Marking the first public event for Howard Hodgkin: In a Public Garden, poet Suzannah V. Evans and art historian Guy Robertson discuss Under the Blue, her debut collection of poetry, and its touchpoints with the art of Howard Hodgkin.
The front cover of Evans’s book features Hodgkin’s Water (2016) and her poems, which weave together themes of life, art, and intimacy, create a striking dialogue with Hodgkin’s work. As editor of the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of Hodgkin’s prints and works on paper for the Estate of Howard Hodgkin, Robertson brings his insight to discuss the connections with Hodgkin’s oeuvre.
Thursday 2 October 2025
6.30–7.30pm
Welcome drink included with ticket
Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery
Ealing Green, London W5 5EQ
Adult: £14
Disabled Person: £10
Student: £7
Disabled Companion: £0
Jobseekers/Income Support: £0
Ticket also grants you access to Pitzhanger Manor, all exhibitions, and free Thursday Lates activities on the night.
If you wish to view the house and gallery before the talk, this ticket grants you entry from 5pm onwards.
Suzannah V. Evans is a poet, researcher, and educator. Her debut poetry collection is Under the Blue (Bloomsbury Poetry, 2025). She is the author of Brightwork and Marine Objects / Some Language, and the editor of All Keyboards are Legitimate: Versions of Jules Laforgue (Guillemot Press). A chapter of her work appears in Carcanet’s anthology New Poetries VIII. Her poetry has been awarded the Ivan Juritz Prize for Creative Experiment and a Northern Writers’ Award, performed at international festivals, and broadcast on BBC Radio.
photo credit: Naomi Woddis
Guy Robertson is a writer and curator. He is the author of the forthcoming Howard Hodgkin prints and works on paper catalogue raisonné (Art Publishing Inc.). In 2015 he co-founded the Mahler & LeWitt Studios – a multi-disciplinary residency program, with related special projects, based around the former studios of Anna Mahler and Sol LeWitt in Spoleto, Italy. In 2024 the Mahler & LeWitt Studios hosted Suzannah V. Evans as a writer in residence as part of their collaboration with the Ivan Juritz Prize and King’s College London.
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Ealing Green, London W5 5EQ
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Partial Closure: 5 August, 11am–4pm
Please note that the Breakfast Room, Library, Small Drawing Room, and Conservatory in Pitzhanger Manor will be closed at 11am–4pm on 5 August for a private function. Artworks in the affected space will be temporarily off view, but General Admission continues as usual. All rooms will be open before and after this time during our regular opening hours.
Questions? Email us at foh@pitzhanger.org.uk.
Thursday Late: Garden Party, 6 August
Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery is open as usual on Thursday 6 August, 10am–8pm. For visits before 3pm, please continue to book general admission as normal.
Our special Thursday Late: Garden Party takes place from 3pm–8pm and has a separate booking page.
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Partial Closure: 8 August
Pitzhanger Manor will be closed from noon–5pm on Saturday 8 August for a private event.
The main gallery and café remain open as usual.
Ticketing arrangements for the afternoon are currently being confirmed. Please check back before booking your visit.
Questions? Email us at foh@pitzhanger.org.uk.
Partial Closure: 22 August, 2–4pm
Please note that the Upper Drawing Room in Pitzhanger Manor will be closed at 2–4pm on 22 August for a private function. Artworks in the affected space will be temporarily off view, but General Admission continues as usual. All rooms will be open before and after this time during our regular opening hours.
Questions? Email us at foh@pitzhanger.org.uk.
Partial Closure: 28 August, 3–5pm
Please note that the Eating Room in Pitzhanger Manor will be closed at 3–5pm on 28 August for a private function. Artworks in the affected space will be temporarily off view, but General Admission continues as usual. All rooms will be open before and after this time during our regular opening hours.
Questions? Email us at foh@pitzhanger.org.uk.
Partial Closure: 8 August
Pitzhanger Manor will be closed from 1.30pm–5pm on Saturday 5 September for a private event.
The main gallery and café remain open as usual.
Ticketing arrangements for the afternoon are currently being confirmed. Please check back before booking your visit.
Questions? Email us at foh@pitzhanger.org.uk.
Partial Closure: 6 September, 1–5pm
Please note that the Eating Room in Pitzhanger Manor will be closed at 1–5pm on 6 September for a private function. Artworks in the affected space will be temporarily off view, but General Admission continues as usual. All rooms will be open before and after this time during our regular opening hours.
Questions? Email us at foh@pitzhanger.org.uk.
Partial Closure: 20 September, 11am–2pm
Please note that the Upper Drawing Room in Pitzhanger Manor will be closed at 11am–2pm on 20 September for a private function. Artworks in the affected space will be temporarily off view, but General Admission continues as usual. All rooms will be open before and after this time during our regular opening hours.
Questions? Email us at foh@pitzhanger.org.uk.
Partial Closure: 17 October, 3–5pm
Please note that the Eating Room and the Upper Drawing Room in Pitzhanger Manor will be closed at 3–5pm on 17 October for a private function. Artworks in the affected space will be temporarily off view, but General Admission continues as usual. All rooms will be open before and after this time during our regular opening hours.
Questions? Email us at foh@pitzhanger.org.uk.
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