SW1 Gallery

New Paintings by Matthew Radford

31 March 2006 - 06 May 2006

Matthew Radford has not shown in London for four years. In that time he has been in the studio, working on a new series of paintings and this exhibition is the culmination of that work.

17 February 2006 - 23 March 2006

South Westminster lies between St. James Park to the north, the River Thames to the south and east and the railway line from Victoria Station to the west.

A Century of British Prints

12 May 2006 - 03 June 2006

At the beginning of the 20th Century, printmakers still had a foot firmly rooted in the Victorian period. Their predominantly black and white prints focused on traditional scenes from the world around them- landscapes, cityscapes and figurative subjects dominated their work. These small etchings proved enormously popular and the artists were feted and collected like Tracey Emin and Damien Hirst are today.

An exhibition celebrating Westminster’s most prominent landmarks

05 July 2006 - 14 July 2006

An exhibition celebrating Westminster’s landmarks: This exhibition is part of the South West Fest Programme and celebrates Landmarks in and around Westminster. The centre of the show is art work by young people from six local schools - you will be astonished by their cardboard slot-sculptures...

The Development of Victoria Street

07 September 2006 - 07 October 2006

Today, modern buildings dominate Victoria Street, but lurking behind the glass and steel lie ghosts of lost and forgotten buildings and landmarks. This exhibition explores this rich history Victoria Street was a very different place in the 19th Century

Three painters explore different coastlines

03 November 2006 - 02 December 2006

Three artists, with their own highly individual painting styles, have worked through the summer on paintings of coastal scenes as diverse as Padstow and South Africa, Hartland Point and Scotland.

A mixed exhibition of work by 12 artists

06 December 2006 - 13 January 2007

An exhibition of a large collection of paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture by 12 highly individual artists.

New Paintings by Sophia Rizvi

22 March 2007 - 21 April 2007

Sophia Rizvi first visited Iceland in 1994 at the invitation of Karolina Larusdottir, one of Iceland’s leading artists. The effect was immediate. Sophia returned to her 2nd year at Byam Shaw School of Art and changed from making monochromatic prints centred around derelict city buildings to creating paintings in rich colours, based on Iceland.

Recent Images from the Hubble Space Telescope

27 April 2007 - 02 June 2007

What is it like in deepest space? What is out there beyond the planets that we know and the stars that we see? In orbit 380 miles above the Earth, the Hubble Space Telescope has been documenting the furthest reaches of the universe & this exhibition shows some of the images it has captured over the past 4 years.

14 June 2007 - 04 July 2007

Panter and Hall are one of the leading galleries in the West End of London. In this exhibition Panter and Hall bring their wide range of contemporary painters to the SW1 Gallery. It's a stunning, eclectic exhibition.

Private viewing 6 June, public viewing 7 June

07 June 2007 - 11 June 2007

‘The Art of Business’ is a celebration of work that showcases the breadth of talent and extraordinary vision and achievement shown by students and tutors of Westminster Adult Education Service (WAES).

10 July 2007 - 21 July 2007

Central to the show is the art work created by local South Westminster school pupils as they envision their ‘perfect world.’ The show comprises a number of free-standing sculptures in the shape of large globes which are created from the pupils’ images of their ‘perfect worlds.’ Hanging from the ceiling or standing on plinths, the globes are going to form a fabulous centre piece for this show.

Visitors will also have the opportunity to add their ideas about their own ‘perfect world’ to the exhibition as they create these on the walls of the gallery.

03 August 2007 - 01 September 2007

Westminster Arts is pleased to re-launch this wonderful celebration of creativity after its absence of four years. This highly popular show includes work by professional or amateur, traditional landscape painter or digital media artist and gives everyone a chance to submit their work if they live, work or study in Westminster.

07 September 2007 - 15 September 2007

A challenging exhibition displaying work from service users of the many treatment programmes in Westminster.

19 September 2007 - 22 September 2007

Land Securities has submitted a planning application for its Victoria Transport Interchange Development. Together with Transport for London and Westminster City Council, Land Securities proposes to take a significant step towards regenerating the area around Victoria Station.

16 October 2007 - 21 October 2007

A group exhibition of new works by 17 artists of the Indian subcontinent. Representing different artistic styles, mediums and sensibilities the exhibition includes some senior as well as younger artists but all of their work is marked for its exciting spirit and quality.

02 November 2007 - 24 November 2007

As part of its ongoing commitment to producing innovative and varied exhibitions for the local community, SW1 Gallery opens its doors to Superrealist painter, Nathan Walsh. Chronicling his recent travels, the exhibition brings to life the vibrancy and eclecticism of some of the world's most famous cities.

THE 28TH OCTOBER

28 October 2007 - 28 October 2007

The London production of Wicked the musical at the Victoria Apollo theatre has just entered its second spellbinding year and as part of the 'festivations' is holding its second Wicked Day on 28 October 2007 from 11 am - 4 pm at Cardinal Place.

28 November 2007 - 05 December 2007

The Grey Coat Hospital Foundation encourages our schools to work together and this exhibition is one way of helping them to do that.

06 December 2007 - 05 January 2008

A Miller’s Tale offers a unique insight into the plight of Germans living in London during the First World War and covers topics including the Queens Westminster Rifles, the Christmas Truce, the Battle of Somme and the Unknown Warrior.

AN EXHIBITION BY WESTMINSTER ACCOMMODATION AND LEAVING CARE TEAM (WALC)

24 January 2008 - 01 February 2008

Young people were accompanied around several art galleries, Tate Britain and Modern as well as doing some work with an artist from the National Portrait Gallery. You will see from some of the work the very obvious influence of some artists, whose work the young people have emulated, from Julian Opie to Mondrian and Banksy to Turner.

AN EXHIBITION REFLECTING THE THEME OF LENT

12 February 2008 - 21 February 2008

Identify your hidden desires, your soul’s yearnings and your long held hopes and dreams in the heart of the city. Join us for BEYOND THE WILDERNESS – LENTEN JOURNEYS - an edgy collection of visual and performance arts taking you on a Lenten voyage of discovery.

New Work by Nick Malone

07 March 2008 - 18 March 2008

This latest series refers to episodes in Jason Smith's Nocturnal Opera, an adventure in poetry, prose and drawings that takes place through one night in one house, as its hero moves from room to room through different encounters.

An exploration of identity in old age.

09 April 2008 - 24 April 2008

Fascinating personalities are unearthed in this group exhibition of work by older people in care and four contemporary artists.

To There & Back Again - Whilst catching the spaces in between

09 May 2008 - 29 May 2008

From fast food joints to old men in slippers, Rob Pepper’s new series of paintings and drawings create a cultural comparison of two countries. ‘To There and Back Again’ explores Pepper’s fascination with using drawings to capture the essence of communities and includes moments from a modern day grand tour of Middle America, as well as his subsequent return to Middle England.

12 June 2008 - 28 June 2008

The 2008 Summer Exhibition introduces the work of Michèle Griffiths, Lorna Hadfield and Owen Ward and welcomes Mark Maxwell back to SW1 Gallery. The show explores the exciting variety of techniques and media represented by their work, which ranges from the more traditional oil on canvas through oil on aluminium to Hadfield's 3D latex 'canvases'.

03 July 2008 - 12 July 2008

As part of SouthWestFest 2008, SW1 Gallery hosts 'Maybe its because I'm a Londoner' a show comprising the work of various local artists as they reflect on what living in London means to them.

16 July 2008 - 24 July 2008

A vibrant exhibition of artworks by over 100 young people in Westminster reflecting their views of the city. Featuring fashion, photography, sculpture, drawing and video, the show launches with a radical fashion show of designs made with recycled materials.

18 August 2008 - 30 August 2008

An exhibition providing a glimpse into the lives of a group of women living in central London over the last 80 years. Memories of childhood and womanhood illustrate the central themes of the exhibition: life, love, laughter and loss, helping us to understand the way we were.