"Ebbs and Flows" by Hugo Hamper-Potts

About

This winter, London-based artist Hugo Hamper-Potts (b.1991) is showing in parallel solo exhibitions in Mayfair, London. The artist’s third solo show at 54 The Gallery, from 12 to 18 January 2026, will showcase large oil paintings that focus on the River Thames, alongside intimate portraits of family life. In parallel, Drake’s, from 15 January to 15 February 2026, will showcase smaller oil representations of trees. 

It is the first time the artist has focused his attention on London, using the city as a base to explore states of being and reflect on our own journey through life. Hamper-Potts’ atmospheric paintings display expressive brushwork overlaid with thin washes of paint to display the raw beauty of nature and the candidness of family life.

In his exploration of evolving cityscapes and family life, Hamper-Potts will show 40 paintings at 54 The Gallery to coincide with 15 striking tree paintings displayed at Drake’s nearby.

About the artist

Hugo-Hamper Potts is known for his figurative and landscape work, following in the footsteps of the School of London, showing at established galleries in Britain and internationally. Hamper-Potts has shown alongside artist Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, Frank Auerbach, Leon Kossoff, and R.B. Kitaj. As well as contemporaries such as Celia Paul, Eileen Cooper RA, Alex Katz, Maggi Hambling, Alexander James, Wilfrid Wood, Jack Penny, and Liorah Tchiprout.

“[Hugo’s] work is familiar, playful, and earthy, capturing the kinesis, the stillness, and the essence of life itself.” ​​– Cheerio Publishing

Contact details

• Press requests | Jessica Charlton: jess.charlton.89@gmail.com 
• Private view info | Hugo Hamper-Potts: hugohamperpotts@gmail.com

Dates

• 12-18 January 2026 | 54 The Gallery, 54 Shepherd Market, London, W1J 7QX
• 15 January-15 February 2026 | Drake’s, 9 Savile Row, London, W1S 3PF