, 2023 – Jul 2, 2023
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Roberto Boussin | Of Light and Men
West Norwood Library & Picturehouse, 1 – 7 Norwood High Street, London SE27 9JX, UK
Jun 25, 2023 – Sep 16, 2023
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Lizita | The Radical Gender
West Norwood Library & Picturehouse, 1 – 7 Norwood High Street, London SE27 9JX, UK
Jun 17, 2023 – Sep 15, 2023
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Leo Crane | Life in Charcoal
West Norwood Library & Picturehouse, 1 – 7 Norwood High Street, London SE27 9JX, UK
Apr 2, 2023 – Jun 24, 2023
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Keith Ashley | The Messenger
West Norwood Library & Picturehouse, 1 – 7 Norwood High Street, London SE27 9JX, UK
Apr 1, 2023 – Jun 16, 2023
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Scott Nunn | Cloud Illusions
West Norwood Library & Picturehouse, 1 – 7 Norwood High Street, London SE27 9JX, UK
Jan 8, 2023 – Apr 1, 2023
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Elizabeth Knapp | Unnatural World
West Norwood Library & Picturehouse, 1 – 7 Norwood High Street, London SE27 9JX, UK
Jan 7, 2023 – Mar 31, 2023
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Suchi Chidambaram | Crossings
West Norwood Library & Picturehouse, 1 – 7 Norwood High Street, London SE27 9JX, UK
Oct 2, 2022 – Jan 7, 2023
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Jay Morally | The Colour of Darkness
West Norwood Library & Picturehouse, 1 – 7 Norwood High Street, London SE27 9JX, UK
Oct 1, 2022 – Jan 6, 2023
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Jodi Jones | Pathways
West Norwood Library & Picturehouse, 1 – 7 Norwood High Street, London SE27 9JX, UK
Jul 23, 2022 – Sep 30, 2022
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Emma McEwen | Kings, Queens and Cabaret
West Norwood Library & Picturehouse, 1 – 7 Norwood High Street, London SE27 9JX, UK
Jul 10, 2022 – Oct 1, 2022