In celebration of London Gallery Weekend and Michaela Yearwood-Dan’s debut exhibition with Hauser & Wirth, ‘No Time for Despair’, we invite visitors of all ages to take part in an interactive activity led by our Learning team.

Inspired by the lush multifaceted work of Michaela Yearwood-Dan, the drop-in event titled ‘Who Am I?’ will explore themes of identity, community and pleasure through collage-based activities. Yearwood-Dan often engages colors and materials for their symbolic associations, such as ceramic petals collaged into her paintings that evoke the queer histories of carnations and pansies. Her work is brought to life through a range of non-traditional materials including gold leaf, sequins, glitter and inscribed lines of text from song lyrics, poetry or her own diaristic writings.

Taking this ethos as a starting point, visitors are invited to create their own artworks whilst discovering more about the London-based artist through hands-on making.

Tickets are free, but we ask that you register in advance so we can understand visitor numbers. Please note that there may be a short wait if the activity is full upon arrival. Younger children are welcome, but must be supervised by parents or carers.

About ‘Michaela Yearwood-Dan. No Time for Despair’
Through paintings, sculpture, site-specific murals and installations, Michaela Yearwood-Dan endeavors to build spaces of community, abundance and joy. Yearwood-Dan’s debut exhibition with Hauser & Wirth will take place in London, featuring new paintings ranging from monumental to intimate in scale, including an expansive 11 meter-long panelled landscape painting, alongside richly adorned, ceramic sculptures and benches. The lyrical quality of the paintings will be complemented by a new sound piece made in collaboration with the composer Alex Gruz.

Yearwood-Dan’s unique visual language draws on a diverse range of influences, including Blackness, queerness, femininity and healing rituals. Moving freely between media and resisting any singular definition of identity, the artist explores the possibilities of creating spaces—physical, pastoral, metaphorical—that allow for unlimited and unbounded ways of being.

About London Gallery Weekend
London Gallery Weekend is the world’s largest event of its kind and unique among global gallery weekend events in the breadth and diversity of its participating galleries. The event takes place over three days, each focusing on a different area of London, UK. Free for all to attend, it provides an opportunity to discover and explore London’s world-class gallery scene, celebrating the city’s diverse cultural and creative communities. An extensive program scheduled by galleries specially for the weekend includes talks, family workshops and special events. Our long-standing partnership with Art Fund allows for curators from regional art institutions across the UK to visit participating galleries as part of their bursary scheme.

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Photographs will be taken at this event for use on the Hauser & Wirth website, social media and in other marketing materials.