150 artists Personal Relations, travelling mini portrait exhibition
Opening event: Saturday 26th of September 2026, 6-9pm
Artist Meet and Greet: Sunday 27th, 11-1pm
Exhibition: 27/09 – 07/10
Venue: Project Space, 192 Bellenden Road, SE15 4BW London
For more information: https://www.instagram.com/personal.relations.art
The Personal Relations project is produced by Tisna Westerhof & Cristiana Bottigella, co-founders and directors of hARTslane Gallery in South East London. In 2016 they produced Personal Relations. Tisna is an artist member of The London Group. Cristiana is an experienced art producer, a curator and an artist mentor.
Personal Relations feature a collection of newly created miniature portrait works — each the size of a mobile phone — produced by artist members of international artist collectives.
The project is designed to foster cross-border collaboration & international understanding and explore portraiture as a form of cultural exchange.
In an era of heightened political tension, where national identities and borders are increasingly reinforced, Personal Relations seeks to create meaningful cultural bridges. Through the universal language of art, the project aims to foster unity, collaboration, and artistic excellence across borders.
The exhibition will feature a collection of newly created miniature works—each the size of a mobile phone—produced by artist members of international artist associations. Together, these small-scale works will form a large and powerful collective statement: intimate in scale yet expansive in impact.
Historically, miniature portraits were often exchanged as political gifts between rulers and ambassadors, symbolizing connection and diplomacy. In this project, over 150 artists are invited to reinterpret this tradition for the 21st century, responding to the history of miniature portraiture while exploring the smartphone screen as today’s “portrait format”—an intimate, portable space for identity and connection.
After being exhibited in Amsterdam and Este( Venezia) Personal Relations will be on show from the 27th of September – 7th of October in LONDON.
