Philip Maltman: London from Sydenham Hill – Rise Art x Montcalm Royal London House Exhibition

In collaboration with Montcalm Collection, Rise Art presents London from Sydenham Hill, an exhibition of paintings by Philip Maltman that render the city as a place, experience, memory and site for artistic reflection.

Beginning at his home in South East London, Maltman walks up and down Sydenham Hill each day before returning to his annex studio for a day’s painting. He pauses at the top – a vantage point from which the view stretches across East London, from the City to the Docklands.

These paintings take this familiar skyline, presided over by the Shard’s imposing presence, as the starting point for a meditation on painting as a form of recall. Layering image and text, Maltman seeks to capture the sensation of the view, changing moment by moment with the light and weather. What emerges is an ongoing record that marries the general and the specific: a skyline visible from hundreds of points around the city, perceived and recreated again from the artist’s unique painterly perspective.

Online exhibition with select works on show at Montcalm Royal London House, London. Until March 2026.

Rise Art shines a light on today's most dynamic and culturally significant artists, collaborating directly with a curated roster of emerging, mid-career, and established creatives worldwide.

Montcalm Collection is a distinguished group of luxury, boutique, and urban hotels located across the City of London, Mayfair, Marble Arch, Hyde Park, and Paddington. Renowned for its commitment to arts, culture, and wellness, the Collection offers a refined hospitality experience at the heart of the capital.