Rachael House is part of a transtemporal, feminist family of artists and makers whose work is a form of resistance. She revels in the space between ‘high’ and ‘low’ culture, making use of performance, comic strips and ceramics to address themes such as queerness, ageing, mental health and gender-based discrimination. Presented in galleries and museums, House’s art can also be found in places where it can get things done: in parks, nightclubs and in the streets.

Rosie Cooper, Director, Wysing Arts

We are very pleased to present our new exhibition, Let the Hope In by Rachael House featuring ceramics, risographs and zines.

Rachael House makes work to buoy us up in difficult times.

Her riso prints proclaim that queer joy is a space of resistance and emphasise that ‘rest’ is a vital component to our continued resistance, as a small genderqueer risograph moon looks over the necklace adorned bat (Leather Flapper) protectively.

The ceramic works blend intricate patterns, humour, and serious messages, rendering them both decorative and accessible, inviting viewers to find personal meaning and connection.

The platters and plates on display boldly re-imagine feminist and LGBTQIA+ potential.

This exhibition may bring some calm and respite from an increasingly hostile world. It is a reminder of possibilities, and that real change is possible.

It is a space of hope.

Rachael House is a multidisciplinary artist who makes participatory events, objects, performance, drawings and zines.

Recent exhibitions include- Come as You Are, Aspex Portsmouth, 2025; group show, Out From The Centre, Mimosa House, London 2025; A Real Woman, nationwide billboard project Artichoke Trust/The Gallery, 2024; You Are Safe Here, Margate Pride Art Trail; Batcave, The Parlour Gallery, Deptford 2024; Hudson Valley Kitchen Spring/Break, New York 2023; There Has To Be Somewhere, Grand Union, Birmingham 2023; Be More Bonobo, The Feminist Library, Peckham 2023; We Get To Choose Our Families, Whitechapel, London 2022; We are Queer Britain, Queer Britain, 2022-26, group show; Still I Rise: Gender Feminisms Resistance ACT2 at De La Warr, and ACT3 at Arnolfini Bristol; Focus on Feminism and Gender, New Hall Art Collection, Cambridge.

She has work in public and private collections: in 2023 the V&A commissioned Welcome Trans Queer Non-Binary Aliens. In 2024 Wellcome Collections purchased six sketchbooks containing drawings for her book, Resistance Sustenance Protection and related materials.

The show continues until May 2026. All works are for sale.

Plates and platters are available to buy online. For enquiries about other pieces, please email us for details.