NOW Gallery

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NOW Gallery
London - Greenwich Gateway Pavilions.jpg
Established2014
Location Greenwich Peninsula
Visitors20,000 (2017)
Director
  • Jemima Burrill
  • Kaia Charles
Website nowgallery.co.uk

NOW Gallery is a 130-square metre public creative exhibition space located on the Greenwich Peninsula in South East London, England, founded in 2014.

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History

Developed by Knight Dragon, [1] the space is housed within the Greenwich Gateway Pavilions, a 7-metre-tall curved building designed by Marks Barfield architects as part of the area's urban regeneration project. NOW Gallery opened on 17 September 2014, with its programme entailing a "revolving door" of three-month commissions from both established and up-and-coming artists, designers and other creatives. [2] [3] NOW Gallery is run by a team consisting of founding curators Jemima Burrill and Kaia Charles. [4]

As of 2017, NOW Gallery had an annual visitorship of 20 thousand. [5]

Charles curates an annual Human Stories photography series. NOW Gallery hosted the 2020 Secret 7" exhibition, in which musicians submit songs while visual artists submit cover art for the songs. Secret 7" returned in 2024 to support the charity War Child. [6]

In 2024, marking the 10-year anniversary of NOW Gallery, the gallery saw a rotation of five exhibitions. [7]

Exhibitions

2010s

YearTitleFeaturingRef.
2014–2015ShadeSimon Heijdens [8]
2015ApertureRobert Orchardson [9]
EmblemaRicardo Cavolo [10]
Floating / Falling / Drowning / Flying – An Introspective of Process Phoebe English [11]
Home AffairsCreative director: Yinka Ilori [12]
Straight Jacket Star Jumps Alex Chinneck [13]
2016Where Pioneers LiveMadeThought
In the Heart of a WhaleMargaux Carpentier [14]
The People's Brick CompanySomething & Son [15]
Intimate SpacesVarious, including Cian Oba-Smith [16]
2016–2017What I LikeMolly Goddard [17]
2017The Iris Rebecca Louise Law [18]
The IslandIcinori
WALALA X PLAY Camille Walala [19]
Human Stories: The Body IssueVarious [20]
2017–2018The Come Up Charles Jeffrey [21]
2018Harmonics in SpaceFred Butler [22]
I Don't Have Time for This Hattie Stewart [23]
Indirect SunlightLaura Aldridge and James Rigler [24]
Human Stories: Another England [25]
2018–2019Rinse, Repeat Richard Malone [26]
2019The Mouse and his Child Studio Morison [27]
The Great Supper Sara Shakeel [28]
My Opera HouseKinska [29]
Human Stories: Circa No Future Nadia Huggins [30]
2019–2020Silent Madness Mowalola [31]

2020s

YearTitleFeaturingRef.
2020Slices of Time Emmanuelle Moureaux [32]
Secret 7"Various
2020–2021Meanings and AttachmentsMah Rana
Return to SlygoNicholas Daley [33]
2021My Head is a JungleManjit Thapp [34]
Art BlockCollaboration with Design District
2021–2022Your Ship Has LandedLydia Chan [35]
2022Feeling GoodJoy Yamusangie [36]
RoutineBen Cullen Williams and Gaika [37]
Maiden Voyage JeeYoung Lee [38]
Human Stories: The SatiristsVarious [39]
2022–2023RibbonsMatty Bovan [40]
2023What You See Here / What You Hear HereDarryl Daley [41]
The Shape of ThingsSimone Brewster [42]
The Great Supper Sara Shakeel [43]
Human Stories: A Young South AfricaVarious [44]
2023–2024Greetings from IrelandRobyn Lynch [45]
2024Secret 7" with War Child Various
Like a Melody: Myths, Memories and FantasyCharlotte Mei [46] [47]
Up in SmokeJohn Booth and CAN [48]
Human Stories: Unreported UprisingsInès Elsa Dalal [49]
2024–2025Socks: The Art of Care and RepairCelia Pym [50]
2025Secret 7 with War ChildVarious
London Festival of Architecture

References

  1. ↑ Hansson, Hendrik (9 July 2014). "Developer Opening New Art Space in London". ArtNet. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  2. ↑ Westall, Mark (28 May 2014). "ART NEWS: @NOWGallery a New Cultural Space for London to Launch". Fad Magazine. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  3. ↑ Lydia Epp Schmidt (28 May 2025). "New Cultural Space to Open in London in September". ArtNet. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "NOW Gallery celebrates 10th anniversary". Decoded. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "Anything is Possible: Q&A with Jemima Burrill". Zetteler. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  6. ↑ Ferrier, Aimee (24 October 2023). "Paul McCartney and The Specials to contribute to War Child's 'Secret 7"' project". Far Out Magazine. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  7. ↑ Frost, Eliza (18 April 2024). "10 years of NOW Gallery at Greenwich Peninsula". South London. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  8. ↑ Howarth, Dan (22 September 2014). "Simon Heijdens creates "moving kaleidoscope of light" at London gallery". Dezeen. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "Robert Orchardson goes through the looking glass at Greenwich Peninsula's NOW Gallery". Art Daily. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  10. ↑ "EMBLEMA : an exhibition by Ricardo Cavolo at NOW Gallery". ELCAF. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  11. ↑ Greenhalgh, Imogen (27 May 2015). "Flying High: Phoebe English at NOW Gallery". Sleek. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  12. ↑ Manandhar, Nina (31 July 2015). "Nigerian and Swahili Parables Are the Inspiration for Interior Design at a London Exhibition". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  13. ↑ Mairs, Jessica (17 September 2015). "Alex Chinneck unveils installation modelled on upside-down electricity pylon". Dezeen. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  14. ↑ Gosling, Emily (20 April 2016). "East London Comics Art Festival to span three days in Hackney with Jean Jullien-designed identity". It's Nice That. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  15. ↑ "Something & Son Announce New Project". Love London Love Culture. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  16. ↑ Stone, Bryony (28 September 2016). "Four photographers explore life in London's liminal spaces". It's Nice That. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  17. ↑ Stone, Bryony (4 November 2016). "Designer Molly Goddard's first art installation opens at Now Gallery". It's Nice That. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  18. ↑ Azzarello, Nina (15 March 2017). "rebecca louise law suspends 10,000 fresh iris flowers from NOW gallery's ceiling". designboom. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  19. ↑ Morby, Alice (13 July 2017). "Camille Walala creates colourful labyrinth inside London's Now Gallery". Dezeen. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  20. ↑ "Eyes On: The Body Issue". Wonderland. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  21. ↑ Blythe, Finn (7 December 2017). "We Talk To Charles Jeffrey About His New Exhibition 'The Come Up'". 10 Magazine. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  22. ↑ Cowan, Katy (28 February 2018). "Harmonics in Space: Fred Butler invites us to explore the energy of chromotherapy". Creative Boom. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  23. ↑ Connelly, Laura (21 May 2018). "I Don't Have Time for This by Hattie Stewart lets you become part of her artwork". Creative Boom. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  24. ↑ "Indirect Sunlight". TimeOut London. 28 July 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  25. ↑ Sylvester, Hermione (15 October 2018). "This poignant photo exhibition uncovers Britain's multicultural history". Dazed. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  26. ↑ Davidson, Emma Elizabeth (28 November 2018). "Richard Malone wants you in his clothes at this new exhibition". Dazed. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  27. ↑ "Preview: The Mouse and his Child, NOW Gallery". Love London Love Culture. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  28. ↑ Khan, Tabish (31 May 2019). "Meet Sara Shakeel, The Dental Student Whose Bling Art Collages Turned Her Into An Instagram Sensation". Londonist. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  29. ↑ Khan, Tabish (1 August 2019). "Review of Kinska: My Opera House at Now Gallery". Art Enthusiast. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  30. ↑ McLaughlin, Aimée (2 October 2019). "Nadia Huggins' ethereal photos turn seascapes into dreamscapes". Creative Review. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  31. ↑ Grobe, Max (9 December 2019), "London Designer Mowalola Tells Us About Her New Exhibition at NOW Gallery", High Snobiety, retrieved 6 June 2025
  32. ↑ Mortimer, Georgie (17 September 2020). "This Insanely Instagrammable Free Art Installation Is Open In London". Secret London. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  33. ↑ "NOW Gallery Partners With Nicholas Daley for Immersive Exhibition". Hypebeast. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  34. ↑ McLaughlin, Aimée (26 July 2021). "Manjit Thapp brings her illustrated world to life for Now Gallery". Creative Review. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  35. ↑ Zhang, Tianwei (19 November 2021). "Inside London Emerging Set Designer Lydia Chan's Psychedelic Universe". WWD. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  36. ↑ Carter, Dom (4 April 2022). "Feeling Good: Joy Yamusangie transforms a gallery into a cool fictional jazz club". Creative Boom. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  37. ↑ Toner, Paul (22 August 2022). "Gaika and Ben Cullen Williams Take Over London's Design District With An Immersive Audiovisual Installation". 10 Magazine. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  38. ↑ Yeon, Bruce (16 June 2022). "Maiden Voyage, NOW Gallery in Greenwich Peninsula Presents Artist JeeYoung Lee's Artwork". Korea IT Times. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  39. ↑ Olufemi, Tope (11 October 2022). "NOW Gallery announces new show Human Stories: The Satirists". Crack Magazine. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  40. ↑ Rodgers, Daniel (1 December 2022). "Matty Bovan's brain-melting exhibition makes a monster out of ribbons". Dazed. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  41. ↑ Fountain, Colette (14 April 2023). "Darryl Daley: "I'm Doing What I've Always Known I Was Here To Do"". Notion. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  42. ↑ "Esteemed architect & designer Simone Brewster's commission unveiled at NOW Gallery, London". Design Insider. 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  43. ↑ "Sara Shakeel: The Great Supper". Art Plugged. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  44. ↑ Perry, Francesca (24 October 2023). "Celebrating South Africa's youth culture through photography". CNN Style. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  45. ↑ Pierce, Barry (8 December 2023). "Robyn Lynch takes us inside her inflatable house exhibition". Hero. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  46. ↑ "Charlotte Mei: LIke A Melody: Myths, Memories and Fantasy". Art Plugged. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  47. ↑ Nuvolari, Jacopo (March 2024). "Charlotte Mei: Like a Melody". 1883 Magazine. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  48. ↑ Buxton, Pamela (24 July 2024). "Review: CAN tells Greenwich history through chimneys at NOW Gallery". RIBA Journal. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  49. ↑ Christina (1 October 2024). "NOW Gallery Is Hosting an Exhibition on UK Protest Imagery". Loti. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  50. ↑ Frost, Eliza (4 January 2025). "Socks: The Art of Care and Repair – bring your own to be mended at gallery". Southwark News. Retrieved 6 June 2025.

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