London Gallery Weekend 2025

The World’s Largest Gallery Weekend – 5th Edition

London Gallery Weekend (LGW) brings together 126 galleries, welcoming 15 new participants 11 of which are newly established to its community, spotlighting the capital’s evolving arts landscape Continuing to break the mould of traditional gallery weekends, two new initiatives launch in 2025:
-The £20,000 LGW x Henry Moore Foundation x Tia Collection Inaugural Museum Exhibition Fund
-The LGW x Paul Mellon Centre Grant Scheme, bringing up to 10 curators from across the globe to LGW
Returning for 2025:
-The LGW x Art Fund Bursary for UK Curators, bringing up to 20 curators from across the UK to LGW
-The Government Art Collection Acquisition Fund, for works on view during LGW

London Gallery Weekend (LGW), the biggest gallery weekend event in the world, returns for its fifth edition from Friday 6 to Sunday 8 June, 2025, uniting the city’s network of world-class galleries for a three-day programme of exhibitions and events. With 125 participating galleries ranging from established galleries to emerging spaces, featuring 15 new UK and international participating galleries and 28 that are doubling down in the city, opening second locations or expanding their spaces – LGW demonstrates a continually evolving art ecosystem in London, a market which remains Europe’s largest.

The weekend offers visitors, curators and collectors from around the UK and abroad an exceptional
opportunity to engage with art and artists in a variety of ways, with more than 60 free events taking place
across the duration of the weekend. Each of LGW’s three days focuses on one area: starting with Central London on Friday, followed by South London on Saturday and culminating on Sunday in the East End.

Launching new partnerships:

This year’s edition sees the launch of two new partnerships: a £20,000 exhibition commissioning fund for UK public institutions in partnership with the Henry Moore Foundation and Tia Collection, and a Paul Mellon Centre grant scheme supporting travel of up to 10 museum curators from across the globe to attend LGW.

London Gallery Weekend Gallery Circle

This year, the LGW Gallery Circle has been established to support London Gallery Weekend’s operations and cross-sector initiatives. The Gallery Circle reflects the shared recognition across London’s diverse gallery community of LGW’s importance in strengthening the sector’s ecology. Contributions are separate to the fees the galleries in the Circle pay to participate in LGW and exclusively support LGW’s long-term development

In East London, highlights include:

The first UK solo exhibition by painter Dotty Attie constituting a major retrospective at Public Gallery

Photographs, texts, and a single-screen video in a duo show by Brian Teeling and Dorje de Burgh at New Art Projects

A solo exhibition by Stephen Wong Chun Hei at mother’s tankstation

Two sculptures alongside works on paper related to ephemeral installations and unrealised projects by Rosemary Mayer at Hollybush Gardens

A solo show by Augustas Serapinas at Emalin on Holywell Lane, and new paintings by Kate Spencer Stewart and a set of 19th century lithographs by Odilon Redon at Emalin, Shoreditch High Street

Works delving into themes of memory, transformation, and the delicate boundary between presence and absence by Soyoung Hyun at IMT Gallery:

New paintings by London based Korean artist Anna Jung Seo alongside new works by Sean Steadman at Project Native Informant.

New works on paper and a sound installation by Margarita Gluzberg at ALMA PEARL.

In South London, three galleries will present Glasgow-based artists:

Studio/Chapple in Deptford will show mixed-media artist Kialy Tihngang, Camberwell based William Hine a new participant for 2025 will debut a show of new ceramic sculptures and works on paper by Rae-Yen Song, and Soup in Elephant & Castle also a new participant will invite guest curator Georgia Stephenson to present a solo show of moving image and tufted textile works by Tulani Hlalo.

Elsewhere, a new body of work by Argentinian artist Claudia Alarcón, made in response to the textiles of Anni Albers and her collection of South American art, will be on view at Cecilia Brunson Projects.

An intergenerational group show of female artists, tracing the importance of women in the Surrealist movement, will take place at Sim Smith.

Ceramic sculptures in dialogue with new drawings and paintings by C Lucy R Whitehead will be shown at
Trafalgar Avenue:

New series of paintings, sculptures and textile works by Shiraz Bayjoo will be displayed at Copperfield.

In Central London, highlights include:

A solo exhibition of the late Australian artist Emily Kam Kngwarray at Pace Gallery in collaboration with D’Lan Contemporary, ahead of the artist’s major Tate retrospective opening in July

A new body of performative tufted sculptures, watercolours and glass sculptures by Anna Perach at Richard Saltoun Gallery.

New work emerging through a rhythmic conversation between materiality, colour and composition by Anna Higgins and Aimée Parrott at IONE & MANN

Expressive drawings developed from film stills that seek to delicately evoke the human condition by Marie Harnett at Cristea Roberts Gallery.

A new body of work exploring the beauty and wonder hidden in familiar objects by Nicky Hirst at domobaal.

The first solo exhibition by British painter William Farr at Berntson Bhattacharjee

Works by late British Pop Art pioneer Derek Boshier alongside contemporaries Peter Blake, Pauline Boty, Patrick Caulfield, David Hockney, Allen Jones, R.B. Kitaj, Peter Phillips, Richard Smith and Joe Tilson at Gazelli at Art House;

An immersive selection of works including a striking three-dimensional floor-based crack by Andrea Francolino at Mazzoleni

A wide selection of paintings, drawings and prints by David Hockney at Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert

Monumental watercolours depicting nature and its elements by Barbara Nicholls at Patrick Heide Contemporary Art.

Recent paintings contending with dispossession, Māori sovereignty and iconography by Robyn
Kahukiwa at Phillida Reid

A series of new paintings by Matthias Franz at GRIMM.

Frieze’s No. 9 Cork Street hosts three shows from female-led galleries based in Mumbai and Delhi:

Works exploring the interplay between the tangible and the distant by Rashid Rana at Chemould Prescott Road.

A group show including Muhanned Cader, Lubna Chowdhary and Seher Shah at Jhaveri Contemporary

An intergenerational two person show by Biraaj Dodiya and Gieve Patel at Vadehra Art Gallery.

Further exhibition highlights

A solo exhibition by American-Iranian artist Kofi Perry combining references from hip hop, science fiction, and the art of ancient Egypt at Cooke Latham Gallery.

New ceramics by Matthew Warner examining collectorship, commerce and communication at Corvi-Mora.

A duo exhibition by Andrew Bick and Prunella Clough exploring abstraction and material curiosity across generations at Hales

A solo exhibition exploring libido and landscapes of the psyche by Amanda Moström at Rose Easton

A solo exhibition of sculptural works and photography by Kayode Ojo at Maureen Paley

A solo exhibition of new works on paper by Chioma Ebinama, exploring how femininity has been shaped
through narratives spanning myth and manga at Maureen Paley: Studio M:

A group exhibition exploring animalism, materiality, corporeality and George Bataille’s philosophical concept of Base Materialism at Albion Jeune

A solo exhibition featuring new sculptural works by Diana Puntar and a three-person exhibition by Adham Faramawy, Cecilia Fiona and Jen O’Farrell exploring the relationship between human subjects and the ecologies around them at Niru Ratnam–

A new body of work pushing the limits of materiality and form by Eli Ping at Bernheim

A solo exhibition by multidisciplinary artist Mandy Franca at Night Café, exploring how restricted mobility informs the tension between horizontality and verticality, shaped by time’s flux and the friction between personal limitation and societal freedom

A group sculpture exhibition at Ordovas exploring the theme of ‘the void’ and how negative space has been used to evoke emotion and response by some of the most notable artists of the 20th and 21st centuries including Anthony Gormley, Barbara Hepworth, Anish Kapoor, Yassi Mazandi and Rachel Whiteread.

Group exhibition including Abbas Zahedi, Alfredo Aceto, Chloé Quenum, Diane Cescutti, Onyeka Igwe,
Haroun Hayward and Theresa Weber exploring the relationship between colonial history and ecology at
Nicoletti

A solo exhibition by Francis Upritchard exploring antiquity and the natural world and featuring
new figurative sculptures, ceramics, and fabric masks at Kate MacGarry

A solo exhibition by Modupeola Fadugba exploring tradition, community, and cultural memory at Gallery 1957

A solo exhibition of new wall sculptures and works on paper exploring renewal, decay, fragmentation and reconfiguration by Leonardo Drew at Goodman Gallery, running alongside the artist’s first UK institutional solo show at South London Gallery.

A solo exhibition by Michaela Yearwood-Dan at Hauser & Wirth featuring monumental painting, ceramics, and plant life alongside a new collaborative music piece.

A special exhibition at Victoria Miro celebrating the gallery’s 40th anniversary, featuring new paintings, sculptures, and installations, alongside a curated selection of recent and historical works, across their London spaces and waterside garden.

Live Programme

Highlights of the 2025 Live Programme across Central London include:

• A concert by ROSIN to celebrate the opening of Gregor Hildebrandt’s exhibition at Almine Rech
• A reading of Lebanese poetry by Ali Shamseddine and exhibiting artist Raed Yassin, as well as an experimental music performance by Yassin at Cedric Bardawil
• A literary salon bringing together writers and poets, curated and hosted by writer Emma Firth at Cob Gallery
• A conversation between artist Michaela Yearwood-Dan and curator Ekow Eshun at Hauser & Wirth
• A performance by Anna Perach at Richard Saltoun Gallery
• A talk with artist Jordan Casteel and curator Tarini Malik, and a walkthrough of David Salle’s exhibition led by frieze editor-in-chief Andrew Durbin at Thaddaeus Ropac
• A sketching workshop with artist Massoud Hayoun at Larkin Durey
• A conversation between curator Linsey Young and artist Nicole Wermers at Herald St – Museum St
• A new live sound performance conceived by artist Ilaria Vinci, executed in collaboration with bass player Matt Stefanyszyn, at Alice Amati
• A breakfast and exhibition walkthrough of female group exhibition ‘Base Materialism’ at Albion Jeune
• A sound bath event for William Farr’s exhibition ‘Metanoia’ at Berntson Bhattacharjee
• An endurance performance by artist Allen-Golder Carpenter at Harlesden High Street
• An off-site studio visit with artist Dillwyn Smith arranged by Kearsey & Gold
• A collaborative event by Harlesden High Street, Sherbet Green, Studio/Chapple, Palmer Gallery and others including a cookout, DJ set by Louis Chapple, screenings curated by all six galleries,
• An exhibition tour from artist Sonya Derviz, and bar on the rooftop terrace of Sherbet Green will take place on Sunday, in a closing celebration of London Gallery Weekend.

In East London, highlights include:

• A special site specific performance by artist Michael Dean in response to his current exhibition at Herald St
• A summer book sale at Victoria Miro offering 40% off gallery publications for the opening weekend of their anniversary exhibition
• A performance contextualising Woo Jin Joo and Molly Burrows’ show at A.I. as well as a workshop for families hosted at the gallery by Burrows
• An East London studio visit arranged by Gazelli Art House with the art and technology artist collective Marshmallow Laser Feast
• A sound performance on Regent’s Canal at Alma Pearl

In South London, further highlights include:

• An informal lunch and rum punch at Studio/Chapple in celebration of Kialy Tihngang’s first solo exhibition in London
• A preview of artist Kofi Perry’s new soundscape and informal talk at Cooke Latham
• Aperitivo drinks and a tour led by artist Shiraz Bayjoo at Copperfield
• An exhibition walkthrough led by artist Tulani Hlalo and curator Georgia Stephenson at Soup

Curator Bursaries

New for 2025, London Gallery Weekend is partnering with the Paul Mellon Foundation to support curators from around the world to attend the weekend, inviting them to engage with the rich gallery and events programme during their stay.

The 10 global curators selected for 2025 are:

● Bárbara Rodríguez Muñoz, Centro Botin, Santander
● Anna Pfau, Julia Stoschek Foundation, Dusseldorf/Berlin
● Hugo Vitrani, Palais De Tokyo, Paris
● Bettina Steinbrügge, MUDAM, Luxembourg
● Xiaoyu Weng, Tanoto Art Foundation, Singapore
● Alyona Solovjova-Belikova, Zuzeum Art Centre, Riga
● Itha O’Neill, Amos Rex, Helsinki
● Nanina Guyer, Museum Rietberg, Zurich
● Claudia Segura Campins, Head of Collection, MACBA, Barcelona
● Amanda Pinatih, Curator Design & Contemporary Art, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam

Curated Routes

The Curated Routes initiative, bringing together personal guides from notable figures from across the cultural sector, had a big uptake last year, with thousands of visitors downloading the interactive routes to follow over the weekend.

For 2025, London Gallery Weekend is pleased to present routes designed by leading figures including
Artists Cosey Fanni Tutti, Prem Sahib and Jasleen Kaur, writer Enuma Okoro, designer Sabato de
Sarno, collector Shane Akeroyd and curator Gemma Rolls-Bentley, amongst others. The Routes are
available for all to follow, here.

Following the success of the Live Curated Routes launched in 2023 and comprising in-person tours to enable the public to explore the event in an exciting way the initiative returns in 2025. Available alongside the online Curated Routes, the in-person tours will run at specific times during the weekend, and are open to all. Visitors will be led from one gallery to the next by a dedicated team of Event Assistants employed by London Gallery Weekend.

Each of London Gallery Weekend’s three days focuses on one area: starting with Central London on Friday, followed by South London on Saturday and culminating on Sunday in the East End. Participating galleries are open across all three days, from 11am-6pm on Friday and Saturday and 12pm-5pm on Sunday.

As a Community Interest Corporation, LGW continues its mission of augmenting local and international awareness of the city’s extensive gallery sector as the largest peer-led initiative of its kind in the art world.
The event has proven itself a driving force in building resilience and interconnectivity in the UK arts sector,
enhancing collaboration and mutual support across public and commercial realms.

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