4th July – 5th August 2018
Taking the act of looking as a starting point, In Whose Eyes? explores questions of female subjectivity, representation and power in contemporary Western culture. Who is made visible – or excluded – and how they are represented in culture is highly political and impacts on people’s lives in numerous intersectional ways.
16 May – 10 June 2018
Foam Talent | London 2018 presents 20 artists – all of whom have been selected for their exciting and creative approaches to the medium. These talented image makers introduce us to a wide range of media and digital aesthetics, which are applied in unique and unexpected ways throughout the exhibition. The exhibition will be officially opened by Simon Baker, director Maison Européenne de la Photographie (MEP), Paris.
7 March – 22 April 2018
Emerging from Finland into the international arena, JONNA KINA is the first recipient of BELOW ZERO, a new contemporary art prize for emergent Finnish artists.
20 September – 29 October 2017
Beaconsfield commissions: Mic Drop – part of Jet Black Futures 1
Keith Piper is a Black British artist of international significance and Beaconsfield is proud to have commissioned the latest digital work in the artist’s oeuvre, Mic Drop. The new work is contextualised by the first London screening of Unearthing The Banker’s Bones (2016), an Arts Council Collection 70th Anniversary commission.
1 July – 6 August 2017
A body of new, related works by London based artist Seb Patane, that lie between the fields of art and music. All four works are in some way re-mixed, addressing notions of authorship through drawing other artists– Gustav Metzger, Pablo Bronstein and Black to Comm – into the creative process.
4th June 2017, 3.30pm
Curator Taru Elfving and artist-researcher Edwina Fitzpatrick are joined by IC-98 artists Patrik Söderlund and Visa Suonpää on Skype from Finland in a public discussion chaired by Beaconsfield’s Naomi Siderfin that focuses on art projects that combine the visionary with a practical approach to the omnipresent spectre of environmental change.
18 May – 18 June 2017
24 young artists shaping the future of photography
Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam returns to Beaconsfield Gallery London to present its views on the current state of photography.
28 January–23 April 2017
Meditations on the Anthropocene continues an ongoing relationship between Beaconsfield Gallery Vauxhall and Finnish artist duo IC-98 – Patrik Söderlund (b. 1974) and Visa Suonpää (b. 1968) – whose projects combine research, text, drawing and animation.
11 – 22 January 2017 with MATERIAL ACTION at Beaconsfield Gallery Vauxhall
Collective Matter will be on site at BGV Wednesday – Sunday 2-5pm with special collaborative workshop events open to all on Friday 13 January 4-8pm and Sunday 15 January 2-5pm, and a public discussion on Saturday 21 January at 2pm
‘Material Action‘ is led by Collective Matter, three artists who work with clay and believe it’s a great material for anyone to express their creativity.
5 October – 27 November 2016
Preview: Friday 7 October 7-9pm
Beaconsfield Gallery Vauxhall launch a new commission by Material Conjectures with Gary Woodley (Arch Gallery) and Emily Motto (Upper Gallery)
25 June – 18 September 2016
Preview: Friday 24 June 7-9pm with special performance by the band GIORGIO SADOTTI
Beaconsfield Gallery Vauxhall launch a new commission by Mulfinger & Budgett accompanied by a sound installation by Giorgio Sadotti
26 May – 12 June 2016
The Liquid Gang Happening: Friday 27 May 6-8.30pm
As part of the Chelsea Fringe Festival Beaconsfield Gallery Vauxhall celebrates the fruits of its previous seedbed residencies with artists Michael Curran and Joseph Walsh in collaboration with Dawn Gaietto, Shanks Pony Gardener and Untitled, resident gallery cat.
22 April – 22 May 2016
Preview: Thursday 21 April 6.30-8.30pm
Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam and Beaconsfield Contemporary Art in London proudly present ‘Foam Talent’, a group exhibition featuring 21 photography talents who represent an international range of innovative image-makers under the age of 35.
Thursday 7 April 2016 6 – 9pm
Join us for a panel discussion and book launch of Beaconsfield Chronic Epoch, published by Black Dog Publishing.
10 February – 10 April 2016
Open late: Friday 26 February, 6-8pm
Heidi Kilpeläinen returns to London after a spell in Finland, to show a new digital work that she has been developing from her residency with Beaconsfield this time last year.
3 February – 10 April 2016
Special events: Friday 26 February 6-8pm and Saturday 9 April from 2pm
Evelyn O’Connor will be conducting alchemy with common substances in Beaconsfield’s Upper Space.
Wednesday 16th March 2016 5-8pm
Third Year BA Fine Art students from Middlesex University engage with Beaconsfield to co-curate their own exhibition, reflecting Beaconsfield’s ongoing commitment to mentoring emergent artists.
Ongoing in 2015
Over the summer you would have seen changes to the venue as we opened up the front wall to increase visibility and access. Visit us and tell us what you think!
Friday 27 November 2015, 6 – 8.30pm
Plenary where the artists of Harnessing the Wind discuss their work chaired by Dr Rachel Garfield.
Saturday 14 November 2015, 4 – 6pm
The RRAAF Debate at Beaconsfield invites artists, activists and speakers to discuss the necessity, possibility and the practicalities of systemic change in arts funding.