Slipping Through Skin
Following a successful solo exhibition, In Catfood and Wine, and a series of shows throughout 2025, London-based contemporary artist Louise Howard returns with a new body of work, Slipping Through Skin, opening at General Assembly this May.
The exhibition features eight large-scale figurative paintings exploring the tension between visibility and psychological depth. Howard’s figures (always women) appear emotionally present but inwardly guarded, occupying space without fully revealing themselves.
While In Catfood and Wine expanded Howard’s palette and introduced new motifs such as hyperrealistic hands, Slipping Through Skin focuses on scale, layered textures and composition. The paintings consider how identity and emotion can remain intact even under public gaze. In a cultural moment often defined by constant exposure and self-disclosure, Howard’s work proposes an alternative stance. Her subjects are visible and present, yet they maintain a sense of autonomy and opacity, suggesting that it is possible to be seen without surrendering personal depth.
Howard examines how painting can hold vulnerability and authority simultaneously. The figures command attention while maintaining a sense of opacity, present but not fully accessible.
Location:
General Assembly, 12 St George St, London, W1S 2FB
Opening Hours:
Monday 18 May — 12:00–18:00
Tuesday 19 May — 12:00–18:00
Friday 22 May — 12:00–18:00
Saturday 23 May — 12:00–16:00
Sunday 24 May — 12:00–15:00
Registration for Free Entry: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/louise-howard-leonard-co-tickets-1566587548529
