Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery is holding a free display of original prints by top London artists, some of whom live in and depict Ealing.

Several celebrate local sights, such as this word cloud by Jess Wilson, which literally has Ealing written all over it!

A limited edition print by Anna Marrow is inspired by the history of Ealing studios. Called The Great Escape, it features parakeets, which were allegedly introduced to these shores after they had escaped from the Isleworth branch of Ealing Studios where they had been used for the filming of The African Queen.

Ealing based artists Iona Stern, David Cottingham and Martin Langford are also featured in the show.

Langford is an award winning printmaker creating affordable, relatable social commentaries on the environment, politics, human nature and the work ethic, all with a humorous twist. Parents of young children might recognise themselves in his mezzotint of a worn out dad entitled After the Storm.

David Cottingham's work is inspired by what he calls "abstracted improvisations on the two themes that most inspire me, the human body in motion and the spirit of place".

Iona Stern creates hand painted silkscreen monotypes in her Ealing studio, and Mary West, who helped create the striking mural for the Green Man Lane estate and who lives and works in Chiswick, will be exhibiting her abstract landscapes.

The collage Vintage Blake, a highlight of the show is crammed with influential figures from British and global culture, many of whom lived in West London; from Labour Party Leader, Neil Kinnock, whose family home was in Ealing, to Richmond resident David Attenborough. Mick Jagger appears top right, who also lived in Richmond, but credits his musical roots to Ealing, playing his first gig with The Rolling Stones at The Ealing Club. Then there's Grayson Perry, whose recent exhibition The Vanity of Small Differences recently received critical acclaim at Pitzhanger Manor, seen here working a Little Bo Peep outfit as his alter-ego "Claire".

Pitzhanger's show has been curated by Erica Davis, the Director of For Arts Sake, a gallery which has been based in Ealing for over 40 years and which boasts the largest collection of limited editions and original prints in the world.

"Our aim is to support the art of printmaking and showcasing the varied techniques and styles of this on paper. People often don't understand these are all handmade pieces of art, and all or our works have been signed and numbered by the artist, " explains Erica.

For Arts Sake helps promote paper as an art medium in all its guises, whether it be collages, or silkscreens. The gallery also seeks to help people to afford their own works of art by offering the Own Art scheme, a national initiative to buy with interest-free credit, spreading the cost of a purchase over 10 months.

Anyone can see the For Arts Sake show for free in the main gallery, but visitors are also welcome to buy a ticket and enjoy a very festive Pitzhanger Manor and its two current exhibitions: Antoni Malinowski and Hélène Binet: Pigments and Photons and Language of the Physical: Katherine Gili's Sculpture.

For Art's Sake x Pitzhanger: Original Works on Paper runs until 12 January 2025 pitzhanger.org.uk