Lubna Chowdhary

'Bone, Soot and Oil' - the second of two permanent public artworks commissioned by Thames Tideway for Earl Pumping Station in London.

The artwork draws inspiration from the historic whaling trade that once dominated the nearby Greenland Dock during the 18th century. The piece reinterprets the traditional technique of scrimshaw (etching on whale bone and teeth) through the use of lava stone and ceramic glaze. An abstract pattern of carved black lines moves across an ivory surface, echoing both the ventral grooves of a whale’s underside and the rippling of water above a vast hidden form.

The group exhibition 'Ways of Making, Ways of Thinking' has officially opened at Cristea Roberts Gallery. Featuring ceramic works and prints by Lubna Chowdhary, as well as works by Rana Begum, Eva Rothschild and Anni Albers this major show shifts away from hierarchical concepts of mediums and instead takes as its focus the alchemy, joy and spirituality each artist finds in materiality.

The exhibition runs from 19 September - 18 October 2025.

Lubna Chowdhary has completed a new artwork - Optical Flow - commissioned by Tideway for the listed Greenwich Pumping Station in London. This permanent commission responds to site-specific narratives and references the revolutionary impact of the railway and its social and economic influence.
Lubna’s artwork was inspired by the site’s history of railway signalling. The adjacent track, one of the world’s oldest and longest railway viaducts is part of the London & Greenwich Railway, which was London’s first metropolitan railway, connecting London Bridge to Greenwich in 1838.

'Horizons' group exhibition has opened at Frieze No.9 Cork Street presented by Jhaveri Contemporary. The exhibition runs from 23 May - 8 June 2025.

Lubna Chowdhary's works will be exhibited by Jhaveri Contemporary at Art Basel Hong Kong from 28-30 March