Past exhibitions 2019

MADE IN FRANCE 
17-22 December 2019
Private View: Tuesday 17 December 1-9pm (Invitation only)
Exhibition: 18-22 December 2019

​From Street Art to Pop Art and Beyond. 
With over 16 incredible Francophone artists the exhibition offers a wide range of art: painting, photography, mixed media, and film. 

Dimitri Xato, Max Joseph, INYØNGØ, Isma Kadar,
Keziah Cutz, Spaarky, Kine sira, Laura, Tanguy,
Nicolas Barreau, Theo Vilaceque, Pauline Rossignol,
(In)visible Links artists , Eden Tinto Collins, Seumboy Vrainom,
Sinzo Aanza, Heryte Tefery Tequame

Curated by Vincent Ilunga (Music and Arts Connection) 

Partners:
AUTHENTIQUE ÉPICERIE ET BAR
LES PIPLETTES 
FRANCE CONNECTION 
THE PURISTES 
ESPACIO GALLERY 

​Into the Light
10-15 December 2019
Private View: Wednesday 11 December 6-9pm

A group exhibition displaying works of 11 diverse contemporary artists from across the UK, providing an insight into self-exploration and creating the artists' truth.

Albert Lazsio Haines, Alison Lapper MBE,
Sally-Anne Flanagan, Natalia Jezova, Kevin O'Dowd,
Rev Deb, Dean Stockings, Barbara Harrison Caban,
​Gerald O'Dowd, Madeleine Marsh, Betka Milligan

We search for the real truth, just give us the truth.
Help us rise from the darkness into the light,
say goodbye to yesterday's drama.
The dark war on war,
let us be brothers and sisters every human.
Let's live into the light.
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Opening hours for this exhibition:
Wed 4, Fri 6, Sat 7: 1-8pm
Thu 5: 1-9pm
Sun 8: 1-5pm

Raw Perspectives
3-8 December 2019
Private View: Tuesday 3 December 6:30 - 9pm
First Thursdays Performances: Thursday 5 December 6-9pm

Raw Perspectives challenges our perceptions of masculine identity today. The work in this exhibition challenge us to experience the male figure with all our senses. Art that we consume from advertising and pornography can produce a connection of tactile fresh eroticism, movement and intimacy. These images elicit powerful responses, yet can also offer a subtler experience. Sometimes it’s enough to quietly look, reflect and enjoy.

Art can stir feelings and memories, get under our skin and cut to the bone. We might find a work moving, whilst others might find some work disturbing, but they all share the same focus on masculinity, weather it’s from a male or female perspective. This inspired the context of this exhibition Raw Perspectives. 

Raw Perspectives focuses on the themes of desire, passion, love, loneliness, isolation, loss, intimacy, connection, eroticism, longing, fear, adversity, conflict, community and empowerment. 

Raw Perspectives reveal intriguing uncertainties highlighting the significance of narratives in contemporary art and focusses on socio-cultural and specific meanings around masculinity and the male figure. Some work reverses traditional sexual politics of the male nude, viewed by female artists. Other work explore the fluidity of drag and transgender body politics. 

The exhibition presents work by 14 figurative artists working specifically around the male figure. Some work reverses traditional sexual politics of the male nude, viewed by female artists. Other work looks at the fluidity of drag and transgender body politics. 

The realm of darkness, chaos and fear is part of our anthropological reality and the artist’s role sheds light on the complexity of human existential experiences. 
Expressive obscurity and emotional terrains are common thread amongst the works included within this dynamic exhibition. The liberating capacity of uncertainty which originates from personal experience acts as a springboard to inspire creative dialogue between artists and subject. These uncertainties and improbabilities have the power to liberate the viewer’s imagination and engage more readily on an emotional and intellectual level. Through a visual narrative the 14 artists in this exhibition bring us on a journey through the nature of human existence and experience within a complex intriguing and fascinating reflection of what it is to be male. 

Pit Ca, Jane Clatworthy, Brian Dennis, Phyllis Dupuy, Kennedy Grant,
Mark Ho, Stuart Howitt, Martin Ireland, Christopher James Murphy,
Sally Shrubsall, Ivor George Sexton, Chrissy Thirlaway, Dante Turner,
George Meyer-Wiel

Curated by Martin Ireland

This exhibition is supporting Entelechy Arts, a charity that works alongside people who have often been invisible and un-regarded members of their communities, either because of disability, underlying health conditions or the ageing process.

This exhibition has been supported by James Smiths & Sons Ltd and Robert Bridgewater. 

First Thursdays Performances: Thursday 5 December 7-9pm

7.00pm:  Burning Pricks by Antonio Branco and Riccardo T
8.00pm:  A Little Caterpillar Movement by Thiru Seelan
8.30pm:  Pygmalion by dancer Giaccomo Pini, tenor Daniel Thomson, performer Livia Massarelli, lutenist and guitarist Toby Carr

Two Life Drawing Workshops
​Saturday 8 December 2-4pm & 4-6pm

​Workshops will be £10 each. All materials will be supplied.

Hyperspectral - An Exhibition of Light
25 November - 1 December 2019
Private View: Thursday 28 November 6-9pm

​Nearly all objects in the universe emit, reflect or transmit some light. It is the basis for our vision and the energy required to sustain life on earth. 

By exploring a wide range of themes from color to the lack of it, brightness and shadows, perception and transformation, source of power and a mysterious force, the artists express the theme conceptually and share their light with others.

Adam Lucy, Anila Hussain, Audrey Kirk, Bia Nasc, Bru Marie,
Cath Dupuy, Fatma Keely (Smiley), Hebert Kozu, Jennifer Lopez-Rateike,
Jane Hepburn, Juliana Lauletta, Katyc, Kyun Ngui, Legpuppy, 
Leticia Lima, Luna, Mihaela-Alice Mania, Montoyez, Nathalie Chace,
Novalee Mason, Sarah Victoria Spence, Teri Purcell, Tonatiuh Bieletto Trejo,
suruko, Venesha Thompson, Wendy Tuffin

Curated by Juliana Lauletta

EVENTS
Tue 26th Nov 
6:30 – 9pm 
Reconnect With Your Creativity (Talk) 
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Wed 27th Nov 
4 – 7pm 
Creative Portraits (Photo Shoot) 
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Thu 28th Nov 
6 – 9pm 
PRIVATE VIEW 
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Fri 29th Nov 
6:30 – 9:00pm 
Light Painting (Photography Workshop) 
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Sat 30 Nov 
1 – 3pm 
Photo Walk 
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3:30 – 4:30pm 
Tea/coffee With The Artists 
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5 – 7pm 
Writing your truth (Poetry Workshop) 
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Sun 01 Dec
2 – 4pm
Creative Images Of Plastics Using Cross Polarization (Photography Workshop)
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​Laura Lehman-Kochan
The Human Comedy
19-23 November 2019
Private View: Thursday 21 November 6-9pm

​Laura Lehman-Kochan is exhibiting a varied range of her work at Espacio Gallery. 
 
On show are human expression and psychological nuance using the mediums of pastel and charcoal; landscapes of Central Asia done in an experimental style;  buildings such as the Grenfell Tower ablaze;  the many imaginative influences and concerns of a modern and alive artist. 

Laura is an American artist who has lived in London all her adult life. She is influenced by politics, cities and human interaction.
Opening times:
Tue-Sat 1-7pm
Sun 11am - 5pm

Original Print Fair 2019
5-17 November 2019
Private View: Thursday 7 November 6 - 9pm
Closing Party: Sunday 17 November 1.30 - 3.30 pm

​Making a great impression.

A regular feature of East London’s autumn calendar, Espacio Original Print Fair goes from strength to strength.

17 talented artists are coming together for this exciting exhibition of works on paper produced by traditional printmaking methods. The two floors of Espacio gallery will be full of original hand pulled prints to suit all tastes, from representational works to pure abstract, made from a variety of processes including etchings, linocuts, woodcuts, collagraphs and silk screenprints. As well as the cornucopia of work on show, there will be information on the techniques used and an opportunity to meet the printmakers themselves.  

Now in its 8th year, the Print Fair is always a wonderful occasion and the perfect opportunity to purchase original affordable art. As well as the framed works in the exhibition, there will be unframed and small prints suitable for perfect Christmas gifts.

Helen Benson, Terry Beard, Terry Bryan, Christine Calow, Diane Comte Frost,
Zelda Eady, Sally Grumbridge, Conni Johnson, Sue Jones, Annette Rolston,
​Karina Savage, Ann Simberg, Jane Stothert, Tina Viljeon, Ivy Smith, 
Felicity de Vries and Liz Whiteman Smith

Curated by Zelda Eady

Looking The Other Way 2
29 October - 3 November 2019
Private View: Thursday 31 October 6-9pm

Following the 2018 success of Looking the Other Way, an exhibition by London Gay Photographers Network as part of East London Photomonth, the group presents an exciting new collection of work at Espacio Gallery.

Building on the eclectic mix of styles and subjects in the 2018 show, this year’s exhibition, Looking the Other Way 2, once again celebrates diversity both in front of and behind the camera.

The Gay Photographers Network has provided a collaborative environment for its members to present, discuss and share photography for over 10 years with regular forums and exhibitions in central London and wider access through social media.
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​Heallreaf 3
15-26 October 2019
Private View: Thursday 17 October 6-8pm

​Tapestries are all about narrative, they have told stories since their heyday in the middle ages and this exhibition of contemporary work is no different although you will find no medieval maidens or unicorns here.

Each piece captures a moment in the story but that moment is fixed slowly by the artist as each layer of weft threads lay down the image of the moment. In this fast age full of technology and instant gratification it is encouraging that some artists are still willing to sit at a loom for weeks, months and even years on end to produce such remarkable works of art.

Some are small exquisite jewels such as 'First Impression' by Bridget Lane but then we move to the larger abstract work of artists like Angela Forte (Vermillion Sky) or Margaret Jones (The Fallen).  Spend time with them and they will reward you with their half hidden stories and their beauty.

Heallreaf is an old English word meaning a tapestry hung on a wall in a public place so the name was chosen to define these biannual exhibitions of hand woven tapestry. Heallreaf 3 includes 40 pieces of tapestry from artists across the world including the US, New Zealand, Israel and Europe. For some of these artists it is the first time they have exhibited in the UK.

Alastair Duncan, Amanda Gizzi, Anat Peleg, Anet Brusgaard,
Angela Forte, Anne Jackson, Anne-Elise Angas, Barbara Burns,
Barbara Rowell, Beth Smith, Birgitta Halberg, Bridget Lane,
Christine Paine, Christine Sawyer, Cos Ahmet, Don Burns,
Dot Seddon, Elizabeth Chester, Elizabeth Radcliffe, Elke Hulse,
Ellen Ramsey, Emma Straw, Fanny Aboulker, Frances Crowe, 
Gillian Bull, Heidi Flaxman, Jane Riley, Jilly Edwards, Joan Baxter,
Joanne Soroka, Lija Rage, Lin Squires, Louise Martin,
Margaret Jones, Matty Smith, Michelle Driver, Patricia Armour,
Ruth Bell, Samani Gasimova, Soon Yul Kang

Curated by Margaret Jones

​Time
8-13 October 2019
Private View: Thursday 10 October 6-9pm

Our experience of time can make minutes seem like days and days pass almost without trace. Subjective time, as distinct from the instrumental time of the clock, involves both perception and memory.

The French philosopher Henri Bergson coined the term “Duration” to capture this flux of time, it’s continuous state of changing and becoming.

Works of art have this capacity to engage with both memory and time in their production and reception. Some seem to have the capacity to slow down time while others demand an instant response. The current show exhibits a wide range of approaches to and engagement with the experience and concept of time.

Shahkar Ali, Marcelo Andrade, Mavis Barber, Duart Bel Silva,
Régis Botino, Paula Cherry, Harvey, Ian Robertson, Bev Sage,
Alexandre Santacruz, Venus in Vain, Sara Wickenden, Meg Wroe

Curated by Carlos de Lins
Opening hours:
Tues, Wed & Friday 11am - 7pm
Thur 11am - 9pm
Sat 1pm - 7pm
Sun 11am - 5pm

London Independent Photography
LIP31 Annual Exhibition
1-6 October 2019
Private View: Thursday 3 October 6-9pm

London Independent Photography is a community organisation for amateur and professional photographers.

An established member of the arts community for over 30 years, LIP provides a wide
range of activities for its membership. LIP’s 31st Annual Exhibition is a must-see event, showcasing selected prints demonstrating the extraordinary diversity,  breadth of talent, and craft for personal expression within its community. 

Our independent selectors this year are Laura Noble, Phil Grey and Tom Hunter.

Exhibiting Photographers:
Adam Adamis, Frederique Bellec, Héloïse Bergman, Elizabeth Brown,
Anita Chandra, William Christie, Mieke Douglas, Richard Earney,
Amanda Eatwell, Jacqueline Ennis-Cole, Warwick Hemingway, Peter Jennings, Jeannette Josse, Ghazaleh Kad, Ray Knox, Terence Lane, Alan Larsen,
Danilo Leonardi, Anna Lerner, Sally Lyall-Grant, Frankie McAllister,
Nicola Morley, Joe O’Malley, Kevin Newman, Frank Orthbandt, Omar Parada,
Sarah Peters, Brian Pomeroy, Carole Rawlinson, Sandra Roberts,
Natalie Robinson, Jane Ross, Marco Ruggeri, Sabes Sugunasabesan,
Julian Sainsbury, Joanne Stapleton, Suzanne Sullivan, Sam Tanner,
Edith Templeton, Mary Thompson, Mal Woolford

Curated by Colleen Rowe Harvey

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Exhibition Events:
IDENTITY
Tuesday 1 October 2019 at 7pm
An evening of thoughtful conversation between Krasimira Butseva, Rashida Mangera and Maryam Wahid; each presenting their photography and elaborating on how the theme of “Identity” has shaped their work. A panel-led discussion. Q&A will follow.

OVER THE HILL AND FAR AWAY
Friday 4 October 2019 at 7pm
An evening with Tim Andrews, a former solicitor diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 2005. Presenting his decade long photographic project “Over the Hill.” Astrid Schultz and Louise Haywood-Schiefer will join Tim in conversation led by Nicholas Laborie. Q&A will follow.

FILM AND DARKROOM SEMINAR
Saturday 5 October 2019 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
The seminar includes an introduction to film and film cameras; starting analogue photography without a darkroom; the ins-and-outs of darkroom photography; concluding with DO TRY THIS AT HOME - alternative processes without a darkroom.
Opening hours:
Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat 1-7pm
Thur 1-9pm
Sun  1-3pm

ART POINT in LONDON
24-29 September 2019
Private View: Thursday 26 September 7-9pm

This is the first overseas exhibition commemorating the 50th anniversary of the GALLERY ART POINT in Ginza, Tokyo. 

The exhibition showcases paintings, 3D works and installations by 50 Japanese artists. Come and immerse yourself in the Tokyo art scene!

Binding Performance
Thursday 26 September at 7-9pm
In Japan, since ancient times the binding of ropes has symbolized a sacred act that pervades all natural processes. In shrines ropes were used to distinguish sacred places from other places. Binding is considered to have the power of connecting people or things, filling them with the feelings of the person who binds them. Kou Shirai expresses this power, his feelings and spirituality through his binding works.

At the event, Kou will perform the binding with a part of your body or your belongings. Please bring your belongings that you wish to be bound - “I wish you to experience the Japanese binding art", Kou Shirai.

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Common Ground
​18-22 September 2019
Private View: Tuesday 17 September 6-8pm
Artists talks: Sunday 22 September 3-5pm

Common Ground is an exhibition by these 12 artists from the 2018-19 Peer Mentoring course at Morley College. It features a curated selection of exciting and diverse works encompassing painting, drawing, print, video, sculpture and installation. 

The course aims to form a bridge between the artists’ independent practice and professional networks through a year of mentoring. Students work in their own studios and bring in work for tutorials, group discussions, workshops, artist talks and seminars.

Erika Winstone, course director, comments: ‘The work demonstrates the rich achievements of each artist individually, as well as the benefits of alternative models of learning to increase access to a peer group inclusive of a wide range of histories, background and experience. I congratulate each Mentee on this fabulous, exciting and ambitious exhibition and I look forward to seeing their continuing journeys as artists.’

Terry Barber, Niki Campbell, Charlotte Cooper, Charlotte Fraser,
Caroline Ingham, Catherine James, Gill Lucas, Octavia Milner,
Helen Pavli, Tabitha Peake, Louise Richards, Joao Simoes-Brown

Curated by Erika Winstone
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BASM
HEARTistic Exhibition
10-15 September 2019
Private View: Thursday 12 September 6-9pm

​'' I think that art, like any other free way of expression, should always send a message or an emotion to the one who looks at it. Any musical instrument can make beautiful sounds, but accompanied by a voice & lyrics ... those sounds pass the barrier of the eardrum and advance into people's minds, the same goes for art.

This solo show will bring to the visitors over 30 original works, a variety of techniques & materials, including spray paint on canvas, acrylic on book pages & acrylic on banknotes, sculptures and also a tribute to three of the most famous and inspiring urban artists [ Keith Haring - Basquiat - Banksy ]. Don't miss it! ''
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Free Up the Mind
3-8 September 2019
Private View: Thursday 5 September 6-9pm

Free Up the Mind is inspired by the freedom attained by the artist by letting the mind wander. The journey to artistic expression can be mesmerising and liberating. 

The exhibition offers each artist the opportunity to present and express their unique perspectives on Free Up the Mind. From Abstract to Figurative Art, artists use a variety of media such as watercolours, oils, inks, photography, mixed media and fused glass.

​As with other Espacio exhibitions, all artists are actively involved with the gallery and many will be available each day for a friendly chat about their work.

Tanaz Assefi, Constantin Botezat, Eva Edery, Jonathan Dean,
Ruth Hart, Harvey, Yolanda Y. Liou, Fabiola Retamozo, 
Ian Robertson, Carole Thomas, Martini Yoganini

Curated by Eva Edery & Carole Thomas
NOTE:
Thursday 29th August the gallery will open from 6pm

Impressions
27 August - 1 September 2019
Private View: Thursday 29 August 6-9pm

Most things in our hectic modern lives go unnoticed while only a few will leave a profound and lasting impression.

The exhibition explores how artists have used a variety of different media to convey the influence and Impressions left on their psyche by their subject matter. 

Peter D'Alessandri, Judith Bieletto, Tonatiúh Bieletto Trejo, 
Ronald Hernandez, Hebert Kozu, Juliana Lauletta, 
Adam Lucy, Mania, Bru Marie, Jenny Nash, Roy Peterson, 
Jennifer López-Rateike, Tsuruko, Salma Zulfiqar

​Curated by Carlos de Lins

Roses That Grew From Concrete
@TboArt
19-25 August 2019
Private View: Tuesday 20 August 6-9pm

Inspired by his community and hip hop culture, portrait artist Terrence 'TboArt' Adegbenle aims to shine a light on the everyday people in his immediate surroundings. The people that he meets represent a personal biography and tell a story of his interactions with music and the arts, his relationships, his career and his life journey as a whole.

In this solo show, Adegbenle is attempting to reframe the visual representation of women with a series of large scale portraits that tell stories of strength, confidence, talent and pride, but also a certain vulnerability. The title of the exhibition #RosesThatGrewFromConcrete is inspired by the famous poetry book by US rapper Tupac Shakur. Adegbenle juxtaposes his traditionally created oil portraits with a combination of text excerpts from the poems and powerful words. These words serve as a reminder of the women's stories of overcoming the many hurdles that come with living in a city like London. 

"I feel it is important to begin a conversation about the ways women are portrayed and in turn seen in art as a whole." (Adegbenle) 

Curated by TboArt
@TboArt 

Addressing the Situation
A production by Mandy Webb
12-18 Aug 2019
Opening Night: Tuesday 13 August 6-9pm

This collection of work started in 2012 with the Red Ribbon Dress. 
'The dress became my new canvas' 2014.

It is a collection of the autobiographical, i.e pieces, (dresses) that have been inspired from the beginning of my HIV Positive diagnosis, showing the vulnerability of the Hospital Gown to the later empowering 'Shield Maidens'. It is a journey from where I was in 2002 to where I am now and how I have used that experience.

It is a collection celebrating Women that have been great achievers, whether this was in the arts or in political struggles, women that didn't get the same recognition as their male counterparts. Women that through sheer fortitude have left us a wealth of creative masterpieces and information, even if we do sometimes have to dig deep for it. They are all part of 'Herstory' and continue to inspire the work that I do. 

It is also a collection that raises issues such as the Luxury Tax, the money we pay for necessities i.e female sanitary products and I have made my own 'Luxury Collection' using said products. Also about the effects of Austerity and how many have died due to the cruel work capability assessments and sanctions within the benefits system.
 It is about social injustice, or maybe it's about injustice all round!

The show was first seen in Bristol in 2015. Many more pieces have been added since then and it continues to evolve and grow.

Curated by Mandy Webb.

Urban Angles
30 July - 11 August 2019
Private View: Thursday 1 August 6-9pm

Urban Angles – Exploring the ever-changing spirit of the city.

The artistic heritage of a city is created and shaped by the artists who live and work there. Urban Angles 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.

Images of structure, geometry, reflection, shadow, intrigue and transience provide the essence for the exhibition. As with other Espacio exhibitions, all the artists are actively involved with the gallery and many will be available each day for a friendly chat about their work.

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

Moich Abrahams, Kanwal Dhaliwal, Geraldo Frazao, Robert William Jackson, 
S.R. Jimmy, Kirsi K, Marc Martyr, Biagio Mastroianni, Noriko Michigami, 
Rosana Miracco, Amravati Mitchell, Alice Richards, Jack Smith, 
​Carole Thomas, Martini Yoganini

Curated by Carlos de Lins

​Twist & Turn
23-28 July 2019
Private View: Tuesday 23 July 6.30 - 8.30pm

Twist & Turn is an exhibition which showcases the work of students on the two-year City Lit Basketry course. It illustrates the broad range of techniques and materials that the students have used. Techniques include stake and strand, twining, plaiting and coiling. Materials include willow, rush, cane, raffia, various twines and yarns and more contemporary materials such as wire, card and papers.

The work displayed has been produced in response to an individual theme chosen by the student, which has allowed them to explore areas of personal interest.

The group of students is known collectively as The Basketeers and can be found on Instagram @the13basketeers. They are:

Lisa Atkin, Lucy Bampton, Greet Blom, Selena Chandler, Jill Eatherden,
Deb Hart, Debbie Khan, Gepher Louis, Selina Macarthur, Pip Rice,
Felicity Truscott, Michelle Van Der Knaap, Di Wu.

The exhibition is kindly supported by The Worshipful Company of Basketmakers and The Basketmakers’ Association.

​Opening hours for this exhibition
Tues - Sat 11am - 7pm
Sun 11am - 3pm

Scratch Below
16-21 July 2019
Private View: Thursday 18 July 6-9pm

A diverse and distinct group representing several styles and approaches to art and design, make this show innovative and contemporary. What gathers the group is having worked together within the realms of creative exploration for the year. Each with our own life and artistic experience, plus baggage and nonsense, to bring to the table. Traversing the traditional and with a calling card of eclecticism, (Whaaat-how did that get in there...) ultimately providing a platform of styles and mediums including illustration, painting, print, photography, sculpture, mixed media, installation and audio.

Incorporating the ephemeral, natural, unconventional and whimsical, it's a world of possibilities where conversation is encouraged. Aesthetically pleasing, emotionally intelligent, ambiguous, ambitious and downright suspicious, or at least descriptively 'dodgy', could be said of some work. And why not? What are we, if not best able to express through 'art'. Naturally it's up to you, the viewer as interpreter, to take from it what you will.

May I ask then? Are you sitting comfortably, or is something a little amiss? If so, please feel free to Scratch Below...

Andy Whitson, Anna Horeglad, John Gosnell, Mariam Rahim,
MJ Fontaine, Paulo Dac, Pawla, Sarah Hinton, Shirley Neighbour,
Sophie Meyer, Susanna Williams, Wendy Scott

Curated by Lara Hailey

Distinctive Diversity
5th Annual Exhibition 
Patricia Evangelista and Students
8-14 July 2019
Private View: Saturday 13 July 5-9pm

Distinctive Diversity is the 5th annual exhibition produced by Patricia Evangelista Art Studio and students.

The show is a great collection of students artwork which display powerfully vibrant figurative and abstract paintings. Our artwork has a focus exploring the techniques from the classic oil painting to contemporary.

Each painting has its own individual understanding and means to express. The artists want to show through painting their influential feelings, emotions and also the abilities that they had been learning beyond the studio. 

Artists and guests are very welcome to see the incredible result. Come and share the same passion with us.

Alicia Moreira, Alice Eduardo, Ana Clara Ghezzi, Anait Avakian, 
Arda Arslan, Barbara Maciel, Brandon Millan Rios, Cyanne Kroin, 
Deborah Rogedo, Deniz Durmaz, Estevão Faria, Faisal Brimah,
Giovana Rodrigues, Giovanna Faria, João Vitor Ghezzi, Julie Moreira,
Larissa Silva, Maria Eduarda Ghezzi, Maura Marquez, Marisa Olavo,
Melissa Sarmiento, Nicole Queiroz, Nicolas França, Patricia Evangelista,
Pardis Resaei, Priscila Magalhães, Poppy Bemmer, Stephan Heringer,
Stephanie Queiroz, Rafaela Demori, Soraia Demori

Connections
2-7 July 2019
Private View Thursday 4 July 6-9pm

Connections at Espacio Gallery showcases new work from a hugely diverse national and international group of artists living and working in the UK and invites visitors to explore the personal, social and artistic interconnections between them and their work. 

The exhibition combines photography, printmaking, painting and mixed media in a human network connected and separated by geography, language, culture and collaboration.

Come and make your own Connections.

Judith Bieletto, Antonella Cianfagna, Hartash Dale, Fred Fabre, 
Liviu Florin, Max Goffe, Mehreen Hasan, Chris Holley, 
Juliana Lauletta, Jakub Malinowski, Michal Radzio, 
Adam Turk, Claire Weinstock, Sara Wickenden, Wilson Atila

Curated by Carlos de Lins

​Reconnect with Your Creativity
Free Talk by Juliana Lauletta
Friday 5 July 6:30 - 8pm
Espacio Gallery
Admission free

​Creativity is not a gift that you are born with and either have it or not. Creativity can be practiced. It's like a muscle that gets stronger if you exercise. Also, there are a lot of techniques you can learn to do that.

Juliana will be talking about one of her favourite subjects: Creativity! And how to reconnect with yours.

She will be sharing a lot of ways you can get your creative juices flowing. She is so passionate about the subject that we are sure she'll empower you to dive deeper into your creative journey. Let's call it contagious creativity!

Come and join us. We'd love to see you there. 

City Lit
SEMBLANCE
Year of the Figure and Portrait Show
25-30 June 2019
Private View: Tuesday 25 June 6-9pm

‘Semblance’ – the outward appearance or apparent form of something, especially when the reality is different…

A selection of paintings, made mostly made from life, by students on the City Lit Year of the Figure and Portrait course.

Melissa Byrne, Jane Caton, Gerry Churchill, Philip Cuttell,
Clare Goddard, Linda Gold, Kate Laydon, Sue Maskell,
Jan Nockolds, Avril Rayner, Ian Rose, Alison Swabey,
Helen Tindale, Jude Williams, Jo Williamson

Curated by Heidi Wigmore

Perspectives
18-23 June 2019
Private View: Thursday 20 June 6-9pm

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. 

The exhibition offers a diverse range of media including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, mixed media and installation.

Tess Barlow, Héloïse Bergman, Amy-Leigh Bird, Ben Chandler,
Magdalena Del Mar, Fred Fabre, Karolina Jonc Buczek, Ruth Hart, 
Delia Keddie, S.R. Jimmy, Elisabeth López Saiz, Liz Purkis, Alison Stirling, ​
​Adeline Timis, Adam Turk, Raya Yordanova, Thomas Young

Curated by Carlos de Lins

Thought Atlas
11-16 June 2019
Private View: Thursday 13 June 6-9pm

Thought Atlas is the collective observations, research and response of fourteen artists currently based in London. Their photography, video and installation projects chart the social climates and currents that shape us as we process and navigate life’s terrain. 

Robin Barr,  Héloïse Bergman,  Simon Brewster,  Jan Cylwik, 
Pippa Healy,  Sara Heywood & Jane Watt,  Nicola Jayne Maskrey, 
Frances McAllister,  Nicola Morley, Roland Ramanan, 
Krystina  Stimakovits,  Geoff Titley,  Mandy Williams

Curated by Héloïse Bergman

ANTSinLONDON
A Retrospective of over 900 Miniature Paintings
by Lorraine Loots
4-9 June 2019

​Exclusive Preview: Tuesday 4 June 4-6pm. Serious Buyers Only, Buy Tickets Here
Opening night: Tuesday 4 June 6-9pm. Entrance is free.

For 6 days, Espacio Gallery will be transformed into a treasure trove of tiny artworks for lovers of the miniature form. The exhibition will comprise of the largest show ever hosted by renowned South African miniaturist Lorraine Loots, showcasing over 900 penny-sized watercolour paintings created over a timespan of 6 years.

Having exhibited in New York, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Chicago, Singapore and Sydney, this will be the artist’s first ever exhibition in the United Kingdom, as well as the first (and only) opportunity to finally look back on the Paintings for Ants story. The exhibition will act as a retrospective of the artist’s expansive collection of miniature paintings created between 2013 and 2019, as well as showcasing 20 of her most recent never-before-seen pieces, known as “The London Collection”.

Lorraine started her career as a miniaturist in 2013 with her first series, 365 Paintings for Ants. The concept was simple: she’d paint one miniature watercolour every day for an entire year. Initially it started as a side project, but in no time at all, the momentum behind the project grew and family, friends and - soon - strangers, began booking up dates and requesting their own paintings. The success of the endeavour was profound, catapulting it from a personal side-project to a full-time occupation. 

Lorraine’s work has been featured on CNN, The Huffington Post, The Daily Mail, Colossal, Buzzfeed and Gizmodo among many others, and she currently has an Instagram following of 295000. 

Despite her work’s global surge in popularity, Lorraine remains rooted to her home in Cape Town, where she lives with her husband, Mark, son Felix, and their dog, Salvador Dagi. 

Note on opening hours:
Please note that the opening hours for this exhibition will be as follow:
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Tuesday 4th, 6-9pm (Opening night)
Wednesday 5th and Friday 7th, 11am-8pm
Thursday 6th, 11am- 9pm  (As part of First Thursdays, 6-9pm)
Saturday 8th, 9am-6pm
Sunday 9th, 9-11am
Entrance is free.

Note to Media: 
A preview of the exhibition will be open to members of the press from 16:00 to 18:00 on Tuesday 4 June 2019. This will coincide with an exclusive preview, with slots booked by serious buyers.
​For access please apply at www.lorraineloots.com/london-press

AL19N
14-19 May 2019
Private View: Tuesday 14 May 5:30-9pm

We are a group of final year graphic design students at the University of West London. Our projects include editorial design, packaging, games, augmented reality and everything to do with graphic design! 

We are excited to present our final show as a finale to our degree show!

Kyle Allen, Louis Bailey, Jack Baker, Carey  Brown, Dace Caune,
Virginia Ceroli, Dana  Cimpean, Paige Coote, Viktoria Dmitrenko,
Amanda Dorsett, David Durojaiye, Daniele Fanin, Omotayo Foluso-Henry,
Alexandra Fowler, Ana Carolina Da Costa, Maciej Gorak, Ervin Guzek,
Antony Hamilton, Holly Hucklesby, Halima Ikuomola, Charlie Little,
Francisco Lopez Romero, Sara Manjon, Teodora Micheva, Joe Mowbray,
Chenise  Patel, Erika Petranova, Arron Simpson, Antonia Toland,
Gara Uriarte Echebarria, Sebastian Vivas, Catarina Bakker

Opening Times: 
Tuesday 14th (Private View): 17:30 - 21:00
Wednesday 15th: 11:00 - 19:00
Thursday 16th: 11:00 - 19:00
Friday 17th: 11:00 - 19:00 
Saturday 18th: 11:00 - 19:00 
Sunday 19th: 11:00 - 16:00
► Press Release

Fluid
​7-12 May 2019
​Private View: Tuesday 7 May 6 - 9pm 
Live performances: Thursday 9 May from 7pm

Human IEU brings together eleven artists working in a variety of mediums in a group show - FLUID. The work they’ve created in response to this theme challenges, provokes and dynamically engages the viewer in a collection that incorporates drawing, painting, video, sculpture, photography and performance.

While to some the word FLUID may conjure up the gender fluidity emerging in today’s culture, to others FLUID suggests a method of working or a medium in which to work.  

Remembering that the human body is 60% water, we’re asking the viewer to think about the importance of fluid to the human experience.

Jonathan Armour, Susie Breen, Brian Dennis, Samuel Douek,
Stuart Howitt, Brother Kwan, Graeme Messer, Georg Meyer-Wiel,
Sheila Wallis, Mathias Vef, Ali Zaidi

A Word from the Curators
‘It has been both challenging and stimulating to work with such a diverse group of artists, and we are excited to share this unusual amalgam of styles and approaches’. 
EVENTS
Fluid Live
An evening of live art presented by Human IEU
Thursday 9 May 7-8pm

Artists Collective Human IEU invites you to witness short performances featuring: 

RODENT is the ultra-ego of artist Benedict Stewardson; a trans-dimensional goblin and doyenne of the gutter, your very own fraülein Sally Bowles via chicken bone and a distortion pedal. Stewardson’s work uses drag, noise and text to explore ugly emotion and queer experiences of violence through high octane tragedy and destructivist ritual. 

GRAEME MESSER will perform his cut-up stream of consciousness poems, created from autobiographical texts that appear in his earlier works.
Contact us
Brian Dennis - [email protected] | 07764 943129
Graeme Messer - [email protected] | 07763 363122

Register for the Private View: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fluid-private-view-11-artists-exploring-fluidity-in-contemporary-culture-tickets-60122457890

Find us on:
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Instagram: search #humanieu #maleieu
  • Human IEU is an artists’ collective that meets weekly to create work derived from the human form. 
  • If you’d like high-res images, please contact Brian Dennis on [email protected]

Unlimited
30 April - 5 May 2019
Private View: Thursday 2 May 6-9pm

The artists have been invited to present artworks exploring an array of unlimited possibilities. Unconfined interpretations, styles and genres will excite your senses and perhaps, lead you to reflection. 

The exhibition brings together an exciting range of artworks showcasing painting, printmaking, photography, installation, 3D and mixed media.
​
Rina Bakis, Héloïse Bergman, Raffaele Coletta, Gio Cuison,
Abbie Denton, Joe Ellwood, Shahina Jaffer, Marc Martyr, Selina Mayer, 
Parjam Parsi, Ivan Rérat, Kirstie Tebbs, Nichola Tuohy, Adam Turk, 
​Sonya Blanche Vassell, Jonathon David Wilks, David Woolfson

Curated by Carlos de Lins

​Factual Enigma - Central LIP
23-28 April 2019
Private View: Thursday 25 April 6-9pm

Creating or consuming stories appears to be a basic human need and we devise all kinds of means by which to do so. It is therefore not surprising that both makers and viewers of photographs try to concoct or tease stories from them. Yet since stories depend on time lines, still images do not easily lend themselves to narration. It can be argued that they effectively sidestep or even thwart any such attempts on our part. The stories a photographer may wish to tell with a series of images will never quite tally with the ones the viewers might construct from them, even when there are titles to guide us. David Campany, who has spent years thinking and writing about photography, states: “Hitchcock was the master of suspense but photographs suspend in a very different way. They show but they don’t tell. They describe but they don’t explain. They are factual enigmas.”

See for yourself what stories are evoked for you and, if you can, come and compare them with those of the photographers, who will make themselves available on the afternoon of Saturday 27th April at Espacio Gallery.

Kathryn Alkins, Robin Barr, Hady Bayoumi, Héloïse Bergman,
Dorota Boisot, Chris Burrows, Simon Butcher, Jan Cylwik,
Steve Jones, Teresa Levitt, Hugh Look, Rashida Mangera,
Heather Martin, Frankie McAllister, Ingrid Newton, Jim Paterson,
Edith Templeton, Geoff Titley, Alec Wyllie

Curated by Krystina Stimakovits

Sugar Shilpa चीनी शिल्पा 
16-21 April 2019, 11am-6pm
Private View: Tuesday 16 April 6-9pm

Each of the 7 artists has spent time living, teaching, painting and drawing in India. 

This exhibition is a celebration of India and the creative inspiration it has given each artist.

Matthew Booker, Douglas Farthing, Nancy Haslam-Chance, Alice Macdonald, Alexander Middleton, Elvira Rose Oddy, Jackson Rees

Curated by the artists 

​CABINET
9-14 April 2019
Private View: Thursday 11 April 6-9pm

This CABINET of contemporary curiosities is an intriguing collection of artworks - emanations from the human imagination, creativity and consciousness; an emporium of the weird, wonderful and fun. The works exist for themselves, carry their own potent charge, provoking some deep stirring in the observers or probing their consciousness and questioning their understanding.

Naomi Avsec, Rachael Tyler Bacon, Héloïse Bergman, Simon Brewster,
Paul Chardonnay Clarke, Alistair Ewen, John Greenwood,
Whitney Jade Halsted, Sam Hodge, Chad Hodgson, Renate Mahmoud,
Caterina Paschal, Elspeth Penfold, Venetia Nevill, Ruth Richmond, 
Carl Summersgill, Kelly Sweeney, Chieh An Tang, 
​Jenny Timmer, Jane Vincent

Curated by Jenny Timmer
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​Boundaries & Beyond
02-07 April 2019
Private View: Thursday 04 April 6-9pm

Some people love having rules, because they know what is expected, how they should behave, and what standards are in place.  Others hate rules because they feel trapped and confined by regulations. Some say that boundaries are crucial for all kinds of creativity while to others just the thought of it would send a shiver up their spine.

The artists have been invited to present artworks exploring an array of possibilities of being creative either within boundaries and/or beyond. The exhibition brings together an exciting range of artworks showcasing painting, printmaking, photography, installation, 3D and mixed media.

Either you're a rule maker, a rule taker, or a rule breaker, we would love you to come and share your thoughts and experiences with us.

AnnyRose, Stuart Adams, Marcelo Andrade, Robert Ashby,
Duart Bel Silva, Melanie Bliss, Constantin Botezat, Elaine Breinlinger,
Antonella Cianfagna, Fred Fabre, Zurab Gogidze, Mehreen Hasan,
Sarah Hollebon, Debbie Imeson, Rachel Kay, Klaudia Kobelentz,
Helen Lack, Yvonne Lodemore, Mikrideb, Joel Morrison, Alina Popescu,
Julia Rudens, Adam Turk, Thomas Young, Mina Yousef-Beigi

Curated by Carlos de Lins

ESRC - Photographic Exhibition 
27-31 March 2019
Prize-Giving Ceremony: Tuesday 26 March 6pm (Invitation only)

Our Better Lives photographic competition provided 14-18 year olds with an opportunity to be creative by using photography to explore the relevance of social science to their life. 

Selected photos from the competition will be exhibited at Espacio Gallery, London from 26-31 March 2019. The exhibition is free to enter and everyone is welcome.

Please note that a private viewing and prize-giving ceremony will be held on the evening of 26 March. This will be an invitation only event.

Use #ESRCPhoto to let us know what you think of the exhibition.

Israeli Contemporary Artists Exhibition
11-23 March 2019
Opening Evening: Tue 12 March 6-9pm

Despite the abrupt changes and daily use of technology, which has become an integral part of our lives that we cannot do without, and despite its influence over our behavior, which has led to growing insensitivity towards ourselves and others, we can still find endless, diverse sensitivity in art. These art works deliver an inner and outward message: the human core is still alive and kicking. Each artist is unique in style and technique, and yet they all share the message that we are human beings who must learn to live together and arouse the dormant human within us – and for that cause, there is no better way than the culture of human creation, and no better tool than art, which embodies the spirit of creation and reminds us that we are all one big family.

As a man, and more importantly – as a human being, I believe art connects people and knits them more closely together to bring out the human artist within us, regardless of gender, race and faith.

Rami Azzam, curator and artistic director.

Participating Artists:

Sara Weitzman, Tami Tamuz, Uzi Tal, Zahava Lupu, Edna Ben Arie,
Ruth El-Raz, Vered Gour, Shayel Niran Yahalom, Eli Granot,
Ruthy Kalman, Yaffa Shabat, Shlomit Lahat Hanani, Yoel Marek,
Irit Biber, Danieli Ben, Aviva Berger, Menucha Cohn, Shay Hardan,
Drora Avisar, Ika Abravanel, Chana Helen Rosenberg, Jacob Levy,
Dr. Anat Ein–Gedi, Hannah Hirshman Cohen, Etty Lev, Daniel Levy,
Ruth Zuker, Tzipi Achishahar, Itshak Yarkoni, Michal Avrech, 
Anna Zinger, Aviva Beitler, Pnina Meiri, Ida Lomianski,
Israel Tabakov, Ilan Shait, Yudit Yitzhaki, Tzivia Pouni, Ronit Koren,
Miriam Yari, Michal Kimchi, Rachel Amir, Inbar Pianko

Urban Contemporaries
05-10 March 2019
Private View: Tuesday 05 March 6-9pm
First Thursdays Late Opening: Thursday 07 March 6-9pm

Fifteen figurative painters have collaborated to explore diverse approaches to the concept of the urban environment, responding to the contemporary urban world. Each artist is attempting to capture the visual character and essential forces of the city experience through depicting scenes of everyday life, the beauty of common place things or their interpretations of the symbolic, human, psychosexual drama of the city.

The Exhibition will offer glimpses into the very diverse visual experiences of fifteen painters, who chronicle their responses through combinations of careful observation, photographs, private archives, film and other media to record personal encounters with city existence and offer new stories and narratives. Some use drawings and paintings as visual accounts to convey the disappearance of social and cultural landmarks, others interact with symbolic elements to transmit feeling, atmosphere and humanity specific to cities, exploring feelings both of intimacy and detachment.

The Exhibition produced by these ‘Urban Contemporaries’ will offer new insight into the forgotten, overlooked, dirty underbelly of the urban experience and also its uplifting, chaotic energy and movement, emblematic of the urban encounter.

Sharon Beavan, Frank Creber, Gethin Evans, Susanne du Toit,
Ferha Farooqui, Annette Fernando, Tim Hyman RA, Sarah Lowe,
Michael Johnson, Elizabeth McCarten, Michael Major, Alex Pemberton,
Melissa Scott-Miller, Grant Watson and Charles Williams

Exhibition's Website

Earth Tones
19 February - 03 March 2019
Private View: Thursday 21 February 6-9pm

From the rich warm and wonderful colours of the earth a group of Espacio colourists and guest artists find inspiration.

Now in its 6th year the annual Espacio colour exhibition is always fascinating and always different. This year’s show, Earth Tones, is a multi-disciplinary exhibition comprising painting, printmaking, photography, mixed media and glass; abstract and figurative art. The link is colour.

What are Earth Tones? They are all around us and are often taken for granted. They are the colours of nature, from burnt sienna to yellow ochre, from Venetian red to vivianite blue.

For the last year, the Espacio artists have been exploring this range of colours and celebrating them. They have used the colours of the earth as a starting point and then stretched and pushed the brief so that it fits in with their own practice.

Earth Tones will not disappoint. Come and visit the exhibition, be inspired, meet the artists and join in the celebration of colour.

John Adams, Vera Akotuah, Terry Beard, Tania Beaumont,
Elizabeth Brown, Christine Calow, Zelda Eady, Eva Edery,
Sally Grumbridge, Nick Hazzard, Susan Keshet, Ashima Kumar,
Emily Marbach, Rosana Miracco, Ann Simberg, Smita Sonthalia,
Lily Taylor, Tina Viljoen

Curated by Sally Grumbridge

​Tuomo Karjalainen - will be performing during the Private View.
@tuomo.karjalainen

Boundaries & Beyond
05-17 February 2019
Private View: Thursday 07 February 6-9pm

Some people love having rules, because they know what is expected, how they should behave, and what standards are in place.  Others hate rules because they feel trapped and confined by regulations. Some say that boundaries are crucial for all kinds of creativity while to others just the thought of it would send a shiver up their spine.

The artists have been invited to present artworks exploring an array of possibilities of being creative either within boundaries and/or beyond. The exhibition brings together an exciting range of artworks showcasing painting, printmaking, photography, installation, 3D and mixed media.

Either you're a rule maker, a rule taker, or a rule breaker, we would love you to come and share your thoughts and experiences with us.

Moich Abrahams, Tanaz Assefi, Mavis Barber, Simon Barber, 
Constantin Botezat, Jan Chan, Jonathan Dean, Katie Francis, 
Maria Gerardo, Jeno Herzmann, Maria Kokkonen, SR Jimmy, 
Dagmar Ortmair, Sara Paganetto, Nell-Lynn Perera, Eliyah Qureshi, 
Fabiola Retamozo, Thomas Ridgway, Aga Robak, 
​Katka Sestakova-Okusanya

Curated by Carlos de Lins

Roots & Rifts
22 January - 03 February 2019
Private View: Thursday 24 January 6-9pm

People grow in different ways, sometimes take directions that they never expected and experience new forms of living. Taking another path will bring new memories and could reinforce our roots, but can also produce rifts with the past. But rifts can also bring awareness and, upon reflection, enhance our original roots and make possible the understanding and acceptance of changes. Perhaps one should never get so attached to  their own roots. After all, a tree must one day reach beyond its roots as we must leave our baby shoes behind. It was this thought that gave rise to Roots and Rifts.

Bringing together a group of national and international  artists, the exhibition showcases works exploring a wide range of observations and experiences. These may include issues related to living abroad and identity, as well as memories and other impressions that each artist has absorbed on their journey through life.

Anyi Ren, Art Hop Life, Carla Mylius Fleck, Constantin Botezat,
Consuelo Radclyffe, Cristina Cantilena, Daniela White, Denise Wyllie,
Diogo Lando, E Sap, Elena Rizzardi, Frank Balbi Hansen,
Helena Maxwell-Jackson, Huw Briggs, Ida Ndoni, Inha Bastos,
JC Trouboul, Justyna Koziczak, Kofi Boamah, Lawrence Mathias,
Le Guerrier Project, Lella Castello-Branco, Les Lismore, Lizy Bending,
Marcos Buarque de Holanda, Maria Di Gaetano, Marta Boros,
Martyn Royce, Munisha Gupta, Naked Nature Project, Natan Heber,
Rafael R., Shabs Beigh, Thomas Young, Viola Rühse, Uki Otake

Curated by Ana Cockerill
EVENTS

​Le Guerrier
22 January - 03 February
Daily 1-7pm

A film by Ola Klebanska, Mathilde Dauguet, and
Jean Garcin.
Music: Wojtek Sobolewski
Admission free.

The Gronthee International Poetry Festival
26 & 27 January 7:30pm

Curated by a Bengali poet Ahmed Kaysher and the editor of the Gronthee poet Shamim Shahan, the festival features some of the accomplished and new voices from South Asian, Latin American, European and Persian poetry.
Admission free.

Organised by The Gronthee Literary Platform.

Naked Nature Project
Friday 1 February 8pm

As part of the Roots & Rifts exhibition, the Naked Nature Project will be offering to the public a "first view" of their upcoming book Are You Mental.
The program includes an art video and a presentation of photos and other contents of the book.
Admission free.

​Chega de Fiu Fiu (Film screening)
Brazilian Women Against Fascism
Saturday 2 February 7:30pm

​BWAF (Brazilian Women Against Fascism) and Arts for Democracy present a screening of the Brazilian documentary Chega de Fiu Fiu, which translates roughly to Enough With Catcalling.

Filmmakers Amanda Kamanchek and Fernanda Frazão use the documentary to explore sexual harassment and catcalling in the streets of Brazil, and the film interweaves the stories of three Brazilian women, including a trans woman, who share their versions of the female experience. 

The screening will be followed by a panel discussion and Q&A. The panelists are Gabriela Loureiro and Minerwa Tahir.

Part of the Roots & Rifts exhibition.

You Can't Beat a Woman
8-19 January 2019
Private View: Monday 7 January 5-7pm

You Can’t Beat a Woman is a Heritage Lottery Fund project directed by June Freeman and Ravi Thiara.

For centuries domestic violence was both wide-spread and widely tolerated in the UK. With the resurgence of feminism in the late 1960s and the birth of anti-racism in the 1970s, however, a new awareness of domestic violence spread among young White British and British Asian and other ethnic minority women. Anger mounted over the misery and damage it caused to many women and a determination that something should be done about this grew.

The exhibition tells the story of how groups of White and Asian women began to campaign for houses to set up as refuges for women desperate to escape from violent husbands and partners. Securing a house was not enough, however. Women also had to learn how to set up viable businesses offering the services abused women needed. The exhibition outlines the way refuges developed as organisations run by women for women.

Directed and curated by June Freeman and Ravi Thiara
Past exhibitions 2018