Bermondsey Project Space is a

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art gallery in

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, South East London. It was founded in 2015 as Art Bermondsey Project Space and sponsored by

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in association with ''State/F22'' magazine. Located in a 3,000 sq ft converted Georgian townhouse adjacent to the

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Bermondsey, the gallery hosts three exhibition rooms over three floors of this former paperworks. The gallery presents a programme of exhibitions, events and out-reach educational projects, producing a publication to accompany each show in support of the gallery programme. The Gallery Director is Andrew Etherington. The Artistic Director is

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History

Bermondsey Project Space was founded in London as a

gallery in October 2015 to encourage personal development through visual art and support the fusion of art, photography and culture. The

seed funding was spearheaded by Mark Thackara (Europe) and David Ivens (UK) from an original proposal from State/F22 magazine. The Bermondsey Project Space also had Olympus' partners in Amsterdam, Berlin and Hamburg. Initially for one year, the Olympus/State partnership lasted for three years due to the success of the project. From March 2018 onward the gallery has worked independently with numerous small partnerships and sponsors to realise the exhibition programme - guided by the Artistic Director and full time Director. The gallery is run to a Foundation Charity criteria and has a board of 12 governors. It still receives minor financial support from State Media (State/F22 magazine). In 2018, the gallery was shortlisted for two of

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's "Southwark Business Excellence Awards".

Exhibitions

* ''The Future Can Wait'', a satellite exhibition of London's New Wave artists. 2015. * ''Dench Does Dallas'', photographs by

Peter Dench Peter Dench (born 23 April 1972) is a British photojournalist working primarily in advertising, editorial and portraiture. His work has been published in a number of books. Biography Dench was born and grew up in Weymouth, Dorset. He graduated f ...

. 2015. * ''Calculations, Permutations, Notations'' by the Belgian collective LAb(au) in collaboration with The Mayor Gallery. 2016. * ''Exhibition in a Box'', party photographs from the 1980s and 1990s by society photographer Dafydd Jones. 2016. * ''Rewind'', recent paintings and works on paper by Julie Umerle. 2016. * ''The Kate Inside: Kate Bush'', photographs from 1982 to 1993 by Guido Harari. 2016. *''Marilyn Stafford , Stories in Pictures 1950-60,'' June–July 2017. Photographs by

Marilyn Stafford Marilyn Jean Stafford (née Gerson; 5 November 1925 – 2 January 2023) was a British photographer. Born and raised in the United States, she moved to Paris as a young woman, where she began working as a photojournalist. She settled in London, bu ...

. *''The Discontents'', Group show by five artworld protagonists:

Matthew Collings Matthew Collings (born 1955) is a British art critic, writer, broadcaster, and artist. He is married to Emma Biggs, with whom he collaborates on art works. Education Born in London in 1955, Collings studied at Byam Shaw School of Art, and Golds ...

, Tommaso Corvi-Mora, Zavier Ellis,

Matthew Higgs Matthew Higgs (born 1964) is an English artist, curator, writer and publisher. His contribution to UK contemporary art has included the creation of ''Imprint 93'', a series of artists’ editions featuring the work of artists such as Martin Cree ...

and Max Presneill. 2018. *''Dancing on My Own: Selected Works 1999 - 2019'' by

Stuart Semple Stuart Buchanan Semple (born 12September 1980) is a British artist and activist who works with sculpture and painting.Hayes, David (2013 "Financial Times", October 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.Fairweather, Shona (2007)Aesthetica Magazine "Stuart ...

. 2019.Fad Magazine. Stuart Semple's 'Dancing on My Own: Selected Works 1999 - 2019'
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References

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Olympus Events. Art Bermondsey Project Space
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bermondsey Project Space Contemporary art galleries in London 2015 establishments in England Art museums and galleries established in 2015