The Director’s Cut: Battersea Autumn 2025
Ahead of Affordable Art Fair Battersea Autumn, 15 – 19 October 2025, we caught up with Fair Director Hugo Barclay to find out his must-see artists and galleries!
Hugo Barclay
Wednesday 10 September, 2025
“One of the final major art fairs of the year, and it’s promising to be a standout show…”
Fair Director, Hugo Barclay
The crisp autumn air and golden leaves carpeting Battersea Park mean only one thing: the Autumn edition of Affordable Art Fair is back soon, 15 – 19 October. Read on as Fair Director Hugo Barclay takes us through his top picks… Over to you, Hugo!
Our Battersea Autumn edition marks one of the final major art fairs of the year, and it’s promising to be a standout show with fresh artworks from artists I’ve had my eye on for a while, including some intriguing new discoveries.
This October we’re embracing the season of transformation with a showcase of contemporary artists exploring themes of change and renewal, alongside a striking installation by campaign artist Beth Shapeero at the fair’s entrance.
With 1,000s of works from 114 galleries, it’d be impossible to mention them all, but here’s a few to keep your eye out for…
Christopher Moon, Artichoke Artists London
Christopher’s paintings feel raw and honest – each canvas is like reading someone’s emotional diary. He explores big themes like starting over, being vulnerable, and looking inward. What I love is how he combines skilled painting with real feeling to create work that hits you right in the heart.
Stephen Mangan, Morningside Gallery
I keep coming back to Stephen’s paintings because of their moody atmosphere and powerful intensity. He uses bold shapes and dramatic light and shadow to create compositions that really stay with you. His subjects – whether at racecourses, beaches, or fairgrounds – feel frozen in time and make you want to pause and think.
Jessica Babbini-Baker, Woolff Gallery
Jessica’s handwoven tapestries are incredible – rich in both texture and meaning. She uses recycled yarns and found materials to explore the idea of ‘deep time’, with each piece reflecting the changing landscapes of the Cornish coast. The way she layers threads, shells, and braids creates these sprawling wall hangings that feel both ancient and completely contemporary.
Sara Dodd, The Art Buyer
Sara works with porcelain slip in the most intuitive way, transforming this traditional material into incredibly thin layers that feel both delicate and strong. She hand-mixes her own pigments and embraces the surprises that come from kiln firing – creating pieces that are as much about chance as they are design. There’s something about her pieces that captures fleeting light and quiet, intimate moments.
Alessandro Biondi, VC ART
Alessandro captures those fleeting everyday moments with such quiet power. His passion for photography started in the darkroom with his father, and you can feel that deep respect for the documentary tradition. The Street series is particularly compelling – he has this gift for freezing moments of real human emotion within urban environments.
Andrei Pandea, Phil Taylor’s Cool Stuff
There’s such emotional honesty in Andrei’s work. He hand-models clay to create these deeply expressive portraits, and each one is completely unique and full of character.
Danilo Rojas, Patricia Christie Galleries
I’m drawn to Danilo’s work because of its meditative quality and poetic sensitivity. His paintings come from a place of silence and reflection – the process feels almost spiritual. He often explores elemental forces and the inner light of life, creating this contemplative space where memory, emotion, and nature all come together.
Charlie Russell, Margo in Margate
Charlie’s ceramics have this wonderful combination of quiet contemplation and joyful spirit. Her Goddesses feel like little champions watching over you, encouraging you to believe in yourself and find where you belong.
Thanks so much to Fair Director Hugo Barclay for sharing his highlights! All of these artworks and many more will be available to see and buy at Affordable Art Fair, Battersea Autumn, 15 – 19 October 2025.
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