Exclusive Exhibition Walk-through: Joy Labinjo at Southwark Park Galleries

Picture this: scenes inspired by Southwark Park and the vibrant Bermondsey area, transformed into stunning new works, in a hidden gem gallery space next to the lake of Southwark Park.

In this special project to celebrate Southwark Park Galleries' 40th anniversary, Joy Labinjo was invited to capture scenes of everyday life around the park with a fresh perspective. Her paintings, drawn from a mix of personal snapshots and found images, radiate familiarity, inviting everyone to see a bit of themselves in her work and feel right at home.

Labinjo is a master of capturing intimate moments, blending the real with the imagined, often using family photos, found pictures, and historical material as her muses. She’s tackled big themes like identity, power, race, Blackness, and the ways community and family shape our world today. Her vibrant style is a feast for the eyes, with bold colors, patterns, and playful motifs that jump off the canvas. At the core of it all? Labinjo’s passion for storytelling and her love for people’s everyday lives.

Join us for an exclusive exhibition walkthrough of this solo show with Isabel Vegas, Associate Director of Tiwani Contemporary, who represents Joy Labinjo. This is the final weekend of this excellent exhibition, don't miss out!

About the Artist

Joy Labinjo is a London based painter born in 1996. Joy graduated from Newscatle University - Fine Art and was awarded the Woon Art Prize in 2017. Her acclaimed commission for the Brixton Underground Station in London, UK, 5 more minutes, was on view throughout November 2022. Recent exhibitions include:  The Body Electric, Larsen Warner Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden (group – 2024); Beloved, Take What You Need, Tiwani Contemporary, London, UK (solo – 2023); Real Families, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK (group – 2023);  A Bout Des Mes Rêves, Vanhaerents Collection at Tripostale, Lille, UK (group – 2023); Africa Supernova, Kunsthal Kade, Amersfoort, Netherlands (group – 2023); Zeitz MOCAA, South Africa (group – 2022); Women’s Art Collection, Cambridge, UK (group -2022); Ode to Olaudah Equiano, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, UK (solo – 2022), Full Ground, Tiwani Contemporary, Lagos, Nigeria (2022).

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