London’s first interfaith art exhibition opens in West End, featuring Jewish artists

Central London’s first interfaith art exhibition has officially opened in the West End, bringing Jewish, Muslim and other faith-rooted artistic voices together in a landmark expansion of the Aziz Foundation’s Ramadan Lights London programme.

Shared Light, which opened this week at Zedwell Hotel Piccadilly Circus inside the London Trocadero, features work by 20 artists of different faiths and backgrounds, including Jewish artists Beverley-Jane Stewart and Jason Rose. The free exhibition runs until 22 March.

The opening was marked by a civic launch led by Westminster’s Deputy Lord Mayor, Councillor Hamza Taouzzale, underlining the exhibition’s significance beyond the arts world and positioning it as a statement about faith, belonging and public space in central London.

While Ramadan Lights has become a familiar West End fixture through its annual street-based illuminations, Shared Light represents a shift from public spectacle to sustained cultural engagement. Organisers say the exhibition is intended to offer a quieter, contemplative space where shared moral and spiritual values can be explored across traditions.

Several works speak directly to shared Jewish and interfaith narratives. Marcello Silvestri’s Abraham Counting the Stars (1995) centres the biblical patriarch revered in Judaism, Christianity and Islam, presenting Abraham as a shared point of origin rather than division.

Jewish artist Beverley-Jane Stewart contributes three works examining Britain’s communal landscapes. Adapting to Change (2026) reflects on Jewish life in Cheetham Hill, while The Story of the East End of London (2005) situates synagogues, markets and civic buildings within a shared urban history shaped by migration and cooperation.

Another work likely to resonate with Jewish audiences is Katy Sayers Green’s Pink (2019), in which the words “Shalom” and “Salaam” are engraved repeatedly into wax and metallic foil, drawing attention to their shared linguistic roots and the persistence of peace across faith traditions.

The exhibition is curated by Raheel Khan, a former Aziz Scholar and recipient of the Goldsmiths Alumni Award, whose work has been shown at institutions including Whitechapel Gallery and Manchester Art Gallery. Organisers say his appointment reflects the foundation’s commitment to developing creative leadership from within its own scholar community.

Joe Dobson, director of the Aziz Foundation, said: “Shared Light reflects The Aziz Foundation’s commitment to creating spaces where culture and community meet. Ramadan Lights London brings celebration to the streets of the West End – this exhibition offers a place for reflection at its heart. As central London’s first interfaith art exhibition, it brings together artists of all faiths and none to explore the values that shape our shared civic life – love, compassion, hope and belonging.”

For Jewish audiences, the exhibition arrives amid a growing landscape of Jewish-Muslim cultural collaboration in London, with public art increasingly used as a tool for dialogue and social cohesion during a period of heightened communal tension.

Shared Light runs until 22 March and is free and open to the public.