Sophie Herxheimer
Sophie Herxheimer is a London-based artist and poet whose practice spans drawing, writing, collage, printmaking and performance. Using primarily analogue processes, she creates thought-provoking, gently witty work which explores memory, heritage and culture through storytelling.
Works on paper play a key role within Sophie’s practice, and text - whether hand-written, or found and then re-appropriated- flows through much of her imagery. Personal history and explorations within nature have provided rich subject matter for the artist and many of her projects have involved public interactions and collaborative making. We are delighted that Sophie has written and new poem and produced two new limited edition screen prints inspired by Sydenham Wood, and its inhabitants, for our upcoming group exhibition And Other Animals.
Sophie’s work has been shown at Tate Modern, London, The Museum of Liverpool and on a giant mural along the seafront at Margate. Recent commissions include a set of 16 new images for the ‘Voices of the Holocaust’ collection at the The British Library and over 90 hand-cut vignettes for Marina Warner's new memoir. She has illustrated six collections of mythology and fairy tale, most recently The Mighty Goddess (The History Press, 2023.) with Sally Pomme Clayton. Her poetry collection Velkom to Inklandt (Short Books, 2017) was a Sunday Times Book of the Year. She is currently working on a graphic novel to be published by Pushkin Press in 2026.
We are proud to present work by Sophie in our group exhibition And Other Animals.
Shop works by Sophie Herxheimer
Screen print, 72 × 51.5cm, edition of 12
Sophie Herxheimer is a London-based artist and poet whose practice spans drawing, writing, collage, printmaking and performance. Using primarily analogue processes, she creates thought-provoking, witty work which explores memory, heritage and culture through storytelling.
This new limited edition screen-print features a collection of animals and letters. In Sophie’s words:
‘Sydenham Hill Wood is a favourite place for myself, my family and our dog.
When I was thinking about this show, and local animals, I decided to begin with a poetry constraint, and started to look for all the animal names I could create from the letters of ‘Sydenham Hill Wood’. I was surprised to find a hyena, a whale and a few swine, as well as all the other beasts you see depicted. The only likely local one I drew was the toad, and when I looked again, of course there is no T in Sydenham Hill Wood.
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Screen print, 72 × 51.5cm, edition of 12
Sophie Herxheimer is a London-based artist and poet whose practice spans drawing, writing, collage, printmaking and performance. Using primarily analogue processes, she creates thought-provoking, witty work which explores memory, heritage and culture through storytelling.
This new, unframed limited edition screen-print features a poem by Sophie written for our 2026 group exhibition ‘And Other Animals’. In Sophie’s words:
‘Sydenham Hill Wood is a favourite place for myself, my family and our dog.
When I was thinking about this show, and local animals, I decided to begin with a poetry constraint, and started to look for all the animal names I could create from the letters of ‘Sydenham Hill Wood’. I was surprised to find a hyena, a whale and a few swine, as well as all the other beasts you see depicted. The only likely local one I drew was the toad, and when I looked again, of course there is no T in Sydenham Hill Wood.
Purchased works are usually despatched within three working days.
Screen print, 72 × 51.5cm, edition of 12
Sophie Herxheimer is a London-based artist and poet whose practice spans drawing, writing, collage, printmaking and performance. Using primarily analogue processes, she creates thought-provoking, witty work which explores memory, heritage and culture through storytelling.
This new, framed limited edition screen-print features a collection of animals and letters. In Sophie’s words:
‘Sydenham Hill Wood is a favourite place for myself, my family and our dog.
When I was thinking about this show, and local animals, I decided to begin with a poetry constraint, and started to look for all the animal names I could create from the letters of ‘Sydenham Hill Wood’. I was surprised to find a hyena, a whale and a few swine, as well as all the other beasts you see depicted. The only likely local one I drew was the toad, and when I looked again, of course there is no T in Sydenham Hill Wood.
Please note that this framed work will not be available until 2 August.