This June, London’s Greatorex Street Gallery will host Impossible, the first dedicated retrospective of work by British abstract expressionist painter, Frances Aviva Blane (b. 1958). This landmark exhibition, running from 4 to 21 June, is co-curated with the artist by filmmaker, opera director and screenwriter, Penny Woolcock (The Death of Klinghoffer, 1 Day) in close collaboration with long-standing supporter, writer and renowned psychoanalyst, Susie Orbach. Together this trio of trailblazing women will present an exhibition that unites abstract and figurative paintings and drawings – including new works – with short films and live discussion to invite audiences into the richly-hued, unforgettable world of Frances Aviva Blane.

On Saturday 6 June at 2pm and 3.30pm (Free entry), art critic Corinna Lotz will walk through the exhibition and give an introduction to the works of Frances Aviva Blane.

On Tuesday 9 June at 7pm, Susie Orbach will join Frances Aviva Blane and art critic, Anna McNay, for an in-conversation event chaired by filmmaker and exhibition co-curator, Penny Woolcock, exploring how interior worlds and psychic intensity find expression in Blane’s paintings.