Past exhibitions 2018

Frankenstein
5-17 June 2018
Private View: Thursday 7 June 6-9pm

FRANKENSTEIN at the Espacio Gallery celebrates the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s classic novel. There are eleven artists featured in the show. A range of media, including painting, printmaking, interactive digital and 3D, are used to explore both the historical aspects of the book and its author, and also the contemporary relevance of the travails of Frankenstein’s creature.

Frankenstein’s creation becoming a monster provides a metaphor for many contemporary concerns. These include the effect of intolerance, persecution and loneliness on individuals which can occasionally result in the creation of modern day delinquents and criminals. Also of particular relevance to this show is  the current debate about the possible societal and political impacts of artificial intelligence and robotics.  Both these areas of concern have provided inspiration for a number of the works.

Julie Caves, Chris Mercier, Nick Hazzard, Sara Wickenden, Gil Lewis,
Liz Whiteman Smith, Dan Munday, Esperanza Gomez Carrera,
Emma Hammond, Graham Asker, Greg Martin

Symbiosis
22 May - 3 June 2018
Private View: Thursday 24 May 6-9pm

Espacio Gallery and the Chelsea Fringe are pleased to present Symbiosis, an exhibition that showcases exciting ideas from a group of national and international artists, comprising works in a variety of media giving a fresh look into some of the aspects relating to nature, growth, decay – contrasting organic forms and structures.

Ekaterina Adelskaya, Tania Beaumont, Lynne Blore, Livleen Dhaliwal,
Matt Durrant, Sally Grumbridge, Sharon Harvey, Kate Rose Jarvis, Diana Krilova,
Danic Lago, Andrew Lee, Angelika Millmaker, Kate Nagle, Sirdeep Singh,
Luana Stebule, Astra Taylor-Todd, Jenny Timmer, Christina de Windt

Curated by Tania Beaumont

Japanese Art Show
Japanese Pop & Modern Art
15-20 May 2018

Open View: Thursday 17 May 6-9pm
(Everyone welcome, free refreshments provided)

Pop - Modern Japanese Art is a colorful and vibrant group show introducing the talent of more than 40 Japanese artists. This exhibition will include a mixture of pop and modern works and explore the artistic scene in Japan as a cultural superpower crossing a number of mediums and themes from fine art to illustration and Pop Art to Modernism and beyond. This exhibition showcases the very best of contemporary Japanese art today. More than 80 works will be exhibited !

Arisa Okazaki, Aya, Ayaka Ozaki, Dyatomaru, Gassea, Happy, Hako,
Hyangsun Shin, Heyshiro Matsuoka, Kamoji, Kayano Ushiyama,
Kayoko Hashimoto, Kiyo Kigisu, Kikuno, Kou, Kohei Hashizuka, Kenji,
Kenji Iwasaki, Keikou Aoyama, Kyo, Lisa Suzuki, Mariko Ishikawa,
Masumi Senoo, Midori McCabe, Meiko Hitsujino, Natsuko Poe,
Papipupe Pochi, Reiko Sassa, Rune, Ryo Kuwata, Sachi☆Choco
Saori Kashimura, Shiroki, Shingo Terasawa, Shin, Seri Hano,
Tomoko Ebara, Tomoyuki Okamoto, Tetsuji Shirakawa, Takaaki Mano,
Tozo Kagamiya, Ayae Suzuki

More information: http://mayumiproject.today

Curated by Mayumi Project

Perspectives
8-13 May 2018
Private View: Thursday 10 May 6-9pm
Performance Art: Jones Tensini at 8pm

Perspectives is a vibrant exhibition presented by a group of national and international artists. Each artist creates art through their own personal prism. Their themes range from the personal to the seeking of the universal. Their styles, materials and techniques vary but all offer us a unique artistic expression and strive to show us the world from their own unique perspective. 

Lizy Bending, S.R. Jimmy, Naomi Rose Johnson, Simon Kloss,
Yvonne Overton, Nigel Rudkin, Francesca Serra, Jill Tattersall,
Ellen Jewell, Duart Bel Silva, Deeya Mirchandani, Dannielle Warwick,
Chris Holley, Alison Stirling, Peter D'Alessandri, Flavia Escobar

Guest Performance Artist: Jones Tensini

Curated by Carlos de Lins

Unlimited
1-6 May 2018
Private View: Thursday 3 May 6-9pm

Unlimited (adj.):
1. boundless, unbounded, unconstrained, uncontained, unconfined,  transcending – ‘the  sky’s the limit’ 

Damn braces: Bless relaxes (William Blake)

2. endless, never-ending, everlasting, infinite, extensive, immeasurable

The sun-comprehending glass,
And beyond it, the deep blue air, that shows
Nothing, and is nowhere, and is endless. (Philip Larkin)

3. not a ‘limited edition’, i.e. original, unique

Even the most perfect reproduction of a work of art is lacking in one element: its presence in time and space [= its ‘aura’], its unique existence at the place where it happens to be. (Walter Benjamin)

The artists in this exhibition are getting together around ‘Unlimited’ as it offers scope for a wide range of interpretations, approaches, genres and styles.

Beata Burdelak, Jonathan Dean, Christine Drummond, Mehreen Hasan,
Mayumi Kataoka, Amravati Michell, Fabiola Retamozo, Marcelo Rodriguez,
Jay Shaw-Baker, Miguel Sobreira, Nora Velazco

Organised by Carlos de Lins & Amravati Mitchell

Context Free
24-29 April 2018
Private View: Thursday 26 April 6-9pm
Performance Art: Marcia Mar at 8pm

As the title suggests, Context Free is an art exhibition with a free theme.

The show includes representational and non-representational artworks from any category of visual art: sculpture, assemblage, installation, painting, collage, textile art, printmaking, photography, filmmaking.

Whether your work is thoughtful or spontaneous, concerning serious concepts or playful ideas - all forms of artistic expression are welcome.

Evaldas Gulbinas, Ivanka Kutner, Marta Boros, Ida Ndoni, Jenny BM,
Diana Krilova, Patrick Newell, Boano Prišmontas & Ricardas Blazukas,
Mariwan Jalal, Peter Raynor, JC Trouboul, Markéta Popelková, Kofi Boamah,
Craig Hudson, Edson Costa, Javier L Cazenave, Marcos Buarque de Hollanda

Guest Performance Artist: Marcia Mar

Curated by Ana Cockerill
Press Release

Viewpoints
The Rooftop Collective
17-22 April 2018
Private View: Tuesday 17 April 6-9pm
Meet the Artists - Saturday 21 April 2-5pm

THE ROOFTOP COLLECTIVE presents: ‘Viewpoints’ – A series of artistic conversations.
 
A curated collection of photographic & art works by six photographers and six artists.
 
This sixth show of the Rooftop Collective (est. 2010) showcases work by members:
Chris King - Paul Clifford  - Toby Deveson - Tom Owens - Graham Matthews -
Jeremy Johns: along with selected artists chosen to pair with each photographer -
Judith Burrows - Consuelo Simpson - Annamarie Dzendrowskyj - Susan Clare -
Michael Wallner - Lesley James.

The exhibition presents a variety of works from sublime landscapes to dynamic portraiture, executed with a range of cameras and techniques, allowing an immersive experience into contemporary photography and art today. The artists find unity by working principally from both London and everyday local surroundings allowing the formation of an ongoing dialogue and providing the opportunity to share and respond to each other’s thoughts and ideas.

Curated by Anna McNay

Special opening hours for this exhibition:
Tue-Sat 11am - 7pm
Sun 11am - 5pm

The Space Between
03-08 April 2018
Private View: Thursday 5 April 6-9pm

An exhibition by members of the London Independent Photography’s Central Group,
presenting new lens-based work examining the relationships between the photographer, the subject and the viewer.
 
Hady Bayoumi, Héloïse Bergman, Dorota Boisot, Chris Burrows,
Jan Cylwik, Steve Jones, Danilo Leonardi, Anna Lerner, Teresa Levitt,
Hugh Look, Rashida Mangera, Heather Martin, Frankie McAllister,
Ingrid Newton, Jim Paterson, Ray Rapkerg, Edith Templeton, James Thorp,
Geoff Titley, Ariadne van de Ven, Kate Wentworth, Alec Wyllie

#pengtings
27 March - 1 April 2018
Private View: Thursday 29 March 6-9pm

#pengtings is an exhibition by an international group of female artists interpreting the way they choose to present the world around them. This is often incorporated with the fantasy lives they invent for themselves.  

Social media has given us all carte blanche to reinvent ourselves as super-human, exaggerating how we look and artificially enhancing what we believe are our best features.  The pressure surrounding body image is a real and growing issue and can occasionally manifest itself in anxiety and mental illness.  There are numerous ways to define beauty and catching a moment to appreciate it can be a way to alleviate the stresses of life and escape into a world of imagination . This can be achieved with art that pushes the boundaries of what is real and can imitate itself within painting, drawing, and sculpture.

In this exhibition seven female artists explore the internal and external conversation they have with their lives, and their views of themselves, both real and imaginary.  This exhibition is an inspiring portrayal of life through the eyes of contemporary artists.

Caroline Lovett, Diana Sandetskaya, Jacqui Grant, Josette Aitman,
Michelle Karpus, Tania Askar, Victoria Perloff

Curated by Jacqui Grant

The Bigger Picture
Photographic Competition 2017
20-25 March 2018

Social science research plays a vital role in our society. From big ideas to the most detailed observations, social science affects us all every day - at work, in school or college, within our communities, when exploring our identities and expressing our beliefs.

The Bigger Picture competition is an opportunity for 14-18 year olds to be creative by using photography to explore the relevance of social science to their life.

The selected works will be exhibited at Espacio Gallery from 20-25 March 2018.

Organised and curated by ESRC
Press Release

JABBERWOCKY
and other nonsense in the here and now
13-18 March 2018
Private View: Thursday 15 March 6-9pm

This exhibition is inspired by Lewis Carroll’s ‘Jabberwocky’, one of the greatest examples of nonsense literature. The poem’s impressive use of fictitious words and abstract imagery masterfully illustrates a scene of childhood fantasy, in which the monster lurking dangerously in the shadows is finally eliminated. While the narrative itself remains mysterious, the action of overcoming a great evil is undeniable. It is Carroll’s creative reframing of threat and danger through his bewilderingly-named creatures that has elevated the poem to such acclaim.

The show includes a myriad of contemporary messages about playing with fantasy in order to comprehend reality and to defeat menace. This encompasses two-dimensional and three-dimensional artworks (painting, photography, print, mixed media, installation), as well as video/film and performance, all of which may be political, personal or as nonsensical as the poem itself. With the poem at focus, artists convey impressions of today’s Jabberwocky narrative both figuratively and in abstract forms, drawing from playful and serious perspectives.

Denise Wyllie, Ida Ndoni, Kevin Derbyshire, Lawrence Mathias,
Les Lismore, Liz Derbyshire, Jonathan Graham, Cristina Cantilena,
Lizy Bending, Ben Mellor, Helen Lack, Elena Rizzardi,
Yolanda Pinto Medina, Verena Giavelli, Sonia Stanbury, Adolfo Solarte (FITO),
Marcos Buarque de Hollanda, Art Hop Life, Marcia Mar,
Andrés González-Meneses, Janet Moses, Naïg Thomé, Meliha Gunenc,
Julia Schoklitsch, Edson Costa, Luciana Mariano

Curated by Ana Cockerill

Nonsensability
An Evening of Performance Art
Saturday 17 March 8-10pm

Featuring:
Jones Tensini
Giulia Vitiello
Marcia Mar
Lizy Bending
Lawrence Mathias and Bethan Mathias (vocals), Mike Blakeney (bass), and
Megs Slark (dancing)
Jonathan Graham & Sara Paganetto (co-performer)

Curated by Ana Cockerill and Jonathan Graham

Threads
Women's History Month
06-11 March 2018
Private View: Tuesday 6 March 6-9pm

Our lives as women contain many threads. Some run through time, connecting us to our past selves and pointing a way towards the future.

Others are the threads that weave us together with our family and friends. And there are also the threads of memory, of those we have loved from near and from far, and of those we have lost.

In Women’s History Month, the Threads exhibition reaches out beyond the boundaries of national borders, language, culture and belief, inviting participants to choose a thread from the wide tapestry of their lives and gently unravel it to release its meaning, wisdom and secrets.

FREE EVENTS
Thursday 8 March 2-7pm
Celebration International Women's Day

Workshop, Performance, Talks, Puppets
3:00 pm: Workshop - Beatriz Acevedo
5:00 pm: Performance - Yuliya Krylova
6:00 pm: Puppet - Tareshvari Robinson

Drop in anytime and join us. Tea, cakes, and snacks served.

Curated by Renee Rilexie & Tomas Amare

Camaradas: UK - Mexico Art Competition
27 February - 4 March 2017
Private View: Wednesday 28 February 6-9pm

Following the success of its previous four editions, the Embassy of Mexico is proud to present “Camaradas: UK – Mexico Art Competition”, a fantastic opportunity for emerging artists from both countries to work and learn from each other and to discover unexpected coincidences they might share.

One British and one Mexican artist must become comrades and form a partnership, the partners must submit either an individual proposal of a piece by each artist, or a joint proposal. The art piece presented, must engage in a dialogue on a subject or idea of their choosing. The Works can range across painting, photography, video, sculpture, performance or any other visual art form.

A panel of judges comprised of leading figures in the art world will select the best partnership proposal.

Curated by Pablo Lugo

Supported by the Embassy of Mexico
Press Release

YELLOW
13- 25 February 2018
Private View: Thursday 15 February 6-9pm

This is the latest in an annual series of colour themed exhibitions at the Espacio Gallery. Sixteen gallery artists have taken on the challenge of responding to this theme. A range of responses will be on show including abstraction, realism and figurative work in various media.

Terry Beard, Robert Fitzmaurice, Zelda Eady, Christine Calow,
Sally Grumbridge, Bozena Czyz, Philip Leevers, Lizzie Brown,
John Adams, Tina Viljoen, Ann Simberg, Susan Keshet,
Andy Metcalf, Rosana Miracco, Kirsty Kerr

Curated by Terry Beard

Unfold
30 January - 11 February 2018
Private View: Thursday 1 February 6-9pm

Unfold is a fascinating journey into the creative mind of the artist. It reveals the 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.

The exhibition showcases a variety of interpretations and mediums reflecting their different styles.

Tanaz Assefi, Elena Brand, Andrea Coltman, Jack Cooper, Evaldas Gulbinas,
Ekaterini Koliakou, Charvi Jain, Chihiro Kinjo, David Emmanuel Noel,
Benjamin Nyari, Sara Paganetto, Renee Rilexie, Pierre Verluca,
Claire Weinstock, Sara Wickenden, Lewis Albert Williams

Curated by Carlos de Lins

True/False/Fake/Real
17-28 January 2018
Gallery 1
Private View: Thursday 18 January 6-9pm


Curated by Seacourt - The Centre for Contemporary Printmaking

in with the new
17-28 January 2018
Gallery 2
Private View: Thursday 18 January 6-9pm

January is the month which looks both ways: back to the old year and, more importantly, forward to the new.

So what better time for an artistic collaboration to infuse the New Year with creative energy?

This January, artists from The Artists' Pool and London Visual Arts have joined together for an artistic expedition at Espacio Gallery.

LVA Artists
Maureen Collier, Anisha Samani, Barry Moore, Ellie Atkins, Nich Batt,
Kay Singla, Ben Honey, Paula Koski, Becca Clegg, Nellam Markanday

The Artists' Pool
Jesus David Gomez, Mario Bieletto, Rilexie, Manuel Miguel,
Oscar Martinez Olivera, Roberto Cortes Arellano

Opening hours
Tuesday - Sunday: 2-7pm
Sunday 28th: 2-5pm
Closed on Monday

Identity
3-14 January 2018
Private View: Wednesday 3 January 6-9pm

Identity is a group of established London based and international artist coming together to exhibit their work at Espacio Gallery. The artists have current as well as past connections and share some common ground yet they are all an entity with distinct pathways on their own artistic journey.
 
A range a works can be viewed at the exhibition, from sculpture, paintings and ceramics to video and digital art.  

Andy Finlay, Svetlana Atlavina, Sally-Anne Flanagan, Natalia  Jezova,
Maria Kaleta, Glen Marston, Betka Milligan, Madeleine Marsh,
Gerald O’Dowd, Alicia Zimnickas

Curated by Sally-Anne Flanagan

Note:
The gallery will be open till 9pm on Thursday 4 January as part of Whitechapel Gallery First Thursdays event.
Past exhibitions 2017