The Human Touch – A Celebration of Life Drawing in Haverfordwest
29 April – 18 May 2025 at Haverhub

The Human Touch is a new exhibition showcasing artwork from a group of artists connected through a relaxed and welcoming life drawing group based in Haverfordwest. Meeting regularly to draw from a variety of life models, the group brings together people from all backgrounds with a shared love for observing and drawing the human form.

The exhibition runs from  Tuesday 29 April to Sunday 18 May, with a special opening night on Sunday 4 May from 7:30pm to 10:00pm. It’s free to attend, and everyone is welcome to drop in for an informal evening of art, conversation, and refreshments. The exhibition will be displayed across Haverhub’s gallery spaces.

This diverse collective includes professional artists, art graduates, and self-taught creatives from across Pembrokeshire. Their work celebrates the spontaneity and honesty of life drawing — embracing the imperfect and expressive, and offering a quiet antidote to the digital world’s polished images.

As part of the exhibition, there will also be an interactive life drawing workshop on Thursday 8 May from 3:30pm to 5:30pm. Open to all levels, this session is a chance to experience the creative process behind the show in a relaxed and supportive setting.
Tickets are £10 (£8 concessions for members of Fishguard Art Society and the Haverfordwest Life Drawing Group). Spaces are limited — book here:
👉 https://haverhub.org.uk/event/life-drawing-workshop/

Featured Artists

Tracy Williams
A ceramicist by training, Tracy studied at Camberwell School of Art and has exhibited at the V&A, Designers Guild, and Centrespace Gallery in Bristol. Now back in Pembrokeshire, she is experimenting with combining figurative drawing and clay, creating sculptural yet functional pieces.

Anastasia Sevcova
Based in Moylegrove, Anastasia is a representational artist whose work focuses on observation and emotional depth. Influenced by artists such as Käthe Kollwitz and Paula Rego, her charcoal drawings explore stillness and the human connection.
More at anastasiasevcova.com and @anastasiasevcova on Instagram.

Carsten Judith Leyland
With over 20 years of experience as a practising artist in the UK and France, Carsten now focuses on the natural world around her in Pembrokeshire. Her work delves into local flora, fauna, and folklore, and she will hold a solo show at Oriel y Parc later this year.
Visit judithleyland.co.uk for more.

Jo Shapland
A multidisciplinary artist, Jo blends performance, somatic movement, drawing, and installation in her work. Her background in contemporary dance deeply informs her life drawing and modelling, capturing fleeting moments of stillness, vulnerability, and resonance between body and line.
More at joshapland.com and @joshapland on Instagram.

Suzon Lagarde
Suzon is a North Pembrokeshire-based figurative painter working in oil, gouache, and acrylic. Trained in portraiture in London, their work focuses on direct observation and capturing each subject with immediacy and freshness. Suzon has exhibited widely, appeared on Portrait Artist of the Year, and regularly teaches.
Visit suzonlagarde.com or follow @suzonlagarde on Instagram.

The Human Touch has been co-curated by Anastasia Sevcova and Suzon Lagarde, and also features work by Aston Colley, Tim Hughes, Judith Leyland, and Christopher Evans.

Come along to celebrate the beauty of life drawing, the human form in all its complexity, and the power of slowing down to really look.