International Women's Day 2025 Art Exhibition and Q&A: Inheritance

**Please note that this event will now take place from 5.30pm - 6.30pm**

UCLH Arts & Heritage presents Inheritance: An Exhibition by Jill Mueller and Paloma Tendero.

In Inheritance, London-based artists Jill Mueller and Paloma Tendero respond to their experiences with inherited genetic mutations: a breast cancer gene mutation (BRCA1) and polycystic kidney disease (PKD). Through their personal stories, Jill and Paloma tap into universal themes, reflecting on the human condition and the inherited narratives that shape us. Their artworks touch on ideas related to family, biological inheritance and emotional transformation; the dualities between health and illness; connections between the body and natural world; and the complex decisions we face around preventive health care.

Following on from last year’s talk about their practices for International Women’s Day, please join Jill and Paloma at the Street Gallery for a Q&A session as they share their creative approaches and the ideas connected to artworks they created in response to their medical experiences.

The exhibition is hosted by UCLH Arts in the Street Gallery, at University College Hospital. Established in 2005, UCLH Arts are committed to providing a welcoming, uplifting environment for patients, visitors and staff using a varied and stimulating arts and heritage programme. UCLH Arts is a multi-award winning creative health programme which goes above and beyond to deliver improved patient and staff outcomes through the arts in its widest definition.

This is an in-person event with limited spaces and pre-booking is essential. The event will take place at The Street Gallery, University College Hospital, 235 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BU

The Street Gallery can be accessed through the main entrance of University College Hospital, 235 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BU.

There is ramped access and manual doors situated next to the revolving entrance. For detailed accessibility information, please visit AccessAble.

About the Artists

Jill Mueller is an American-British interdisciplinary artist whose practice brings together visual arts, creative writing, story, and research. In her work, she weaves together documentary and imaginary worlds to explore issues related to health, our relationship to nature, and how we make meaning of our experiences. She holds an MA in Art and Science with distinction from Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, and is an Honorary Lecturer at University College London’s Institute for Women’s Health. 'See Me Through This,' a collaborative project with photographer Maja Daniels that explores Jill's experience with a breast cancer gene mutation, was featured in the Financial Times Weekend Science & Photography Issue and was a finalist for the Dorothea Lange-Paul Taylor Prize at Duke University's Centre for Documentary Studies.

Website: www.jillmueller.com
Instagram: @jillmariemueller

Paloma Tendero is a Spanish-born visual artist who works across photography and sculpture, exploring themes around genetic inheritance, hereditary illness, identity, and cycles of life. Paloma holds a BA (Hons) in Fine Arts from Complutense University in Madrid and an MA in Photography from London College of Communication, where she won a mentorship prize wither project Inside Out. She has exhibited widely and was selected for several artist-in-residence programmes, including Sarabande, the Alexander McQueen Foundation. Recent group exhibitions include “Headstrong: Women and Empowerment” at the Centre for British Photography; PhotoLondon: “Writing her own Script”; “Body Language” at Messums Gallery; and “A Picture of Health” at Arnolfini Arts Centre.

Website: www.palomatendero.com
Instagram: @palomatendero