The Horton Summer Exhibition 2025

The Music of Life

1st – 26th August 2025

FREE ENTRY

Visit The Horton’s Summer Exhibition this August, and celebrate creativity from all over the county.

Enjoy viewing an eclectic mix of work by established artists alongside emerging talent and first-time exhibitors, in the stunning grade-II listed Atrium gallery space.

Work will be exhibited by artists from across Surrey who have been selected by a judging panel on the theme The Music of Life.

The theme pays tribute to The Horton’s extraordinary legacy as Europe’s first centre for music therapy.

Opening Hours
Tuesday to Saturday: 9.15-4.30pm
Friday Late, 15th August: 6:30pm – 9pm

Closed Sundays and Mondays.

Many works of art will be available to buy, priced between £100 and £2000.

Travel to The Horton

Free Parking
20 minute walk or E9 bus from Epsom train station

Exhibiting Artists:
Abby McElhatton
Alison Long
Amanda Loomes
Angela Johnson
Anna-Marie Lamond
Anne Winstanley Wood
Annette Emery
Annie Folkard
Audrey Ardern-Jones
Ben Brown
Brian Ingram
Carol Gillan
Caroline Webster
Celia Bridgman
Christina Godley
Claire Shackleton
Cynthia Ferreira Vieira
Daisy McMullan
Derek Pearce
Dominic Bascombe
Doris Steel
Doug Shaw
Elaine Goodhand
Elizabeth Lauson
Elly Platt
Emma Littlefield
Farida Khan-Evans
Glynis Lamond
Grace Royal
Hannah Stuart
Iain Every
Irina Hoble
Jacqueline Wilson
James Moran
James Prickett
Jonathan Tuppeny
Judit Matthews
Ka Yan Connie Tam
Karen Brickley
Kate Berry
Kath Macdiarmid
Kathy Whiting
Katie Hill
Kelly Taylor
Kim Warner Spickett
Lanre Bianeyin
Laura Parker
Leah Black
Linda Lockwood
Lisa Colgate
Lorna Bramwells
Mahdi Kazemzadeh
Mandy Gomm
Marie-Claire De Béchevel
Mark Shepherd
Mary Sibtain
Matt Hart
Matthew Sewell
Melanie Cambridge
Michael Kelly
Michelle M Thompson-Batley
Morgane Pairain
Neringa Paulauskyte
nicholas Everitt
Oonagh O’ Sullivan
Pam Brogan
Penny Green
Penny Smith
Raquel Hernandez Izquierdo
Ray Winder
Rosemary Wilman
Rue Stanley
Ruth Mottram
Sally Hewlett-Taylor
Sarah Watkins
Shannon Norman
Simon Bailey
Simon Stephens
Stephen Bushe
Suzanne Lykiard
Sylvia Igglesden
Tiffany Budd
Tim Mapston
Wrent
Zoe Symons

The Judges

Kendra Haste	Kendra is a contemporary British sculptor celebrated for her distinctive use of galvanised wire to create expressive, life-sized representations of animals. She is a Master’s graduate from the Royal College of Art and a member of the Royal Society of Sculptors. Haste’s sculptures are included in numerous public and private collections, with notable commissions including Royal Beasts (2010), a permanent installation of thirteen wire animals at the Tower of London and a life-size elephant relief at Waterloo. Her solo show Big Bad Wolf runs at the Ornamental Cast Iron Museum, Büdelsdorf, Germany, 29.05. – 02.11.2025
Karl Newman	Karl is CEO of Freewheelers Theatre and Media – a diverse and creative company of people with disabilities based in Leatherhead, Surrey, and the Co-Chair of the Surrey Cultural Partnership. Karl also practices as a painter, graduating with a degree in Fine Art from The Chelsea School of Art, and has exhibited widely and has work in public and private collections. www.karlnewmanart.co.uk
Saba Khan	Saba is CEO to Surrey Minority Ethnic Forum, supporting more than 60 grassroots community groups, and Founder of ArtEase – offering workshops supporting good mental health. A self-taught painter herself, Saba is also Creative Advisor to charity Voice of Freedom which uses the therapeutic process of photography, working with people who have escaped trafficking and torture.
Steve Trimm	Illustrator and graphic designer Steve is a trustee of The Horton and teaches our life drawing sessions. He began his career working for the Conran Design Group and the 1992 World Expo in Seville. He has led creative projects around the globe and now practices as a freelance designer and visiting lecturer. He is the creator of The Horton’s brand identity and was the designer for the permanent heritage exhibition.
Christopher Wray	Christopher is a musical director, music educator and choral conductor, with many years of experience in teaching young people. His areas of interest are musicology and music pedagogy within the singing and development of young voices. Chris is also vice chair of LGBTQ+ Forum for Kingston Upon Thames.
Maria Reeves	Maria is director of The Horton. She co-founded the charity that runs The Horton, previously serving five years a trustee and taking a leading role in project managing the renovation of the listed building and its transformation in becoming an independent arts centre. As creative director, she leads artistic programming at the venue – from creative workshops to performances and events – introducing The Horton Summer Exhibition for the first time last year.