Past Exhibitions

eXposé
2-7 May 2013

Preview: Thursday 2 May 6-9pm
eXposé – unveiling the truth.  Art can reveal and even create truth in their works according to philosophers such as Martin Heidegger.  Twelve contemporary artists invite you to enjoy their work at Espacio Gallery’s latest exhibition, eXposé.  Each artist brings their own unique interpretation of the worlds which inspire their art, from individuals caught in a moment of time in busy populated areas through to the interplay between water, light and reflection through to the built environment.  Revealing their responses to these inspirations through their artwork is akin to a moment of confession, affirmation and delight.  This opens up a discourse with you, the viewer.  Art is a conversation and we would love you to join us in the conversation by visiting this extraordinary and exciting exhibition.
 
eXposé portrays the fertile and diverse aspects of the artists’ collective experience.  As with other Espacio exhibitions, the artists are actively involved with the gallery and you can expect to find several invigilating at Emergence each day should you wish to discover more about the artwork.

Judy Clarkson, Pennie Cunliffe-Lister, Charlie Dillon,
Rhed Fawell, Sukhpal Grewal, Stephanie Herbert,
Gail Olding, Nicholas Peart, Stanley Smithson,
Bettina Stuurman, Furrah Syed, Sara Wickenden
Organised by Gail Olding and Bettina Stuurman

Material World
25-30 April 2013

Preview: Thursday 25 April 6-9pm
Material World celebrates the physicality of art and illustrates what happens when we make art in an unstable, even magical place of change and transformation.

This show is as much about the process of making art as it is about the materials used to make it. It demonstrates that creative freedom can be found within rules and methodologies and that working with a single, unconventional material can produce unexpected results.  At the same time Material World also explores complexity and the consequences of bringing different materials into dialogue with one another.

Eleven artists have joined forces to create the paintings, photos, sculptures, assemblages, installations and prints that make up Material World. For all these artists engagement with materials forms a central part of artistic practice: materials and processes fire their imaginations and fuel their vision of what is possible. 

Terry Beard, Josette Carroll, Dom Chastney, Enrique Gavilanes,
Sarah Hinds, Paul Janssens, Helga Lee, Nicholas Peart,
Wendy Roberts, Steven Trevillion, Ana Cockerill
Organised by Sarah Hinds & Wendy Roberts

The View from Here
18-23 April 2013

Preview: Thursday 18 April 6-9pm
Eleven artists, all at different stages in their lives and artistic careers look out on the world from where they stand.

Through painting, printmaking and sculpture each artist explores their unique experiences, resulting in a dynamic and vibrant exhibition, rich with colour and tactile surfaces.

Fio Adamson, Jackie Brown, Sara Eustace, Karina Vettorel,
Eleanor Buffam, Juli Jana, Neda Dana-Haeri, Max Herbert,
Virginia Waterhouse, Jaqueline Selva Warren, Rosa Mignacca
Organised by Jackie Brown and Fio Adamson
PRESS RELEASE

Espacio Landscapes
11-16 April 2013

Preview: Thursday 11 April 6-9pm
This exhibition finds its inspiration in the textured surfaces, geology and personal visions of our surroundings.

These paintings and photographs, whether figurative or abstract, poetical or symbolic, all express human emotions and reflect something of the human condition.

Elke Counsell, Anthea Eames, Tim Goffe, Geoff Gunby,
Nina Harma, Nigel Moores, Anne Payton, Pawel Prus,
Andrew Sundling, Val Tierney, Ann Marie Whaley
Organised by Nigel Moores

Espacio Portrait
4-9 April 2013

Preview: Thursday 4 April 6-9pm
Espacio Portrait showcases a diverse range of portraiture and figurative work, ranging from the representational to more abstract pieces. Espacio Portrait is a reflective, witty and intimate look at portraiture as a collaboration between subject and painter, raising questions about how informative it can be and what we take from it.

Julie Ball, Pedro Baztan, Tania Beaumont,
Stephanie Brunton, Liz Burnett, Helen Campbell,
Isabelle Fouque, Geoff Gunby, Caroline Guth,
Laura Harvey, Liz Whiteman Smith
Organised by Carlos de Lins

Gazing Around
28 March - 2 April 2013

Private View: Thursday 28 March 6-9pm
Gazing Around reflects imagination  and artistic creative freedom through  subjective and  objective ways of observation.  It puts together an interesting  group, whose art has been  inspired by a variety of aspects,  and includes figurative and abstract compositions as well as  realistic and  deceptive life like images.

As a result, it is an original showcase of artworks accomplished with  technical and conceptual attention, along with  playful and engaging innovations.

Kevin Derbyshire, Ben Mellor, Les Lismore,
Kim Lone, Daniela White, Carmen Penido,
Selma Gusmao, Liz Derbyshire, Marina Lewis,
Naomi Alexander, Andy Hill, Shizico Yi, Ana Cockerill
Curated by Ana Cockerill

Reveal
21-26 March 2012

Private View: Thursday 21 March 6-9pm
Reveal showcases the dynamic work of fifteen up and coming Espacio artists living in the South East.
The exhibition offers a diverse interpretation of experiences and personal revelations in all media including painting, ceramics, sculpture, mixed media, photography and print.

Trevor Banthorpe, Brigitte Boldy, Laurence Causse-Parsley,
Dom Chastney, Elke Counsell, Pennie Cunliffe-Lister,
Isabelle Fouque, Pamela Gerrie, Tim Goffe, Angelika Lialios,
Mali, Charles McLaren, Gail Olding, Stanley Smithson, Val Tierney
Organised by Brigitte Boldy & Trevor Banthorpe
PRESS RELEASE

A Room of One's Own
Women's History Month
14-19 March 2013

Private View: Thursday 14 March 6-9pm
As part of Women’s History Month, a mixed-gender group of 12 artists offer their personal responses to the ideas presented in Virginia Woolf's feminist and modernist essay A Room of One's Own published in 1929. It takes its name from the author's belief that "a room of one's own and money in one's pocket" are essential to women's creative freedom.

Originally a lecture given to students at Girton College, Cambridge, A Room of One’s Own was expanded by Woolf for publication and includes her thoughts on education, marriage, money and property as she casts a critical and humorous eye over the history of women’s literature, ending in a passionate call to her readers to open their minds and throw themselves into creative endeavour.

Laura Bello, Judith Bieletto, Brigitte Boldy,
Stephanie Brunton, Lisa Kreuziger, Valerie G.Montgomery,
Karma Percy, Renee Rilexie, Drew Sinclair,
Anke Slebos, Alexis van El, Nora Velazco, Kat Vogart
Organised by Laura Bello & Karma Percy

Renee Rilexie
Imagine: The Sound of Colour
7-12 March 2013

Gallery 1
Private View: Thursday 7 March 6-9pm
Poetry Posse: Saturday 9 March 2-4pm
 “Working intimately with colour is when I’m at my most alive. For me nothing can match the vitality I feel when I walk through nature as the seasons change. The hues and the sounds seem to penetrate my soul and conjure a creative magic that I never want to be without. In this show I want to take you on a journey into that world and to renew the fountain of your own creativity as we travel together in spirit around the gallery space.”

Renée Rilexie is a painter, film-maker and multi-media artist with special interests in meditation, the practice of silence and the power of art to promote personal transformation.

On Saturday 9 March 2-4pm Renee invites you to celebrate Women's History Month with a Poetry Posse.

Bring and share your favourite poems by women.
Curated by Renee Rilexie

Ahmed Farooqui
Mysteries of the Organism
7-12 March 2013

Gallery 2
Private Views: Thursday 7 March 6-9pm
                           Saturday 9 March 4-7pm
Ahmed Farooqui has created an immersive installation especially for the Espacio Gallery, where perspective is banished and the viewer is surrounded by a dark world of eerie, weightless entities that tremble on the edge of materiality. This is null-space, revealed by the stern gaze of science and recreated by the artist as space opera. There are characters and narratives here enough for many lifetimes.

Ahmed Farooqui is a sculptor and installation artist with an interest in turning the artistic gaze on scientific insights. "Mysteries of the Organism" brings together a number of new large scale installations and sculptures that mark the artist's journey of discovery into the biological sciences.

Curated by Ahmed Farooqui
PRESS RELEASE

14 New Artists: A Leap of Faith
28 February - 5 March 2013

Private View: Thursday 28 February 6-9pm
An exciting new group of visual artists have come together from varied backgrounds and past experiences, to offer an intriguing glimpse of their work; presenting a range of views, contrasts and juxtapositions, where the total is greater than the sum of its parts. 14 New Artists: A Leap of Faith is based on the leap of faith required to engage in art, in pursuing the unattainable and in forming a new collective of artists and ideas. This collection of works will lead to new perceptions of our environment, invoking a rich layering of meaning available to us all.

Santiago Alcon, Judy Clarkson, Coulsoom, Rhed Fawell,
Paul Flint, Geoff Gunby, Sarah Hinds, Raymond Isaac,
Nigel Moores, Pawel Prus, Drew Sinclair, Kat Vogart,
Ann Marie Whaley, Maggie Williams
Organised by Maggie Williams
PRESS RELEASE

Mélange
21-26 February 2013

Private View: Thursday 21 February 6-9pm
Drawing on the best traditions of French haute cuisine, Mélange brings together only the finest artistic ingredients to whisk up a show bursting at the seams with exciting colours and visual flavour combinations.

Expect to have your artistic taste buds tantalised by this eclectic selection of recent work from an international group of London-based artists ranging from Poland to Portugal and South Africa to Argentina.

Our extensive fine art menu will include tantalising piquant hors d’oeuvres, bold challenging main course canvases to satisfy even the biggest cultural appetite and light refreshing Dadaist desserts to cleanse your pictorial palette.

Bring a napkin.

Tomas Amare, Joanna Bardzinska, Terry Beard, Laura Bello,
Judith Bieletto, Christine Calow, Catherine Field,
Sally Grumbridge, Nick Hazzard, Ann Kopka,
Conchita Lucas-Currie, Barbara Matthews, Lucy Morton,
Jane Stothert, Justyna Szpygiel, Joao Trindade, Alexis van El,
Nora Velazco, Tina Viljoen, David Herbert, Renee Rilexie
Organised by Renee Rilexie & Tomas Amare

Synergy
14-19 February 2013

Private View: Thursday 14 February 6-9pm
"Synergy (noun):
the interaction of elements that
when combined produce a
total effect that is greater than
the sum of the individual contributions."

Roan Allen, Amelia B. Kyazze, Julie Caves, Kelly Drake,
Julie Eccles, Esperanza Gomez-Carrera, Meliha Gunenc,
Laura Harvey, Juli Jana, Paul Janssens, Rosalind Smith,
Kevin Smith, Claudia Sinicropi, Jones Tensini
Organised by Julie Eccles

Journey
7-12 February 2013

Private View: Thursday 7 February 6-9pm
The journey is the key always long and always open
Physical mental spiritual philosophical through space through time inward outward
Walk along the pavement through the gallery door
Move around upstairs move down downstairs
Race linger hurry take time
Permutations are naturally limitless
Artists’ journeys are generally long and arduous to capture unique moments for reflection
Here the reflection is Journey

The twenty artists in this show curated by Anke Slebos invite you to join them

Julie Ball, Pedro Baztan, Mark Bell, Annie Blanchet, Michael Blow,
Lesley Croxford, Zelda Eady, Anthea Eames, Ahmed Farooqui,
Rebecca Feiner, Valerie Gladwin Montgomery, Laura Gompertz,
Helga Lee, Jill Meager, John Rance, Wendy Roberts,
Anke Slebos, Furrah Syed, Lynn Warren, Liz Whiteman Smith
Organised by Anke Slebos

EMERGENCE
31 January - 5 February 2013

Private View: Thursday 31 January 6-9pm
The exhibition heralds the change of seasons from the depths of winter to the promise of spring.  Each artist brings their own unique perspective on the theme of emergence inspired by factors ranging from the birth of the cosmos to intricate family relationships to vibrant memory based landscapes.  Their individual responses to such a diverse range of sources under the theme of emergence result in a unique and thoughtful body of work.  Using a variety of media diverse as printmaking and wax painting the artists open up an energetic dialogue with the viewer. 

From tiny overlooked but vital details of daily life to philosophical paradigms, from the pure sciences through to cultural icons Emergence draws on rich and varied aspects of the artists’ collective experience.

This is a colourful and imaginative exhibition that encourages the viewer to discover and explore fascinating aspects of the theme of Emergence.  As with other Espacio exhibitions, the artists are actively involved with the gallery and you can expect to find several invigilating at Emergence each day should you wish to find out more about the artwork.

Graham Asker, Annie Blanchet, Hartash Dale, Sara Eustace,
Stephanie Herbert, Lee Herring, Carol-Ann Lyne, Barbara Matthews,
Ralph Overill, Breda Parsons, Karma Percy, Michal Radzio,
Furrah Syed, Julia Tester, Ernesto Torres, Sara Wickenden,
Robert Fitzmaurice
Organised by Ahmed Farooqui
PRESS RELEASE

Fragments
24-29 January 2013

Private View: Thursday 24 January 6-9pm
FRAGMENTS:
Painting | Sculpture | Drawing
Presenting an eclectic mix of creative fragments curating a WHOLLY brilliant show!

Fio Adamson, Roan Allen, Rasha Amin, Anthea Eames,
Enas Elsadiek, Sukhpal Grewal, Laura Guoke, Mo Negm,
Joao Trindade, Nora Velazco, Christine Wilkinson, Dugald Ferguson
Organised by Karma Percy
PRESS RELEASE

Wide Open Space
17-22 January 2013

Private View: Thursday 17 January 6-9pm
New painting, sculpture and print works will be exhibited in Wide Open Space at Espacio Gallery. Work focussing on highly emotive and expressive reactions to colour and environment, finding intrigue in the everyday: a must see.

Joanna Bardzinska, Mike Bigland, Gemma Billington,
Enrique Gavilanes, Laura Gompertz, Laura Guoke, Nina Harma,
Nicholas Peart, Caroline Pick, Moira Purver, John Rance,
Jones Tensini, Mediha Ting, Janice Yeadon, Gianluca Pisano
Organised by Laura Gompertz & Nora Velazco

Beyond the Image
13-21 December 2012

Private View: Thursday 13 December 6-9pm
Beyond the Image showcases a wide range of works by a selected group of emerging and estabilished artists.

The exhibition investigates what lies before and in between the creative process rather than focusing on the final work. It engages the viewers at a different level, inviting them inside the creative process and encouraging an active engagement with the artists and their work.

Renee Rilexie, Rebecca Oloidi, Chiara Castagna, Carla Ficocelli,
Mike Furness, Monica Andres, Ian Barrington Brown, Inha Bastos,
Alberto Fusco, Carmen Penido, Christopher Huntley,
Jaqueline Selva Warren, Sabina Grabauskaite, Bill Bate,
Artur Zarczynski, David Herbert
Organised by Carlos de Lins

Norwich 20 Group at Espacio
6-11 December 2012

Private View: Thursday 6 December 6-9pm
The Norwich 20 Group of Artists was formed in 1944. Now after over sixty years the membership has grown to more than seventy. These include painters sculptors, installation and conceptual artists, printmakers and photographers.

Initially the founding members were Norwich based, many of them associated with the Norwich School of Art and other local educational institutions. Today we are spread all round the county and as with the earliest days many artists with national reputations.

The eleven artists representing the Norwich 20 Group for the Espacio Gallery exhibition work in a variety of styles all to a consistently high standard of workmanship and imagination to produce a beautiful and striking show.

Martin Battye, Katarzyna Coleman, Oliver Creed,
Bridget Heriz-Smith, David Jones, Martin Laurance,
Geoffrey Lefever, Mary Mellor, John Midgley,
Ros Newman, John Rance
PRESS RELEASE

Splendid Stuff
Arts & Crafts Fair
1st & 2nd December 2012

Espacio Gallery is holding its first Arts & Crafts Fair, showcasing collectable and affordable works by some of UK's leading artists and craftsmen. There will be Paintings, prints, photographs, sculpture, glass, jewellery, ceramics, textiles and of course unique cards.

Alexis Van El, BJ Broekhuizen, Barbara Matthews, Cate Field,
Charles Curran, Daniela Rizzi, Jasmine Parker, Jeremy White,
Justyna Szpygiel, Karma Percy, Lisa Stocking, Liz Whiteman Smith,
Louise Mock, Louise Richards, Manuel Roman, Matt Shaw,
Melanie Paice, Pam Gerrie, Rebecca Elliot, Renee Rilexie,
Richard Tilbury, Sally Grumbridge, Tania Beaumont,
Tina Mammoser, Tina Viljoen, Zelda Eady, Zoe Lloyd, Sylvan Mason
Organised by Tania Beaumont

fail better
22-27 November 2012

Private View: Thursday 22 November 6-9pm

'Try again. Fail again. Fail better'

As a group of artists our individuality is evident in the forms of our expression and the various mediums we choose to work in. But the concept of resistance and conflict which is essential to the creative process is a place where we all occupy a common ground and sympathy.

Continual questioning and deconstructing the making of art keeps the creative process alive rather than it becoming safe and known.

Failure is always present. Letting go of the fantasy of what might be to the reality of what is takes courage and acceptance, but never complacency.

The toleration of this place of ambivalence is the essence of a creative life and crucial to our work as artists and art therapists.

Jacqueline Staite     Frances Walton
Jorge Camarena      Abby Hubbard
MORE ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Note: On Thursday 22 November the gallery will open at 6pm.
PRESS RELEASE

Espacio Original Print Fair 2012
15-20 November 2012

Private View: Thursday 15 November 6-9pm
Espacio Gallery is holding its first Original Print Fair highlighting the wide variety of work created by 18 Espacio printmakers.

Featuring a range of techniques and a fantastic diversity of styles, all the works on show are hand pulled prints, either unique or part of a limited edition, framed or unframed and available for sale.

D'Alvaro, Tania Beaumont, Jenny Bush, Liz Burnett,
Christine Calow, Zelda Eady, Sara Eustace, Robert Fitzmaurice,
Sally Grumbridge, Nina Harma, Juli Jana, Helga Lee, Ralph Overill,
Wendy Roberts, Jane Stothert, Julia Tester, Janice Yeadon,
Alexis van El
Organised by Zelda Eady, Tania Beaumont, Wendy Roberts and
Julia Tester

Temptation
8-13 November 2012

Private View: Thursday 8 November 6-9pm
Temptation unveils the unique styles and synergy brought together by an eclectic group of artists. It explores broken taboos, emotional connections and the different uses of colour, space and form through a broad range of mixed media.

For those who want to see work that is filled with raw emotion and unpolluted beauty, this is not an exhibition to be missed.

Joanna Bardzinska, Pedro Baztan, Julie Caves,
Laura Gompertz, Nick Hazzard, Stephanie Herbert,
Ruth Jones, Ann Kopka, Anke Slebos, Rosalind Smith,
Furrah Syed,  Breda Parsons, Nicholas Peart, Claudia Sinicropi,
Joao Trindade, Liz Whiteman Smith, Sara Wickenden
Organised by Nicholas Peart
PRESS RELEASE

Aspects of Art
1-6 November 2012

Private View: Thursday 1 November 6-9pm
Gather together five artists and they'll have ten opinions on their
work, artistic philosophy and life in general.

Aspects of Art celebrates the many points of view which we all bring to the process of creating and viewing art. This group of around 20 artists comprises many nationalities and ages. They work in an amazing variety of media, drawing on myriad sources of inspiration. Expect a show of colours and monotones, 2D and 3D work, uplifting, moving and thought-provoking.
They're bringing you their aspects of art, come along and complete the show by bringing them yours.

Tomas Amare, Laura Bello, Judith Bieletto, Jenny Bush,
Anthea Eames, Catherine Field, Esperanza Gomez-Carrera,
Laura Guoke, Laura Harvey, Lee Herring, Carol-ann Lyne,
Lucy Morton, Jill Meager, Renee Rilexie, Furrah Syed,
Justyna Szpygiel, Ernesto Torres, Susana Ubidia,
Nora Velazco, Tina Viljoen
Organised by Renee Rilexie

Glimpse
25-30 October 2012

Gallery I
Private View: Thursday 25 October 6-9pm
Glimpse showcases the work of photographers working and living in London. The exhibition offers diverse approaches to photography and invites the viewer to question perceptions between fiction and reality.

Jenny Bush, Matt Taylor, Pawel Prus, John Maher,
Michael J. Wills, Mariana Canet, Mark Adams, Clare Lewis,
Pete Webster, Marina Lewis, Rachel I'Anson
Organised by Jenny Bush & Carlos de Lins

www.photomonth.org

Public Private
25-30 October 2012

Gallery II
Private View: Thursday 25 October 6-9pm
Nine London Photographers present their interpretations of Public/Private.
Public brings to mind notions of the open, outside and the urban (shared space and ideas, community, etc.), while Private typically implies, perhaps, more notions linked to home, of the inside, the personal, the intimate, unshared or undisclosed, the solitary and the domestic.

Julie Derbyshire, Brigitte Boldy, Nick Braithwaite,
Anne Clements, Olga Suchanova, Bunshri Chandaria
Vikki Ellis, Chris Gravett, Lucia Hrda
Nine Photographers, One Theme,
A Thought Provoking Exhibition

www.photomonth.org

Uncertain States 2012
18-23 October 2012

Private View: Thursday 18 October 6:30-9pm

Selected works from the UCS collective, as they celebrate their 3rd year in print.

Susan Andrews, Robin Grierson, Mick Williamson,
David George, Laura Hynd, Ania Dubrowska, Del Loewethal,
Fiona Yaron-Field, Aviv Yaron, Sophie Gerrard, Sukey Parnell,
Hazel Pitt, Victoria Kovalenko, James Russell Cant,
Julio Etchart, Franciso Gomez de Villaboa, Roy Mehta,
Graham Asker, Spencer Rowell

www.uncertainstates.com
www.photomonth.org
Note: During this exhibition the gallery will open daily 11am-7pm.

Aggregate/s
4-16 October 2012

Private View: Thursday 4 October 6-9pm

Aggregate/s: formed by the collection of many units into one.

The exhibition brings together a specific group of artists based on their work and interests to create an exciting, coherent exhibition.

Charlie Dillon, Enrique Gavilanes, Gil Mutch, Pia Randall-Goddard,
Paz Perlman, Jackie Brown, Martin Masterson, Eleonore Pironneau,
Mickey Dell, Jane Bolden
Organised by Jane Bolden & Mickey Dell

Face-to-Face
An exhibition exploring portraiture
27 September - 2 October 2012

Private View: Thursday 27 September 6-9pm
Showcasing a wide range of media 'Face to Face' explores contemporary portraiture focusing on the myriad of possibilities to depict individuals, and any other objects, chosen as the subject for a portrait. Some of the works on display are no longer simply representations inspired only by objective reality, but innovative artworks that encapsulate and reflect the essence of our times.

Moich Abrahams, Emma Condliffe, Corrina Eastwood,
Robert Fitzmaurice, Leena McCall, Ellis Nadler,
Yuki Otake, Sam Shendi, Daniela White, Kate Knight,
Max Herbert, Kim Lone, Raine Kenny, W.K.Lyhne,
Mauricio Foubert, Sarah Laverty, Leslie Lismore,
Tatiana Korinfsky, Angela Morris-Winmill, Timothy Gatenby,
Liz Derbyshire, Kevin Derbyshire, Raf Gasak, Silvina de Vita,
Patrick Hourmant, Chic Curran, Laura J. Flynn, Ana Cockerill
Curated by Ana Cockerill

Liz Whiteman Smith
WLTM
13-18 September 2012

Private View: Thursday 13 September 6-8pm
Closing Party: Saturday 22 September 1-7pm
In an age of super connectivity Liz Whiteman Smith has codified sets and sub-sets of internet users. Individuals who tweet and share with the web community; the intimacy of which highlights their isolation.

The paintings have a cool detachment, redolent of the Bechers’ water towers, their complex mass standing out from the empty space around them. The grids though codified do not need to be view as a whole. The serial repetition serves to highlight their singularity and draws you to an individual.

Whiteman Smith is a figurative painter whose starting point is strangers, living in remote areas. Her graphic clarity emphasises the disjointed nature of the photo-face that we send out into the world, trusting it to communicate our message.

WLTM is her first solo exhibition, and brings together her explorations of lonely individuals like faces in a book of stamps their repetition increases their power.

Just like the Olympics we are having a closing ceremony.

This Saturday 22 September by popular demand we are opening Liz's Solo Show: WLTM for one last day!

Wine and snacks  will be served during our regular hours of 1-7pm.

So come along and take advantage of your last chance to see our first Solo Show at Espacio Gallery!

Hope to see you there.

Divergence
30 August - 11 September

Private View: Thursday 30 August 6-9pm
Divergence, a group of Espacio Gallery artists presenting a view of the world which brings together different energies and experiences in a single show. The works are in all media including painting, sculpture, 3D and textiles.

The show will engage and encourage audience interaction in a spiritual and metaphorical experience.

Tom Allan, Christine Calow, Sukhpal Grewal,
Meliha Gunenc, Patrick Hourmant, Juli Jana,
Paul Janssens, Helga Lee, Wendy Roberts,
Julia Tester, Susana Ubidia, Christine Wilkinson
Organised by Meliha Gunenc

Note: This exhibition has been extended until 11 September.
PRESS RELEASE

Unbound
23-28 August 2012

Private View: Thursday 23 August 6-9pm
Espacio Gallery presents a group of young artists making early transitions in their careers, encouraged to unleash their creativity on the world.

Creativity is a free spirit. It can be nurtured, supported, guided and developed. But it thrives best without restrictions and is at it's strongest without limitations; when all rules are relaxed, bindings are cut and obstacles removed, a visceral creative energy is allowed to flow freely and truly from the soul.   

Tonatiuh Bieletto, Ellie Eady, Tim Gatenby, Dido Gompertz,
Lauren Hanrahan, Laura Heathwood, Max Herbert, Ruben Jones,
Roulin Khondoker, Sarah Laverty, Rebecca Oloidi, Ralph Overill,
Daniel Ryall, Nora Velazco, Jacques Viljoen
Kindly supported by Tomas Amare and Renee Rilexie

Eclectica from Hackney and the World
16-21 August 2012

Private View: Thursday 16 August 2012 6-9pm
Eclectica from Hackney and the World is an East End celebration of the cosmopolitan diversity of its arts scene. The show combines photography, printmaking, painting, sculpture from found objects and mixed media, and invites visitors to explore the personal, social and artistic web of interconnections between the artists and their work.

Rasha Amin, Julie Ball, Terry Beard, Julie Eccles,
Enas Elsadiek, Ahmed Farooqui, Rebecca Feiner,
Valerie Gladwin Montgomery, Nina Harma, Carol-ann Lyne,
Mo Negm, Kevin Smith, Anne Thomas, Anthony Wilson
Organised by Anthony Wilson

Seven x Ten
8-14 August 2012

Private View: Thursday 9 August 6-9pm
Seven x Ten showcases an exciting and diverse group of artists who have brought together a vibrant and challenging mixed of paintings, prints, photography, sculpture and mixed media.

Mike Bigland, Stephanie Brunton, Julie Eccles, Ruth Jones,
Chandra Morar, Anne Payton, Nick Peart, Gianluca Pisano,
Daniel Ryall, Claudia Sinicropi
Organised by Anne Payton

Please note:
The gallery opening hours will be daily 3-7pm, exceptionally for this exhibition.

Viewpoints
2-7 August 2012

Private View: Thursday 2 August 6-9pm
Viewpoints showcases exciting ideas from a group of artists with different experiences in their professional path, including some who are also pursuing a career in Art Psychotherapy.

The exhibition provides a fresh look into contemporary and traditional art, bringing together a variety of works that suggest an examination of the physical world and everyday objects, and also a reflection on subjective themes and exploration of an individual sense of space and identity. The artworks on display are from diverse categories, including painting, drawing, mixed media, printmaking, photography, digital art, ceramic, sculpture and installation.

Moich Abrahams, Rubbena Aurangzeb-Tariq, Sonia Ben Achoura,
Edward Bbira, Michael Beeson, Josephine Burke, Lisa Clonan,
Ana Cockerill, Sophie Cottingham, Egan Crowley-Sweet,
Kevin Derbyshire, Liz Derbyshire, Corrina Eastwood,
Robert Fitzmaurice, Leoncia Flynn, Laura J. Flynn,
Amanda Francis, Nicolau Garrido, Christine Gonzalez, Claire Hooper,
Samantha Hunt, Lorraine Kenny, Mark Nelson, Simon Richardson,
Cristiana de Rysky, Christopher Sacre, Joanna Sellam,
Julia Shepherd, James Walters, Annabel Welsh
Curated by Ana Cockerill
PRESS RELEASE
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Collage in Silence
A Film by Renee Rilexie
26-30 July 2012

Private View: Friday 27 & Saturday 28 July 6-8pm
Many of us are scared of silence, fearing the loneliness and disconnection it can sometimes hold, but silence can be a nourishing, creative experience that reconnects us to our creativity and our true selves.

Collage in Silence is a film by Renee Rilexie, who brought together a group of 5 individuals  over 3 days to discover what it's like to work closely together on a single canvas in silence. The results were surprising and exciting.

Come and see the results, hear the interviews on film and maybe even taste a little silence yourself.  There will be an introduction to the film screening which will be followed by an open question and answer session.  Join us and see what silence might mean to you.

The Artists:
Laura Bello, Judith Bieletto, Catherine Field,
Ralph Overill and Justyna Szpygiel
Filmed and edited by:
Simon Bevis

A film by Renee Rilexie
www.rilexie.com

Harmony
A Summer Show to Lift the Spirits
4-24 july 2012

Closing Party: Saturday 21 July 6-9pm
For three weeks Espacio Gallery offers you the chance to recharge your soul and harmonise your mind. Come and see an exciting selection of work from some of our finest creative talents.

Roan Allen, Laura Bello, Judith Bieleto, Julie Caves, Julie Eccles,
Catherine Field, Nick Hazzard, Jill Meager, Nick Peart,
Renee Rilexie, Justyna Szpygiel, Matt Taylor, Julia Tester,
Ernesto Torres, Joao Trindade, Tina Viljoen, Liz Whiteman Smith
Organised by Renee Rilexie
PRESS RELEASE

Roots & Rifts
20 June - 03 July 2012

Private View: Thursday 21 June 5-8pm
Roots & Rifts” is an exhibition that brings together a group of artists from a variety of nationalities and diverse cultural backgrounds.

The show reflects the multiple experiences that living abroad can bring, such as the learning to adapt to different contexts and the need to question identity issues, while reflecting in memories, as well as the particular inner journeys that each artist is forever following.

Catch Up with the Artists on:
Thursday 28 June 6-9pm

Atom.k, Mariana Canet, Ana Cockerill, Joao Coppa,
Polly Coppa, Selma Gusmao, Elizabeth James, Luca Ponzetti,
Fabricio Pretti, Consuelo Radclyffe, Lesley Risby
Curated by Ana Cockerill
PRESS RELEASE

Transformations
7-19 June 2012

Private View: Thursday 7 June 5-8pm
They say the one constant in life is change, and after two months of working 24/7 to turn an empty retail space into Espacio Gallery, we’re more than inclined to agree. Inspired by our own journey our new show will feature artists working in a range of media as they reflect on their own transformations, both personal and artistic.

Join us for what’s bound to be an exciting, transformative experience; who knows, it could be life-changing.

Roan Allen, Pedro Baztan, Mark Bell, Michael Blow, Jane Bolden,
Julie Caves, John Clair, Mickey Dell, Zelda Eady, Moya Evans,
Sally Grumbridge, Laura Harvey, Nick Hazzard, Helga Lee,
Conchita Lucas-Currie, Mo Negm, Ralph Overill, Breda Parsons,
Pia Randall-Goddard, Anke Slebos, Julia Tester, Ernesto Torres,
Susana Ubidia, Jacek Wankowski, Anthony Wilson,
Liz Whiteman Smith
Organised by Carlos de Lins
PRESS RELEASE
Supported by
CASS ART

Lift Off
24 May - 5 June 2012

Private View: Thursday 24 May 5-8pm
After months of building work, installing the latest high-tech lighting system and completing exhaustive technical checks, Espacio Gallery is delighted to announce the countdown to our first show Lift Off, offering a launch-pad to a stellar collection of exciting, diverse artists.

Gallery I
Deana Aulsford, Tania Beaumont, Tania Britto, Chiara Castagna,
Steve Cobb, Anna Dickerson, Tam Joseph, Ben Mellor,
Karen Lynn, Vlad O'Sali, Frank Pohlmann, Eric Storey,
David Sullivan, Sara Sutton, Sara Wickenden
Gallery II
Sara Alleyn, Terry Beard, Laura Bello, Judith Bieletto,
Jackie Brown, Jenny Bush, Carlos de Lins, Ahmed Farooqui,
Catherine Field, Laura Gompertz, Stephanie Herbert,
Jill Meager, Valerie G.Montgomery, Ralph Overill, Renee Rilexie,
Rosalind Smith, Justyna Szpygiel, Matt Taylor, Tina Viljoen
Organised by Carlos de Lins
PRESS RELEASE
Supported by
CASS ART

100 Metres, 100 Artists
Espacio Gallery Opening
19-22 May 2012

Our inaugural show 100 metres, 100 artists celebrates the twin facts that Espacio Artists are a diverse, talented group from across the world, and that Espacio Gallery is conveniently located just 100m from the top of Brick Lane.

We like to tell people we’re the newest Brick Lane gallery that’s not on Brick Lane. To help us showcase the full range of our talents, 100 metres, 100 artists will feature a single piece under 60cm x 60cm from every Espacio member artist.

Opening on Saturday 19 May 1-8pm continuing with Afternoon Tea on Sunday 20 May 1-6pm.
Monday 21 & Tuesday 22 12-6pm.

Come and help us celebrate.

Espacio Gallery
159 Bethnal Green Road
London
E2 7DG
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