Exhibitions

PAINTING OUR PAST - THE AFRICAN DIASPORA IN ENGLAND
2021
Dido Belle (1761 - 1804) - Kenwood House

English Heritage has commissioned a series of portraits depicting six historic figures from the African diaspora whose stories have contributed to England’s rich history. Each artist has been supported by our curators and historians to creatively portray their subject.
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The paintings will be hung at the English Heritage site connected to its subject this summer. Learn more about the commissioned artists and their subjects here. 
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Project x: Black History Month exhibition 2019

Brought to you by Love of Culture, Project X hosts artists Sharon Adebisi, Natasha Muluswela & Movrt to celebrate Black History Month 2019.
Visit the Xhibit 10am-5pm on the 28th-29th October in Activity Room F, 8th Floor, Bush House.
RADICAL LOVE EXHIBITON 2017
46 Female Artists
inspired by
 Arabic Poetry of Love & Lust
Valentine's Day- 5th March 2017  
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Frustrated with the burial of female voices across history, we found inspiration in those that rang out loud and proud across the Arab world thousands of years ago.
The words of these poets challenge preconceptions of faith, of class, of the female experience long ago; they capture what it is to relish life and living.
'Female Lust' showcases these breathtaking poems full of longing and lust, pride and defiance, all sublime in their intensity.

"All lovers wear my castoff clothes and jewels
And gulp down my overspilt drink.
I have raced with lovers at love's racetrack
And beaten them all at my own pace."*
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Women all over the world, half from Arab and Muslim cultures, are responding to this expression of female sexuality and vitality with art.​
Our show features a mix of emerging and acclaimed female artists from Palestine to Peru, Libya to Lebanon- young Spanish, Egyptian, Latvian, Saudi Arabian and Turkish photographers, painters from Syria, USA, China, British African poets, British Asian illustrators and sculptors from Japan, Egypt and Ireland among many more.

Radical Love: Female Lust is at The Crypt Gallery, St Pancras, NW1 2BA, watched over by the Caryatids protecting this old burial ground.
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Profits go the The Global Fund for Women Refugees in Lebanon.

Black Blossoms: Highlighting the Voices of Black Women
​2016

Private View  : 14th July 2016, 6-8pm
UAL Showroom
272 High Holborn
​London
WC1V 7EY
The Black Blossoms Exhibition celebrates and highlights the voices of Black Women, a group which is often invisible, silenced and oppressed in society.
Through film, photography and illustration recent UAL graduates have explored the intersections of gender, race and identity. This exhibition challenges and deconstructs stereotypes in order to re-establish an authentic and inclusive narrative of Black Womanhood.

FLOCK 2016 GRADUATE EXHIBITION

2 August - 3 September 2016​

GX Gallery is delighted to present its 2016 edition of FLOCK, the gallery’s annual graduate exhibition, showcasing the work of new graduates from London Universities and Colleges.

​FLOCK promotes new talent and provides the opportunity for a selection of emerging artists to showcase their work often for the first time in a commercial exhibition. Works featured are from a number of different disclipines; from painting, drawing, etching, photography and printing. 


Unmasked Women

Fri, Sep 2, 2016 7:00pm 19:00
Sun, Sep 4, 2016 6:00pm 18:00
The Artworks Elephant
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Unmasked Women is an exhibition channelling the Black British female experience through creatives. 
Our first theme is health and well-being including an in-depth exploration of Black mental health within the UK.
In order to spark a much needed conversation about mental health within the Black British community, we aim to creatively document and showcase the work of several artists whilst creating a safe and open platform for further discussions.