ORTUS, 82-96 Grove Lane, SE5 8SN
26 November 2025 – 20 March 2026
Open 8am – 5pm, Mon – Fri
Artist and designer Bethany Williams presents a selection of works that explore the artist's journey with material, landscape, and healing.
The artist's home of the Isle of Man, where these paintings were produced, is both setting and inspiration. They make use of natural dyes produced from plants foraged in this landscape, giving the exhibition a distinct character and feeling across materials.
These works see Bethany Williams returning to painting after a break from the fashion world. Broad gestures, wistful landscapes, and pensive figures reveal a return to a creative process that is hands-on, tactile, individual, and exploratory.
This display accompanies Bethany Williams' solo exhibition at Bethlem Gallery, This Wild, Achingly Beautiful Place (11 October 2025 – 24 January 2026).
Header Image: Bethany Williams, Where Hope Pushes Through Cracked Earth, Oil paint and pencil on paper, 2025.
Thank you Maudsley Charity and Bethlem Gallery. To mark the end of her exhibition at Ortus, home of Maudsley Charity, Bethany Williams – artist, humanitarian and sustainable fashion designer, joined the charity's Chair Frances Corner OBE in a conversation about her practice, chronic pain, recovery and the importance of nature for well-being, drawing on her connections to her home in the Isle of Man.
Professor Corner is a long-time colleague of Bethany's has more than 20 years' experience in higher education leadership and as a campaigner, she has championed the role of fashion as a force for innovation and change, particularly in the areas of sustainability, health and well-being.
The talk was presented by Bethlem Gallery in association with Maudsley Charity.
