11 – 18 October 2025

A major retrospective of ceramic pieces by Suffolk-based artist, Boris Aldridge (b.1974) will take place during this year’s Frieze London week at Amir Mohtashemi Ltd.

The solo exhibition, comprising of around 60 works, showcases Aldridge’s single-minded approach to his favoured artform, beautifully decorated tiles in the tradition of Medieval Persian lustreware.

Visitors to the exhibition at the new gallery space in the heart of St James’s in central London will be able to see the largest single display of Aldridge’s tiles ever assembled, in a variety of sizes and alongside several panels – including one measuring a monumental 225 x 168cm.

Peacock from the Night Forest Series, 2024, by Boris Aldridge. © Amir Mohtashemi Ltd

Reflections charts the past six years of Aldridge’s creative output, from 2019’s Forest series to his increasingly minimalist style of late, such as 2024’s geometric series Firmament and his mesmerising Moon Fish panels (2023).

Shoal of Fish from the Night Forest Series, 2024, by Boris Aldridge. © Amir Mohtashemi Ltd

The beauty of the natural world and its fascination for Aldridge can be seen in the remarkably detailed tiles and panels, featuring majestic peacocks, charming flocks of birds and, as shown in Blue Forest Panel No 5, a panoply of fauna, from hares and deer, to fish, owls and mythical beasts.

Blue Forest Panel no. 5, Boris Aldridge, 2023 © the artist

While wildlife and the environment have a huge impact on Aldridge’s unique style, the artistic culture and heritage of the Islamic tradition imbues every aspect of his work. This is not copying or imitation, as close examination of his tiles reveals. Aldridge creates his own glazes and has developed individual techniques to realise each tile and panel. The shimmering lustre of the glaze is given an extra, dazzling quality by his deft use of gold to paint the patterns and details on the creatures that populate his creations. Aldridge is also an accomplished singer-song writer and a glimpse of this can be seen in the delicate calligraphy he employs on numerous tiles, with lyrics from his own compositions.

Such is the level of work that goes into producing a single tile, it can take Aldridge an entire week to make just one. As such, they can be enjoyed individually, as jewel-like artworks or in panel-form, as remarkable statement pieces with rich colours and clear, geometric forms.

Boris Aldridge 

He says: “For several years now I have been working on these pieces from my studio in Suffolk. Now that they are finished, I am delighted to have the opportunity to present them to the public through the Mohtashemi gallery. The exhibition includes many new pieces that have never been seen before, as well as tracing my artistic journey through clay. I hope the viewer can be inspired by these pieces as much as I have been inspired to create them.”

“I am absolutely thrilled to be presenting Boris’s unique and captivating creations in our new gallery”, says Soha Mohtashemi, co-owner of the gallery and the exhibition’s curator. Soha, who first discovered Boris and his incredible tiles in 2019, adds: “It is wonderful that Boris’ works have gained the recognition that they deserve and that we have managed to house them in prominent and important museums and private collections globally. This exhibition marks a rare opportunity for London audiences to appreciate and enjoy his work close up and marvel at its extraordinary beauty.”

For more information about Boris Aldridge: Reflections and gallery opening times, visit www.mohtashemi.art or call (0)20 4572 6886.

Boris Aldridge (b. 1974, Dublin) is a British contemporary ceramist, artist, educator and musician who has been handcrafting and firing unique ceramic pieces for nearly 25 years, from his studio in Suffolk. His work is inspired by Persian lusterware tiles produced in the 13th century, in the town of Kashan, Iran. Aldridge uses a variety of techniques to decorate his wonderful creations and often paints with gold, which gives rise to the shimmering lustre seen in his work. He also uses carving as a means of creating intricate patterns on pottery. Other influences include 20th-century animators Yuri Norstein, Ub Iwerks and Max Fleischer along with Aldridge’s own poetry and music.

Apart from his studio work, Boris has led workshops in Kashan lusterware at the School for Traditional Arts in London and has lectured internationally. Boris has exhibited at the Alde Valley Spring Festival (2017, 2018, 2019), at the Art of Islamic Pattern Exhibition in Homerton Hospital, (London, 2019). His first solo exhibition, AURUM was held at Amir Mohtashemi’s gallery in 2019 and since 2020, annually at TEFAF in Maastricht. 


Aldridge’s work can be found in both private and public collections, including New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met), the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and Fisher Fine Arts Material Library, at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2024, Boris’ dazzling tile Firmament was selected for the Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition.