Wandsworth was named London Borough of Culture 2025, part of the Mayor of London’s programme placing culture at the heart of local communities and celebrating the creativity, character and diversity of London’s boroughs.
I was incredibly excited to be part of Wandsworth’s year of culture, developing and delivering my own grant-funded projects as well as working with partners on a wider range of London Borough of Culture commissions, exhibitions and community programmes. This page brings together some of that work — spanning public art, creative health, participatory practice and projects made with communities across the borough.
Shamiyana
A collaborative textile installation bringing Wandsworth together through print, pattern, and place Shamiyana is a vibrant public art installation I conceived, funded and delivered for Wandsworth’s London Borough of Culture 2025. It was supported by a South Asian Heritage Month grant that I secured through a proposal and budget I wrote myself. Inspired by traditional
Emerge! Creatively Empowered Exhibition
A curated exhibition celebrating the creativity of artists with neuro-disabilities at RHND. Emerge! is a multi-space exhibition created at the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability (RHND) as part of Wandsworth Arts Fringe 2025. Commissioned as the curator artist, I worked with the art room team, technicians and facilitators to bring together years of studio work into
Voices of Wandsworth WAF 2025
Origami • Storytelling • Community Messages • Installation Following the momentum of the original installation at London Design Festival 2024, Voices of Wandsworth was re-commissioned for a new chapter in Roehampton, supported by a Wandsworth Arts Fringe grant as part of the London Borough of Culture 2025. This iteration grew into a more intimate, community-rooted
Urban Flow
Silk pennants co-created with residents for a movement-led procession for LBoC 2025. Urban Flow is a movement-led community procession created for Wandsworth’s London Borough of Culture 2025. Led by Kinetika, the programme brought together international dance partners, local groups and 100 silk pennants carried through the borough. Through my work with Putney School of Art
We Art Wandsworth
We Art Wandsworth is an artist-led, borough-wide visual arts programme for London Borough of Culture 2025, creating, connecting, and celebrating our diverse borough. Bringing together artists, community organisations, and residents, the programme connects creative activity happening across Wandsworth into a shared, visible journey. Through workshops, artist-led events, and exhibitions in accessible, community-facing venues, We Art
Culturally Mindful Residency
A creative health visual arts residency exploring how gentle structure can support confidence, connection and creative autonomy within mental health settings. Delivered as part of the Culturally Mindful programme at Sound Minds, this residency explored how structured yet flexible visual arts approaches could support expression, confidence and wellbeing within an existing mental health studio environment.