Past exhibitions 2014

Wolf at the door
18-23 December 2014

Private View: Thursday 18 December 6-9pm

James Haggas   Chrissy Mclaughlan   Irina Tsynbal   Mark Walter

The four artists in this exhibition reflect the complexity of our world through the different approaches to their work. Ranging from the artist’s observations in the everyday, to the intimacy of imagined spaces developed in the studio. Whether conjured from the intricacies of human passions and patterns or from the beauty found in unexpected places, the group lace together history, freedom and inquiry with a desire to construct their new narratives.

The show includes painting, drawing, and sculpture, and is a celebration of the artists’ compulsion to continue making art despite the ever present wolf at the door.

James Haggas is engaged with the process of discovery and learning.  His art practice is stimulated by the constantly changing kaleidoscope of the everyday world around him.  His curiosity with the ephemeral presents the artist with infinite possibilities to create thought provoking and original work.

In her paintings, Christine Mclaughlan is concerned with the construction of imagined space and narrative through the manipulation of paint. Her textured and layered surfaces frequently hint at  interior landscapes or natural environments, where the viewer is invited to engage with visual fragments to locate the tangible: familiar and at times disconcerting.

Irina Tsynbal explores the concept of the Seven Deadly Sins. In her vibrant portraits of beautiful women, the artist skillfully manipulates the characters and expressions of her models with the use of tape and perspex, enhanced by a multi-faceted system of geometrical shapes and colour combinations. 

Mark Walter is interested in creating new narratives from found objects, broken and discarded in the environment.  His enquiry is focused on the origins, materiality and presence of these objects, that have been devalued by society, and to re-purpose them into imaginative and compelling new work.

Chimera
11-16 December 2014

Private View: Thursday 11 December 6-9pm
The word Chimera immediately brings to mind a hybrid beast with the head of a lion, body of a dragon and a snake for a tail.

A more contemporary use of the word would be as a description of something hugely imaginative and dazzling.

This exhibition takes influence from both meanings to showcase the work of twelve very different artists.

Roan Allen, Isabelle Fouque, Beth Gadd, Guilhem,
Geoff Gunby, Caroline Guth, Raymond Isaac, Sal Jones,
Rossella Spoto, Sandy Sand, Olivia Silver, Annie Zamero
Organised by Guilhem

Making Seen
4-9 December 2014

Private View: Thursday 4 December 6-9pm
Making Seen is a collection of artworks by thirteen artists that reveal their own unique journey into the making of art.

The exhibition is a fascinating insight into the creative mind of the artist.
 
Each artist is making seen the important creative processes that are essential to the development of their art. They allow the viewer a glimpse into sources of inspiration, and invite the onlooker to watch their ideas unfold, evolve and eventually develop into finished works.

It highlights intuitive decision making as a vital component in the creation of art and celebrates the extraordinary ability we all have of making thoughts and feelings visible.

Jim Vernon, Terry Beard, Josette Carroll, Laura Gompertz, Jill Meager,
Lindsay Terhorst North, Yuki Otake, Michael Hutchison, Coulsoom,
Maureen Nathan, Marina Mos, Fio Adamson, Clive Patterson
Organised by Jim Vernon

Imprint
27 November - 2 December 2014

Private View: Thursday 27 November 6-9pm
The subconscious, the emotional states and the human nature. All of these culminated into an exhibition which reflects on the different imprints that four contemporary artists have had in their lives.

The two floors of Espacio Gallery will be displaying both abstract and figurative based work and will explore the opinions and experiences that influence how each artist portrays their subject matter.

Painting, sculpture and print will form a part of expressing how each artists’ past shapes and leaves impressions on them and their work- leaving imprints in their lives.

Andrea Bigby   Naomi Davis   Sharon Sondh   Sophia Kamal
Curated by Sharon Sondh

The Bleached Bones of a Story
20-25 November 2014

Private View: Thursday 20 November 6-9pm
An exhibition by Members of Central Group, London Independent Photography.

Little events, ordinary things; examined, preserved, accounted for.

Héloïse Bergman,  Angelika Berndt,  Brendan Delaney,
Eva Hagman,  Teresa Levitt,  Hugh Look,  Rashida Mangera,
Heather Martin,  Ingrid Newton,  Edith Templeton,  Geoff Titley
Curated by Kerstin Ullström Harris
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edge of ordinary II
6-18 November 2014

Private View: Thursday 6 November 6-9pm
Talk with Philosopher Derek Matravers: Wednesday 12 November 6-8pm

edge of ordinary showcases new works by 10 international artists exploring the position of art and the artist within a multimedia society.

The exhibition presents painting, printmaking, installation, sculpture, and film/video.

Professor and philosopher Derek Matravers will discuss the exhibition in the presence of the artists and the public on Wednesday 12 November 6-8pm.

Matravers’ two most recent works are Fiction and Narrative (OUP, 2014) and a co-edited (with Damien Freeman) collection of essays entitled, Figuring Out Figurative Art: Contemporary Philosophers on Contemporary Paintings (Routledge, 2014). Professor Matravers will take up the themes of pre-modernity, modernity and post-historical art-making in the context of EOII, thereby plaiting philosophy, art theory and art criticism together.
 
Brigitte Boldy, Dom Chastney, Charlie Dillon, Pamela Gerrie, 
Gail Olding, Gianluca Pisano, Jane Price, Bettina Stuurman, 
Konstantinos Vasileiou, Edward Winters

Curated by Gail Olding

Illuminated
30 October - 4 November 2014

Private View: Thursday 30 October 6-9pm
Juli Jolly and Amy Goodchild of the Jolly Good Creative Collective are delighted to present ‘Illuminated’. A group of 16 women open up to two female artists in an honest, intimate discussion about themselves and then pose comfortably nude. The exhibition has been funded by a successful Kickstarter campaign and features painted and photographic portraits.

The core aim of the project is to illuminate each woman's identity through two nude portraits, avoiding the use of the body as an anonymous form. Through collaboration on the concept and creative process, each subject is given creative agency and the opportunity to be naked on her own terms. The resulting works celebrate, visually and conceptually, the inner and outer beauty of women and challenge the viewer to recognise the individual within her body.

The paintings weave Victorian decorative patterns into the bodies of the women while leaving their faces highly focused. The juxtaposition of impressionistic and photorealistic techniques highlights the tension of having to house an individual personality in a body subject to generic expectations.

The photographs show the participants with an image projected onto their bodies. The projected image is chosen to be meaningful to the individual, drawn from the stories and feelings she shares with the artists. The result is expressive and intimate, creating a layer on top of the subject while revealing something from within.

Juli Jolly works mainly in painted portraiture. Her work is a blend of photorealism and dynamic patterns and draws on Pre-Raphaelite and Psychedelic traditions. Juli is fascinated by human psychology and the human form and face, and is interested in exploring the tactile, sensual element of art.  Amy Goodchild’s work is based in photography. Her work is experimental and exploratory, often using layering techniques. She aims to create visually and conceptually striking work which questions the universe and speaks to the viewer.

Juli Jolly and Amy Goodchild
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Points of View
23-28 October 2014

Private View: Thursday 23 October 6-9pm
The Espacio Gallery displays new work by five painters presenting their diverse views of contemporary landscape.

Points of View explores individual approaches to landscape by this group of painters. Their visual interpretations of paintings and prints, show five very different styles of work revealing a wide variety of content. These artists express their creative motives in paintings that span abstraction, symbolism, and reflections of personal experiences.

City scenes, trees and fields, building sites, and vast vistas, together with hidden ‘landscape’ of the inner mind, show how each artist has reacted to the landscape, through different media, as an expression of their ‘Points of View’.

'Each artist demonstrates a strong personal vision with a coherant visual language. There is a collective spirit within this group which joyously celebrates the sensuality of media, the nuance of gesture, and the infinite possibilities this offers.' Mick Kirkbride NEAC

Sarah Adams,  Margareth Crutchley,  Judith Moule,
Clive Patterson,  Cary Whitworth

F Stop
16-21 October 2014

Private View: Thursday 16 October 6-9pm
Cameras are like people. Each one has a different viewpoint. Many viewpoints, in fact. For 'F Stop', Espacio Gallery  plays host to a hand-picked group of photographers each of whom invites you to see life through their lens and from their perspective.

This eclectic show encompasses portrait, abstract, fashion, still life, street photography and many other genres, creating a kaleidoscope of imagery to stimulate and satisfy every visual appetite.

Ann Witters, Tomas Amare, Brigitte Boldy, Gwen Campbell, Bill Davis,
Julie Eccles, Sara Escudero, Paul Flint, Christine Fourdraine,
Angelika Lialios, Pia Randall-Goddard, Tina Viljoen, Pete Webster
Organised by Julie Eccles
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Original Print Fair 2014
2-14 October 2014

Private View: Thursday 2 October 6-10pm
Live printmaking demonstrations:  Sat 4 & Sun 5, Sat 11 and Sun 12 October

The annual Espacio Original Print Fair returns this October with bold new work by Espacio Gallery printmakers. Visitors to the exhibition will be able to browse two floors of original, hand-pulled prints and talk to the artists about tools and techniques. There will also be live printmaking demonstrations both weekends.

“Our passion is print ” says exhibition curator Zelda Eady “and we are very keen to raise awareness of this versatile art-form. Purchasing an original print is often a very cost-effective way for people to start collecting contemporary art - so we invite people to come and browse – several of our artists have a growing international reputation and have been selected for the prestigious RA Summer Exhibition.”

Trevor Banthorpe, Tania Beaumont, Christine Calow, Zelda Eady,
Stan Edwards, Rhed Fawell, Robert Fitzmaurice, Nina Harma,
Helga Lee, Angelika Lialios, Alison Lumb, Ralph Overill,
Wendy Roberts, Natalie Sirett, Jane Stothert,
Julia Tester, Milly Welby, Erika Wengenroth
Curated by Zelda Eady
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About Brick Lane
18-30 September 2014

Private View: Thursday 18 September 6-9pm

Illustrated Talks About The East End of London
Thursday 25 September 7pm
Speakers: Alan Gilbey, Roger Mills and Zena Sullivan
Free entry

Eleven contemporary artists are showing their latest works in this vibrant exhibition curated by Liz Whiteman Smith.

Making and viewing art is very much an interpretive activity, much like a conversation with layers of meaning.  Personal opinions and experiences influence how artists portray their subjects.  Each exhibit has nuances of meaning, and the pieces of art work both individually and together to tell the story of the Brick Lane area giving a complex and unique perspective.

About Brick Lane reveals the artists distinctive interpretations of this fascinating region of London.  From tiny elements often overlooked in modern life to recognisable landmarks, each artist brings you their own unique insight into the world.

Graham Asker, Mark Bell, Julie Caves,
Julie Eccles, Ahmed Farooqui, Esperanza Gomez-Carrera,
Nick Hazzard, Ruth Jones, Ralph Overill,
Liz Whiteman Smith, Sara Wickenden
Curated by Liz Whiteman Smith

Illustrated Talks About The East End of London
Thursday 25 September 7pm

Speakers: Alan Gilbey, Roger Mills and Zena Sullivan
Free entry

The artists in the exhibition have researched ideas about the neighbourhood that surrounds Espacio Gallery. To add to this there will be a series of short talks about the local area and its history by this great line-up of speakers:
 
► Alan Gilbey of East End Backpassages tours and book fame will give an illustrated talk of the real stories about the area.
 
“Backpassage Walks are a hilarious alternative to the normal blue badge tours around East London, whilst remaining historically accurate and extremely informative. Alan Gilbey is the real thing, a genuine Eastender who knows his material intimately and an extraordinary performer and writer. I cannot recommend his walks too highly.” -Rachel Lichtenstein, author of Diamond Street, On Brick Lane and Rodinski’s Room with Iain Sinclair.
 
► Roger Mills, author of the book Everything Happens in Cable Street.
 
► Zena Sullivan, an official City of London guide.
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A Conscious Identity
11-16 September 2014

Private View: Thursday 11 September 6-9pm
It’s all about you, about your needs, desires, aspirations and emotions, about your appearance, your passions and most of all about your identity.

Espacio Gallery is pleased to invite you to see the works of a group of artists who focus on people as subjects; dealing with identity, the subconscious, emotional states, interactions, and the nature of being human.

Joao Trindade, Santiago Alcon, The Finsbury Park Deltics, Geoff Gunby,
Kris Cieslak, Renee Rilexie, Sal Jones, Philippa Hilliard, Mehreen Hasan,
Gianluca Pisano, Caroline Guth, Eleanor Buffam, Becky Beckett
Organised by Kris Cieslak

Wind, Wood and Water
4-9 September 2014

Private View: Thursday 4 September 6-10pm
Wind, Wood and Water offers an array of artwork depicting the beauty, power and moments of serenity in nature.

The exhibition showcases an exciting range of paintings, photographs, mixed media, sculpture and printmaking, using diverse techniques and styles.

The effect is to depict the beauty of the natural world at peace while reminding us of the dramatic changes which can be wrought at any moment, throwing man’s achievements into sharp relief.

Tomas Amare, Trevor Banthorpe, Tania Beaumont, Helen Campbell,
Laurence Causse-Parsley, Elke Counsell, Anthea Eames, Isabelle Fouque,
Rebecca Geary, Christopher Guest, Carol Ann Lyne,
James Mackenzie, Renee Rilexie
Organised by Helen Campbell

Note: Opening times on Sat 6 & Sun 7 September 11am-7pm
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Ahoy!
28 August - 2 September 2014

Private View: Thursday 28 August 6-9pm (treats and surprises)
To commemorate the 200th anniversary of the disappearance of the USS Wasp in the Bermuda Triangle Drawn Chorus Collective invites you to push the boat out! Sailing to shore with their illustrative imaginings of all the mysteries and wonder of the deep.

Ahoy! is an immersive exhibition at Espacio Gallery with illustrations, art, animation and crafts for sale onboard.

30 illustrators under the sea:

Abigail Moulder,  Adam Alexander Clague,  Alex Moore,
Amber Cooper-Davies,  Amy Johnson,  Anette Fernando,
Ben Hendy,  Cathy Kwan,  Chantal El-Bikai,  Charlotte Wosiek,
Daniel Duncan,  Edward Moulder,  Eileen Kwan,  Emily Abeydeera,
Emma Kidd,  Eva Segou,  Fernanda Casterjon,  Fred Campbell,
Fredrik Eden,  Hector Lloyd,  Jessica Lucia Townson,
Johanna Walderdorff,  Katie Markwick,  Nadine Scherer,
Martin Ursell,  Michael O'Brien,  Phil Shaw,  Susan Light,
Tom Cert,  Zanna Allen
To ask any questions about the exhibition or collective please email: [email protected]
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Forgotten Spaces
21 - 26 August 2014

Private View: Thursday 21st August 4-9pm
A group exhibition of new work by some of Londons most prominent emerging artists.

Join us at Espacio Gallery for this exciting exhibit of new work by five young artists living and working in London. All recent graduates from University Arts London, including Chelsea, Central Saint Martins and Wimbledon.

Joe Warrior Walker, Elle Sinclair, Tommy Ramsay,
Fern Dixon, Jasper Wilson
Organised by Joe Warrior Walker

Summer Abstractions
14-19 August 2014

Private View: Thursday 14 August 6-9pm
 
“What is real is not the external form, but the essence of things"  – Brancusi
 
Espacio Gallery is pleased to showcase the work of ten artists who offer a variety of interpretations and mediums reflecting their different styles and approaches to modern art.

Vera Akotuah, Jackie Brown, Steve Buggle, Paul Butler, Jo Colvert,
Pennie Cunliffe-Lister, Maria-Lena Hedberg, Charles McLaren,
Matt Smith, Mehreen Hasan
Curated by Steve Buggle
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Urban Angles
31 July - 12 August 2014

Preview: Thursday 31 July 6-9pm
Espacio Gallery is delighted to present ‘Urban Angles’; where there are cities, there are artists... and no city is complete without its galleries, music venues and literary culture.

‘Urban Angles’ draws  on the differing creative backgrounds of nineteen artists who use an eclectic mix of media, print, paints, illustration, graphics, photography and sculpture.

The artistic heritage of a city is created and shaped by the artists who live and work there; this exhibition reveals the city as a hub which enables the cross-pollination of multiple ideas and cultures.

In the same way that the city provides each individual with the anonymity to ‘’be themselves’’, ‘Urban Angles’ offers  each artist within the collective, the opportunity to present and express their unique and individual  perspective of the urban environment. 

We invite you to join Espacio on this fascinating journey of discovery revealing the artists’ unique experiences of the city as site, subject and inspiration for their work.

Rosa Cives, Ana Cockerill, Jo Colvert, Dauguet, Carlos de Lins,
Julie Eccles, Paul Flint, Sarah Fosse, Nina Harma, Michael Hutchison,
Raymond Isaac, Juli Jana, Lisa Kreuziger, Elspeth Penfold, Jane Price,
Joao Trindade, Erika Wengenroth, Edward Winters, Ann Witters
Organised by Carlos de Lins
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Duality
24-29 July 2014

Preview: Thursday 24 July 6-9pm
Performances at Preview:
Bryan Green 8pm
Luciana Duailibe 8:15pm
Video Screening: Friday 25 July 7-10pm
Duality is the condition of being two, of having two parts usually with opposite meanings, two splitting parts stemming from one unit like the existence of good and evil in human nature.
 
Duality is present in the enigmatic nature of mankind - up and down, peace and war, love and hate, etc. The idea of opposites (Yin-Yang, the union and harmony of opposites) has existed in both Eastern and Western philosophy since ancient times.
 
Duality has been farther examined, it has technical meanings in geometry as well as physics, and  it can be challenging. However, for this show we aim to get into a playful, free-spirited investigation using art and a great dose of audacity!

Lawrence Mathias, Sinclair Watkins, Justine Roland Cal, Silvio Severino,
Carla Fleck, Liz Derbyshire, Kevin Derbyshire, Les Lismore, Mark Nelson,
Liz Kent, Carl Meek, Niki Hare, Marina Lewis, Pascale Pollier, Luciana Duailibe,
Bryan Green, Terryfy, Gaëlle Garbani, Sharon Sondh, Dong Li-Blackwell,
Swaroop Biswas, TAO, Nicholas Peart, Chris Francis, Kevin Jackson
Guest Performance Artists
Bryan Green & Luciana Duailibe
Curated by Ana Cockerill

Duality Expanded
Friday 25 July 7-10pm

Duality Expanded focuses on the works of 5 artists from the current Duality exhibition. Each artist offers a different and unique interpretation around the concept of Duality. Each artist will present slides and/or videos and talk about their work.

Carla Fleck, Lawrence Mathias, Nicholas Peart, Silvio Severino, Terryfy

City Lit Fine Art Course Exhibition
17-22 July 2014

Preview: Thursday 17 July 6-9pm
Students from the City Lit Fine Art Course present their end of course show at Espacio Gallery.

The dynamic and often experimental work is a result of two years study by students from contrasting and diverse backgrounds and artistic interests. There is no unifying or house style to this show, it is based upon exploration and discovery and no student is prevented from working in their chosen genre. Interests range from small sculpture inspired by Brutalist Architecture to personal dreamscapes, visions and myths of masculinity and the very process of creating artwork on an intuitive basis.

 Students have chosen work because it represents an exciting stage in their development and this informs the lively spirit of the show.

City Lit is an inclusive Adult College in Central London, where students are encouraged to develop their aspirations and celebrate their difference.

Judith Burrows, Lindy Clark, Rachel Collier, Michael Crossan, Portia Dadley,
Lucy George, Eileen Goldschmidt, Shiv Harkin, Walter Herbert, Clare Jephcott, Carol Lanyado, Emma Leask, Sipora Levy, Andrew Mann, Helen Mann,
Sara Mclaughlin, Christine Poskitt, Jusleen Rai, Sue Ray, Megan Redmond,
Katya Mons-Rushby, Donna Shearn, Ranjana Singhal, Paul Skelding,
Helen Stedeford, Anstey Thomas, Kyriakos Tsirigotis, Adam Turk,
Susan Walker, Glen Wild, Ranalph Kaine
Curated by Chris Hough, Tony Hull & Students Team
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FLESH
10-15 July 2014

Preview: Thursday 10 July 6-9pm
Performances at Preview:
Agnieszka Niklewska 8pm
Ernesto Sarezale 8:15pm
Flesh. Just the sound of the word is evocative and provocative. For some it conjures thoughts of a juicy steak, served rare, still slightly bloody. For others it brings images of Soho bookshops and red-light windows in Amsterdam. And for the spiritually-minded, there's the mystery of communion and of God made flesh in Jesus.

However you approach it, flesh is the bedrock of our very existence as human beings. Without flesh we could not experience the temptations and terrors of the world around us.

This stimulating exhibition celebrates the physicality and sensuality of the human body. The artists were invited to submit work which confronts the many meanings of flesh, and challenges socially-imposed taboos and notions of sin and virtue as well as exploring our preconceived notions of what it really means to be made of meat.

Beth Gadd, S R Jimmy, Pia Rogers, Roberto Grosso, Phil Barrett,
Christopher J. Simpson, Ellen Jewell, Konstantinos Vasileiou, De Mí,
George Gkrekas, Goojee, Mia Wilkinson, Nicky Callaby, Cliff Docherty,
Susan Lizotte, Alexandre Santacruz, Nadia Nervo, Iona Magnus,
Jo King, Alex Orlov, Veronica Rowlands, Belen Velasco
Guest Performance Artists
Agnieszka Niklewska & Ernesto Sarezale
Curated by Carlos de Lins

People and Places
3-8 July 2015

Preview: Thursday 3 July 6-9pm
Much of our time is spent in going from one place to another, in creating our own spaces or having them created for us, and in encountering an array of people – family, colleagues, friends, enemies, lovers and strangers – as we pass between them.

People and Places is an exhibition of 15 artists each responding in their own way to these encounters and the spaces in which they are situated. Drawing on and responding to these experiences, each artist reflects on these, through their own perspectives and creative approaches, to produce a diverse range of interpretive and original works on the exhibition’s theme.

Moich Abrahams, Becky Beckett, Eleanor Buffam, Krzysztof Cieslak,
Coulsoom, Catherine Field, Guilhem, Sal Jones, Helga Lee,
James Mackenzie, Lucy Morton, Ange Mukeza, Justyna Szpygiel,
Lindsay Terhorst North, Annie Zamero
Organised by Catherine Field, Becky Beckett, Lindsay Terhorst North
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PRIVATE DECADES
Elizabeth Strath
19 June - 1 July 2014

Preview: Thursday 19 June 6-9pm
This major solo show marks a London home coming for Elizabeth Strath, representing the artists journey “from London's 'Chartered Streets' to North East Scotland's luminous skies, chasing light and colour ‘those will o' the wisps that dance ahead showing the path’”.

Private Decades chronicles an evolving East End, its industrial sites, artists’ studios and monuments are scrutinized on the canvas in vivid colour.

Her paintings are informed by Goethe’s colour theory, and inspiration is drawn from the visionary poet William Blake.

‘I wandered through each chartered street, Near where the chartered Thames does
flow, A mark in every face I meet, Marks of weakness, marks of woe.’
London, William Blake
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Colourswatch
5-17 June 2014

Preview: Thursday 5 June 6-9pm
This exhibition is by South London Women Artists and shows work by 41 artists.

'Colourswatch' is a celebration of arguably the most impactful of the formal elements, colour, and is a visual feast.

The idea behind ‘Colourswatch’, developed from an exhibition Pat Keay curated in Nairobi in 2005. It was called ‘True Colours’ and involved a group of street boys picking a colour swatch from a basket. The swatches were allocated in turn to the next artist on an alphabetical list.  Artists who used colour as a principle means of expression in their work were invited to participate. No artist had control over which colour was given to them to work with.

As with that exhibition, the process for ‘Colourswatch’ was to allocate, by random selection, an A5 swatch of solid colour to each participating artist to promote a creative reaction. They were invited to respond intellectually, politically, adversely or emotionally to the colour with all its implicit symbolism and association.

Some artists felt challenged by their colour as it was outside their usual studio practice and ‘comfort zone’. Others welcomed the project, for the same reasons.  Come and view the results which are exciting, revealing, subtle and clever in their diversity and integrity.

Jackie Brown, Kate Bowe, Pia Randall-Goddard, Moira Jarvis, Susan Wood,
Yolanta Gawlik, Cath Dupuy, Dijana Bekvalac, Mary Gordon-Smith,
Juliet Blake, Marion Jones, Chantal Gillingham, Mary Thomas, Pat Keay,
Valerie Taylor, Karen Piddington, Wenchi Lucas, Gill Dove, Christine Landreth,
Reema Dreaming, Jennifer Merrell, Anna Arianova, Jana Sedlakova,
Polly Bagnall, Jasmine Pradissitto, Paola Minekov, Izzi Ramsay, Joan Kendall,
Yoke Matze, Gillian BestPowell, Melissa Budasz, Lisa Brown, Eithne Twomey,
Gil Mutch, Louise Jackson, Janet Tod, Beata Kozlowska, Pat Cove,
Olivia Urquhart, Illinca Cantacuzino, Valerie Lambert

Curated by Pat Keay, Christine Landreth, Eithne Twomey, Reema Dreaming
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Second Nature
22 May - 3 June 2014

Preview: Thursday 22 May 6-9pm
Espacio Gallery and the Chelsea Fringe are pleased to present Second Nature, an exhibition that showcases exciting ideas from a group of national and international artists.

Comprising works in a variety of media, the show provides a fresh look into some of the aspects related to the natural world.

Tania Beaumont, Jennifer Bennett, Kanwal Dhaliwal, Debbie Ding,
Ahmed Farooqui, Leigh Glover, Laura Gompertz, Ewa Goral,
Sally Grumbridge, Russell Hall, Kate Nagle, Nicki Rolls, Clare Skill,
Kirsty Stutter, Sandie M Sutton, Maria Vesterinen, Jessica M Ward 
Curated by Tania Beaumont
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Space Unfolding
15-20 May 2014

Preview: Thursday 15 May 6-9pm
Artist Talks: Saturday 17 May 2-4:30pm
Space Unfolding presents paintings by six British and international emerging artists from a wide range of backgrounds.  A superficially disparate body of work is presented to allow for coherent interaction and response to the theme of space and a dialogue of unexpected connection.  During the opening weekend of the exhibition the artists will be individually speaking about their work, their influences and methodologies.
Artists Talks on Saturday 17, 2-4:30pm - Free Entrance
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Organised by Junko O’Neill and Gillian Holding

NOTE:
New Opening Hours - During this exhibition the gallery opens daily at 11am until Tuesday 20 May.
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Edge of Ordinary
1-13 May 2014

Preview: Thursday 1 May 6-9pm
Edge of Ordinary showcases new works by 10 international artists, which explores the position of art and the artist within a multimedia society.

Gail Olding, Bettina Stuurman, Tim Goffe, Rhed Fawell,
Trevor Banthorpe, Brigitte Boldy, Dom Chastney,
Charlie Dillon, Pamela Gerrie, Gianluca Pisano
Organised by Gail Olding
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Artists Who present Seconds
24-29 April 2014

Preview: Thursday 24 April 6-9:30pm
Artists Who are a collective of five diverse London based artists that formed in January 2013 to exhibit their work together as a means to create alternative channels to artistic expression. Their unique fusion of contrasting influences, styles and media result in a distinctive and compelling showcase of modern art.

The collective launched a rolling tour of exhibitions across the capital and beyond in November 2013. They now bring ‘Artists Who…Seconds’ to Espacio Gallery, with three dynamic guest artists: Andy Gashe, Suzette Clough and Jordane Somville.

Tony Scrivener, Zoe Landau Konson, Vivienne Hollis, Helena Carrizosa, Michael Young, Suzette Clough, Andy Gashe, Jordane Somville
Curated by Gabriel Parfitt

Material World
17-22 April 2014

Preview: Thursday 17 April 6-9pm
Material World - exploring the landscape of human condition.

John Humphreys, Gianluca Pisano, Ira Upin, Ben Mellor, Pascale Pollier,
Ana Cockerill, Tess Williams, Lulu Hancock, Hannah Dakin, Silvio Severino,
Veronica Shimanovskaya, Yuni Ko, Tony Smith, Colin Binns, Imogen Eveson,
Steffen Kindt, Lawrence Mathias, Hidekazu Sogabe, Swaroop Biswas,
Chris May, Betty Ritschel, Lucy SM Johnston, Sande Robert, Ebru Varol,
Georgina Howard, Marie-Pierre, Aava Anttinen, Naomi Szabo,
Olga Mikhaseva, Alexandra Sinopoulou, Chema Martínez, Jelena Perisic, Zahid Mahmood  Mayo, Jonathan Grauel, Sinclair Watkins,
Daphne Bampanioti, Holly Maslen, Liz Derbyshire, Kevin Derbyshire,
Alice Marcelino, Jaime Freestone, Bugu Pala, Laura Colantonio,
Anny Rose, Teresa Gil

Curated by Shizico Yi

Material Matters
10-15 April 2014

Preview: Thursday 10 April 6-9pm
Materials matter to these artists. Cardboard, plastic, wood, wax, newsprint, tissue paper, stone and many other materials come together in an exploration of human interaction with the material world. We live in a world where our senses are dulled by the glossy surfaces of infinitely reproducible digital imagery, but Material Matters examines the proposition that exciting, unpredictable, and challenging art emerges out of a direct physical engagement with materials.

The work in the show includes both wall and floor- based art and embraces a wide range of practices from formal abstraction to collage and landscape painting. Material Matters shows us that form and meaning are complex and multi-layered. In addition, by subverting our normal assumptions about familiar materials, it also suggests the world is a much stranger and more interesting place than we think it is.
 
Fio Adamson, Steve Buggle, Josette Carroll, Saliha Elhoussaini,
Christopher Guest, Lee Herring, Philippa Hilliard, Liz James,
Ange Mukeza, Clive Patterson, Steven Trevillion
Organised by Steven Trevillion

Portrait
3-8 April 2014

Preview: Thursday 3 April 6-10pm
Espacio Gallery is pleased to invite you to our Annual Portrait show. The exhibition showcases exciting new work by emerging artists, providing a fresh look into both traditional and contemporary portraiture.

Santiago Alcon, Tania Beaumont, Stephanie Brunton,
Laurence Causse-Parsley, Helen Campbell, Krzysztof Cieslak,
Jill Meager, Maureen Nathan, Gail Olding, Yuki Otake,
Gianluca Pisano, Liz Whiteman Smith, Val Wolstenholme Clay
Organised by Jill Meager
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A Place in Between
27 March - 1 April 2014

Preview: Thursday 27 March 6-9pm
Performances at Preview:
Alicia de Malaga 8pm
Jones Tensini 8:15pm
The exhibition showcases works by national and international artists, in a variety of interpretations and mediums. Come and explore the interface between life and art; the inner place where creative sparks are born as the artists confront their inner selves during times of transition.

Susan Lizotte, Curaro, James Mackenzie, Yvonne Overton, Jones Tensini,
Nancy Moniz, Alexandre Santacruz, Carla Gradiski, Miguel Ivorra,
Marco Nardi, Jenny Browne, Frikkx, Anahi Rodriguez, Dima Gorbunov,
Silka Uddenberg, Carmen Penido, Ryan Mehigan, Dean Mills,
Ellen Jewell, Vivien Phelan, Selma Gusmao, Omar Obaid, Mike Dodson
Guest Performance Artists
Alicia de Malaga & Jones Tensini
Collaborators
Krzysztof Cieslak and Ana Cockerill

Curated by Carlos de Lins
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Take Two
Clive Giller & Bill Davis
20-25 March 2014

Preview: Thursday 20 March 7-9pm
Clive Giller, retired architect, and Bill Davis, sailor and traveller, have been exchanging views on cities, mountains, far-flung places and life generally for many years.

This exhibition reflects the different approaches they take to making images. Bill’s carefully considered photographs aim to convey the drama of landscapes and seascapes directly. Clive uses instantaneous shots that can then be transformed into subtly altered paintings both representational and abstract. Themes range from the vastness of the Atlantic to intimate studies of the Regent’s Canal.
Curated by Clive Giller & Bill Davis
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► Exhibition Webpage

Time = Change
6-18 March 2014

EVENTS GUIDE
6 March
8 March

13 March

Preview 6-9pm
Chat Circle & Poetry 3-6pm (Tea & Cakes)
Guest Performance Artist: Agnieszka Niklewska
Late Night Opening 6-9pm
Performance Poetry: Andra Simons 7:45pm
As the 'fourth wave' of feminism surges across the country, Time - Change reflects on how far women have come and considers the challenges that lie ahead.

For this show,  which includes  International Women's Day on 8th March,
Espacio Gallery is delighted to welcome the sculptor and experimental artist,
Jamie McCartney, creator of the celebrated Great Wall of Vagina installation, to exhibit with our member-artists.

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The Finsbury Park Deltics, Sally Grumbridge, Carol-Ann Lyne,
Marianne Frank, Brigitte Boldy, Laura Bello, Tina Viljoen,
Natalie Sirett, Nora Velazco, Renee Rilexie, Gabriela Giroletti,
Jamie McCartney, Christopher Guest and Tareshvari Robinson
Curated by Renee Rilexie

Sat 8 March 3-6pm

Chat Circle & Poetry (Tea & Cakes)
Guest Performance Artist: Agnieszka Niklewska
Agnieszka Niklewska - Espacio Gallery
Agnieszka Niklewska

Thursday 13 March

Late Night Opening 6-9pm
Guest Performance Artist: Andra Simons 7:45pm
Picture
Andra Simons

Saturday 15 March 12-6pm

Volunteers needed (bras & boobs) to model for charity posters
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Online Catalogue

Gaze
27 February - 4 March 2014

Preview: Thursday 27 February 6-9pm
                Performance Art: Jonathan Farias 8pm
Gazing...to be gazed at?... 

This exhibition is about contemplation, looking at  things in the world. Artists will freely explore their personal views and express in their works any thoughts or spontaneous reactions brought about their observation of objects, people, nature or any other living or static forms. They may also 'play around' taking into consideration psychoanalitycal and philosophical theories about the concept of gaze.

Categories of works include: painting, mixed media, drawing, photography, digital art, sculpture, video/film, installation and performance.

Mark Nelson, Liz Kent, Liz Derbyshire, Les Lismore, Kevin Derbyshire, Shizico Yi, Christos Tsimaris, Niki Hare, Ayan Yue Gupta, Mukkarram Ali,
Carl Meek, Kim Lone, Leena McCall, Moich Abrahams, Ben Mellor,
Beryl Robinson, Cathy Williams, Dean Mills, Isobel MacLeod,
Gala Bell, Luciana Duailibe, Lorraine Belloni, Noonie Minogue,
Paul Williams, Anahi Rodriguez, Rachel Ducker
Guest Performance Artist
Jonathan Farias
Curated by Ana Cockerill
Press Release

figuratively speaking
20-25 February 2014

Preview: Thursday 20 February 6-9pm

Eleven artists join together for this original and thought provoking exhibition at Espacio Gallery from 20th to 25th February 2014 – well timed to lift you from the winter blues. The artists hail from diverse backgrounds, yet the exhibition “Figuratively Speaking” reflects a shared visual understanding of the world as an exciting place to be explored and represented, with inventive styles and varied and powerful imagery.

Marta Boros, Eleanor Buffam, Marianne Frank, Paul Janssens,
Helga Lee, Mali, Lucy Morton, Moira Purver, Jones Tensini,
Wendy Roberts and Virginia Waterhouse
Organised by Virginia Waterhouse and Eleanor Buffam
Press Release

FAITES VOS JEUX!
13-18 February 2014

Preview: Friday 14 February  6-9pm
FAITES VOS JEUX!  -  a chance encounter with contemporary art.

Place your bets ladies and gentlemen!  Discover an exhibition bursting with ideas and energy.

The nature of perception, growth and change, the urban landscape, home, family and identity,  imaginary ancestry and the beautification of bitter experience all feature as themes.

The range of media includes bark, stone, old teabags, recycled rubbish, photography, print and painting.

Venture in – there’ll be something for everyone.    

Fio Adamson, Joanna Bardzinska, Pedro Baztan, Jackie Brown,
Enas Elsadiek, Isabelle Fackler ,Enrique Gavilanes, Christopher Guest, Caroline Guth,  Angelika Lialios,  Alison Lumb,  Mo Negm, 
Bettina Stuurman and Erika Wengenroth
More about the artists...

Organised by Jackie Brown and Fio Adamson

Colourworks
6-11 February 2014

Private View: Thursday 6 February 6-9pm
"If one has a colour to start from, then one builds the whole painting around it. Colour has just as strong a logic as a form” (Pierre Bonnard).

The work of the 14 artists in this exhibition relies on colour as a fundamental component. It is not just a pleasing aspect of the artist’s work but is their primary means of expression. Whether figurative or semi-abstract, people, objects and landscapes, these works exude energy and strength. The harmonies may be subtle, or the contrasts strong, but the Colourworks exhibition will undoubtedly awaken your senses and touch your soul.

Sally Grumbridge, Terry Beard, Pia Randall-Goddard, Christine Calow,
Coulsoom, Zelda Eady, Paul Flint, Sarah Fosse, Pamela Gerrie,
Laura Gompertz, Stephanie Herbert, Tina Viljoen, Cate Field
Organised by Sally Grumbridge
Exhibition Catalogue

Heaven and Hell
9 January - 2 February 2014

Preview: Thursday 9 January 6-9pm
Performance Art: Thursday 16 January 7-9pm
Closing Party: Saturday 1 February 6-9pm
The question we started with in creating this show was: how would contemporary artists respond to this subject?  In our secular culture, where there is no otherworldly accountability for our behaviour, where we expect our needs and even our wants to be met here and now, where the consumerist imperative leaves little room for postponement of desires, would the theme find any resonance at all?

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Lucretia Allan, Trinidad Ball, Eleanor Buffam, Consuelo Celluzzi,
Jamie Chapman, Sher Christopher, Robert Fitzmaurice, Beth Gadd,
Kate Hazell, Nicca Iovinella, Graham Johnston, Mary Knight,
Edu Luna, Carlosmol, Elspeth Penfold, Jane Phillips, Pawel Prus,
Julia Tester, Tina Viljoen, Christopher Ward, Suok won Yoon, Annie Zamero
Performance Art: Thursday 16 January 7-9pm
Guest Performance Artists
Anahi Rodriguez, Jones Tensini, Ernesto Sarezale, Andra Simons
Curatorial team:
Ahmed Farooqui, Carlos de Lins, Renee Rilexie
Past Exhibitions 2013