Lubaina Himid with Magda Stawarska: Another Chance Encounter
12 July – 2 November 2025, 11am – 5pm
This new exhibition by one of the UK’s most renowned and celebrated contemporary artists will present new paintings, a special installation made in collaboration with Magda Stawarska and ‘interventions’ in the Kettle’s Yard house.
Initially trained in theatre design, Himid is best known for her innovative approaches to painting and social engagement, playing a pivotal role in the British Black Arts movement since the 1980s. Over the last decade, she has earned international recognition for her figurative canvases, which explore overlooked and invisible aspects of history and contemporary daily life.
At Kettle’s Yard, her new work will centre on what is missing from the telling of life stories, who is left out of narratives, what strategies are used to fill in the gaps and the objects we choose to leave behind as clues.
There will also be a new installation that builds on Himid and Stawarska’s Blue Grid Test (2020), drawing on correspondence between writer and artist Sophie Brzeska and artist Nina Hamnett. Alongside smaller interventions, Himid will also show a new largescale painting in the Kettle’s Yard house.
Gallery
Exhibition Events
Exhibition Opening: Lubaina Himid with Magda Stawarska: Another Chance Encounter
Join us for the opening of our latest exhibition Lubaina Himid with Magda Stawarska: Another Chance Encounter. Enjoy a drinks with friends at our pay bar, and explore the exhibition after hours.
LATE at Kettle's Yard
Join us for art, music, talks, making and more, with a chance to see our exhibition Lubaina Himid with Magda Stawarska: Another Chance Encounter out of hours.
Lubaina Himid: Making Choices Lecture by Dorothy Price
Panel Discussion: Of Bitterness, Doubt and Neglect: Sophie Gaudier-Brzeska, Kettle’s Yard and History’s Shadows
Join us for a panel discussion with Dr Inga Fraser, Senior Curator of the House and Collection, Patricia Gillies, Senior Lecturer at the University of Essex, and Ania Ready, Polish-British photographic artist.
Chance Encounters: Archival Fabulations and Feminist Art History
In Conversation with Lubaina Himid and Magda Stawarska
Join us for a special event in the Kettle's Yard house where artists Lubaina Himid and Magda Stawarska will be in conversation with exhibition curator Dr Amy Tobin, discussing their current exhibition 'Another Chance Encounter'.
Exhibition Tours
Another Chance Encounter: Exhibition Tour
Join exhibition curator Dr Amy Tobin for an introduction to Lubaina Himid with Magda Stawarska: Another Chance Encounter.
Another Chance Encounter: Exhibition Tour
Join Kettle's Yard Director Andrew Nairne for an introduction to Lubaina Himid with Magda Stawarska: Another Chance Encounter.
Another Chance Encounter: Exhibition Tour
Join Megan Breckell Curatorial Assistant, for an introduction to the current exhibition Lubaina Himid with Magda Stawarska: Another Chance Encounter.
About the Artists
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Lubaina Himid
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Magda Stawarska
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Access
- The galleries, where exhibitions are shown, and all areas of the Clore Learning Studio (level -1), the Research Space (level 1) and the Ede Room (level 2) are fully accessible.
- We have wheelchair accessible toilets on the lower ground (level -1), ground and first floor (level 1).
- There is a lift giving access to all floors located past the galleries, just beside the Clore Learning Studio on the ground floor.
- Kettle’s Yard welcomes assistance and service dogs in all areas.
- We have large-print versions of the wall text available.
- We can lend visitors small folding seats for taking around exhibitions or using at non-seated events. Please ask a Visitor Assistant for help finding a seat.
This exhibition has been kindly supported by:
Alexander V. Petalas
Ali Smith & Sarah Wood
Andrew and Fiona Blake
Carlos and Francesca Pinto
Carol Atack and Alex van Someren
Edmund Hubbard & Nicole Bellamy
Emma Davis
Forster Foundation
Kemal Has Cingillioglu
Mandarin Trust
Nicholas Crompton
Porthmeor Fund
Sabine Jaccaud
Tamsin and Stewart Wilkinson
And those who wish to remain anonymous
