Kira Somerset joins us for our very first Salon. A multidisciplinary talent with a flair for the quietly surreal, Kira’s work weaves together illustration, storytelling, and a touch of the uncanny. Expect to see the everyday reimagined in unexpected and evocative ways. We’ve paired Kira with Soho legend, DJ Callum Harrison for the evening.

Grace McNerney will be our second artist in residence at Nessa. Working across drawing, sculpture, and installation, Grace explores materiality, memory, and the strange poetics of the everyday. Her practice invites a slow looking — and a sense that something familiar might be quietly shifting. Grace is paired with founder of London DJ School, Asher Wiener.

Bones Tan Jones is a multidisciplinary artist and musician whose practice weaves ritual, ecology, and identity into immersive, otherworldly experiences. Rooted in queer, spiritual, and decolonial narratives, their work moves fluidly between performance, sculpture, and sound—often blurring the line between ceremony and art. In this salon, we’ll explore the power of myth-making, resistance through creativity, and what it means to channel collective healing. NARX, producer and DJ joins us on the decks for the evening.

Emily Peers is a painter whose landscapes capture the quiet intensity of place. Working in oil on canvas, her practice reflects a deep sensitivity to the natural world, drawing on memory, mood, and the emotional weight of terrain. Join us and explore how she builds atmosphere through paint, and the stories that emerge from land and light. We’ve paired Emily with underground powerhouse EARTHTONE for the evening.

Joining us with Hope 93 Galllery, Emily Gillbanks is a London-based painter whose abstract works explore the tension between instinct and structure. Through layers of colour, repetition, and mark-making, she builds visual rhythms that feel both meditative and dynamic. Recently exhibiting with Hope 93 Gallery, her practice invites us to sit with ambiguity and find meaning in the in-between. Join us to discuss process, presence, and the emotional language of abstraction. Cultural vanguard, Demi Abiola graces our decks for the evening.

Zara Muse is the artistic alter ego of Alexandra Johnson—a contemporary painter whose vibrant, textured works celebrate emotion, nature, and the beauty of human connection. Working with palette knife and spatula, her technique brings a sculptural dimension to the canvas, creating bold, layered compositions that honour feminine energy and feeling. In collaboration with Grove Gallery, Zara joins us to share her creative process and stories behind the surface. Brit Award nominee Ethan Porte is on the decks for the evening.

Silent Mike joins us in partnership with Grove Gallery. A Birmingham-born artist whose journey from tattooing to fine art is marked by bold shifts in medium and mindset. With roots in street culture and skin, his work now explores texture, memory, and abstraction on canvas. In this salon, we’ll dive into his evolution, the stories beneath the surface, and the power of reinvention. For our finale, we’re joined by tastemaker Dael James followed by a headline slot with Soul Quest Records.