Emerging from the holiday season and looking for artistic inspiration? Here are four London exhibitions to bring colour and contemplation into your life this month:
At the Mistress’ Request by Sverre Malling’s at Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery (9 Jan – 7 Feb)
At Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Norwegian artist Sverre Malling presents a solo exhibition of charcoal drawings that conjure an unsettling, meticulously constructed visual universe. Through these works, Malling blurs temporal boundaries and invites viewers to reconsider how history and artistic tradition are shaped. A private view will take place on 9 January, from 6–8pm, for those keen to attend the opening.
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Weird Weather by Jane Hayes Greenwood at IONE & MANN (23 Jan – 7 Mar)
In Weird Weather at IONE & MANN, Jane Hayes Greenwood transforms the landscapes of her West Yorkshire childhood into charged emotional terrain, where swelling clouds and straining valleys carry memory and wonder. Created after the loss of the artist’s mother in 2025, the exhibition transforms personal grief into meteorological forms. A private view will be held on 22 January 2026.
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Tales from the Caucasus at Gazelli Art House (23 Jan – 14 Mar)
At Gazelli Art House, Tales from the Caucasus brings together four artists from Azerbaijan and the surrounding region: Agil Abdullayev, Ulviyya Iman, Farhad Farzali and Ramina Saadatkhan. Through painting and moving image, they weave folk stories and myth into scenes of contemporary life — from domestic interiors to the Caspian shoreline — exploring personal and collective transformation.
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The Weight of Being: Vulnerability, Resilience and Mental Health in Art at Two Temple Place (24 Jan – 19 Apr)
Curated by Angela Thomas, The Weight of Being: Vulnerability, Resilience and Mental Health in Art explores how artists navigate and represent mental health in their work. The exhibition brings together a diverse range of twentieth-century and contemporary artists, showcasing how they capture the psychological impact of societal pressures and existential uncertainty. Woven throughout is the work of lesser-known artist John Wilson McCracken (1936–1982), whose paintings reflect a profound sensitivity to the emotional and social pressures of his time.
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