Studio1.1 is an

artist-run space An artist-run space or artist-run centre (Canada) is a gallery or other facility operated or directed by artists, frequently circumventing the structures of public art centers, museums, or commercial galleries and allowing for a more experimental ...

situated in

Shoreditch Shoreditch is a district in the East End of London in England, and forms the southern part of the London Borough of Hackney. Neighbouring parts of Tower Hamlets are also perceived as part of the area. In the 16th century, Shoreditch was an impor ...

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with outpost galleries of Studio1.1 in

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(Studio1.3),

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(Studio1.4) and the

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(Studio1.2).

History

The gallery was founded in April 2003 as a

co-operative A cooperative (also known as co-operative, co-op, or coop) is "an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically-control ...

by Michael Keenan and Keran James. Honorary patrons are Sacha Craddock and Vanessa Jackson. Studio1.1 curates off-site shows as well as gallery exhibitions. In 2005, Studio1.1 participated in the Zoo Art Fair at

Regent's Park Regent's Park (officially The Regent's Park) is one of the Royal Parks of London. It occupies of high ground in north-west Inner London, administratively split between the City of Westminster and the Borough of Camden (and historically betwee ...

. In 2010, Studio1.1 participated in ''No Soul for Sale – a Festival of Independents'' at the

Tate Modern Tate Modern is an art gallery located in London. It houses the United Kingdom's national collection of international modern and contemporary art, and forms part of the Tate group together with Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives. It ...

Turbine Hall in celebration of Tate Modern's tenth anniversary. In 2011, Studio1.1 exhibited at Sluice Art Fair in London, a satellite event of

Frieze Art Fair Frieze Art Fair is an international contemporary art fair in London, New York, and Los Angeles. Frieze London takes place every October in London's Regent's Park. In the US, the fair ran on New York's Randall's Island from 2012–19 and in 20 ...

, which continued in following years. In 2014, Studio1.1 exhibited at

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. Each summer the gallery runs projects at

Braziers Park Braziers Park is a Grade II* country house and estate on the edge of Ipsden - a small village near Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England - housing a secular intentional community and the School of Integrative Social Research. It has also been used ...

in Oxfordshire in conjunction with Braziers International Artists Workshops during the annual Supernormal Festival, a three-day experimental arts and music festival first held in August 2010. Studio1.1 exhibits a diverse range of contemporary artists at all stages of their careers, and has shown artists such as

Phyllida Barlow Dame Phyllida Barlow (born 4 April 1944) is a British artist. She studied at Chelsea College of Art (1960–63) and the Slade School of Art (1963–66). She joined the staff of the Slade in the late 1960s and taught there for more than forty ...

Michelangelo Pistoletto Michelangelo Pistoletto (born 23 June 1933) is an Italian painter, action and object artist, and art theorist. Pistoletto is acknowledged as one of the main representatives of the Italian Arte Povera. His work mainly deals with the subject mat ...

Cees Krijnen Cornelis Hendrik "Cees" Krijnen (born 29 May 1969 in Velsen) is a Dutch artist. Krijnen studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy and the post-academic education DasArts, both in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In 1999 he won the Dutch art prize Prix de ...

Julie Umerle Julie Umerle is an American-born abstract painter who lives and works in London. __TOC__ Biography Umerle was born in Connecticut USA and relocated to London with her family as a young child. She studied French Literature at the Univer ...

, Annie Kevans, Giorgio Sadotti, Charles Williams and Vanessa Jackson. The gallery hosts a range of

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, an

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programme and a membership scheme. Studio1.1 participates in ''Time Out'' First Thursdays each month.

References

External links

Studio1.1 official website
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History

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