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.
Date and Time
Thursday 2 October 2025 6.30–7.30pm
Welcome drink included with ticket
Venue
Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery Ealing Green, London W5 5EQ
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.
About Suzannah V. Evans
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
About Guy Robertson
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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Every First Thursday of the Month
Thursday Lates at Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery
Join us for Thursday Lates at Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery in Ealing, West London—a perfect evening to discover art, architecture, and history in an inspiring, after-hours setting.
Please note that although our Manor House remains open as normal, we are hosting our Wedding Open Day across the Manor space on 25th October 2025. Artworks in the Manor will be available as normal.
Please note that the Eating Room in Pitzhanger Manor will be closed at 2–2.45pm on Sunday 7 December for a private event. 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.
Please note that Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery will close at 4pm on 11 December for a private event. Bella Pūglia Café will close at 4:30pm as usual, and the Pitzhanger Shop will remain open to the public until 5pm.
Please note that the Eating Room in Pitzhanger Manor will be closed at 1–3pm on Saturday 24 January for a private event. 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.
Please note that there will be some slight disturbance to the Eating Room in Pitzhanger Manor and Pitzhanger Galleryat 3–5pm on Thursday 11 December for a private event. The rooms will remain open to the public, and General Admission continues as usual.
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