In Riverbanks of Grief Margot Schiemann applies her graphic skills to images that represent trauma, suffering and redemption. Through collage, pastel and paint she render these states with emotional intelligence through her highly relatable art making. Told as a linear emotional story – repair and triumph are translatable to any human difficulty and predicament.’

Margot Schiemann’s work is testament to the healing nature of creativity, one of the most important functions of art’.

Jan Woolf - Writer and artist

Margot Elke Schiemann is an artist, psychotherapist and group analyst who divides her time between making art and her private practice.

The story unfolds with images and text. The chronology of the pictures is not continuous, so please follow the numbers from side to side of the space.

A catalogue is available in the Friends House bookshop.

Exhibition at Friends House

173 -177 Euston Road.

London NW1 2BJ

20th May to 20th July 2025

Monday to Friday: 8.00am to 5.00pm